A graceful persona with an industrial mind, Nita Ambani has time and again surprised the world and earned admiration from people she knows and those she doesn’t for her generous deeds. Nita Ambani has been tirelessly working as a part of Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and her efforts have all paid off in the form of many institutions and groups that she has stood for. Be it earning a place for the physically challenged in call centers, running schools for the needy and deprived classes or upgrading overall education standards for children, Nita Ambani is one woman who believes in doing the right thing and never shies away from taking a stand wherever and whenever necessary.

Nita Ambani plays the role of the Chairperson to Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS). DAIS which was built in 2003 by Reliance Group is located in Mumbai. The school has been crowned as the best in whole of Mumbai by both critics and general public alike. DAIS owes the credit of being regarded so, to its dynamic Chairperson Nita Ambani, who went the extra step to recruit world-class teachers from around the globe. DAIS also holds the credit of being one of the 37 schools in India which offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program to its students which renders them an opportunity to get placed in top class universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Princeton. Recently Nita Ambani opened the gates of DAIS for slum kids to use the school facilities. The program is called Akanksha-DAIS. The force that drives Nita Ambani to devote her efforts to the cause of upgrading educational standards in the country is the quest to bring out the best and imbibe a sense of responsibility towards society and environment in students. In addition, students of DAIS are also encouraged to work with several NGOs including Aditya, Akanksha, Goonj and Ishara.

Nita Ambani has an acute business sense and with a heart of gold that beats for making others lives productive, she restlessly works to give a better meaning to people’s lives and to make it worth living. Nita Ambani spearheads the development of villages around Reliance projects and takes keen interest in the upliftment of the lives of the people residing there.

Another major development that is in the pipeline and part of Reliance’s responsible engagement with society is the Reliance University. Reliance Foundation is planning to come up with a world-class university. As told by Nita Ambani herself, Reliance University which she is all geared up to head will be built in either Delhi or Mumbai. Reliance is on the lookout for a suitable land for the proposed university.

The University will apparently promote education and research in the disciplines ranging from liberal arts to technology at undergraduate level and will gradually incorporate Post graduate and Doctoral courses. Reliance University will follow on the lines of American Universities and will tie-up with other foreign universities. It will be international in approach with the best practices but will possess an Indian soul.

Nita Ambani is all set to up to take up the new venture and turn it into another big success.

The Dutch Government’s Nodal Investment Agency says that they will support RIL’s for LyondellBasell if the deal goes through. The Netherlands, which is supporting Mukesh Ambani’s $12 billion plus bid for the Rotterdam based pet-chem giant, is the parent country of LyondellBasell.

Bass Pulles, Commissioner of the Dutch Foreign Investment Agency, which facilitates investments in an exclusive interview with ET Now’s Sumit Chaturvedi, in Hague, Netherlands said the government will support RIL’s bid for LyondellBasell. “Since RIL is a foreign company, and so is LyondellBasell, we do offer assistance in the process which surrounds the take over, for instance speeding up immigration procedures or giving a warm shoulder from the ministry”, he said.

Reliance Industries Limited submitted an all-cash non-binding bid to buy a controlling stake in LyondellBasell in 21st of November, 2009. The bid came after LyondellBasell, the third largest petrochemical company in the world, filed for bankruptcy in January, 2009. The deal, if consummated, would facilitate growth of Reliance’s core business. As LyondellBasell has large petrochemical capacities coupled with a good tech portfolio as well as joint ventures in the Middle East, it would help Reliance Industries grow and reach the Western markets.

In December, 2009 Reliance Industries stated that it had no intentions of buying any of the debt from LyondellBasell. The month of January, 2010 witnessed Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries stepping up its offer for the acquisition by offering $13.5 billion instead of the earlier $12 billion.

The Netherlands government support comes as a shot in the arm for Mr. Mukesh Ambani as he prepares to bid for the Rotterdam based LyondellBasell. When asked why the vote of confidence, Pulles said, “They might consider to reinvest again, they might send out positive message to other companies back home or they might inform us on any other strategic developments in their industry.”

