Airtel launches 4G services in Bangalore After Calcutta, it’s Bangalore who is the next city to benefit from the 4G technology by Bharti Airtel. The 4G technology allows the users to access wireless broadband services at 30-40 mbps speeds compared to 3-4 mbps on 3G platforms. The company has invested around 1.5 billion € in the state of Karnataka to introduce this technology. Mangalore and Mysore will be the next cities to benefit from this new service. The service will then be launched in Pune (Maharashtra) and Chandigarh (Punjab).  

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SpiceJet plans to expand its international operations Indian low cost carrier, SpiceJet, plans to fly this year to more international destinations. To this effect, it has obtained the necessary approvals from the Indian aviation authorities to add 6 new international destinations to its current itinerary. With these additional routes, SpiceJet’s weekly international flights will move from 14 flights /week to 64 flights/ week. SpiceJet, whose primary shareholder Mr. Kalanithi Maran holding 43.60% of shares, will add Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Male, Kabul, Dubai and Bangkok to their existing international destinations, Colombo and Kathmandu. The new destinations are expected to increase the carrier’s revenues from international operations from 2.75% to 4.5%.  

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  LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU and LISA sponsor the symposium on Spray Dried Dairy Products LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU, a leading French manufacturer of infant formulas together with LISA, an expert in manufacturing processes for powdered milk formulas for infants, are sponsoring the 5 th edition of the International Symposium on Spray Dried Dairy Products (SDDP) being organized by IDF (International Dairy Federation) and INRA (the French National Institute for Agricultural Research) from 19th to 21st June 2012 in Saint-Malo, France. The main aim of the symposium is to update researchers and manufacturers on scientific advances in the field of Spray Dried Dairy Products. LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU and LISA present their know-how during the international symposium on SDDP The SDDP symposium gathers research professionals and industry leaders from around the world to present the most advanced spray drying techniques able to preserve the integrity of dairy components. It is an opportunity for LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU and its spin-off LISA, diamond sponsors of the event, to present their expert knowledge in the production of infant milk powder. With steady investments in R&D, the two companies are equipped with undisputed expertise in optimizing manufacturing processes. By being committed to the understanding of raw material behavior during each industrial stage, these processes control impacts and guarantee expected functional and metabolic product properties.  They also assess new technologies and innovative manufacturing configurations, so that the native properties and nutritional components of infant milk can be maintained. Their expertise includes a patented spray drying mathematical model, giving them outstanding competitive advantage. In this way, the cost and time of their industrial pilot assays are reduced. They also comply with the most stringent product quality standards in the world. LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU and LISA thus strive to help manufacturers and distributors meet the quality standards of health and sanitary authorities throughout the world, by bringing them technical and industrial expertise. Infant milk powder quality : a public health issue As a matter of fact, infant milk quality is an issue for governments and public health authorities. It is the result of various industrial factors: quality of the raw materials, mechanical and thermal treatments, way of blending, interaction between components, etc. A milk protein that has been subjected to shocks during the industrial process may suffer structural modifications. This may distort its biological value and lead to outbreak of new components potentially harmful to children. Metabolic safety will become a point of vigilance for the world sanitary authorities, hitherto focused on microbiological and quantitative aspects. The boom in infant formula demand The  infant formula market is estimated to be 12 billion €* and is indifferent to economic cycles: the worldwide demand is increasing by 11% per annum, particularly in the emergent markets, targeted by LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU, Asia and Latin America. In 2011, export accounted for 45% of the turnover for LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU. *According to LISA, 2012 About LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU and LISA :   LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU is a French independent family company. It was established in 1932 and has been investing in R&D and technological excellence; it produces white-label custom-made infant milk powders, according to the most demanding international standards. LISA is the only engineering firm in the world specialized in infant milk powder, offering not only feasibility studies, selection of partners and strategic advice, but also and above all, technology and know-how transfer for infant formula production. For further information: https://colloque4.inra.fr/sddp2012 LAITERIE DE MONTAIGU Etienne SMITH  Tel. +33 2 51 45 65 00 e.smith@laiteriedemontaigu.com www.laiteriedemontaigu.com   LISA Eric BLANCHARD  Tel. +33 6 34 20 73 65 contact@lisainfantmilk.com www.lisainfantmilk.com PRESS CONTACT Annick DELECROIX  Tel. +33 1 73 00 11 32 adelecroix@global-approach-consulting   

