Philanthropy: Sunil Mittal building 550 schools to educate 1 lakh children
Gurbheg Singh, a teacher at the Sathya Bharti School in Khanpur village in Punjab, remembers Harpreet Kaur as a shy little girl. She spent the early minutes of her first day at school in 2007, fiercely determined not to come out of hiding from behind her father’s legs. Singh had…
To avoid chaos, IGI Terminal 3 operations to be shifted in one go
New Delhi: The inauguration of Terminal 3 from next month will make life easier for flyers. Unlike last year when domestic airlines started migrating to new departure terminal 1D in phases in mid-July, this year all the designated airlines will shift operations to T3 not in a phase-wise manner…
India targets double digit growth in 2012
India has set an ambitious target of making 2012 the year of double digit growth even as it grapples with the twin problems of mounting deficit and rising inflation. “India is back on a high growth trajectory,” finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a presentation here Monday to the Institute…
More South Asia FTAs eyed
Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot yesterday began a four-day visit to India to discuss ways to expand free trade with countries in the Bay of Bengal region.The government hopes to revive free trade talks that have been stalled since June last year, said Mr Alongkorn, who will visit New Delhi,…
Trinamool, DMK ask for rollback; FM adamant
Not just the Opposition, ally Mamata Banerjee is upset as well. The Trinamool Congress chief has stormed off to Kolkata where her party will protest against the fuel hike Saturday afternoon. Mamata, has joined hands with the Opposition against the increase in petrol prices. She is said to be miffed…
India’s economy to grow by 8% in 2010-11: President
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said providing relief to ‘aam admi’ from higher food prices will remain its top priority and expressed confidence the economy would grow by 7.5% in 2009-10 and at an even higher pace of 8% in the coming fiscal. (more…)
The Thailand Trade Representative Office (TTR) plans to support the expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises in overseas markets such as Bahrain, India and other Asian countries.
TTR president Kiat Sittheeamorn said that apart from the focus on Bahrain and India, potential existed in other markets in the Middle East, particularly in residential construction. The TTR has held negotiations with five property development and building associations, whose members are seeking government support to expand abroad. The talks…
India Import and Export – Part I – India & ASEAN Trade Relations
Mutual trade between the two countries clocked US$4.11 billion in 2007-08 as opposed to US$ 3.18 billion in 2006-07. In between April-December 2008-09 India exported goods worth US$ 1.44 billion to Thailand. The sectors in India that have seen Thai investment in the areas of hotel & tourism, food processing,…
India’a Punj Lloyd gets Thai order worth $126 mln
MUMBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Indian consturction firm Punj Lloyd (PUJL.BO) said on Thursday it had won a contract worth 5.74 billion rupees ($126 million) from Thailand’s PTT Public Company. Punj Lloyd will install three compressor units for the Thai oil and gas firm’s offshore platform in the Gulf of…
2011 Honda New Small Concept – Honda for all
Honda presented, at the New Delhi Auto Show, a city car concept they called, honestly and modestly, New Small Concept. Toyota was not only one that displayed its vision of low cost in New Delhi, but Honda also took advantage of the Indian Auto Show to come up with an accessible city…