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ZIM Civil Society Coalition reps to take part in panel discussion at Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012, November 12-13, 2012

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – November 5, 2012: Members of Zimbabwe’s Civil Society Coalition say they will attend the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 and aim to play an active role in discussions at the November 12-13 event at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition representatives in Zimbabwe, Shamiso Mtisi and Tafadzwa Musarara, will …

Flipkart.com receives the PCI DSS Certificate of Compliance v2.0 from SISA

Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd. (“Flipkart India”) announced today that it has successfully completed the assessment procedure to validate its compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 2.0, a leading security standard for payment card processing. This makes flipkart.com one of the few Indian e-commerce platforms to receive this certification. The PCI DSS …

National Instruments Names Victor Mieres Vice President of Emerging Markets, Asia/Rest of World

National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announces the promotion of Victor Mieres to vice president of emerging markets for Asia/RoW. Mieres, who recently relocated to Singapore, will use his 24 years of experience and innovative business practices with NI to lead this high-growth region, which contains immensely diverse, complex markets. Mieres developed a strong track record of …

Inpex Corporation acquires 26% stake in KG Basin block from ONGC

INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, INPEX Offshore East India, Ltd., it has agreed to acquire a 26% participating interest in the exploration block KG-DWN-2004/6 (the Block) in the deep water of Krishna Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal, offshore India, from India’s largest national E&P company, …

Crystals for Efficient Refrigeration – Carnegie

Washington, D.C.–Researchers at the Carnegie Institution have discovered a new efficient way to pump heat using crystals. The crystals can pump or extract heat, even on the nanoscale, so they could be used on computer chips to prevent overheating or even meltdown, which is currently a major limit to higher computer speeds. The research is …

NEW SLIMMER &LIGHTER PLAYSTATION®3 from Sony

Special Diwali only price & bundle offer Mumbai,2012 – Sony PlayStation today announced the launch of new PlayStation®3(PS3®) Computer Entertainment System (body colour: charcoal black), featuring a new design and a downsized form factor for Indian consumers. The new PS3 will be available at a special introductory Diwali price. The new PS3 will come in …

Policy will be crucial in making sustainability reporting standard practice, says global sustainability organization

Today, Monday 5 November 2012, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – which produces Guidelines that companies can use to report their sustainability performance – issues its Annual Report 2011/12. The report draws attention to significant developments in encouraging policy around sustainability reporting, and emphasizes the importance of policy in making sustainability reporting a standard business …

Rio Tinto – Power supply deal agreed for Oyu Tolgoi

Oyu Tolgoi has signed a binding agreement with a Chinese power company for the supply of electricity to the nearly-completed copper and gold mine in Mongolia. Within the next few weeks, Oyu Tolgoi will start a seven-week commissioning of the ore-processing equipment. First concentrate production will follow within one month and the commencement of commercial …