India, EU hope to reach free trade pact this year CNBC | NEW DELHI - India and the European Union said Friday they agreed to speed up negotiations for a long-anticipated free trade pact, hoping to seal an agreement later this year that would nearly double trade between the two. | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said considerable progress had been made dur...
India-EU summit plans 'strict' road map for free trade pact The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The India-EU summit scheduled in New Delhi next week will lay down a 'strict' road-map for conclusion of the ambitious bilateral free trade pact and also strengthen cooperation in security. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday on t...
Amazon setting up first "fulfillment center" in India Crunch Bird flu researchers face decision time | When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research. F...
Dutch retailer Spar eyes more tie-ups to expand DNA India | Spar International, one of the world's largest independent food retail chains, is scouting partners to tap newer markets in India with its supermarket and hypermarket stores. | The company currently has 10 operational stores in India under a licens...
FDI in retail The Hindu Those opposing FDI in the retail sector argue that a large number of small and medium retail traders will lose their livelihood. But they forget one important thing — that there is no quality control over the goods we get from them. The consume...
Kingfisher Airlines Q3 loss widens, costs mount The Times Of India Kingfisher Airlines Q3 loss widens, costs mount | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Feb 16, 2012, 09.08AM IST MUMBAI: Kingfisher Airlines reported a 75% wider net loss in the quarter to end-December from a year earlier, as the ailing Indian carrier continued to feel the pinch of high fu...