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INVEST IN DWS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND ? GROWTH
2008-06-08 16:32:00 Investment in mutual funds gives peace of mind and good returns on investment. This is a good investment bet among the other schemes offered by many mutual fund houses. Generally tax schemes have 3 years lock in period but they can exit in the December month since read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Investment , Opportunity , Growth , Mutual Funds , Fund
SPICES EXPORTS INCREASED BY 24%
2008-06-07 17:31:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Revenue from spice exports are Rs 4435.50 Crores Though the board exports spices to 130 countries 80% of revenue is received from 20 countries India is a land of spices. Indian spices are read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Spices , Exports
INVEST IN RELIANCE DIVERSIFIED POWER SECTOR FUND ? GROWTH
2008-06-07 17:14:00 BY: BHARAT RATNA OBJECTIVE OF THIS SCHEME The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate consistent returns by investing in equity / equity related or fixed income securities of power and other companies associated with the power sector. FEATURES read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Power , Growth , Fund , Invest , Reliance
PVR Cinemas Is Expanding
2008-06-06 16:08:00 By Aditya Rao PVR (Priya Village Roadshow) Cinemas is best known as the company that made a focused and profitable attempt at targeting the average Indian movie goer. The company set up about ten years ago is a pioneer in establishing the theatre system in India. That refers to the fact that earlier film theatres in India were privately owned cinema halls that dealt with a film studio on... Click on the Title to read more...
INVEST IN TAURUS LIBRA TAXSHIELD MUTUAL FUND
2008-06-06 15:20:00 By: BHARAT RATNA TAURUS LIBRA TAXSHIELD ? GROWTH Scheme Objective Taurus libra tax shield fund aims at providing long term capital appreciation over the life of scheme by investing predominantly in equities. Taurus Libra Tax shield Growth Scheme launched as open ended fund in March 31, 1996. It is a pure Growth scheme and seeks to provide capital growth by investing... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Mutual fund , Fund , Invest
VARANASI SILK INDUSTRY IN CRISIS
2008-06-06 03:23:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Banarasi Sari is very famous from the Mughal Era. Banaras Silk flourished with saris and sherwanis for India, Tibet and Saudi Arabia. It takes 3 people to make one sari and Sari making will take 15 days to sometimes 6 months depending on the intricacy of the design read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Industry , Crisis
STATES MAY CUT SALES TAX ON FUEL TO REDUCE PRICE
2008-06-06 03:14:00 By: BHARAT RATNA The long debated issue of a hike in fuel prices has come to an end. The government has finally announced the inevitable hike on Wednesday. Petrol prices have been hiked by 5 Rs while diesel will be dearer by 3 Rs. LPG will also cost Rs 50 more per cylinder. However, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, which approved the price hike, has not announced a hike in kerosene... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Sales , Fuel , Price , Reduce , States
The IPO Listing Game
2008-06-06 02:09:00 By Priya Nigam Yesterday, amidst a broad downturn in the stock market, Anu's Labs and Gokul Refoils and Solvent concluded their IPOs. While Anu's Labs managed to close at Rs268, up 27% from its issue price of Rs210, the IPO of Gokul Refoils and Solvent was less encouraging. Shares closed down more than 7% from the issue price of Rs195. Of late, the Indian IPO market has been read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Game , Listing
The Crude Road Ahead
2008-06-05 06:43:00 By Priya Nigam The joys of a long drive have long been smothered by the incessant rise in crude oil prices. The government has now hiked petrol prices by Rs5 a litre and diesel prices by Rs3 a litre, marking the second price hike this year. read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Road , Ahead
NBFCs capital adequacy norms tightened
2008-06-03 17:11:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Reserve Bank of India has raised the Capital adequacy norms with immediate effect to prevent the financial irregularities and make the non-banking financial Companies (NBFCs) safer. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (2nd June 2008) asked non-deposit taking NBFCs to raise the minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) from 10% now to 12% with immediate effect... Click on the Title to read more...
