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BCC: Retail sales soar but UK growth remains unbalanced

Retail sales volumes in April 2015, up 1.2% on the month, up 4.7% on the year Average store prices fell by 3.2% in April 2015, compared with April 2014   Commenting on the latest retail sales figures for April 2015 published today by the ONS, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce, …

UK introduces new Health Surcharge

From 6 April, nationals from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) including Indian nationals, coming to live in the UK for longer than six months will be required to pay a ‘health surcharge’ in order to gain access to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).   Currently non-EEA nationals coming to work, study or …

UK draws focus on education and skills for employability at Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Summit

 Panel discussions on higher education, international assessment of skills, continuous professional development and sessions on communication skills, study and scholarship opportunities to be part of programming Showcase of BLOODHOUND SSC show car as part of UK’s GREAT BRITAIN campaign at the UK stall in the International Pavilion The 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit which runs till …

Senvion wins new order of 43 megawatts in the UK

Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifthlargest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a new contract totaling over 40 megawatts (MW) in the UK. Senvion will be supplying turbines to the A’Chruach Wind Farm in Argyll and Bute in Scotland, developed by Infinis Energy plc (Infinis). Located within the Kilmichael Forest …

UK CABINET MINISTER FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT VISITS KOLKATA

New £6.5 million Fund for Indo-UK Creative Connections   The UK Cabinet Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, visited Kolkata on 13-14 October 2014. Mr Sajid Javid’s visit to India is the latest in a series of visits by senior British government ministers which aims to emphasise that Britain …

Cricket Social Network CricHQ now available on Android platform

New Delhi, May 23, 2014: Within weeks of announcing the launch of the world’s first Cricket social network in India, CricHQ today upgraded its Android app with the new social networking features. The latest version of CricHQ app on Android platform allows users to ‘follow’ their favorite Cricketers, receive notifications or cricketers’ status updates in …