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ADB issues behaviour code for delegates to India conference | Business Line
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ADB issues behaviour code for delegates to India conference. Greater Noida, May 2:. Indians are conservative, curious and women are expected to dress modestly to avoid sexual harassment. This is the advice given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to all its delegates visiting India for the annual meeting beginning here today. 8220;Staying well groomed and dressing “respectably” vastly improves the impression you make on local people, and reduces sexual harassment too.”. The meeting of the ADB is expecte...
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The transformation of BSNL | Business Line
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T E Raja Simhan. Heads the Internet edition of The Hindu Business Line and writes on technology and social media. January 3, 2014. The transformation of BSNL. The recharge process on BSNL's portal is a breeze. For over a decade, I kept away from PSUs as much as I could. I had had bad experiences with both BSNL and a PSU bank, and I swore I would never ever have anything to do with PSU telecom companies and banks. Yesterday, I went to BSNL's online portal to recharge it. When I proceeded to register f...
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MICA helps shape students’ entrepreneurial dreams | Business Line
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MICA helps shape students’ entrepreneurial dreams. The students completed a six-month project, taking an entrepreneurial leap by planning and executing these plans. The final-year students of the Digital Communication Management course in Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) are learning business, not through case studies, but by a hands-on approach. Of these 14 students, five were shortlisted by UK-based investor and Director at Cohezia, Chandresh Pala and his team. A MICA student, Uchil&...
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Monsoon enters Sri Lanka; Kerala coast next on the list | Business Line
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Monsoon enters Sri Lanka; Kerala coast next on the list. Thiruvananthapuram, May 20:. Establishment of monsoon conditions over Sri Lanka was the positive signal on a day when the India Met Department suffered a setback over both the seas around the South. Winds over Arabian Sea suddenly reversed direction to being north-westerly (atypical of monsoon) while the watch for a ‘low’ in the Bay has had to be withdrawn. It was referring to the periodical Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) wave that travels periodi...
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French leave, redefined | Business Line
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French leave, redefined. France’s ‘leave your work at the workplace’ rule makes one reconsider life’s priorities. May 12, 2014:. The French are considered trendsetters in fashion, design, and so on. But in some areas, even if they can’t set a trend, you must concede that they are at least mavericks. Take the work-week. In 2000, the French passed a law reducing the legal hours worked per week from 39 to 35 hours. Now, the latest French salvo is what I would like to call ‘leave your work at the workp...
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Most dropouts in class I-VIII in Bihar | Business Line
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Most dropouts in class I-VIII in Bihar. Patna, March 8:. Dropout rate in class I -VIII was as high as 83 per cent in Bihar and the Government is making efforts to check it, State Education minister P K Shahi said today. Replying to a question of Vinod Kumar Singh in the State legislative council, Shahi said Bihar recorded the highest number of students leaving schools without completing education in between class I and class VIII. This article was published on March 8, 2013). More of your favourite news.
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Essen bags RFID mandate for Dubai’s Cavalli Club | Business Line
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Essen bags RFID mandate for Dubai’s Cavalli Club. Mumbai, August 12:. Next time technology entrepreneur Carlos Johnson comes calling at Cavalli Club in Dubai, he will be greeted by name and escorted to the preferred corner table without him having to prove his identity at the door. 8220;When a guest comes within 100 metres of Cavalli Club, the management will be intimated on their handheld devices through readers so that they can personalise services for their patrons, some of whom end up spending over $...
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Defence exports could touch $17 bn by FY22: Report | Business Line
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Defence exports could touch $17 bn by FY22: Report. Mumbai, Feb 25:. If the government’s push to locally manufacture defence equipments fructifies, the sector can fetch close to $17 billion from exports, while it can grow seven times to $41 billion by FY22, says a report. India is the world’s largest importer of defence equipments with tens of billions of dollars in annual purchases of critical equipment for the armed forces. On the total defence budget, Upadhyay said the cumulative defence spend between...
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Bank wage talks resume after 3 months | Business Line
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Bank wage talks resume after 3 months. Kochi, June 13:. The long-term wage-settlement negotiations between the trade unions in the banking sector and the Indian Banks Association, which got stalled during the last lap of the Manmohan Singh Government, have resumed. However, Friday’s talks ended inclusively, UFBU leaders told Business Line. At the talks, held in Mumbai, the IBA upped its offer of wage rise from the earlier 10 per cent to 11. This article was published on June 13, 2014). More of your favou...
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An investment vehicle for small and medium enterprises | Business Line
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An investment vehicle for small and medium enterprises. THOMAS HYLAND, Co-Founder, Aspada Investments. KARTIK SRIVATSA, Managing Partner, Aspada Investments. Aspada helps in funding early-stage ventures. Thomas Hyland believes there is a dearth of institutional capital in the ticket size his firm looks at and the sectors it focuses on – agri-business, agricultural supply chain, education and access to finance for small and medium enterprises. That is when ISB happened. It was at ISB that the seeds fo...