Sany India launches range of products at EXCON 2015

Construction equipment maker Sany India today launched a range of products including excavators, cranes, motor graders, batching pant and transit mixers at EXCON 2015.
The products, which cater to mining, plantation, steel yard, oil, wind & power, refineries and road construction sectors, were launched at EXCON 2015, the company said in a statement.
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Axis Bank to launch co-branded credit card with Vistara * Axis Bank will be launching a co-branded credit card with the Tata-promoted full-service carrier Vistara aimed at domestic travellers spends.
The card, to be launched next year, will offer privileges and benefits for business and leisure travellers under the Club Vistara frequent flyer program of the carrier, an Axis Bank statement said today.

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Havas Media wins integrated media mandate of Doctor 24x7 * Havas Media Group has bagged the integrated media mandate of mobile phone-based tele-health service Doctor 24x7.
The duties will include traditional as well as digital and mobile duties and the account will be handled from the Havas Media Gurgaon office, the company said in a statement.
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'Most urban consumers pay from pocket in health emergencies' * Most of the urban Indian consumers pay a large sum from their pocket in cases of medical emergency as they remain under-insured and don't feel the need to be supplemented, says a survey by BigDecisions.

"Consumers are paying large sums out of pocket as a result of being under-insured at times when they need insurance protection the most-- when facing large treatment bills.
Steel Strips Wheels bags order worth $13.5 mn from Thai firm
* Steel Strips Wheels has bagged an order worth USD 13.5 million (about Rs 90 crore) from Thailand's Siam Kubota Corp for supply of 2.2 lakh tractor wheels.
The order is for supplying tractor wheel for their Thailand production facility, Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) said in a regulatory filing.
Mass supply for the order are expected from March and the total expected volume from this programme, over a period of five years, is 2.2 lakh tractor wheels, it added.

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Wipro ranked in leadership zone in telecom R&D services * Wipro today said it has been ranked in the leadership zone in telecom R&D services for the fourth consecutive year in an annual survey conducted by Zinnov Management Consulting, a leading Globalisation and Market Expansion Advisory firm.
The Global Service Providers' Rating was carried out across 13 verticals, the final rating based on a comprehensive capability analysis based on parameters such as depth of offerings, IPs, solutions, talent pool and client base, the company said in a statement.
The study is undertaken by Zinnov to help customers understand the service provider landscape and make informed sourcing decisions.

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Lyka Labs board to meet next week to discuss fund raising * Drug firm Lyka Labs today said it plans to raise funds by issue of securities.
A meeting of the company's board will be held on December 28, to raise funds by issue of securities and take necessary action in this regard, Lyka Labs said in a BSE filing.
Euronet receives approval from RBI to operate under BBPS
* Euronet, value added services company today said it has received in-principle approval from Reserve Bank to operate as an operating unit under Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).
BBPS is an integrated bill payment system which offers interoperable bill payment services to customers, both online as well as through a network of physical agents. It provides multiple payment modes and instant confirmation of payment.

"Bill payments across categories is a big business for Euronet both in India and globally," Himanshu Pujara, Regional Managing Director, Euronet, India and South Asia said.
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CORE Diagnostics enters into pact with Paradigm * Indian medical startup CORE Diagnostics has entered into a partnership with US-based molecular Paradigm to bring to India the latter's advanced cancer profiling service, PCDx, which helps in detailed personalising of each cancer patient's course of treatment.
Paradigm has signed a distribution agreement with CORE Diagnostics to facilitate patient access to PCDx, in India.
PCDX (Paradigm Cancer Diagnostic) is a comprehensive clinical-grade Next Generation Sequencing-based test that is designed to provide physicians and patients with a more targeted, personalized approach to cancer treatment by identifying the underlying genomic and proteomic alterations of a tumor's DNA, RNA and protein.

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Valve Technology Conclave to take place in Coimbatore * The third edition of Valve Technology Conclave 2016 will take place in Coimbatore on May 27 and will focus on the need to build the foundation and make plans for a bigger share in the global footprint.
The country was having the potential to tap the high tech valves and the conclave will discuss whether India was geared to make them here, Event Chairman Ramesh Babu told reporters.
Man Infraconstruction Q1 net at Rs 9 cr
* Man Infraconstruction Ltd today reported a 33.44 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 8.80 crore for the quarter ended June, 2016.

The infrastructure firm had clocked a net profit of Rs 6.59 crore for the April-June period of the 2015-16 fiscal.
The company's total income from operations, however declined to Rs 39.42 crore in the quarter under review as against Rs 45.70 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Total expenses declined to Rs 30.44 crore from Rs 42.66 crore in the year-ago period.
Segment wise, Engineering, procurement and construction (segment) recorded a revenue of Rs 38.65 crore while while revenue from real estate stood at Rs 9.70 crore.
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Karbonn launches smartphone for Rs 4,799 with 3D viewing kit * Karbonn Mobiles today announced the launch of its latest K9 Viraat at Rs 4,799 which is being offered to the customers with 3D viewing apparatus.

Built on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, K9 Viraat comes with 5.5 inch screen size 5 megapixel rear and a 3.2 MP front camera, 1.3 Ghz quad core processor and 2800 mAh battery, a company statement said.