The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Bhilwara spins specialty yarn for Tirupur knitters
Tencel is specially targeting the knitwear sector for the application of its specialty fibres for fashion knitwear and sports wear ranges. More

`Railneer' to quench commuters' thirst
THE lucrative and possibly single largest captive market for packaged water, the Indian Railways, seems to have gone beyond the reach of corporates, currently battling it out in the estimated Rs 1,000-crore bottled water segment. Pouring water ... More

RURAL MARKETING

NGOs to help Tata AIG design rural products
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) scheduled to partner Tata AIG in its rural foray will assist the private insurer design its products for that market. Tata AIG, which has separate companies for general and life insurance, has decided to ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Emazines' plug-in for Macromedia
HYDERABAD: Emazines Software, the Hyderabad-based e-media solutions company, has announced the launch of `EziAgent', a plug-in that extends the functionality of Macromedia Director. Macromedia Director is a popular multimedia ... More

EVENTS

`Kolkata Book Fair' opens tomorrow
THE annual Calcutta Book Fair, now in its 27th year, has officially been rechristened `Kolkata Book Fair'. Presenting the highlights of the 12-day fair, set to open on Wednesday, Mr Kalyan Saha, Secretary, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, ... More

ADVERTISING

Get going, says travel ad campaign
IN an effort to encourage people to travel more, the Association of Asian Pacific Airlines (AAPA) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) are launching a print and television campaign called `Travel moves people' from Tuesday. ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Officer's Choice gallantry award
THE third Officer's Choice gallantry award (instituted by BDA Ltd) was presented here on Friday to three recipients by Mr S.B. Mukherjee, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers. The recipients were selected by a panel of judges ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Highland Distillers to have Maxxum for distribution
THE Scotland-based Highland Distillers Ltd, which has a liaison office in the country, may soon have its distribution company, Maxxum, in place, according to Mr Dinesh Jain, Managing Director of the company's liaison arm. In 1998, Highland ... More

RETAILING

Titan's `Value Mart' in Chennai
TITAN Industries Ltd opened its `Titan Value Mart' — a production and export surplus discount format — here on Monday. Mr M. Kulothungan, Regional Manager, Titan Industries, said that this format was a new concept in watch ... More

IBM India launches retail outlet
BANGALORE: IBM India has launched a consumer PC and ThinkPad retail outlet `TechStation 1' in Bangalore along with Vitagesystems, its business partner, according to a release. The outlet facilitates easy accessibility of various ... More

Brand Quest

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