With the hype and hoopla, created around the World Environment Day (June 5), many companies across categories -- hospitality, consumer goods, apparel and even cosmetics -- are trying to make the most of the occasion.
After showing their displeasure over blocking of websites by the government by breaking into official websites of various government and private organisations, hacking group 'Anonymous' is now taking to the streets to protest against the move.
The Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India, the CDMA operators' body, said mobile services could become dearer by 28 paisa per minute if the recommendations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India are accepted in their current form.
With a goal to connect entrepreneurs with investors, a group of angel investors, including Google India Managing Director Rajan Anandan, has come together to launch an online platform -- VentureFund.com -- with an initial corpus of $100 million.
The company has been manufacturing personal computers, both desktops and laptops, netbooks and tablet PCs.
Global demand for carbon credits, especially in Europe for economic reasons, has been declining since 2010
Hiring activities in the non-governmental organisation (NGO) sector have increased over 60 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010, even as they have come under the government scanner for pushing alien agendas in the country.
A year after Jairam Ramesh's final environmental clearance, Korean giant waits for state govt to hand over land.
Seeks talks after court battle lost.
From being a $10-million company, Datawind, better known as the manufacturer of low-cost tablet, Aakash, is now aspiring to become a half-a-billion-dollar company in just 12 months.
Market watchers, players and investors, however, feel the e-commerce sector has yet to reach the pinnacle.
Politics of climate negotiation is expected to reach a crescendo tomorrow when the Durban talks enter the last leg of deliberations. With only one day to go and no major decision surfacing from almost two-week long parleys, uncertainty is looming large over the outcome of the talks.
With retail outlets, hotels, restaurants, logistic companies and even telecom firms hiring temporary staff to manage the increased footfall during the festival season or September-December months, festive hiring has gone up by over 25 per cent this year.
The action plan is supposed to focus on measures that state governments will take in reducing the carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, besides adopting a low carbon development path.
Call it the urge for double income or a stress buster, most sites have seen higher registrations during downturns.
It hopes a significant part of its growth in India would come from the government sector, with the thrust on e-governance initiatives.
The state government's water resources department has alleged the company's Jharsuguda unit has not paid Rs 10.94 crore (Rs 109.4 million) of its bills, since 2008.
Industry chieftains, strategists and analysts were unanimous that a slowdown, if at all happens again, won't affect the prospects of the $17-billion industry.
Be it soft drink ones such as Coca-Cola, beer maker SABMiller or packaged water firm Bisleri, they are all measuring the water consumed for bottling every litre of their retailed drinks, trying to cap this and replenish the sources.
Firm ready to accept the five preconditions specified by environment ministry.
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