A Good Long Term Prospect-Neyveli Lignite
2008-06-03 16:12:00 Aditya Rao If you had bought a single share of Neyveli Lignite a year ago then as of today you would have nearly doubled the value of that share. That?s a gain of almost 100 percent. But by no means should this particular stock be seen in the light of a short term gain because the majority stake holder in this company is the government but at the same time it is an excellent long term... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Long , Good , Term , Prospect
EXPORTS IN SEZs GROWN BY 92%
2008-06-02 17:39:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Exports from Special Economic Zones had registered an extraordinary growth rate of 92% in 2007-08 while it was 52% in the previous year of 2006-07. The major share of SEZs exports are Gems & Jewellery, Trade and Service, Computer/Electronic Software and Hardware sectors. read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Grown
INFLATION WAS RAISED TO 8.1%, BUT FOOD INFLATION WAS LOWEST
2008-05-31 16:32:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Inflation is a rise in general level of prices of goods and services over time. Although "inflation" is sometimes used to refer to a rise in the prices of a specific set of goods or services, a rise in prices of one set (such as food) without a rise in others (such as wages) is not included in the original meaning of the word. Inflation can be thought of as a... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Food
The Secret Face of the Indian Telecom-Television Partnership
2008-05-31 16:13:00 Aditya Rao It?s been staring you in the face everyday and yet you don?t know what it does. One of the most overlooked facets of the Indian telecom market is the amount of money cell phone agencies, operators and companies make of the short messaging service (SMS).Even more astounding is the way TV channels and telecom operators work together to generate amazing amounts of revenue through the... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Television , The Secret , Secret , Telecom
BEST TIME INVEST IN L&T SHARES
2008-05-31 16:06:00 By: Bharat Ratna L&T announces 1:1 bonus Net jumps 55 p.c. to Rs. 2,173.42 cr. in 2007-08 Recommends a final dividend of Rs. 15 per share A.M Naik A. M. Naik (left), Chairman and Managing Director, and V. M. Deosthalee, Chief Financial Officer, L&T, addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday L&T bets on growth read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Time , Invest , Shares
DISCOUNT RETAIL IN INDIA TO REACH Rs.30,000 Crore By 2012
2008-05-29 17:37:00 By: Bharat Ratna Discount s stores which were mere dump yards for factory seconds a few years ago have emerged as a brand new business opportunity for India n retailers. These stores no longer stock export surplus rejects and offer a great value proposition to the savvy, price sensitive Indian consumer, in price, ambience, service and overall shopping experience. Indian Retail Business... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Reach
Reliance RCom: Destination South Africa?
2008-05-29 17:09:00 By Priya Nigam Telecom South Africa ?Anil Ambani goes to South Africa for a vacation and comes back with a deal to enter the country?s burgeoning telecom market! Okay, not quite. The chairman of the ADA Group is still in talks with South Africa's leading telecom player MTN Group and no deal has yet been inked. Earlier this week, Reliance Communications said it had begun ?exclusive... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Destination
Controlling the fuel problem, the government way
2008-05-28 17:02:00 It has been interesting to see how the government has been dealing with the surge in fuel prices. India is the World?s sixth largest consumer of fossil fuels. So it has been a surprise to see that fuel prices have still not gone up. If this had been another year, the government would not even have thought twice to raise fuel prices but this year is crucial. It?s one where read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Government , Fuel , Problem
Cement Exports Allowed through Gujarat Ports
2008-05-28 16:55:00 By: Bharat Ratna Cement industry is one of the main beneficiaries of the infrastructure boom. While on the one hand several big and small cement companies are actively considering expansion plans in anticipation of further growth in demand for cement, on the other, a phase of acquisitions and mergers among the existing players is also not being ruled out in the immediate future The... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Gujarat , Exports , Ports
India and China: Who is Headed in the Right Direction?
