Netherland-headquartered global paint and coating company AkzoNobel&rsquo;s is aiming to increase its revenue in India to &euro;1 billion (Rs 6,000 crore) by 2015. The paint industry in India is estimated to be worth Rs 17,000 crore, growing at 16 per cent to 17 per cent annually, with AkzoNobel India maintaining its share close to 10 per cent in the sector.

AkzoNobel eyes Rs 6,000 cr sales revenue by 2015

Business Standard

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will contest all 294 seats in the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal in alliance with &quot;influential&quot; smaller parties.

BJP to contest 294 assembly seats in Bengal

Press Trust of India

The department of tourism in Kerala, which is expecting more than 10 per cent rise of tourist inflow into the state, has launched a new campaign in which non-resident Keralites (NRKs) are being offered special discounts and incentives through accredited tour operators for marketing the state.

'Bring home friend' to boost Kerala tourism

Haryana has drawn the roadmap to mobilise higher reciepts from internal resources like VAT (value added tax), excise duty, stamp registration, vehicle registration and passenger and goods tax to raise the revenue receipts.

Haryana expects higher revenue in 2011-12

Personal security officers (PSOs) provided by the state government for escorting legislators are being used to spy on Opposition members, Congress the main party in the Opposition has alleged.

Security being used as informants: Congress

Seen by many as insipid, Himachal Pradesh&rsquo;s Budget presented here today has proposed no fresh taxes in the hill state.

No fresh taxes in Himachal Budget

&ldquo;The total credit flow to SHGs from banks is expected to touch Rs 11,000 crore from the present Rs 7,000 crore next year,&rdquo; R Subrahmanyam, principal secretary, Rural Development Department, told Business Standard.

Credit flow to SHGs set to touch Rs 11,000 cr

Puravankara Projects, a Bangalore-based real estate company,&nbsp;has&nbsp;unveiled Purva Oceana homes on the Marine Drive of Kochi.&nbsp;Purva Oceana is the first project in Kochi from Puravankara which is spread over a land of 1.24 acres.

Puravankara unveils home project on Kochi marine drive

Volvo Buses India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Swedish vehicle market Volvo Corporation, is aiming to create an opportunity to sell 5,000 buses in India and be a $1-billion company, said managing director Akash Passey.

Volvo Buses aims at $1 bn revenues by 2015

Corporate retail giants such as Big Bazaar, Reliance and Bharti Walmart seem to have generated a wave of transformation in the traditional pulse processing industry with more and more processing units opting for sophisticated technology to match the higher quality and health safety standards set by the organised players.

Retail giants drive pulse units for &#39;quality&#39; revamp

CAG has come a long way from an institution created to set the British finances right after the 1857 revolt.

From account checker to conscience keeper

Italian premium leather upholstery player Natuzzi Spa is planning to open two stores in Hyderabad by March end. Natuzzi, which entered the India market in November 2010 with two stores in Delhi and Bangalore, has big plans to emerge as a leading player in the furnishing industry in the country.

Natuzzi Spa to open two outlets in Hyd

Power supply in Andhra Pradesh has been affected on account of a sudden outage of some units since Tuesday, resulting in a loss of 1,420 Mega watt. Normalcy is expected to be restored in a couple of days.

Outage hits power supply in AP

Byrraju Foundation, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) set up by Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju and his family, was left orphaned in January 2009. That was when the chairman of the information technology outsourcing company (then the country&rsquo;s fourth-largest IT exporter) confessed to fudging the company&rsquo;s accounts for several years and the funding from the family ceased to flow in.

Raju's 'social' orphan learns to manage on its own

The polyurethanes division of Huntsman Corporation said it has plans to expand its polyurethane production capabilities in India. Over the next year, Huntsman will invest Rs 45 crore (US $10 million ) in the construction of a world-class system house in Pune, India - an industrial area on the outskirts of Mumbai favoured by major Indian and multi-national companies.

Huntsman to invest Rs 45 cr FOR system house

Pune based Industrial automation provider Messung group of companies and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) technology has formed its new systems and solutions division for the process industry through Messung Technologies (MTPL).

Messung introduces systems and solutions division

DHL, the world&rsquo;s leading logistics company, has signed a security partnership for its freight-forwarding division, DHL Global Forwarding, with Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo Private Limited.

DHL inks pact with Hyd Menzies

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled Karnataka would soon come out with a blueprint for the development of the state in the next two years. The party, which would complete three years in office this May, is committed to develop Karnataka as a model state in the country, chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said.

State readying blueprint for its development over next 2 years

Gamesa Corporaci&oacute;n Tecnol&oacute;gica S A, a Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer, is planning to invest around &curren;100 million (around Rs 630 crore) to set up facilities in two Indian states, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gamesa Wind Turbines (Pvt) Ltd.

Gamesa plans to invest Rs 630 crore in India

In a shot in the arm for the Shamuka beach tourism project, the Washington State India Trade Relations Committee (WASITRAC) is making efforts to rope in a globally reputed player to act as the master developer for the project.

Global player may be roped in for Shamuka tourism project

The JD(S) today levelled fresh allegations against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa claiming that an educational trust run by him had received over Rs 27 crore as donation from companies, including some loss-making ones, which benefited from the government.

CM-run trust got Rs 27 crore  donation, says JD(S)

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