Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Textiles
Gujarat is emerging as technical textiles hub: ASSOCHAM study
Feb 7, 2012
Contributing over 25 per cent at Rs 20,000 crore, Gujarat is quickly emerging hub for the technical textiles sector, says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). The industry body on Monday released a study on the tex ..
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Textiles
Aditya Birla Group Co Madura eyes Armani, Hackett tie-up
Feb 7, 2012
Kumar Mangalam Birla is revving up the fashion play. Madura Fashion & Lifestyle , part of the $35-billion Aditya Birla Group, is holding talks with high-street names Giorgio Armani SpA and upmarket British clothier Hackett , besides striking a ..
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Telecommunication
Tulip sets up Rs 900-cr data centre
Feb 7, 2012
Enterprise data services company Tulip Telecom has established a 9 lakh sq ft data centre ‘Tulip Data City' here, the world's third largest data centre, at a total investment of Rs 900 crore. “The company has made an immediate investment of Rs 230 ..
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Pharma
Celon Labs new division to be ready by March
Feb 7, 2012
Celon Laboratories Ltd, a bio-pharmaceutical company, will complete phase-I of its Rs 120 crore new manufacturing facilities at the Genome Valley by March-end. The facility coming up over a 11 acres area at Kolthur Village near the Genome Valley ( ..
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Oil & Gas
Petronet LNG mulls to set up gas based power plant in Kerala
Feb 7, 2012
Petronet LNG is likely to set up a gas based power plant at Kochi in Kerala. In this regards, the company is holding discussions with the state government. The proposed plant may be set up adjacent to the company’s upcoming regassification termina ..
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Healthcare
Apollo Hospitals launches first White Dental Spa in Chennai
Feb 7, 2012
Apollo Hospitals has given a facelift to its dental care chain. The hospital group runs 20 dental centres jointly with medical technology company Trivitron Healthcare in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata, under the Apollo Dental Centre ban ..
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Food & Beverage
Amul churns Rs 3,000-cr investment plans
Feb 7, 2012
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) that owns the Amul brand plans to invest $600 million (Rs 3,000 crore) in doubling its processing capacity for milk and milk products over the next six years. The co-operative is also ..
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Energy
Karnataka Renewable Energy receives plans to set up 350 MW of solar projects
Feb 7, 2012
Despite uncertainties surrounding the solar REC scheme, several developers have shown interest in setting up solar projects in Karnataka under the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Scheme, the State had announced recently. “Karnataka Renewable En ..
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Construction
L&T Construction bags Rs 1,937 cr order from GVK
Feb 7, 2012
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro on Monday said it has bagged an order worth Rs 1937 crore from GVK for four-laning of a major portion of Shivpuri-Dewas section of NH-3 in Madhya Pradesh. The 235 km national highway project, ..
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Construction
Sobha Developers acquire land for mixed-use project in Dubai
Feb 7, 2012
Sobha Developers has bought land at Meydan City in Dubai for an undisclosed amount. The company has bought 8 million sq ft of land at Godolphin Parks area of Meydan City for a mixed-use project – Sobha City. The project will include a cluster of l ..
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