KPMG study says despite ATF price hike, Indian airlines can break even by simple measures
NEW DELHI, JULY 3: Indian carriers that are reeling under projected losses of Rs 8,000 crore this fiscal can achieve break even and become profitable despite rising jet fuel costs, says a new study by KPMG. The study suggests airlines can achieve this by focusing on process improvements, cost optimisation and by switching to a leaner business model.
Price Domino Inflation may touch 10 per cent in 6-8 weeks
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The Asia-Pacific region has been successful in its attempts at reducing under-five mortality rate, which has been steadily declining from 90 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 58 in 2005. The rate declined in the SAARC region as well, however, at a lesser pace. The rate declined from a startling 129 per 1,000 births in 1990 to 82 in 2005.
High crude prices No lowering of excise duties to soften impact
Israel has proposed a free trade agreement (FTA) with India to boost burgeoning economic and bilateral ties.??
The Planning Commission is considering a hike in public sector investment in the farm sector to 4 per cent of agricultural gross domestic product towards the end of the 11th Plan (2007-12).??
The Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), an institution under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, will set up a bio-diesel plant at Secunderabad in Andhra
India is likely to sign an agreement with Switzerland on intellectual property rights (IPRs) to improve the bilateral economic cooperation with Switzerland.
Resting fears of slowdown in the manufacturing sector, a recent survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) finds out that most companies in the segment recorded a double digit 10 per cent
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), commissioned by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to study the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI), will delve