The Netherlands is home to global brands like Philips, ING Bank and wants to attract more talent and capital from India. They already have big investments from over 120 odd companies in India such as Infosys and TCS. If Mukesh Ambani does tide over the resistance from some lenders of LyondellBasell, he can be rest assured about support from Dutch Authorities.

Source: http://reliance-news.blogspot.com/2010/02/mukesh-ambanis-ril-gets-dutch-govt.html

I’ve always said that Pop-Up Displays do have their place in the trade show world; it’s just determining what that place is, which is where so many people run into trouble. Far too often new comers to the exhibiting world have a mindset that says that says; “all I need to do is show up and smile and business will come my way.” So that we can look at this in a little more rational way and come to some logical conclusions, let’s go down the list of a few scenarios where you would be projecting your image with a pop up display:

1) Your company is exhibiting over the weekend in the local mall and the mall management has given the exhibitors strategically placed locations in the middle of the aisles from which you can get people’s attention and visit with them as they move from one store to another. Good idea? Yes, probably is because most of the exhibitors will, in all likelihood, have only a table top display at best. You’ll probably look light years better than most.

2) Your company is exhibiting in a chamber of commerce after an hour’s event to get new members acquainted with existing members and you wish to expose your services to potential buyers. Good idea? Yes, probably is as you’ll look better than at least half of the participants that are exhibiting; especially if you’ve created a trade show graphic package that smartly represents what your business offers.

3) Your state convention is coming up and you’re wondering if a pop up is the image you want to project to a statewide audience. Good idea? Yes, probably is because on a statewide basis, table tops are still the most popular and you’ll still stand out in the crowd.

4) Your regional convention is being held in San Francisco and you want to attract a regional clientele for your business, and at least a half dozen of your direct competitors are going to be exhibiting there plus 2 of the competitors market their services on a national basis. Good idea? This is where it begins to get tricky. Hmmm, maybe not! Why you ask? Well what’s your plan to differentiate yourself from your competitors if you’re using a concave shaped booth that 50% of all the exhibitors in the hall use; therefore you’ll look exactly alike everyone else; guaranteed! Or is that your plan to blend in with everyone else? I hope not!

5) Now you’re considering exhibiting in your industries national convention; this is where it gets worse! How are you going to differentiate yourself plus look the part of a “market leader” when you’re looking like one of the other guys? If you want to look like the small regional guy that’s fine, but people who buy from people nationally at some point want to be doing business with one of the big dogs in the industry or at least with somebody that looks like it at least. Where do you fit in? Now keep in mind, if you have a one of a kind product, you can probably get away with using a pop up without any ill effects.

So what is the bottom line? It all boils down to how you look up next to your competition; PERIOD-end of story!

Like all the places in the U.S, buying a real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada is not a two minute, simple and hassle free process. It’s a complex process that involves legal documents and tax issues, requires input from a business attorney in Las Vegas, and can take weeks — even months — to complete.

As a buyer, you cannot go solo and clinch a good deal and believe that you are smart enough to read through the legal documents and will be able to handle the legal issues associated with buying a real estate. And, real estate agents, loan officers, or closing agents cannot provide you crucial legal advice, or tell you how to deal with legal issues and tax consequences.

A business attorney in Las Vegas can answer all your legal queries, let you know about your rights as a buyer, and help you with the negotiation. Also, the real estate attorney takes care of minute details that the real-estate agents often do not tell you about and you might not be aware of.

One of the biggest steps in a real estate sale is the contract, and it’s governed by the property laws of Nevada. It defines the rights and liabilities of the seller and purchaser, and contains all the material terms. The business attorney in Nevada can help draft a contract in accordance with the property laws of the State.Legal advice would go a long way in having a hassle free new home.

