A report regarding the FDI policy for retail and it’s effects on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, titled ‘FDI in multi-brand retail on MSMEs’, has been tabled in the Indian Parliament, ...
Tags: FDI policy, Apparel
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Mr. Tantillo brings more than 25 ...
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A few weeks ago, the ground-breaking ceremony of project of steel-making plant of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. was held in the Dongshan island, Zhanjiang. It means that the project of steel-making plant of Zhanjiang Iron and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Workers' compensation insurance solutions provider Patriot National Insurance Group has implemented WorkersCompExpert (WCE) platform of Vikaran Solutions to provide business collaboration capabilities for agents and customers. Meanwhile, ...
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Fantasy Player Protect has introduced a new insurance product, known as FantasyPlayerProtect, for fantasy sports gamers, in partnership with MiniCo Insurance Agency. Covering multiple players, the policy protects the value of fantasy ...
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The handloom industry is one of the industries which uses labour intensive techniques. The total number of people currently employed in this sector/industry is 43.32 lakhs as per the census of 2009-10. Handloom weaving constitutes one of ...
Indian Government’s expert panel to formulate the textiles policy would be submitting its report by the month of October, 2013. Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaaka Lakshmi, in a written reply to Lok Sabha (Lower House of ...
Tags: Textile Policy, textiles sector
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
Tags: Supplements Labels, Medicine, Packaging, Printing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supply of GlaxoSmithKline's four-strain (quadrivalent) influenza vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to CDC distribution centers and healthcare providers in the US. Fluarix ...
A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of Cycling, has collaborated with a group of physicians and researchers with a ...
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In a move to boost automotive manufacturing sector in the country, the Australian Government has provided A$200m($180m) support package to the industry. The new package has been announced following the criticism from automotive industry ...
USA Business Insurance is announcing that General Liability Insurance in addition to Business Owners Policy (BOP) can be written for any size firm that works within the Textile Industry. This coverage is not limited to specific ...
Royal DSM, the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, reported a second quarter EBITDA of €345 million compared to €290 million in Q2 2012 and €311 million in Q1 2013. The improvement compared to Q2 2012 was realized ...
Lafarge West Africa has reportedly signed an MoU with the Engu State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Nigeria, which paves the way for a new cement plant to commence operations next year. Speaking on behalf of the state, Dr Jude ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
The global financial crisis cast a large shadow over the Chinese financial system, prompting already conservative regulators to adopt a more rigorous, and by extension slower approach to reform. Yet there are also skeletons from ...
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