European car rental co to drive into India
Jet-set travellers in the big Indian cities will now finally get to rent cars equipped with mini-refrigerators and laptops. Courtesy Europes car rental company Europcar which is starting the service here in association with Indias Jetfleet a Jet Airways-promoted company.
The first fleet of cars will be introduced in Delhi on October 3, followed by Bangalore in November and Mumbai in December.
We will then expand to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur and Pune next year, the companys country manager Gautam Nath told Mumbai Mirror.
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India to drive cost in health sector
India and China will impact both cost and innovation in the healthcare sector.
The early signs of this were already evident in India in the fields of remote diagnostics and health tourism, Harpal Singh, chairman Fortis Healthcare said at a forum to discuss Healthcast 2020: Creating a Sustainable Future, a report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).
The report finds a convergence of trends and solutions in the global healthcare market, including the way healthcare is funded.
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Airbus ups sales target for India
Encouraged by the massive orders placed by Indian carriers, European aircraft-maker Airbus Industrie has revised its demand projection for the Indian market to 800-1,000 aeroplanes worth $80 billion by 2026. The earlier projection envisaged orders for 570 aeroplanes worth $40 billion by 2023.
Notably, about 40 of these aircraft are expected to be super jumbo A 380s. “The Indian market is very strong. We see orders between 800 and 1,000 aircraft in the next 20 years, including 40 A-380s,” said Kiran Rao, senior vice-president, marketing and pricing, Airbus Industrie.
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Denmark crush India
India bowed out of the Thomas Cup badminton championship on Wednesday after losing 0-3 to European powerhouse Denmark at the quarterfinal stage.
India bowed out of the Thomas Cup badminton championship on Wednesday after losing 0-3 to European powerhouse Denmark at the quarterfinal stage. India were expected to struggle against the might of world number three Peter Gade and number seven Kenneth Jonassen, along with the top doubles combination in the world Jons Erikson and Martin Han-sen, and the Scandinavians proved their superiority, wrapping up the tie without conceding a game.
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EU attacks India, Nath hits back
Hong Kong: The situation was fluid on Thursday as all the ministerial groups at the 6th ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation were in hectic consultations to narrow down serious differences and look for convergences.
But divisions still remain irreconcilable, with the European Union for the first time attacking India and Brazil, the leaders of the G20 countries; the US and the EU continuing their tirade against each other and the developing countries attacking the EU for the first time for not respecting their own commitments that were part of the Doha declaration.
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Bahrain travel agents launch India promotion
Ten Bahrain-based travel agencies led by House of Travel have launched a drive to promote tourism to India from Bahrain in association with India Tourism, Dubai.
The Bahrain Travel Alliance comprising Al Bader Travel, Al Fanar Travel, Al Hidaya Travel, Al Gosaibi Travel, Bahrain International Travel, Galaxy Travel, House of Travel, International Travel Bureau, Kanoo Travel and Sunshine Tours will offer various options for tourist to India in the coming months.
The alliance tonight launched a new 32-page bilingual India holiday brochure at a cultural event at Crowne Plaza.
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