The keynote address for the event was made by Dean Glandt who introduced Mukesh Ambani warmly, in a well attended gathering in the Regal Room of the Trident Hotel. Amidst the attendees were industrialists, celebrities and the Indian media including Kumaramangalam Birla, Anand Mahindra and Sachin Tendulkar. In his speech Mr. Ambani announced the newest project of the Reliance Foundation – a university in India, to be headed by Mrs. Nita Ambani. He also expressed with much passion the requirement for a global paradigm shift to include a focus on real engineering instead of financial engineering in light of the recent economic crisis.

Mr. Mukesh Ambani has come a long way having started his corporate journey in 1981 when he joined his father, late Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani, the founding chairman of Reliance. He initiated Reliance’s vertical integration journey from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and eventually oil and gas exploration and production. He then led the creation of 51 new, world-class manufacturing facilities encompassing diverse technologies that increased Reliance’s manufacturing capacities manifold.

The Jamnagar Refinery in Gujarat which is now the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery was the brainchild of Mukesh Ambani. Dhirubhai’s dream project Reliance Infocomm, which is now one of the largest telecommunications companies in India and has emerged as Reliance Communications Limited was also set up by Mukesh Ambani. He is currently steering Reliance’s development of a pan-India retail network, a transformational initiative connecting, rural and urban India.

In a recent study by the Harvard Business Review, Mukesh Ambani has been recognized as the fifth best CEO of the world in a review, which surveyed a total of 1,999 CEOs of large public traded companies across the globe. In the course of his career he has been conferred as many as 5 awards by NDTV, a leading news channel in India. He has also featured in the survey of ‘Top 50 Most Respected Business Leaders of the World’ conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2002 as well as 2004. At the global level Mukesh Ambani has been felicitated twice by the United States India Business Council. He is also the only Indian CEO to be invited thus far to become a Council Member of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in July 2007.

The acquisition of the Dutch company, if it goes through, will catapult Reliance into the global big league. Revenues will more than double, from $32 billion that it notched up in 2009 by about $50 billion posted by LB in 2008. But the business benefits that will accrue from the expansion of its footprint into the US and European markets, are much more substantial.

RIL’s international distribution presence is currently limited to a little tankage (huge storage tanks for oil) and some trading. Buying LB, which has 50 manufacturing facilities across 19 countries, will take it to the top bracket in the refining and petrochemical heap.

LB’s research facilities too are cutting edge and can be the resource that RIL needs to cater to future developments in the business. The deal will break the popular perception that RIL can only succeed in India. Strategically too, RIL has to move decisively from the stasis that has set in after the completion of the second refinery and the gas production facilities on the east coast. The LB buy is one good opportunity.

R Ravimohan, executive director, Reliance Industries who was appointed to its board earlier this year, passed away on Monday, a company statement said. Mr. Ravimohan passed away unexpectedly, on late evening on Monday, December 28, 2009 at the age of 52.
Mr.Ravimohan attended the puja that was organized yesterday on account of the birth anniversary of founder chairman, late Shri Dhirubhai Ambani to pay his homage. He was to leave for Jamnagar today, Tuesday for a business tour.
Mr. Ravimohan was a chemical engineer and had completed the advanced management programme from Harvard Business School. He is survived by his wife Madhuralakshmi, daughter Hridaya and son Jagad.
Mr. Ravimohan has previously served as Crisil’s chairman and Standard & Poor’s managing director and regional head for South and Southeast Asia and is credited with building Crisil into the largest rating, financial and business research and advisory service company in India. Ravimohan was appointed on the Board of Directors of Reliance Group earlier this year. He was one of the key negotiators along with Manoj Modi and Alok Agrawal in the Lyondell Basell deal.
Mr. Ravimohan had developed excellent rapport and camaraderie with Mukesh Ambani, Manoj Modi and other directors of the company during his short yet memorable stint at RIL.
Chairman and Managing Director or Reliance, Mukesh Ambani stated, “We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Ravimohan. He was a keen supporter of Reliance Industries and a very dear friend. On behalf of all of us at Reliance Industries, I offer my heartfelt condolences to Ravi’s family and many friends.”

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