Other Briefings
India Emerging as Vast Direct Sales Market
Oct. 6 – India is fast emerging as a key destination for international direct selling companies. Lured by consistent annual growth in excess of 30 per cent for the past four years, at least five multinational companies selling cosmetics, tableware, home furnishings and health products plan to enter India’s US$33 billion direct selling industry. Jafra […]
Ford to License Brand for Accessories in India
Oct. 6 – U.S. automaker Ford has announced a tie up with Delhi-based licensing management firm License India to license its brand in the country to sell merchandise as part of an image building exercise. Through its global licensing agent Beanstalk Group, the company has joined hands with License India for selecting licensees in the […]
22 Indian Languages Can Now be Utilized via SMS
Oct. 3 – In a demonstration of the diversity of India, professors from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) and researchers at the Center for Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) have developed a 7-bit encoding scheme for 22 Indian languages for sending SMSs. Users can not only send messages in these languages, but can […]
Obama: America Has Roots in Gandhi’s India
Oct. 2 – Indians around the world were given a pat on the back yesterday when U.S. President Barack Obama said on that America of today has its “roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi.” Speaking at the International Day of Non-Violence, Obama said that Gandhi’s “teachings and ideals, shared with Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Kingfisher to Add More Routes
Oct. 1 – Kingfisher Airlines, rapidly challenging Air India’s dominance in the aviation industry, has announced it will be adding new international routes from next year to its existing roster to Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, London and Singapore. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the company’s 14th annual general meeting, Vijay Mallya, chairman […]
Pharmaceutical Exports Expand by 29 Percent for 2008-09
Sept. 30 – India’s pharmaceutical and fine chemicals exports rose by 29 percent Rs 39,538 compared to the previous year, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma during the inauguration of the Indo-Africa Pharma Business last week. The sector reported a compounded annual growth rate of […]
Air India Considers 15-Day Flight Suspension Due to Protests
Sept. 29 – State-owned Air India may consider suspending airline operations for 15 days after protests over pay issues reached a standstill. The Economic Times reported that about 40 Air India flights were canceled on Saturday when scores of executive pilots reported sick in protest of the airline’s decision to cut performance incentives by 50 […]
India Successfully Launches 7 Satellites
Sept. 24 – India has successfully launched seven satellites from a single rocket from the Sriharikota space center located in eastern India. The rocket took 20 minutes to launch one big satellite and six small rockets into space.The bigger satellite will be used to track fishing zones and ocean surface in the country as well […]