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Beautiful billiard tables by Chevillotte available in Delhi and Bengaluru. Looking for distributors in Mumbai and Kolkata.     New Delhi, April 2012: For the past 152 years, CHEVILLOTTE has turned the manufacture of billiard tables into an art form. The know-how of five generations, combined with the talent of its designers and cabinetmakers, has made CHEVILLOTTE the world leader in prestige billiard tables, present in over forty countries. Already present in Bengaluru and Delhi, CHEVILLOTTE is now looking for distributors in Mumbai as well as Kolkata to establish a strong presence in the major metropolitan cities in India. The company first distinguished itself in the competition circuit as its models are regularly chosen, even to this day, for major international competitions. Now the main focus of its business has become the consumer market, and CHEVILLOTTE has been awarded the EPV label ( Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant - Living Heritage Enterprise) . This label is awarded by the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry to recognize companies in the country with excellence in artisanal know-how. Driven by the pursuit of aesthetics and design, CHEVILLOTTE nurtures values centred on innovation and boldness, while maintaining its know-how and the excellence of its craft. All manufacturing is done exclusively in France, in keeping with tradition and using the noblest of materials on the basis of a rigorous selection process. CHEVILLOTTE has launched Verytables , the first-ever dining table that turns into a billiard table, by means of a patented system which truly represents a remarkable technical achievement. CHEVILLOTTE also specializes in antique billiard tables. This expertise led the company to be selected by the Château de Versailles to recreate the billiard table used by King Louis XVI. CHEVILLOTTE has recently set up an Entertainment Room concept . It can now offer complete, fully laid-out game rooms, designed according to each customer’s specific requirements. These include carpeting, seating, lighting, wooden panels, bar, billiard tables, casino multigame tables, juke-box, pinball machines, foosball tables… For further information, please visit: www.chevillotte.com     

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The City of New Delhi has just contracted Veolia Water to build and operate the new Nilothi Wastewater Treatment Plant serving the city’s western sector. Construction will begin in the next few weeks on this plant designed to be fully energy self-sufficient . The Indian public authority in charge of water and wastewater services in the capital New Delhi has signed a contract with Veolia Water to design, build and operate an innovative wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 91 million liters/day. This 13-year contract covers an initial two-year construction phase followed by an 11-year operation and maintenance phase. The contract is worth cumulative total revenue of 40 million euros. The plant will boost the capital’s wastewater treatment capacity at a time when the development of the city, which already shows the country’s highest population growth rate (26.4% increase from 2001 to 2011), is accelerating. The wastewater treatment used by Veolia Water will ensure the recovery of energy from the biogas produced by the sludge treatment process (digestion stage). This innovation will reduce the Nilothi wastewater service’s environmental footprint and also cut its energy bill.The treatment sludge will be recovered in the form of highly standardized compost for use by the region’s farmers. The treated wastewater will be discharged into the Yamuna River without any impact on the natural environment.  

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AREVA Solar, an AREVA subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by Reliance Power Limited to build a 250 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) installation in India, which will become the largest in all of Asia. Under the contract, AREVA will build two 125 MW CSP plants using its Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) technology and will provide construction management services for the project. The first phase of the project is under construction, with a target commercial operation date of May 2013. The solar power plants will be located in Rajasthan. AREVA Solar  is a subsidiary of the AREVA Group and specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of steam generating solar systems for its global power generation and industrial customers. Reliance Power is India’s leading private sector power generation company. The company has the largest portfolio of power projects in the private sector based on coal, gas, hydro and renewable energy, with an operating portfolio of 1200 MW.

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Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd. (ABFPL), the joint venture company between Alstom, a global leader in power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and Bharat Forge, the flagship company of the Kalyani Group , won a contract of  1570 crore rupees (€250 million approx) for supplying two units of 660 MW supercritical coal turbine islands to NTPC Limited in Solapur, Maharashtra. Alstom’s share of the contract will be approximately €125 million. As per the tender conditions, ABFPL is also expected to get awarded an additional order for three units of 660 MW for the Nabinagar site from Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt Ltd (NPGCPL), a JV between NTPC and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB). NTPC or National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd is the single largest thermal power producer in India. ABFPL is currently constructing a manufacturing facility at Mundra, Gujarat which should start operations by 2013. The plant will manufacture supercritical power plant equipment and have an annual production capacity of 5000 MW, This will be one of the largest integrated facilities for turbines, generators and auxiliaries manufacturing in India.

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