‘Green’ technology should be shared: Indian PM (AsiaOne)
NEW DELHI, India – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh argued Thursday that innovations in “green” technology should be shared with developing countries in much the same fashion as HIV/AIDS drugs.
Air India to Launch Daily NY/DC Flights (Journal of Commerce Online)
Air India will begin a daily combined New York/Washington, D.C., service linking Delhi and Kolkata on Dec. 1 with a 777LR. The Indian government reportedly is willing to provide the airline with $1.1 billion in return for $650 million in cost cuts.
Indian army kills militant in gunfight in India-controlled Kashmir (People’s Daily)
A militant was killed in a gunfight by a joint team of Indian army and police in India-controlled Kashmir, police Friday said. The gunfight broke out Thursday evening after a search team of Indian army and police cordoned off Badambagh area of Sopore, 55 km northwest of Srinagar, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir. “A search operation was carried out jointly by the Indian army and …
Boeing submits proposals to India for Apache, Chinook choppers (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Oct 23 : US aerospace major Boeing has submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force (IAF) offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India’s attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions.
The Shipping Industry Plays A Significant Role In The Indian Economy As 95% Of India’s International Trade By Volume … (OfficialWire)
Shipping industry plays a significant role in the Indian economy as 95% of India s international trade by volume and 70% by value are seaborne.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-23 08:02 Indian shares rise, banks up; L&T, Reliance drag (Interactive Investor)
MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Indian shares rose 0.8 percent on Friday, helped by a rise in their regional peers, and leading lenders ICICI Bank and State Bank of India recouped some of their losses from the three prior sessions.
PM: India to deepen relations with ASEAN, East Asian countries (People’s Daily)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pledged to deepen India’s relations with East and Southeast Asian countries, on the eve of the seventh Indo-ASEAN Summit and the fourth East Asia Summit in Thailand, reported the Indo-Asian News Service. In a statement ahead of his departure from New Delhi, Singh said he would discuss greater economic integration, people-to-people contracts …
India Life Insurers’ 1st Half Premium Collections Up 13% (Nasdaq)
MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Indian life insurers posted a nearly 13% rise in new premium collections in the first half of the fiscal, as strong growth at state- run Life Insurance Corp. of India, or LIC, offset a decline in policy sales for private companies.
Indian shares rise 1.2 pct early (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Indian shares rose over a percent in early trade on Friday, led by gains in leading lenders State Bank of India and ICICI Bank , as sentiment was upbeat following gains in Asia and the United States.
Air India Combines Washington/New York (Air Cargo World)
Air India will begin a daily combined New York/Washington DC service linking Delhi and Kolkata on Dec. 1 with a B777LR. The Indian government reportedly is willing to provide the airline with $1.1 billion in return for $650 million in cost cuts.
