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LightO Technologies launched in Mumbai Indian Seamless Group (ISG) announced the launch of LightO Technologies in Mumbai in the presence of Mr. Rajiv Goel, Chief Financial Officer, Indian Seamless Group, Mr. Naveen Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, LightO Technologies Pvt Ltd and Mr. Ingolf Schwarz, Sales Director, GLOBO Lighting, Austria. LightO Technologies Pvt Ltd launched more than 100 products under LED, Decorative Lighting, CFL product category. Bollywood actress and Ex Femina Miss India semifinalist Mugdha Godse, was also present to grace the event with her presence. LightO is ISG’s latest venture in the Consumer Lighting business is spread across the sub-continent and will be available in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. With the addition of this new vertical, ISG is all set to make a mark nationally through LightO Technologies Pvt Ltd. LightO Technologies, today also announced their association with GLOBO Lighting, Austria. Under this partnership, LightO wi...

  CarTrade.com launches store in Western India …Opens its first Thane franchisee store     CarTrade.com is one of India's leading auto websites and helps consumers to buy and sell new and used cars. CarTade.com announced the launch of its first CarTrade.com Franchisee used car Store in Thane. The franchisee partner is Globus Motors , Thane (West). Commenting on the company’s latest initiative, Mr. Vinay Sanghi, Founder & CEO, CarTrade.com said, “ The CarTrade.com Franchise Store is an innovative offering which now allows our customers to not only get the information and help they need on our web-site, but also an opportunity to interact with well-trained staff, to get the best choice of cars and  deals in the market. We are confident that this initiative will further enhance our customer’s car buying and selling experience. This is a significant milestone for us. We have aggressive expansion plans to launch 100 stores across India in the ...

Product Launch Eureka Forbes Launches Fireguard – portable Fire Extinguishers ' brand EuroVigil ' by Shrutee Kate   Introducing solution that ensure safe drinking water and clean and secure homes and offices for our consumers, Eureka Forbes is now introducing a revolutionary line of products that shall keep the homes and offices safe from fire and meet the evolving lifestyle purification needs of customers. Speaking on the occasion of thelaunch of a patented portable Fire Extinguisher – Fireguard, the Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Suresh L. Goklaney said, “we have worked along the forces of the nature i.e. Earth, Water, Air, Environment and now Fire. Eureka Forbes has been built on sustainable relationships with customers, as their ‘Friends for Life’ by satisfying their evolving health, hygiene, safety and lifestyle needs”. Eureka Forbes Limited is India’s leading health and hygiene brand. It is a multi-product, multichannel organization with a gross group tu...

 by Shrutee Kate General Motors India Launches Chevrolet Sail U-VA  Premium Hatchback General Motors India launched the all-new Chevrolet Sail U-VA today. The   premium hatchback takes styling, performance and safety to a new level. The SailU-VA hatchback is built on a new global small passenger car platform created especially for fast-growing emerging markets, including India. Engineers at the GM Technical Center-India in Bangalore spent nearly two years adapting the platform for India to ensure that it would meet the requirements of the Indian market and Indian car buyers. “The much-anticipated Chevrolet Sail U-VA hatchback is an important addition to GM’s small car portfolio in India,” said Anil Mehrotra, VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer, GM India.“It brings a new sense of vitality to the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive segment in the domestic passenger car market.” The SailU-VA hatchback’s exterior exudes Chevrolet’s sporty styl...

PRODUCT LAUNCH/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dell Unveils New Tablets and PCs Featuring Windows 8 Dell is ushering in the next era of computing with a redesigned portfolio of business and consumer PCs designed to take advantage of advances in new operating systems.  Built to best optimize Windows 8, Dell has crafted inspired designs that enable new user experiences and make touch computing available to more customers than ever before.  This new product range is specially designed to provide the next wave of computing experience and address evolving customer desires. The XPS 12 convertible, Latitude 10 tablet, Latitude 6430u Ultrabook, OptiPlex 9010 All-in-One with touch and the S2340T Win8 multi-touch monitor are the new products unveiled by Dell today.  The new offerings free customers from carrying multiple devices, helping them save time and be more productive. The durable designs offer security and manageability, empowering users to keep pace in an always-connecte...

GOVERMENT Shri K.H. Munia ppa, Minis ter of MSME, Govt. of India adresses MEDIA at sahyad ri Guest House, Mumba i     Shri K.H. Muniyappa, Hon’ble Minister of state (Independent Charge), Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India addressed a Press Conference at Sahayadri Guest House, Malabar Hill, Mumbai on 31.10.2012, after chairing a review meeting of different departments of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises viz., KVIC, NSIC, DCMSME and COIR Board.   Shri Devendra Kumar Desai, Chairman, KVIC, Shri K.C. Kalappa, Member, KVIC, Shri D.C. Pattanayak, Financial Advisor and CEO, Incharge and Ms Neena Singh Pandey, CVO, KVIC   graced the meeting. Officials of   KVIC, NSIC, DCMSME and COIR Board   as well as   various public sector Banks also attended the review meeting and assured full support of the financial institutions for promoting schemes of MSME by providing adequate credit flow.   Addressing the Press, Shri Muniyappa informed t...

HEALTH/MEDICAL Sanofi Diabetes Blue Fortnight reveals – Lack of awareness & inaction, puts Mumbaikars at higher risk of Diabetes Nov 1, 2012   As many as 84% of Mumbaikars do not consider going for screening for  diabetes despite having at least one of their family members are already diagnosed with diabetes, a recent survey revealed. People are hugely reluctant to act on preventive measures despite the fact that diabetes has assumed epidemic proportions in India today. According to the survey conducted as part of the Sanofi Diabetes Blue Fortnight 2012– Sweetened by NutraSweet by HEAL Foundation, there is a huge need to convert awareness into action, especially among those who have a family history of diabetes. The survey, titled ‘INDIA POLD’ (Perceptions, in families, Of People Living with Diabetes), was conducted across three cities – Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi – and involved 900 individuals from families with at least one member diagnosed...