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FINANCIAL FINESSE RELEASES Q3 RESEARCH ON TRENDS IN EMPLOYEE FINANCIAL ISSUES

Employees’ financial wellness improves, but still far from optimal El Segundo, Calif.—Financial Finesse, the nation’s leading provider of workplace financial wellness programs, has released its third quarter research for 2012 on trends in employee financial issues. The report found employees’ financial wellness improved in most financial planning categories up to, and in some cases surpassing, …

Transparency International – WORLD’S LARGEST ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN BRASILIA, 7-10 NOVEMBER

The biennial International Anti-Corruption Conference, now in its 15th edition, will take place from 7 -10 November in Brasilia. Leading experts from across a wide array of disciplines connected to the fight against corruption will discuss in over 50 workshop and plenary sessions how to best take the fight against corruption forward in five key areas: ending …

Xerox in Leaders Quadrant of Global 2012 Report for Managed Print Services

  India, November 1, 2012 – Xerox (NYSE: XRX) has been placed by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) Worldwide.[1] Developed by Gartner to evaluate how well technology providers are executing against their current vision, the Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool, which provides insight into a …

The Meat of the Issue

 by Jennifer Weeks Large-scale meat production and consumption are harming human health and the environment in wealthy countries. But in poor countries, raising livestock boosts wealth and nutrition. How much meat is enough? Young pig in a pen at the Grand Canal Pig Farm in Jiaxing, China. Source: © 2011 Q. Shen/Panos Late last April the …

Global Twitter Press Conference on Innovation

Mr. Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Indian Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations and Chairman, National Innovation Council will host the first global press conference on Twitter to discuss ‘Global Innovation Roundtable’. The Global Twitter Press Conference will be conducted on 2nd November, the concluding day of the Global Innovation Roundtable hosted by …

Steel Minister Reviews Performance of Sail

The Union Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has reviewed the performance of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) here today. The Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Shri D.R.S. Chaudhary was also present on the occasion. Chairman SAIL, Shri C.S. Verma made a presentation on the performance of SAIL during the first half of the …

Need of an ambitious agreement on services and investment, says Shri Anand Sharma to Dr. Vu Huy Hoang Air operations between India and Vietnam to see light of the day soon

The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma, expressed confidence that a target of USD 7 billion for bilateral trade between India and Vietnam can be achieved by 2015, if the present rates of growth of trade are maintained. “It is a matter of satisfaction that our bilateral trade has witnessed a …

India-Germany to Achieve Trade Target of 20 Billion Euro this Year: Anand Sharma India Proposes Incremental Approach in India –EU BTIA Negotiations

The Union Minister of Commerce Industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma has said that India and Germany will achieve the trade target of Euro 20 billion (USD 26.16 billion) this year. The trade between the two countries stood at USD 23.566 in 2011. “India and Germany have set a trade target of Euro 20 billion …

PM’s opening remarks at the meeting of Council of Ministers

Following is the text of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s opening remarks at the meeting of Council of Ministers in New Delhi today: “My Cabinet Colleagues and Members of the Union Council of Ministers, I welcome you to this meeting of the full Council of Ministers. Since a number of new colleagues have joined the …