The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 09, 2003

Hitachi to develop India as export hub for window ACs
THE Indian arm of the Japanese air-conditioner manufacturer, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions Inc, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions India Ltd, intends to develop India as the export hub for its window air-conditioners. Further, the company is planning ... More

RURAL MARKETING

Taking insurance to rural masses
THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has initiated measures to evolve a separate regulatory framework for self-help groups (SHGs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to enable them sell micro-insurance products and also create ... More

ADVERTISING

TV ads influence kids most
ASIA-PACIFIC kids' buying behaviour largely echoes peer preferences; in India, however, television advertising holds the key to kids' spending decisions, according to the findings of an online study conducted by the Media Consumer Insights ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

9 YARDS to manage Charu Sharma
SPORTS commentator and TV personality, Charu Sharma, has signed up with 9 YARDS, the sports and entertainment company promoted by the Walchand Capital Group, for exclusively managing and marketing his career towards corporate endorsement, events ... More

AirTel customer wins Ikon

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

MNYL in bancassurance talks with co-op banks
MNYL is in talks with about 10 banks for possible equity tie-ups. "The insurance company could pick up stake in the bank or the bank in the insurance company or both could invest in each other or set up a subsidiary as special purpose vehicle," said Mr Singh. More

RETAILING

Basmati exporter KRBL plans Rs 20-cr retail push
THE Rs 600-crore KRBL, the largest exporter of basmati rice in the country, plans to strengthen its leadership position in the burgeoning retail market by investing in both international and domestic markets. "The company plans to infuse Rs 20 ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Wagon R, Esteem in top spot on quality: J.D. Power
MARUTI Udyog Ltd's Wagon R and Esteem topped the J.D. Power Vehicle Initial Quality survey in their respective segments, even as the number of problems reported by new vehicle owners in the country has increased to 183 problems per 100 vehicles ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Notices issued to Cadbury's: Govt
EVEN as chocolate companies Cadbury's and Nestle undertake efforts to shore up their distribution and win back consumer-confidence, following the controversy where worms were allegedly found in Cadbury's chocolates - the issue came up in the ... More

OUTLOOK

Pentair pins hopes on Everpure water filters for more biz
WATER technology major Pentair Inc's recent global acquisition of Everpure, a water-filtration products company, is expected to have its ripples in the Indian market. With Pentair's products and services covering the industrial and domestic ... More

TRENDS

Promoting anti-cancer drug for treating infertility — Govt issues warning to Sun Pharma, Dabur
SUN Pharmaceuticals and Dabur (India) Ltd have been issued "serious warnings" by the Government to refrain from promoting off-label use of oral anti-cancer drug, Letrozole, for the treatment of infertility. The Union Health Minister, Ms Sushma ... More

Benz cars top sales target
LUXURY car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler India Ltd is on a roll this year with sales of both the C-class and the E-class Mercedes Benz cars surpassing the sales targets in the current year. The company's Managing Director, Mr Hans-Michael Huber, ... More

Dabur set to withdraw Foliripe
WITH its Letrozole coming under the scanner, Dabur is set to withdraw one of its brands of Letrozole - Foliripe - industry sources told Business Line. Dabur sells Letrozole under the Trozet and Foliripe brand names. Trozet is ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Maruti rolls out upgraded version of Grand Vitara
WITHIN a year of launching its maiden sports-utility-vehicle (SUV), the Grand Vitara XL-7, Maruti Udyog on Monday announced the roll out of an upgraded version of the vehicle. Priced at a premium of Rs 21,000 over the earlier variant, the new ... More

Hindustan Petroleum launches smart card
CHENNAI: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has introduced a `smart card', which a customer could use to pay for petrol or diesel bought at HPCL's outlets. The value credited in the card will keep diminishing as the customer uses it to ... More

24-hr Telugu news channel launched
ASSOCIATED Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd on Monday announced the launch of TV9, a 24-hour free-to-air Telugu news channel. This news channel was formally launched by the caretaker Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, and will go on air by ... More

Microseal launches products in India
MICROSEAL Technologies Ltd, an US-based automotive service company, today launched its products in India through its sole distributor WonderTach, a Hyderabad-based automotive service company. Introducing the products at a city `car grooming ... More

Premium cigars launched
HYDERABAD: Godfrey Phillips India (GPI), a manufacturer of cigarettes, has launched a range of premium brands of cigars, imported from Altadis of the US. Mr Arun Joshi, GPI General Manager (Cigars), said on the occasion that the cigars ... More

Environment-friendly paper from ITC
ITC Ltd has commenced commercial production of paper using the environment-friendly ECF (elemental chlorine-free) technology at its Bhadrachalam unit in Andhra Pradesh. The company's Paperboards and Speciality Papers Division hopes to sell ... More

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