Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has been adjudged the greenest company in the country, while Reliance Industries has been ranked second in a survey conducted by Business Today-ACNielsen ORG-MARG.
In a recent survey conducted by Lifebuoy soap and research body AC Nielson ORG MARG, Lucknow has been ranked sixth on city cleanliness.
The price regulatory pharma body has set limits to the extent pharma companies can increase the price of medicines in a year.
Two other IT giants -- Wipro and TCS -- featured among the top 10 most favourable companies, while the IT industry retained its position as the most reputed sector.
Star Power Track will also study if celebrity endorsements increase the shelf life of a brand and enhance brand loyalty.
Infosys has topped the AC Nielsen Corporate Reputation Index for the fourth consecutive year.
Most bank customers in Delhi feel that ATMs are a more secure self-service banking channel than Net and phone banking.
Internet search engine Google made a surprise entry as the second-most preferred employer in a survey conducted among engineering students.
People were asked to rate their chief minister's work as excellent, good, bad or average. The ratings were prepared by accumulating `excellent' and `good' rating points and then subtracting `bad' points from it.
The survey also revealed that 95 per cent of the respondents use ATMs as a cash dispenser.
The poll, which sampled 14,351 people across various age groups in 19 states, also measured the mood of the nation on the performance of the UPA government in the past two years.
The Indian consumers are concerned over their job security, as many have deferred purchases and do not anticipate better economic conditions to appear until the first quarter of 2004, according to the ACNielsen Asia Pacific consumer confidence poll.
Congress and its allies, the poll said, are expected to gain 35-45 seats from the 140 bagged in the last general election.