http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with business news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295575,indias-suzlon-sells-stake-in-belgian-firm-hansen.html New Delhi - Suzlon Energy, India's biggest wind-turbine maker Friday said it has sold a 35-per-cent stake in Belgian wind gearbox maker Hansen for 370 million dollars. Suzlon through its Netherlands-based subsidiary AE-Rotor Holding BV sold 236 milli... India,Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295575,indias-suzlon-sells-stake-in-belgian-firm-hansen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295430,indian-farmers-protest-for-higher-sugarcane-prices--summary.html New Delhi - Thousands of sugarcane farmers marched through the streets of the Indian capital Thursday disrupting traffic and paralysing key roads as they demanded higher prices for their crops. The protests affected India's Parliament which was adjou... India,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:46:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295430,indian-farmers-protest-for-higher-sugarcane-prices--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295403,indian-billionaires-almost-double-on-market-rebound-forbes-says.html New Delhi - India's billionaires' club almost doubled from 27 in 2008 to 52 in 2009 largely due to a rebounding stock market and economic growth of 6 per cent, Forbes Asia said. Mukesh Ambani, chief of Reliance Industries Limited, remained India's we... India,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295403,indian-billionaires-almost-double-on-market-rebound-forbes-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295394,legislators-farmers-protest-for-higher-sugarcane-prices-in-india.html New Delhi - Opposition legislators forced an adjournment of Parliament as thousands of farmers gathered in the Indian capital Thursday demanding higher prices for sugarcane crops than those fixed by the government. Farmers from the northern state of ... India,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295394,legislators-farmers-protest-for-higher-sugarcane-prices-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295131,india-canada-aim-at-free-trade-to-seal-nuclear-pact-soon.html New Delhi - India and Canada on Tuesday signed an agreement to facilitate cooperation in energy security and another accord aimed at reaching a bilateral free trade agreement. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Canadian counterpart Stephen ... India,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295131,india-canada-aim-at-free-trade-to-seal-nuclear-pact-soon.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295041,asian-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure-projects-in-india.html Manila - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday it would loan 700 million dollars to India for infrastructure projects to be developed by public-private partnerships. The loan would be released in three tranches over five years to state-owned ... India,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295041,asian-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure-projects-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294331,air-india-posts-12-billion-dollar-loss.html New Delhi - India's national carrier Air India reported a net loss of 55.5 billion rupees (1.2 billion dollars) for the financial year which ended March, news reports said Thursday. The state-run airline, which announced the results in the southern c... India,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:28:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294331,air-india-posts-12-billion-dollar-loss.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294205,india-car-sales-up-34-per-cent-in-october.html New Delhi - Indian car sales soared 34 per cent in October, a new signal that the economic recovery in Asia's third-largest economy was gaining ground, news report said Wednesday. Domestic passenger car sales jumped 34 per cent year-on-year, while sa... India,Business Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:34:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294205,india-car-sales-up-34-per-cent-in-october.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294049,deloitte-plans-to-hire-15000-people-in-india.html New Delhi - Global business consultancy Deloitte plans to hire 15,000 people in India over the next two to three years, the company's top official said Tuesday. We are very upbeat about the Indian economy and have major expansion plans in India, De... India,Business Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294049,deloitte-plans-to-hire-15000-people-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294004,indias-reliance-strikes-oil-off-western-coast.html New Delhi - Indian energy major Reliance Industries Limited Tuesday announced its first oil discovery in an exploration block off the coast of Gujarat state. The commercial viability of the discovery was being ascertained, the company said in a state... India,Business Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:16:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294004,indias-reliance-strikes-oil-off-western-coast.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293732,indian-premier-pushes-for-faster-economic-reforms.html New Delhi - India had weathered the global economic crisis better than most countries and would push financial sector and other reforms to regain a 9 per cent rate of growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday. Delivering the opening address a... India,Business Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293732,indian-premier-pushes-for-faster-economic-reforms.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292685,two-killed-scores-injured-in-labour-clashes-in-bangladesh--summary.html Dhaka - At least two people were killed and scores others injured in fierce clashes between police and garment workers near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, police and witnesses said. Police confirmed deaths almost 12 hours after the local ... India,Business Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:28:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292685,two-killed-scores-injured-in-labour-clashes-in-bangladesh--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292653,scores-injured-in-clashes-over-factory-lay-offs-in-bangladesh.html Dhaka - Fierce clashes between police and clothes workers left scores of people injured near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, police and witnesses said. Unconfirmed reports suggested that at least two workers were killed during the five-hou... India,Business Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:22:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292653,scores-injured-in-clashes-over-factory-lay-offs-in-bangladesh.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292101,new-nepal-india-trade-treaty-comes-into-effect.html Kathmandu - A new Nepal-India trade treaty came into effect Wednesday aimed at curbing unauthorised trade between the two countries. The treaty was signed by Nepal's Commerce Minister Rajendra Mahato and his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma in the Nep... India,Business Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:28:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292101,new-nepal-india-trade-treaty-comes-into-effect.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291963,india-central-bank-holds-interest-rates-warns-of-inflation--summary.html New Delhi - India's central bank announced Tuesday that it would keep key short-term interest rates at their current record lows to support the economic recovery process while trying to ensure price stability. The Reserve Bank of India also retained ... India,Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:34:57 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291963,india-central-bank-holds-interest-rates-warns-of-inflation--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291922,indias-central-bank-holds-interest-rates-warns-of-inflation.html New Delhi - India's central bank announced Tuesday that it would keep key short-term interest rates at their current record lows to support the economic recovery process while trying to ensure price stability. The Reserve Bank of India also retained ... India,Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:10:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291922,indias-central-bank-holds-interest-rates-warns-of-inflation.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290971,tata-motors-acquires-control-of-spanish-bus-maker.html New Delhi - India's Tata Motors Ltd Tuesday announced that it had acquired the remaining 79 per cent stake in Spanish bus maker Hispano Carrocera S.A. Tata Motors, which is India's largest automobile company by sales, said it bought the additional st... India,Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:40:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290971,tata-motors-acquires-control-of-spanish-bus-maker.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290970,indias-billionaire-brothers-battle-in-court-over-gas--summary.html New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing one of the most keenly watched battles in the country's corporate history involving estranged billionaire brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil ... India,Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:34:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290970,indias-billionaire-brothers-battle-in-court-over-gas--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290946,indias-billionaire-brothers-battle-in-court-over-gas-dispute.html New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing one of the country's most keenly watched battles in the country's corporate history involving estranged billionaire brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani over gas supplies. A three-judge Sup... India,Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:52:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290946,indias-billionaire-brothers-battle-in-court-over-gas-dispute.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290920,work-disrupted-as-protests-hit-indias-automobile-hub.html New Delhi - More than 80,000 workers from 60 companies in India's auto-manufacturing hub in Gurgaon near New Delhi stayed away from work Tuesday with scores holding demonstrations on the streets. Workers pelted stones at police teams in Delhi's satel... India,Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:04:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290920,work-disrupted-as-protests-hit-indias-automobile-hub.html