Power sector accounts for 70% of total industrial water use; steel, paper also make it to the list.
LG, Samsung, Videocon, Sony and Panasonic have instructed their trade partners that products sold through online marketplaces without their knowledge during flash sales will not get the benefit of after-sale service and warranties.
After rows over water usage at its plants in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, it is now the turn of its Gujarat factory.
No more a paper tiger, the Advertising Standards Council of India will partner the Department of Consumer Affairs to enforce better compliance.
But their reign has been tumultuous as the company has seen compelling battles for ownership.
The sight and sound of the Liril Girl set the tone for ads that work at a subliminal level, and captivates viewers even to this day.
Industry body to write to commerce ministry, seek regulation for e-tailers.
The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the lack of use of branded products.
The group's much-touted acquisitions in recent years follow a series of disappointments in joint ventures.
Advertising taglines such as 'Bright in studies, bright in sports' attempted to drive home the message that Bournvita, a chocolate drink, could build a child's mental and physical faculties.
With inauguration of Tumkur food park, he has ambitious plans in the segment.
Household consumption recovered in urban India in May-July but remains weak in rural.
To tackle the resultant inflation, the Indira Gandhi government had imposed price controls on manufactured products, including soaps and vanaspati, in 1973.
Burger King's entry is expected to heat up the burger chain market in India, dominated by McDonald's.
E-commerce, Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) as an advertising category, is expected to bring at least Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in ad spending next month, when there would be both Dussehra and Diwali.
This is the first market where the newest entrant to Mondelez's global chocolate portfolio will be launched, Siddharth Mukherjee, director, chocolate category & media, Mondelez India Foods Ltd, said in an exclusive conversation with Business Standard.
Spends by e-commerce players have now touched Rs 1,000 crore.
The report analysed product launches of 2011, their success over three years, and reported 31 of the 14,509 products introduced that year were received well by consumers.
Relaunched and indigenous brands fare better in India.
The oralcare major has kept its ears firmly to the ground, pushing products into the hinterland and is holding fort in urban India with innovation for continued volume growth.
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