Company proposes to in-source manufacturing and build healthy portfolios of national and regional brands.
The sacked workers have constituted a seven-member provisional working committee.
A year after test-marketing its traditional snacks in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai-based Parle Products is set to launch the product in the west and the north of the country.
Firms are enthused at passenger vehicle numbers but high interest rates a problem.
The world over, small brands have challenged the big boys. India is no exception
After splitting with Honda, the company is working on developing it own intellectual property.
Lower minimum area of land required for multi-product SEZs to 250 hectares from 1,000.
Price-led growth during the quarter is likely to stand at three to five per cent
Could launch high-end models once 4G technology picks up in India.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), which witnessed labour unrest at its Manesar facility, is set to complete the process of regularisation of contract workers at the unit by November-end.
SEZ in Mundra, Gujarat denotified for three violations.
Accounted for 18.8 per cent of total imports in the region in 2010 vs Singapore, which contributed 17.8 per cent.
Piqued by the number of states opting to ban the production, sale and marketing of gutkha, a group of manufacturers under the aegis of the Smokeless Tobacco Association have issued print ads saying it is unfair to ban their products when the tobacco content in these is lower than that in cigarettes.
The new packaging norms, which will kick in on November 1, will push up the product prices.
But the company will have to differentiate itself in a market that has well-entrenched players.
According to estimates available with industry experts, the wage bill of Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, is expected to increase by Rs 65-70 crore (Rs 650-700 million) after the increments.
Its model has come under intense scrutiny in recent months, but the direct marketing major attributes its success in India to strict quality control and aggressive brand-building.
In August, passenger car sales dropped 18 per cent to 118,142 units, the sharpest decline in nearly 10 months, due to weak consumer sentiment and a month's lockout at Maruti Suzuki. Sales of diesel-driven utility vehicles grew 70 per #162 this is likely to be affected by the price rise.
Exports help sector muddle through economic slump.
The HMSI Employees Union has demanded basic pay increments of Rs 15,000 for permanent workers, Rs 10,000 for contract workers and Rs 4,000 for apprentices.
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