Gates Visits Former Taliban Village The New York Times | NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took a stroll on Tuesday through a village market in this former Taliban sanctuary in Helmand Province, but the lone street of shops was so sleepy that it looked as if everyone had been told to stay home. | Notes from Afghanistan, Paki...
China and India Join Climate Accord The New York Times | WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countries, among the largest and fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, submitted...
India, Russia for joint venture to produce GPS receivers The Times Of India MOSCOW: India and Russia are negotiating a joint venture for the production of dual band GPS / GLONASS global positioning receivers for civilian and military use, an official said today. | "We are actively working on a project to establish a joint ve...
Gates Visits Former Taliban Village The New York Times | NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took a stroll on Tuesday through a village market in this former Taliban sanctuary in Helmand Province, but the lone street of shops was so sleepy that it looked as if everyone had been...
GSK to lower prices to woo India mkt The Times Of India NEW DELHI: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) would cut retail prices in India to cater to the lower-income segment besides pumping in Rs 430 crore to develop vaccines from its local facilities, according to Andrew Witty, global CEO of the world’s second-larges...
China and India Join Climate Accord The New York Times | WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countries, among the largest and fastest-growing sources o...
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India at bottom in man-woman equality index: World Economic Forum The Times Of India NEW DELHI: India may be the world's second fastest growing economy but when it comes to man-woman equality the country figures at the bottom of the table, ranked 114th among 134 co...
Indian eye care group wins top world aid prize Khaleej Times BOSTON- An Indian group that performs 300,000 free or subsidized eye surgeries a year for the poor will receive the world's largest humanitarian prize, jurors said on Friday. | Ara...
Airbus sees big rise in India's aircraft fleet The Hindu | Special Correspondent | The number of new aircraft required by Indian carriers is the world's fifth biggest | ON FAST CLIP: Miranda Mills, Vice-President, Sales, Airbus India, ad...
Honda to Build Second Motorcycle Production Plant in India Asahi News | March 9, 2010 --- Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Prvt.) Ltd. (HMSI), Honda's wholly-owned motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India, today announced plans to build a second motorcycle production plant to meet increasing demand in the r...
Sampat to succeed Vaish at D&B India The Hindu | NEW DELHI: Dun & Bradstreet India has announced that Manoj Vaish will be stepping down as President and CEO of the company, effective March 31. Mr. Vaish will be succeeded by Kaushal Sampat, who is currently D & B India's chief operating officer. |...
PSM asks govt to arrange $2.2bn for capacity expansion The News International Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | By Israr Khan | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has sought the government's help for arranging $2.2 billion fund for its existing plants' revamping and capacity expansion to five million tons with the techno economic a...
Sugar retail prices come down The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Improved supply and higher output figures for 2010-11 pressured down sugar retail prices countrywide over the last month to the Rs 37-39/kg range, down noticeably from a high Rs 50-odd/kg last year end and early this year. | As compared to earlier estimates, sugar output projections for the coming year are pegged at a higher 16+ million ...
Manmohan Singh seeks Saudi investment to drive India's growth story DNA India | Riyadh: Confident that India's GDP will grow at 9% to 10% annually in next 25 years, prime minister Manmohan Singh today sought Saudi investment in sectors ranging from infrastructure to hospitality as the country aspires to be one of the largest economies of the world. | There is vast potential for cooperation between the two countries based...
