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Competition Commission to play an important role as a regulator of Competition and as a participant in the competitive process – Finance Minister P Chidambaram

Union Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram has stressed on the key role of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in defining the role of the government as a regulator of competition and as a participant in the competitive process. Delivering the Annual day Lecture of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Capital on 20th May, 2013, …

Media Statement by Prime Minister during the State Visit of Chinese Premier H.E. Li Keqiang to India

Following is the text of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s statement to the media following delegation level talks with Chinese Premier H.E. Li Keqiang in New Delhi today: “It is an honour for me to welcome Premier Li on his first official visit to India. It has been an immense pleasure to get to know …

Market Roundup : 20th May, 2013 : Mkt snaps 4-day winning streak, profit-booking sets in

The equity market ended in the negative, snapping a four-day winning streak. Starting off the week on tepid global cues, the market was gripped by profit-booking at higher levels. Intense selling pressure was seen in pharmaceuticals, consumer durables and oil and gas space. Last week’s outperformers — banking stocks — were under pressure in today’s …

2012 – A year of transformation : Fifth Annual General Meeting of GfK SE

Nuremberg, 17 May 2013 – At today’s fifth Annual General Meeting of GfK SE, a minimum of 99.6 percent of the shareholders of GfK SE voted in favor of the resolutions proposed by the Supervisory Board and the Management Board. More than 200 shareholders and proxies, representing 81.4 percent of all shares, attended the Annual …

ArcelorMittal Ruhrort: RH facility to receive new vacuum pump

After 45 years of operation of the RH facility, the steam ejector pumping system is to be renewed by SMS Mevac ArcelorMittal Ruhrort, Duisburg, Germany, has contracted SMS Mevac GmbH to modernize the steam ejector pump system for the existing RH facility (Ruhrstahl-Heraeus process). Now that the facility has been in operation for 45 years, the wall thicknesses of the …

Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Under the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, there is a provision for utilization of hazardous wastes as supplementary resource or for energy recovery by the units. The guidelines on various aspects of environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes have been published from time to time. Guidelines for co-processing of hazardous wastes in …

National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)

Under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) as reported by the states on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, out of the 16,66,075 rural habitations in the country, 5,05,309 rural habitations have access to safe drinking water supply through pipes. As on 1.4.2012, there …

17th May, 2013 : Late spurt keeps Sensex, Nifty positive

The Indian equity market extended its rally for the fourth straight session even though the global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed BBB- rating for India with a negative outlook. Capital goods stocks which were underperformers in the current rally staged a comeback. Market buzz is that the government may kick-start activities to push …

Siemens receives FAC from Outokumpu for stainless steel plant in the USA

• Annual capacity of one million tons of stainless steels • Plant produces stainless steel grades up to AISI 400 At the beginning of April, Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for the stainless steel works owned by Outokumpu Stainless in the USA. The plant was constructed in Calvert, Alabama, and went into …

AsiaPowercom Launches AsiaPower Stabilizer

Safeguards LCD/LED TVs, Music systems, Xbox, DVD Players, Ps2 from power/voltage fluctuation. MUMBAI / BANGALORE, India – May 17, 2013 Asia Powercom, global leader in power protection – a division of Powercom Co. Ltd, today launched AsiaPower AV600 stabilizer for TV. AV600 Safeguards the valuable devices from power fluctuation with its superior performance and design to …