Archive for January, 2009
Nuevo paradigma de relaciones entre India y Argentina
Ambassador Viswanathan writing about the “new paradigm of relations”, in advance of the upcoming Argentine presidential visit to India, which has been postponed in light of PM Singh’s heart surgery. Key takeaway is Argentina with almost the same land area as India (only about 10% less), and population equalling that of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and [...]
Retail food biz in India to grow by 400%
The Financial Express
The Indian food retail industry is expected to grow by over four hundred per cent in next five years, and share of global trade in the sector has been projected to double by 2015, a Government official said.
“Food in grocery sector is about 154 billion USD which is 77 per cent of total [...]
Global firms draw on India for ideas
livemint
Today, as the economic slowdown shrinks demand in mature markets, some of the world’s largest companies are drawing on inputs provided by their Indian talent and running critical functions from their Indian units. They are devising future strategy, creating blueprints for marketing campaigns, building brands and new businesses from India-based centres that are more tuned [...]
Some sectors still immune to global recession – Indian pharma
The Economic Times
In these turbulent times, the [Indian] pharma sector has shown comparative resilience and has been relatively less impacted. There are two reasons for this: the domestic pharma market continues to experience healthy growth and the demand for generic (a biological equivalent of an originator pharmaceutical product) medicines is on the rise in international [...]
Where India meets Mexico
DNA – Entertainment –
Tradition and modernity makes a beautiful blend in the 16 paintings by Delhi-based artist, Nitai Das who is currently exhibiting his collection at Jehangir Art Gallery.
In his artworks, done with oils and acrylics, Nitai has combined Indian traditional and Mexican folk art with a few contemporary touches. So, while the subjects [...]
Indian Agri cos record biggest profit gains in first half
The Agriculture sector is one of the recession-proof sectors in the next decade. With India adding 15 million people every year, the world’s population increasing by 70 to 90 million every year and millions in the middle class eating more and higher quality food nice profits will be assured for a long time. Some of [...]
India May Allow Duty-Free Imports of Raw Sugar
Bloomberg.com: Asia
India, the world’s biggest consumer of sugar, may allow mills to import the raw sweetener duty free in two weeks to ease a local shortage and prevent an increase in domestic prices before elections next year.
The government plans to allow refiners to buy sugar from overseas for processing and sale in the local market [...]
Argentinean biodiesel will get a $900 million boost
GreenMomentum –
Despite a drop in global prices for both crops and oil, the Argentinean biofuel industry projections remain optimistic for 2009 as multi-million dollar projects continue to move forward.Almost 900 million dollars are to be invested in the construction of new biodiesel plants by 2010, as well as in new sugar mill projects designed [...]
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