5th weekly newskhushboo raniEmami settled its copyright dispute with the makers of Dabangg, allowing it to use the song "Munni Badnaam" in promotions. It is also in talks to hire the song's performer as a brand ambassador. A report found high-income households in India now outnumber low-income ones, with the former growing over 3.7% to 21% of households. Volkswagen may partner with Suzuki in India to use its Manesar plant and expand its presence in the country. Tata Motors will launch its Aria crossover this month, priced around Rs. 10 lakh to compete with the Toyota Innova and Mahindra Xylo.
6th weekly newskhushboo raniNokia lost 20% of the Indian mobile market share in the first six months of 2010 due to increased competition from cheaper brands like Micromax and Lava. Nikon plans to increase India's contribution to its revenues from the current 1% to 5% in the next three years by launching new TV commercials and expanding its retail outlets in India. Tata Steel decided to replace the Corus brand name with the Tata brand and logo after acquiring Corus for $12 billion in 2007. Wal-Mart plans its biggest acquisition in over a decade by buying Massmart Holdings for $4.6 billion to enter the African market. IBM will provide IT infrastructure to Airtel to support 500 million customers globally, replicating
9th weekly newskhushboo raniPresident Obama will ease US export controls on India to boost trade between the two countries. He will remove Indian defense and space organizations from a US list that curbs proliferation and relax technology transfer rules for Indian firms. A 108-foot tall statue of Hanuman in Shimla, India is now the world's tallest statue, surpassing the 98-foot Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Major Indian companies like Reliance, Bharti Enterprises, and Tata are investing heavily in the growing retail sector in India through new stores and partnerships.
Presentation1khushboo raniDabur has cast a Bhojpuri actor, Ravi Kishen, to endorse its Dabur Chyawanprash brand through direct interactions with dealers, consumers, and stockholders in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This is intended to attract the target demographic at lower cost. Bharti is in talks to sell its 25% stake in its domestic asset management joint venture with AXA to Bank of India. The deal would exit Bharti from the mutual fund business. Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks will split a $500 million, 3-year contract to roll out Vodafone's 3G networks in various regions across India. Carlson Hotels is considering taking minority
General newskhushboo raniHyundai and Toyota will raise car prices in India in September and October respectively due to rising input costs. Hyundai's price hikes will range from Rs 3,500 to Rs 10,000 depending on the model. FMCG companies like HUL and Dabur are hiring more employees in small towns to increase sales of products like toothpaste and detergent that are losing share in big cities. A Tata Nano car caught fire in Delhi but no one was injured. Tata had previously said the Nano is a safe car after investigating earlier fire incidents.
5th weekly newskhushboo raniEmami settled its copyright dispute with the makers of Dabangg, allowing it to use the song "Munni Badnaam" in promotions. It is also in talks to hire the song's performer as a brand ambassador. A report found high-income households in India now outnumber low-income ones, with the former growing over 3.7% to 21% of households. Volkswagen may partner with Suzuki in India to use its Manesar plant and expand its presence in the country. Tata Motors will launch its Aria crossover this month, priced around Rs. 10 lakh to compete with the Toyota Innova and Mahindra Xylo.
6th weekly newskhushboo raniNokia lost 20% of the Indian mobile market share in the first six months of 2010 due to increased competition from cheaper brands like Micromax and Lava. Nikon plans to increase India's contribution to its revenues from the current 1% to 5% in the next three years by launching new TV commercials and expanding its retail outlets in India. Tata Steel decided to replace the Corus brand name with the Tata brand and logo after acquiring Corus for $12 billion in 2007. Wal-Mart plans its biggest acquisition in over a decade by buying Massmart Holdings for $4.6 billion to enter the African market. IBM will provide IT infrastructure to Airtel to support 500 million customers globally, replicating
9th weekly newskhushboo raniPresident Obama will ease US export controls on India to boost trade between the two countries. He will remove Indian defense and space organizations from a US list that curbs proliferation and relax technology transfer rules for Indian firms. A 108-foot tall statue of Hanuman in Shimla, India is now the world's tallest statue, surpassing the 98-foot Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Major Indian companies like Reliance, Bharti Enterprises, and Tata are investing heavily in the growing retail sector in India through new stores and partnerships.
Presentation1khushboo raniDabur has cast a Bhojpuri actor, Ravi Kishen, to endorse its Dabur Chyawanprash brand through direct interactions with dealers, consumers, and stockholders in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This is intended to attract the target demographic at lower cost. Bharti is in talks to sell its 25% stake in its domestic asset management joint venture with AXA to Bank of India. The deal would exit Bharti from the mutual fund business. Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks will split a $500 million, 3-year contract to roll out Vodafone's 3G networks in various regions across India. Carlson Hotels is considering taking minority
General newskhushboo raniHyundai and Toyota will raise car prices in India in September and October respectively due to rising input costs. Hyundai's price hikes will range from Rs 3,500 to Rs 10,000 depending on the model. FMCG companies like HUL and Dabur are hiring more employees in small towns to increase sales of products like toothpaste and detergent that are losing share in big cities. A Tata Nano car caught fire in Delhi but no one was injured. Tata had previously said the Nano is a safe car after investigating earlier fire incidents.