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Citycon Acquires Kista Galleria Shopping Center in Stockholm Together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for approximately SEK 4.6 billion (approx. US$700 million)

Kista Galleria has an annual footfall of approximately 18.1 million visitors (the highest in Stockholm) and annual sales of US$360 million; Citycon Oyj is a subsidiary of Gazit-Globe Group (NYSE: GZT) Citycon Oyj (NASDAQ OMX: CTY1S), a long-term owner and developer of shopping centers in the Nordics and the Baltic countries, and Canada Pension Plan …

Domestic Air Passenger Data for November 2012 Released; 4.65 Lakh more Passengers Travel Compared to Previous Month;

As per the passenger traffic data submitted by various domestic airlines, the total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled domestic airlines in the month of November 2012 were 50.20 lakhs. The total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled domestic airlines in the month of October 2012 were 45.55 lakhs. This shows that 4.65 lakh more …

INDIA and BANGLADESH can make significant gains by opening their markets to each other, says new World Bank study

10 percent reduction in trade-related documentation can increase bilateral trade by over 7percent NEW DELHI, December 17, 2012 – Economic ties between India and Bangladesh are far below potential. Greater access to each other’s markets, improvements in physical connectivity and transit, and energy trade between India and Bangladesh can help unlock this trade potential, says …

Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Projects Generate Employment of About 15 Persons Per MW

The Minister of New and Renewable Energy, DR. Farooq Abdullah Informed Rajya Sabha today that according to a study, grid-connected renewable energy projects generate employment of about 15 persons per MW capacity addition. In addition, employment opportunity created in off-grid renewable energy applications is around 20 persons per MW equivalent aggregate capacity systems. These jobs …

Tea Research Centre

There are three tea research institutes exclusively dedicated to scientific research and extension for improvement in productivity and quality of tea in the country.  These are        (1) Tocklai Experimental Station, Jorhat, Assam (2) United Planters’ Association of South India – Tea Research Foundation, Valparai, Tamil Nadu and (3) Darjeeling Tea Research and Development Centre, Kurseong, Darjeeling, West Bengal.   The details of total funds allocated to …

Export of Commodities

Details of exports of iron ore, coal, rare earth minerals, fruits and vegetables are given in Annexure. Iron ore surplus to domestic industry is being exported.  Exports of iron ore have been predominantly constituted of iron ore fines.  The domestic steel industry primarily consumes iron ore lumps as domestic consumption of fines is limited due to inadequate pelletization/ …

Trade with Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh bilateral trade for last 3 years, including current year: (Value in US $ Million) Year Exports Imports Total Trade 2009-10 2433.77 254.66 2688.44 2010-11 3242.90 446.75 3689.66 2011-12 3789.20 584.64 4373.83 2012-13 (Apr-Oct) 2784.63 295.39 3080.02 Source-DGCIS India has reduced its Sensitive List for the Least Developed Countries (including Bangladesh) under the South Asian Free Trade …