United Nations
Food
The importance of detecting metals in food & beverages
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a new notification fixing, among other parameters, the maximum limit for metals like Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Tin, Cadmium & Zinc in food items like Noodles, Pastas & Macaroni...
Progressive Grocer
FAO, IFPRI, CGIAR launch global initiative to contain food waste
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR research program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) has launched a new initiative to enhance global cooperation on measuring...
Retail
Alibaba to focus on growth of SMEs in India: Jack Ma
During a recent visit to India, online marketplace giant Alibaba's Chairman, Jack Ma, showed interest in expanding its footprint in India's booming e-commerce industry, particularly focusing on small business.
During his short visit, Ma met Prime Minister Narendar Modi and...
Retail
Cash-on-delivery primary payment channel in Indian e-comm: UNCTAD
Though globally credit cards still account for the biggest share of e-commerce settlements according to WorldPAy 2014, for India cash-on-delivery is used for more than half — 50-80 per cent — of all online transactions, says a new index...
Shopping Centres
India Retail Real Estate: A Journey Akin to a Hurdle Race
Indian retail real estate seems to have seen it all - from a boom to a burst but still this hasn’t really intimidated the players operating in this field to step back and withdraw from developing new malls and...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Progress Mutate Adapt
The road to a sustainable future will be paved when we start leaving waste in our past. Sustainability and sustainable development are today at the forefront of research and policy discussions. Sustainability is the property of being able to...
Beauty & Wellness
Givaudan stands up for the environment
Givaudan, the Switzerland-based worldwide producer of fragrances and flavours, is going an extra mile to preserve the environment and safeguard Biodiversity. The company is going to support the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, as proclaimed by the United Nations,...
Progressive Grocer
Pure Fantasy
As the world evolves from organic foods to ‘SOLE’ ( Sus-tainable, Organic, Local and Ethical) eating, India is only beginning to catch up by starting to go and grow organic. However, does a low-volume category as organic food make...
Beauty & Wellness
Trend Vision 2009
Flying high: Trend Vision is not simply a hair award. It is a coming together of a mini United Nations — hairstylists from 60 countries bringing with them a sense of anticipation – and competition to win the coveted...
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Raymond has plans for opening stores in temple towns: CBO Debdeep Sinha
Debdeep Sinha chief business officer for apparel at Raymond Ltd. speaks about the company’s expansion plans, Raymond’s propriety fabrics...
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