The export value of United States hardwood to China jumped 34 percent year-on-year in 2014 as the country increased its demand for more sustainably sourced materials for its urbanization program and for environmental projects. The value ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that its traction inverters incorporating all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules, installed in a 1000 Series urban commuter train operated by Japan's Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd, have been ...
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Snapdeal, one of India’s largest online marketplace has announced its partnership with the government of Himachal Pradesh to launch India’s first special e-commerce zone at Dharamshala in the presence of the state’s chief ...
Swedish automotive firm Scania will hand over 147 Euro 6-compliant buses, powered exclusively by gas, to the city of Cartagena in Colombia for Bus Rapid Transport (BRT), the country’s maiden urban transport in South America. Looking ...
Three all-electric and seven electric-hybrid buses, all of them provided by Swedish automobile major Volvo, has started plying on the nine-kilometer-long Route 55 between Lindholmen and Johanneberg in Gothenburg. All the vehicles, ...
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Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), the country’s largest quality vocational training provider for the apparel industry, hosted a three-day event in Gurgaon this week that focused on understanding the emerging skill framework in ...
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It is often assumed that emerging-economy living standards are bound to converge with those in developed countries. But, leaving aside some oil exporters and the city-states of Hong Kong and Singapore, only three countries and regions ...
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China's real estate market, widely scrutinized for its significance to the world's second largest economy, has shown glimmering signs of bottoming out in big cities. The property market remains largely anemic, but a string of indicators ...
Automotive systems safety Autoliv has come up with a new vacuum-induced system ‘Torricelli brake’, capable of cutting braking distance with around 40% in speeds up to 70km/h for Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). With a view ...
The government of Ontario in Canada is investing around $5.2m in food projects to encourage local food production in the province. The funding is a part of the Ontario government's strategy to increase consumer awareness of and access to ...
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Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
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German automobile major BMW has geared up to launch Dynamic Parking Prediction app to help drivers find vacant space for on-street parking. With a view to consolidating its position on the domain of connectivity between cars, the new ...
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Brilliant Bicycles, a Los Angeles-based company that sells entry-level bicycles direct to consumers via the Internet, has raised $1.5 million in seed capital from six investors including Aspiration Growth. Brilliant Bicycle is scheduled ...
Driven by massive reduction in expenses, Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FSFL) slipped in to profits in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015 as against a steep loss in the same quarter of previous fiscal. In a BSE filing, the ...
Fashion Connect, a new trade show for apparel and accessories will be held from June 4-6, 2015 at the Trade Centre, KTPO, Whitefield in Bengaluru. Fashion Connect will see over 50 exhibitors from across India, who will showcase ...
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