The company expects to sell three-four million batteries in 2008-09, a top company official said. "There is a great potential for alkaline batteries in the Indian market. To capture this, we have launched alkaline battery in the country," PBIN's Managing

Jain joins the firm from Citibank where he has for the last 14 years worked across various functions, a press release issued here stated. In his most recent position, Jain worked as a senior client coverage banker with Citigroup Private

HPCL has formed a JV company with government of Chhattisgarh and Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) to undertake jatropha plantation in the state," a company release said. Jatropha tree is a source of biofuel. HPCL would hold 74 per

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit resumed higher at 42.82/84 from last weekend's close of 42.87/88 per dollar. Dealers attributed positive opening of the rupee to dollar sales by exporters at higher levels and lack of

This new pathway found by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio may have applications for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and some cancers. The researchers have described this tube as part

The report, Paying for Cancer Care, by the oncologist Prof Karol Sikora, identifies 136,000 British patients a year who could benefit from 10 cancer treatments, which are commonly available across Western Europe, but rarely funded by the NHS. According to

Sales of tight briefs have risen sharply following the unveiling of posters of the former England captain modelling a new range of pants for Armani. Thousands of Brits are swapping loose boxers for barely-there pants after seeing the ads. However,

Since the database of the technical textile industry in India was limited, the report would throw light on the potential market size of this industry and also suggest action plan for removing the hurdles in the growth of technical textile

Replying to a question on regulating or banning cotton exports, considering the demand from textile industry over soaring cotton prices, Elangovan told reporters here that abolition of customs duty on import of cotton last week, has helped in the decline

Writing in the British Medical Journal, the research may provide a unique way of promoting healthy adolescent sexual behaviour. Research shows that parents can significantly influence adolescents' sexual health and risk behaviours through their parenting practices and talking about sex.

The Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) therapy successfully treated Joseph Thomas, a diabetic patient for the past 18 years. The 57-year-old was on optimal medical treatment for the past six years and his doctors in the UAE advised renal transplant

Researchers studying a database comprising more than 10 million emergency room visits in some 41 hospitals between 1993 and 2004, found a 3 percent higher incidence of visits for asthma attacks on days following thunderstorms. While a 3 percent increase

Poonam Mehta, a resident of Kadapara on the eastern fringes of the city, was taken to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital with high fever, a police official said. Her relatives alleged that the doctors sent her home after administering

Speaking on the occasion of the launch of a new elctronic manufacturing unit and R and D centre in the city, Jay Kunkel, President Asia, Member of the Automotive Managing Board, Continental AG, said currently it was in the process

Till date, no method was available for identifying high-risk areas without conducting costly sampling campaigns, but now, the new model allows vulnerable areas to be pinpointed using existing data on geology and soil properties. The new method has also allowed

Giving the direction, a division bench comprising Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice M Venugopal wanted disciplinary proceedings against the officials "at the helm of affairs for being lethargic" in registering the property. In a civil dispute between the HPCL

The discovery, which was made through a National Health Interview Survey that was conducted by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, found that only 50 percent of men and women 50 and older had received screening in 2005. According

The researchers revealed that they made this advance while experimenting on mice. According to them, their approach has the potential to become an emergency treatment for heart attack patients, particularly since already existing drugs might be pressed into service to

Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance. That was a surprise, but maybe the study had too few patients to

British government's plans on expansion of maternity leave and parents' rights is forcing corporates or business organisations to rethink recruiting women of childbearing age.Ms Nicola Brewer, the chief executive of Britain's Equalities and Human Rights Commission said that there is