Indian companies raise millions in London market/Indian tech vendors to be 'selective' in domestic deals/Indian Railway registers $6.25 Bn profit/Government approves 10 more special economic zones

Daily Dose |   February 26 2008

>> TOP NEWS Indian companies raise millions in London market Indian companies have put up a stunning performance in London by raising hundreds of millions of pounds on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last year. Indian tech vendors to be 'selective' in domestic deals Indian software exporters such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies and Satyam Computer Services will be selective in choosing deals in the domestic market. Indian Railway registers $6.25 Bn profit Government approves 10 more special economic zones >> TECHNOLOGY Kerala mulls IT parks in all districts The Kerala Government is planning to develop IT parks in all districts in the state in order to enhance its presence in the Information Technology sector. COAI thumps DoT again on frequency allocation issue Even as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is gearing itself to issue telecom licenses and radio frequencies or spectrum to nine operators, the GSM cellular forum has shot a strongly worded letter expressing its discontent. Infosys partners with ACDI/VOCA for agro supply chain solution Reliance Globalcom ties up with UAE's Du >> BUSINESS Rupee appreciates further against U.S. dollar It is time for the companies, who are so dependent on the U.S. dollar, to receive another jolt. 'Reliance in joint venture talks with Marks & Spencer' Spurred by reports of rivals John Lewis considering an Indian expansion, British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) are in talks with Reliance Industries about selling its food range in India. R Systems International announces Q4 results Tata preparing to sign Jaguar deal early March >> VENTURE NEWS World's largest hedge fund firm now in India Indian capital market regulator SEBI has given approval to Renaissance Technologies to start operation in Indian market as a foreign institutional investor. ICICI arm, Jaypee end $800 Mn deal ICICI Venture and Jaypee Infratech have terminated talks with regard to the former's buying of around 10 to 15 percent stake for $800 million in the infrastructure company. Nistica wires $9 Mn for Optical Telecom Equipment Visa mulls $19 Bn IPO >> OTHER NEWS India to have first green hotel in Hyderabad India is going to have its first green hotel - The Park Hotel in Hyderabad. 38,000 porters to get railway jobs Coolies, as railway porters are called in India, will get permanent employment as "gangmen" in the railways if they hold a license. Indian truckers in Canada form association Snubbed Sikh wins race case against Manchester police >> BLOGS Web 2.0: Concept of Co-creation - Dr Vikram Venkateswaran Consumers today have evolved from being passive participants in business processes; as a target for marketers to becoming an active participant involved in the creation of the product offering itself....... MAGAZINE Cover Story Arasan Chip Systems, a builder of IP solutions and related services competes with established names in numerous vertical markets and comes up trumps. Guest Contributor The Empires of the Mind By Vikram Shah The author is President - India Operations, NetApp. Featured Mentors kishor Jagirdar Managing Director at Infopace management Pvt Ltd Praveen Gupta President, Accelper Consulting Video spotlight What do Companies look for in Experienced IT Professionals. SiliconIndia Books India: From Midnight to the Millennium Shashi Tharoor: A fascinating portrait of one of the world's most important and interesting countries....Buy Now Entry from Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian-English Binoo K. John: From the early days of the Raj, the Indian version of English... Buy Now

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