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FMCG firms may have to clean up their own mess
An expert committee of MoEF has recommended they help collect the plastic waste of their products from the streets
BY SANU NAIR |
Telengana meet a non-starter?
Only five of the eight political parties invited for talks on the issue are likely to turn up
BY SANDEEP BHUSHAN |
FedEx to start direct flights between India and China
Bid to tap increasing bilateral trade between the neighbours
BY SANU NAIR |
Agricultural commodities do well in 2010
A sack-full of onions purchased on January 1, 2010, would have generated over 250% returns by the end of the year
BY C SHIVKUMAR |
No immediate rise in fuel prices: Deora
Owing to already peaked commodity prices
BY POOJA SRIVASTAVA |
Boom in hotel construction gives Goa a miss
No new rooms to be added in 2012
BY DAVID SHAFTEL |
L&T stock tanks 2% following split news
Move aimed at increasing operational efficiency
BY LALATENDU MISHRA |
More automakers to enter the Indian supermart in 2011
Most anticipated of all is the Italy-based prancing horse, Ferrari
BY
J SRIKANT |
Rising crude prices may affect aviation sector
Crude prices, forecast to touch $100 a barrel by the year end, may hit profitability of airlines
BY LALATENDU MISHRA |
IRDA set to extend policy renewal period
The regulatory body is likely to increase the ULIP grace period and period after which a policy lapses
BY ABHISHEK ANAND |
Bright outlook for Indian medium and heavy commercial vehicles market for 2011
India may become hot spot for European and North American car producer in the next two years, experts say
BY
DAVID SHAFTEL |
The commons and the state
Ambiguity remains over bottom-up planning and governance of commons in India
BY ANURAG SRIVASTAVA AND NAFISA ISLAM |
Davids hitting Goliaths in mobile handset market
Nokia, Samsung, LG losing ground to Micromax, G'Five, Lava
BY DURBA GHOSH |
Flats costing under Rs 25 lakh in Mumbai’s periphery poised to take off
Real estate prices in the city are too high for most people
BY
LALATENDU MISHRA |
Montek sees no regulatory failure in banking frauds
Says frauds happen everywheree and can never be ruled out
BY SIDDHARTH KUMAR |
Public sector units unable to meet DPT demand
Two of its components, diphtheria and tetanus, found to be contaminated and unfit for production
BY HARSIMRAN SHERGILL |
Armed forces 'spent every penny' of allocated budget
Recent deals consume major chunk of the defence budget
BY
RITU SHARMA |
Inflation could fall to 6% by March: Rangarajan
Inflation slowed to 7.75 per cent in November from 8.58 per cent in October
BY SANDEEP BHUSHAN |
BJP slams CBI for not pressing charges against Quattrocchi
Keeps pressure on Congress, says its leader answerable to the nation
BY BIJAY KUMAR SINGH |
The year in climate controversy
BY
BRUNO LATOUR |
Row between cellphone companies and music composers over revenue pie
The latter complain of not being treated fairly
BY NISHI RATH |
IPL 4 to auction 350 players for 10 teams
Eight teams have $9 million at their disposal, while two are to go into the auction with just $4.5 million
BY AMRITA NAIR-GHASWALLA |
Queering the pitch
AAAI may contemplate action against ZenithOptimedia for taking part in Reckitt Benckiser's pitch process
BY
RADHIKA SACHDEV |
Digvijay 'proves' conversations with Karkare, attacks Sangh
Demands apology from Maharasthra deputy CM RR Patil
BY SANDEEP BHUSHAN |
