Monthly Archives: March 2010
Jet fuel price hiked by 2.4 pc
State-owned oil retailers  raised ATF  price by 2.44 per cent in step with firming global rates.
Jet fuel, or ATF, rates in Delhi were raised by Rs 961 per kilolitre, or 2.44 per cent, to Rs 40,268 per kl with effect from midnight,
The...
NSDC makes first disbursements to BASIX Academy
NSDC makes first disbursements to BASIX Academy for Building Lifelong Employability (B-ABLE)
GJEPC Meeting India’s demand for skilled labour through private sector participation, says SubbiahÂ
The National Skill Development Corporation...
Reliance Venture in pact with MIT for youth biz fest
ADAG group firm Reliance Venture Asset Management announced that it has entered into an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the 2010 edition of the college’s entrepreneurship competition.
The MIT $1,00,000 is...
BSNL EVDO to Provide wireless High Speed Internet
India’s largest telecom service provider BSNL has launched EVDO data card to provide high speed internet everywhere in India. The service has been possible due to the recently launched 3G network in India. And, BSNL has thus become the...
Payment of Gratuity Act – Amendments 2010
The Cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment to the Gratuity Act to raise the ceiling from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The Bill to amend the Act will now go to Parliament
Every salaried person, who has completed five years of government or...
IIM Kozhikode make change in its selection process
After IIM Ahmedabad  and  IIM Calcutta  now  IIM Kozhikode (IIM-K) has decided to make a major change in its selection process with 40 per cent reduction in weightage to the CAT scores this year. “Last year, the weightage...
Two new initiatives for Truckers launched by Shriram
Shriram Automall India Ltd., a subsidiary of Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd., launched two new initiatives that will provide organized trading facilities to the small truck operator for the first time to motivate them to replace their old...
AFII joins French Hotel Development Consortium
AFII has joined a French Consortium developing luxury hotel projects in France and Belgium.
AFII Corporate Advisors Limited, an Indian boutique investment bank, will be supporting investments into the projects being adopted by the group that...
Panasonic launches its centre-Life a ‘technology museum’
Nothing can be better for geek to finds a ‘technology museum’ with a wide range of products under one roof. Panasonic, the global technology leader, launched its first experience centre–Life Scape–in Gurgaon to highlight...
‘Modify SEBI norms for creation of more stock exchanges
An industry chamber has demanded changes in the guidelines of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for easy creation of more stock exchanges to bring in greater competition in capital markets through wider participation of SMEs and...