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ELECTRONICS 
May 18, 2019 Donald Trump is short-circuiting the electronics industry
For more than a year now, President Donald Trump has been playing chicken with China, instituting increasingly expensive tariffs to add pressure for a trade deal that never seems to materialize. So far, those tariffs have kept clear of consumer goods like smartphones or televisions, with the most damaging taxes restricted to intermediary products like […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 17, 2019 Electronic skin gives robots the human touch
Known as Wootzkin, the electronic skin is designed to allow robots to complete tasks requiring greater dexterity, such as handling soft fruit. The skin, developed by Edinburgh and Sedgefield-based Wootzano, was presented at the Annual Showcase of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub in May. The Wootzkin, which is made of a specially-modified elastomer […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 15, 2019 India to allow import of second-hand electronics at last; windfall for refurbished phones market?
Phone companies – Apple especially – could soon be posed to take a bigger bite out of India’s growing refurbished phones market, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) allowing – via a notification on May 7 – the import of refurbished electronic goods, reports ET Prime. The caveat – and it’s a big one […]
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CLOTHING 
May 13, 2019 Tchibo expands online clothing rental programme in sustainability push
Tchibo has extended its clothing rental programme to new products after a successful year-long trial. The German clothing retailer said that the first year of Tchibo Share had shown the size of shopping carts and conversion rates “rising steadily”. Launched in January 2018, the programme allows customers to rent clothing online in order to cater […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 10, 2019 Govt prohibits imports of non-BIS compliant second-hand electronics, IT goods
Import of second-hand or refurbished electronics and IT goods without registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is prohibited, the government has said. Under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) order 2012, imports of these goods is allowed through the registration with the BIS or on specific exemption letter from the […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 8, 2019 Home & Garden Pesticides Market Current and Future Industry Trends, 2018 ? 2023
Pesticides serve many purposes around the home and garden. They modify the appearance of lawns by eliminating unwanted plants we consider weeds. The Home & Garden Pesticides market is reportedly forecast to accumulate quite an appreciable remuneration portfolio by the end of the projected timeline, as claimed by this research study. Including important parameters with […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 6, 2019 Here are all the bulk deals from Friday’s session
After meandering through gains and losses through Thursday’s session, domestic equity indices ended mildly lower amid losses in private bank and IT stocks. Tepid cues from Asian and European markets weighed on investor sentiments, keeping the proceedings sombre through most of the day. ICICI BankNSE -0.12 %, InfosysNSE -0.72 %, TCS and Axis BankNSE -1.30 % proved main drags […]
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COUPONS 
May 5, 2019 5 upcoming bikes in India 2019: Gixxer 250, Jawa Perak, KTM 390 Adventure and more
We are in the fifth month of 2019 and the year has already seen various new bikes being launched in India. Also, several companies have introduced the updated versions of the already existing bikes. That India is a major auto market is known thing all over the world and most of the bike and car […]
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CLOTHING 
April 29, 2019 Sri Lanka Bans All Face-Covering Clothing Following Easter Terror Attacks
Sri Lanka has announced a ban on all face covering clothing following the Easter terror attacks which killed over 250 people. The attacks took place at three churches in Kochchikade, Negombo and Batticaloa, as well as three hotels in Colombo on April 21, resulting in the deadliest violence the country has seen since the civil […]
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COUPONS 
April 28, 2019 Dear Bed Bath & Beyond: ‘Don’t Mess With’ Your Coupons
Earlier this month, Bed Bath & Beyond said that it will take a number of steps to reduce its reliance on coupons as a traffic driver. The home goods retailer will add coupon exclusions, adjust the value of its offers and impose limits on coupon availability. On the retailer’s fourth quarter conference call with analysts, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 27, 2019 8 Bharat Electronics officials in soup over favouring companies
The vigilance department of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a defence public undertaking, has ordered blacklisting of a design consultant and action against eight of its own senior officials over irregularities in awarding contracts. BEL allegedly allocated a consultancy contract to RD Konsultants for a confidential defence project to a single company without following due process, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 26, 2019 LG Electronics to shut South Korea phone plant, move production to Vietnam
SEOUL (Reuters) – LG Electronics Inc said on Thursday it would stop producing smartphones in South Korea and move manufacturing to Vietnam, joining global rivals in reorganising production as they battle a slump in global demand. The restructuring of its money-losing business comes as LG, once one of the world’s top three mobile phone makers, […]
