The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 11, 2006

Nuziveedu Seeds ties up with EI Dupont
Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd (NSL), the hybrid cottonseed producer based out of Hyderabad, has tied up with the Gurgaon-based agro chemical company EI Dupont India Private Ltd for marketing of its Bt cotton hybrids. "EI Dupont will market these hybrids ... More

Mother Dairy chalks strategy to enhance retail visibility
Ten thousand more outlets planned for the juice brand Safal this year. More

The feline shade
AS PART OF a new marketing strategy, textile showrooms in the city are putting up ramps for their customers to walk down in dress of their choice. These fashion parades are judged and awarded prizes. ... More

Hyundai roadshow in Vizag
Hyundai Motor India launched the World of Wheels, its countrywide road show, here on Friday to showcase its models. Nine vehicles from the Hyundai stable were put on display. According to a press release, the three-day event ... More

RURAL MARKETING

Motorola, DSCL retail chain pact
Mobile instruments maker Motorola on Friday announced an alliance with DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL)'s Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar, a chain of rural utility marts for sales and distribution of its handsets. The tie-up would offer the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

1point size is agency of the year
Sharad Haksar's 1point size bagged the Agency of the Year award at the 29th Advertising Club Madras awards, Spark 2006, a repeat of last year's awards when the agency came up trumps. 1point size's Mr Ananthanarayanan was declared the `copywriter ... More

EVENTS

`Technology is key to stay on top'
Technology is the key for managers to stay on top, according to Ms Nalina Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, TVLIVE India. Speaking at the MMA Golden Jubilee Women Managers' Convention, she gave the example of the upcoming ... More

MARKET SHARES

Sabeer Bhatia eyes 40 pc pie of conferencing space
Travel portal Arzoo to be relaunched in 3 months More

RETAILING

Ambica Jute Mills firms up plans to roll out retail outlets
National rollout plan to be based on franchisee model More

Hasbro Clothing plans 5 more stores
Hasbro Clothing, the makers of the apparel brands Genesis and Basics, plans to set up five more stores in two months with an outlay of Rs 1.5 crore, according to Mr Mohamed Hanif, Director, Hasbro Clothing Pvt Ltd. The expansion ... More

PIRACY

`Product duplication prevalent in every industry'
Mr Zaheer Khan, Chairman and Managing Director of Enforcers of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR), has expressed concern over the rising ratio of counterfeit products in the Indian market. NEXT TO CHINA "India is next only to China in ... More

OUTLOOK

Xenitis Group's Kolkata TV all set for launch
Kolkata TV, the "global Bengali infotainment channel" of the Xenitis Group, is set for a mega launch on March 27, 2006. The initiative from the makers of the `Aamar' range of personal computers, will "strive to satiate the curiosity of Bengali ... More

TRENDS

Scotch Whisky body to press for scaling down import tariffs
Seeks fair market access for imports in line with WTO rules More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Calling card from Palpap
Palpap Ichinichi Software International on Friday launched TouchLive, a pre-paid personalised calling card. The software development company provides services in Internet, wireless, ERP and e-governance technologies. Mr Senthil Kumar, ... More

Rediff launches mobile Internet Web site
Search option also in near future More

Texport bullish on southern AC market
Texport Electronics Ltd (TEL), which owns the AVI range of air conditioners, is bullish on the southern AC market, the fastest growing regional market in the country. According to TEL Managing Director, Major Raj Sahai, the southern AC market ... More

Tech27 tool for handhelds
Tech27 Systems Pvt Ltd, a Kozhikode-based software developer, has launched an application for handheld computers that can download and store data wirelessly. Name `Inspectron,' the software is targeted at field personnel in ... More

Brand Quest

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