IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $15 million loan to dairy company Parag Milk Foods for expanding its milk processing facilities, to enhance dairy farm productivity and boost incomes in rural India. With IFC's ...
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Wind turbines made especially for low-wind regimes in India was just one of the several innovations showcased at the recently-held "Techmela," at Bengaluru's KTPO Exhibition Centre. Dubbed as "GE's Carnival of Innovation," the technology ...
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Subdued buying activities were noted in market across India. Daily all India kappas arrivals crossed 1,80,000 bales and the monsoon in Andhra Pradesh is reflecting on prices of cotton. Mills are going hand to mouth and constantly observing ...
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Hershey India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hershey, is set to introduce Jolly Rancher, a North American sweets brand, in India. The launch is part of Hershey's global growth vision to achieve $10bn in annual revenue by 2017. With this ...
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Mondelez International plans to open a $190m chocolate manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Claimed to be the company's largest manufacturing plant in the Asia-Pacific, the 134-acre food campus in Sri City will have ...
NEW DELHI: Fuelled by growth in sectors like real estate, infrastructure, retail, automotive and food & beverages, the country's glass industry will acquire a market size worth Rs 340 billion by 2015 from Rs 225 billion at present, ...
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Indian automaker Tata Motors has expanded its CNG portfolio with the launch of two new vehicles - Tata Indigo emax and Tata Indica emax – in India. The company has introduced the two variants in six markets across India including ...
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Jaya Shree Textiles, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. and a leading player in linen and wool segment, is planning to invest about Rs. 2.5 billion to further expand its Rishra, West Bengal-based linen fabric and yarn production unit. On ...
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Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Limited to form a joint venture that would construct a new phenolic specialty resins plant in India at ...
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The Cotton Advisory Board (CAB), the Government of India’s body that estimates cotton production, consumption, exports and imports in the country, has forecasted India’s cotton production for the ongoing season (October ...
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India oil and gas companies are stocking crude and liquefied natural gas as Cyclone Phailin heads for India's east coast, federal oil minister Veerappa Moily said on Saturday. Shipments are being diverted to safer locations, he said. ...
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Alpla India, a producer of plastic packaging products, has established its first technology center valued at INR200m ($3.2m) at its Pashmylaram facility in Andhra Pradesh. The company has invested about INR1.5bn ($24.2m) in its facility, ...
The National Textile Corporation (NTC), a Government of India undertaking, will invest Rs. 4.64 billion on spinning and weaving projects in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu reports. The Ministry of Textiles has agreed to ...
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The Government of Karnataka, a state in southern India, is expecting that the state would attract over Rs. 100 billion in investments once the new textile policy is implemented, state Minister for Textiles and Ports Baburao Chincahnsur told ...
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Japan-based Nippon Paint Group recently launched an odorless air care product that cleanses the air by absorbing the indoor air pollutant. The latest product from the company will initially be available in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh ...
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