Thursday, July 31, 2014

July 2014 in Pictures














Inox to buy Satyam Cinemas

Multiplex operator Inox Leisure has said that it will acquire Gurgaon-based rival Satyam Cineplexes in a Rs.182-crore deal, which would strengthen its presence in North India. The Mumbai-based exhibitor will acquire 100% equity share capital of Satyam from its promoters. The company's board at its meeting “approved the acquisition of 100 % equity shares of Satyam Cineplexes for a total consideration of Rs.182 crore”. Post acquisition, Inox would be present in 50 cities with 91 multiplexes and 358 screens.

The company said that, the proposed acquisition of one of the industry's prime assets, is a part of Inox's strategy to expand its footprint across the country and gives INOX a significant foothold in the North Indian region.

This is the third acquisition of Inox in last seven years. In May 2013, Inox had merged Fame India, a multiplex cinema theater firm, with the company after acquiring controlling stake in 2011. Similarly, in 2007, Calcutta Cinema (CCPL) a West Bengal-based multiplex theater firm was merged with Inox.

Airtel has 300 million users



Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel said it has crossed 300-million subscriber mark across its mobile, fixed line, DSL and DTH services. The company, which began operations in 1995, had crossed the 100 million mark in 2009 and 200 million in 2012. The latest 100 million customers have been added within two years. Bharti Airtel has operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.

Somewhere in Madhya Pradesh


Foodgrain Productions in India: Economic Survey 2013-14

Foodgrains

I
II
III
Rice
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Wheat
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Haryana
Maize
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Cereals
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Gram
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Tur
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Pulses
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Total Foodgrains
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
Oilseeds

I
II
III
Groundnut
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Rapeseed & Mustard
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Soyabeen
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Sunflower
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Total Oilseeds
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Cash Crops

I
II
III
Sugarcane
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Cotton
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Junte &Mesta
West Bengal
Bihar
Assam

Governors in India

State/UT
Governor
Took Office on
Andaman & Nicobar Islands **
A K Singh
08 Jul, 2013
Andhra Pradesh
ESL Narasimhan
28 Dec, 2009
Arunachal Pradesh
Nirbhay Sharma
29 May, 2013
Assam
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
11 Dec, 2009
Bihar
D Y Patil
22 Mar, 2013
Chahttisgarh
Balramji Das Tandon
14 Jul, 2014
Chandigarh *
Shivraj Patil
22 Jan, 2010
Dadra & Nagra Haveli *
B S Bhalla
28 Aug, 2012
Daman & Diu *
B S Bhalla
28 Aug, 2012
Delhi **
Najeeb Jung
09 Jul, 2013
Goa
Margaret Alva
12 Jul, 2014
Gujarat
Om Prakash Kohli
17 Jul, 2014
Haryna
Kaptan Singh Solanki
25 Jul, 2014
HimachalPradesh
Urmila Singh
25 Jan, 2010
Jammu & Kashmir
Narinder Nath Vohra
25 Jun, 2008
Jharkhand
Syed Ahmed
04 Sep, 2011
Karnataka
K. Rosaiah
29 Jun, 2014
Kerala
Sheila Dikshit
11 Mar, 2014
Lakshadweep *
H Rajesh Prasad
07 Nov, 2012
Madhya Pradesh
Ram Naresh Yadav
08 Sep, 2011
Maharashtra
K. Sankaranarayanan
22 Jan, 2010
Manipur
Vinod Kumar Duggal
31 Dec, 2013
Meghalaya
Krishan Kant Paul
08 Jul, 2013
Mizoram
Kamla Beniwal
06 Jul, 2014
Nagaland
Padmanabha Acharya
14 Jul, 2014
Odisha
S C Jamir
21 Mar, 2013
Puducherry *
A K Singh
10 Jul, 2013
Punjab
Shivraj Patil
22 Jan, 2010
Rajasthan
Margaret Alva
12 May, 2012
Sikkim
S D Patil
20 Jul, 2013
Tamil Nadu
K. Rosaiah
31 Aug, 2011
Telangana
ESL Narasimhan
02 Jun, 2014
Tripura
Vakkom Purushothaman
30 Jun, 2014
Uttar Pradesh
Ram Naik
14 Jul, 2014
Uttarakhand
Aziz Qureshi
15 May, 2012
West Bengal
KeshariNath Tripathi
14 Jul, 2014
* - called as Administrators; ** - called as Lieutenant Governors