Sohini Das &Amp; Namrata Acharya In Kolkata

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Coca-Cola to set up $10 mn trust for CSR

Coca-Cola to set up $10 mn trust for CSR

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2008

Coca Cola will set up a trust fund of $10 mn for CSR activities. It was recently awarded the Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility - 2008.

Insurance sector seen growing at 30%

Insurance sector seen growing at 30%

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2008

India's insurance sector is predicted to grow at 30% this fiscal compared to 95% of the last year.

Busting cartels: Panel plans amnesty

Busting cartels: Panel plans amnesty

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2008

Competition Commission of India is considering amnesty plan to bust cartels.

Pvt players eye health risk biz

Pvt players eye health risk biz

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2008

Pvt life insurers are planning to foray into health covers, with standalone health insurance policies.

IIFT to build third campus in South

IIFT to build third campus in South

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2007

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) is planning a campus in South India, after Delhi and Kolkata, as the student representation from the region is quite low.

US expert on anti-corruption drive

US expert on anti-corruption drive

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2007

The US loses around $1 to 1.6 trillion annually due to corruption at the public services and private enterprises, estimated David M Luna, director, Anti-corruption & Governance Initiatives.

Green movement gathers steam in Japan

Green movement gathers steam in Japan

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2007

Japan's strategy of providing incentives to various stakeholders together with building up mobilisation on environmental issues has worked well for the country.

Petrochem set for 12-15% growth: report

Petrochem set for 12-15% growth: report

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

At current prices, the downstream petrochemical industry production is expected to increase from $15-$18 billion currently to $30-35 billion over the next 5-7 years.

ICSI looks to offer more services

ICSI looks to offer more services

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2007

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is looking forward to expanding the conventional roles of chartered accountants to non-statutory areas like labour law audit and certification, secretarial audit of hotel and banking industries.

Bengal Reliance Retail unit on high alert

Bengal Reliance Retail unit on high alert

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2007

Days after two of the Reliance's ready-to-be launched stores were damaged by diverse political groups, one of the outlets at the Uttarpara area of the Hooghly district was covered with Trinamool flags and posters, with no signs of police protection.

Bengal keen to set things right at AEZs

Bengal keen to set things right at AEZs

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

According to Sanjeev Chopra, secretary of the horticulture and food processing department of West Bengal, steps were being taken so that exporters from the state could sell overseas at least 1 per cent of the total state produce through the AEZs.

Great Eastern keeps PSU sale drive alive

Great Eastern keeps PSU sale drive alive

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

In 2003 when the West Bengal government initiated public sector units restructuring programme, it was believed that off loading government's stake in PSUs would deliver effective social welfare programme in the state.

South Asian Petro in JV with Egyptian firm

South Asian Petro in JV with Egyptian firm

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

SAPL intends to start a new manufacturing facility in Damietta in Egypt with an installed capacity of 315,000 tonnes a year.

Mumbai dabbawallahs charm IIT B-school

Mumbai dabbawallahs charm IIT B-school

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Students of the Vinod Gupta School of Management of IIT Kharagpur learnt the six-Sigma dabbawallah doctrine.

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