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Nissan moves production to India
Japan's second largest automaker Nissan Motor
plans to invest some $840-million dollars in construction of
auto factories in India, a newspaper said on Monday. It s
considering two or three coastal cities in western and
southern India as possible locations. Construction on a
main assembly plant will begin this year. Some 30 percent of
the vehicles will be sold in India with the remaining 70
percent to be exported to Europe and other markets. It
currently only exports some 200 vehicles to India from Japan
a year. Its top shareholder Renault SA has separately drawn
up plans to jointly produce vehicles with midsize Indian
automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. India's passenger
vehicle market in Asia's fourth-biggest economy is forecast
to double to 2 million units by 2010. |
Jodhpur - town of export excellence for handicrafts
Jodhpur has emerged as India’s second largest exporter of
handicrafts. According to Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of
State of Commerce who was on a visit to Jodhpur, the city
follows Moradabad and it has around 400 units employing around
a lakh people and exporting close to Rs 700 crores. The
exports are mainly of woodcrafts. Other such towns include
Ludhiana (woolen knitwear), Panipat (woolen blanket), Dewas
(pharmaceuticals), Kollam (cashew), Alapuzzha (coir), Madurai
(handlooms) and Tiruppur (hosiery). Shri Ramesh also
highlighted the fact that India accounts for over 80% of the
total guar gum produced in the world and 70% of this is
cultivated in Rajasthan alone. |
Indian-born doctor is acting chief of BBC
In a rare distinction, Dr Chitra Bharucha, an Indian-born
hematologist, today took charge as the acting Chairperson of
the British Broadcasting Corporation, becoming the first
woman and first Asian to head the giant organization. The
post of the Chairman of BBC fell vacant following the
resignation of Michael Grade after he decided to join the
rival organization ITV. Born in Madurai, Bharucha has lived
in Britain since 1972. She shifted from a career in medicine
to media in 1996 when she joined the BBC Broadcasting Council
for Northern Ireland, a position she stayed in till 2003. |
Female cops keep Romeos at bay
Young women officers are being hand-picked by Ahmedabad city police
top brass to keep Romeos at bay during New Year
celebrations. According to TOI, fifteen
young women constables who would fit the bill as
fashion-conscious party animals out to enjoy the New Year
celebrations have been identified.
Thousands of people throng CG
Road and a few points on the SG highway to welcome the New
Year. "Eve- teasers mingle with the crowd and give a hard
time to the young girls, who go there to celebrate," said a
police official. Earlier
during the Navratri and Gauri-Puja, anti-Romeo squad
comprising women police constables had been introduced.
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