2008-05-27 21:42:00 By Priya Nigam What do India and China have in common? The answer is a border. That?s it? Yes, more or less. India and China have experienced phenomenal growth over the past five-to-seven years? both emerging as global economic superpowers. But the two Asian nations have their distinct experiences and their success stories are quite different. To begin with, India has relied on its... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Direction
MEDICAL TOURISM EARNINGS TO GROW BY Rs.8000 CRORES IN 2012
2008-05-27 21:36:00 MEDICAL TOURISM EARNINGS TO GROW BY Rs.8000 CRORES IN 2012 By: Bharat Ratna Easy access of Visa facilities often permitted by India to overseas patients coupled with best emerging medical infrastructure facilities in its large and tertiary towns, prospects of India Medical Tourism becoming a lead foreign exchange earners will grow to an extent of Rs. 8000 crore by 2012. What is Medical... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Medical Tourism , Earnings , Grow
INDIA?S FISCAL DEFICIT IS THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD
2008-05-26 17:19:00 By: Bharat Ratna India Deficit : InformationIndia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The foreign exchange reserves reach a new high every week (($314 billion), inflation has not been controlled due to hike in the price of crude oil (nearly $135) and interest rates continue to be low. Indian fiscal deficit is the highest in percentage among the other countries of the world.... Click on the Title to read more... More About: World , The World , Fiscal
The Business Of The Mall
2008-05-24 22:59:00 Aditya Rao Mall CultureConventional notions till the last five years dictated a certain way that the Indian shopper would shop. He or she would walk into a shop and buy the thing he needed. Most shops were never more than 2 or 3 floors high. Stores selling luxury goods would be spread over a relatively larger area. All that has changed phenomenally since 2001.India has suddenly awoken to... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Business
The Indian Retail Market Keeps Getting BIGGER
2008-05-21 16:15:00 Aditya Rao The word Retail in India is limited to identify a shop that sells branded items at high rates. A customer will attribute the higher cost with the brand that he is buying. Few people ever see beyond this. You can definitely expect that to change from 2008.Plans are underway for some of the world?s biggest retail stores to enter India. We did know that Wal-Mart is entering India in a... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Market , Indian
Inflation To Remain High Till September Says The PM
2008-05-18 18:58:00 Aditya Rao Singh: Inflation Here to StayThe Prime Minister has finally stopped beating around the bush. He isn?t making statements like ?Expect inflation to come down next week or in 15 days.? That?s the one thing investors and economically aware people have been asking for quite a while. A certain degree of truth motivated by facts and figures and not politically diluted arguments made... Click on the Title to read more... More About: High , September
World Competitive Report
2008-05-17 23:06:00 According to the IMD Business School Yearbook, India's competitive rank has slipped. Moreover their IT readiness for the 21st century is abysmal. The latter is mainly due to the government's weak strategy on internet connectivity and usage. It's simply inexcusable to be lacking in IT readiness. Competitive ranking is down due the continued road blocks placed in front of... Click on the Title to read more... More About: World , Report
Apple IPhone 2.0 to be Shipped Unlocked in Asia
2008-05-17 20:58:00 The India Street has confirmed with one source at Vodafone, that Asia will get Apple approved unlocked iPhone 2.0's. The only other place in the world with approved unlocked Iphone 's is France. The new unlocked iPhone 2.0's will run on the 3G network and is expected to work all over the globe. That means US or European users can buy the new unlocked iPhone 2.0 in Asia and use it in their home... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Apple iphone , Unlocked
More roadblocks thrown up by India Government over Starbucks Entry
2008-05-17 18:49:00 Starbucks India Logo?I saw this Starbucks article at Digitial Inspiration and from its source at The Mint which highlights how difficult it is to bring foreign brands into India. Unfortunately, the short sighted politicians don't think more than one step ahead because other foreign brands see what's happening to one of the World's most well known brand and think well if they are having trouble... Click on the Title to read more... More About: Government , Starbucks , Entry
Rely on this Company to Make a Big Move in Entertainment
2008-05-17 05:32:00 Aditya Rao BigTVFew people would ever dream of trying to upstage India?s most prosperous media conglomerate TV18 unless of course you?re Anil Ambani and you?ve got the Reliance juggernaut backing you up all the way. read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: Entertainment , Company , Move , Make
India Leads the World in Designer Salaries
More articles from this author:2008-05-16 15:44:00 Global Design SalariesAll things being equalized, India leads the world in designer salaries in an "apples to apples" comparison around the world. Apparently the design business is the place to be India. My educated guess is that it's largely due to the lack of quality designers and thus low supply and high demand equal higher India design salaries. read more Click on the Title to read more... More About: World , Leads , Designer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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