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GfK on growth path with 10.2 percent sales increase

Nuremberg, 12 March 2013 – The implementation of the new Own the Future corporate strategy has started to bear fruit. In comparison with the previous year, GfK increased sales by 10.2 percent and adjusted operating income remained at the high level of €187.8 million. The Group clearly exceeded the sales growth target of 9 percent …

Cil Propses Rs. 25,400.00 Crore’s Investment for Coal Production

Coal India Limited (CIL) has proposed for an investment/ capital outlay of Rs. 25,400.00 crore for the Twelfth Five Year Plan, the details of which are:                                                                                                                       Fig. in Rs. Crore                        Scheme                 XII Plan Investment Proposed Existing Mines & Completed Projects 4484.62 Ongoing Projects 11385.05 New Projects 2490.94 Sub Total (Mining) 18360.62 Non Mining & Others 7039.38 Grand  Total 25400.00 …

Production of Coal from Underground and Opencast Mines

Subsidiary-wise raw coal production of Coal India Ltd. as also SCCL from Underground (UG) and Opencast (OC) mines during 2009-10 to 2012-13 (up to Jan.2013) is:                                                                                                                             ( in Million Tonne) Company 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Upto Jan.2013 UG OC UG OC UG OC UG OC ECL 8.23 21.83 7.37 23.43 6.83 23.73 5.67 20.22 BCCL 3.90 …

The challenge of implementing the new sanctions against North Korea

Is United Nations Security Council Resolution 2094 tougher than previous resolutions? The latest round of UN sanctions on North Korea strengthens measures in existing resolutions by making some mandatory and extending the scope of others. The success of these measures will depend on the willingness and resources of the states being asked to enforce them. …

Persistent Systems Celebrates International Women’s Day with Week Long Activities

Dr. Kiran Bedi India’s First Lady Police Officer and Social Activist Delivers Keynote Address Pune, India – March 11, 2013: Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services, today announced week long International Women’s Day celebrations held at the Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Auditorium at its Hinjawadi, Pune office. …

Indian girls shine with Rio Tinto Diamonds coaching programme

11 March 2013 Rio Tinto Diamonds is delighted with the 100 per cent pass rate in recent high school examinations for local children in the communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh. In a unique programme the community relations team at Bunder has been providing coaching centres for local children who had been …

Salient Features of National Telecom Policy-2012

Licensing, Convergence and Value Added Services   Strive to create One Nation – One License across services and service areas. Achieve One Nation – Full Mobile Number Portability and work towards One Nation – Free Roaming. To orient, review and harmonise the legal, regulatory and licensing framework in a time bound manner to enable seamless …

NBAI members discuss the key agenda of Budget 2013

“Scams which have come in light only exemplify the malpractices at top level” says Ram Jethmalani 8th March, 2013 New Delhi: “Lawyers have lost the courage to speak the truth and this has turned out to be the biggest problem of Indian legal system. Corruption has increased manifold in almost every walk of life over …