Sources of data (secondary)– by megha and shivani 16 sept 2009
www.indianseaports.com
Introduction- Covers the activities of the 15 Indian sea ports. The domain www.indianseaports .com is owned by Seven Hills Technology &Solutions Ltd, here in referred to as Seven Hills, a company incorporated under the provisions of the companies act 1956 and having its corporate office at Plot no.107, Road no.72, Jubilee Hills Phase-III, Hyderabad - 500033 Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
Type of information provided-
The ports in India are divided into major ports (11), medium ports (19), minor ports (15), and private ports (4).
This website provides information only to the members, about the Indian ports, like the average number of vessels coming to that port, the routes and it also provides a shipping directory of all the shipment companies which come to India or leave from India.
It also provides a facility for tracking the containers shipped and about the distances between various ports in India and around the world. It provides a detailed account of shore facilities and port restrictions of the various ports and lastly it provides the facility of various maps.
www.indiacatalog.com
Introduction- A web directory where you can find information on any kind of business organization or service provider in India and the related global sites.
Type of information- Several directories are formed under various heads like:
Automobiles, agriculture and forestry, aviation industry, business services, chemicals, computers, IT/ITES, educational, electronics, tourism, immigration, real estate, intelligence, etc.
Directory is also categorized under the city names.
Each head is then further classified like the head business services is be further categorized as:
Banks, financial institutions, courier and shipping services, financial consultants, insurance, health care, investment banks, legal services/law firms, office supplies, trade fair organizations, mutual funds, hospitals, job placement agencies, matrimony, phone cards to India, chambers of commerce, stock exchanges, stock brokers, venture capital firms, ports, foreign banks, money transfer, packers and movers, financial advisors, customer retail, personal services, baby care, etc.
Again under each of these heads the total numbers of recognized agencies are listed and their web addresses are also added for further inquiry.
For each services information on their foreign competitors is also available.
www.sec.gov
Introduction- SEC stands for US Securities and Exchange Commission. The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. SEC is a federal agency established by the securities exchange act of 1934. The SEC’s headquarters are in Washington, D.C., and it has 11 regional offices located throughout the country.
Type of information-
SEC issues various publications for the interest of the investors around the globe.
Its publications include:
American Depositary Receipts
Arbitration
Auditing
Bankruptcy
Banks and Banking
Bonds
Brokers and Brokerages- Online, Electronic Accounts
Certificates of Deposit
Corporations — Directors and Officers
EDGAR (SEC's online database of company reports)
Financial Statements
Fraud - Identity Theft
Futures
Hedge Funds
Insider Trading
Insurance - equity-indexed annuities, life, variable annuities
Investment Advisers, Advisors
Investment Clubs
Investment Companies
Investments - calculators, planning, foreign (non-U.S.), Internet, prepaid tuition, college savings plan, products, choices, research, education, retirement income
Investors –accredited investors, complaints, investigations, foreign (non-U.S.), privacy rights, protections, seniors
Mutual Funds
Options
Promissory Notes
Securities Investor Protection Corp.
Small Business
Stock - Certificates, Dividends, Exchanges, Indexes, Prices
Tender Offers
Trading Securities - day trading, electronic trading, margin, purchase agreements, laws, rules and regulations
US Securities and Exchange Commission - divisions and offices guides, handbooks, research tools.
4. www.ecr.ca
ECR-Efficient Consumer Service
It is an industry cost reducing initiative of North American councils and industries. Its main sponsors are : Electronic Commerce Council of Canada(ECCC) , Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors(CCGD) , ETC.
TYPE OF INFORMATION: Companies throughout the grocery industry are working together to find ways to eliminate inefficient practices that are not value added to the consumers , so they research about this industry and consumers.
PUBLICATIONS: Partners in Customer Service (1997)
1998 EDI Business Process Survey Results
Transportation-A critical link in the grocery industry supply chain (1995)
5. www.economywatch.com/asian-developmentbank
ADB: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Bank established for the help of its member countries having head office at Asian Development Bank P.O. Box 789, Manila, Philippines.
sdbs.adb.org
TYPE OF INFORMATION:
Its Statistical Database System stores macroeconomic and social data of its developing member countries.
It has annual data on national accounts, prices, and govt.
Finance, trade, BOP, money and banking, external debt, population and social indicators.
6. www.aimoindia.com
AIMO: ALL INDIA MANUFACTURES ORGANISATION
Established for the help of govt and member countries in making polices and representing in other countries. Its head office is at D7 , Ambattur Industrial Estate , Chennai – 600 058 , India.
Regd. Office: Round table House , 2nd floor , 80/69 Nengam bakkam, high road , Chennai.
TYPE OF INFORMATION: Mainly it provides information on trade shows , trade fairs organizers and exhibitions.
It publishes journals , reports , etc time to time for the help of its members.
7. www.icar.org.in
ICRA: INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
It is a govt. organization which conducts and promotes research and training in the field of agriculture and allied sciences.
Head Quarter: New Delhi
TYPE OF INFORMATION: It provides information on agricultural products and irrigation facilities. It provides information on seeds and facilitate research in new generation of seeds.
8. www.bnai.com
BNA INTERNATIONAL:
This is a certified company founded in 1929 and was incorporated as employee – owned company in United States.
TYPE OF INFORMATION:
It gives accurate news and detailed analysis of world wide legal developments. It provides information and suggestions especially on:
INTERNATIONAL TAX, IP, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY,
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
LATEST REPORT: ‘GROWING MARKET IN EAST AND SOUTH ASIA’
9. www.thunderbird.edu
www.wiley.com
THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW:
This is a JOURNAL which is published by Willey in cooperation with THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT . It is a peer – reviewed journal that is published six times in a year.
TYPE OF INFORMATION: Its aim is to advance and disseminate research in the field of international business.
This journal covers various aspects and challenges of global business i.e. Human management, marketing , economic, social , political etc.
LATEST PUBLICATION: “AFRICA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS”
On July 1 2009
10. www.ifad.com
IFAD: INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT:
It is a agency of United Nations established in 1977 for the development of agriculture and rural areas.
Head Office: Via Poalo di Dano,
142 Rome, Italy
TYPE OF INFORMATION: It collects information on agriculture and rural areas. It publish its reports on this areas periodically .
PUBLICATIONS: Rural Poverty Report
Advocacy and Public Information
11. www.oecd.com
OECD: ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
It is a organization of 30 countries for economic development.
Head Office: OECD
2, rue Andre Pascal
F- 75 775 Paris Cedex 16
France
TYPE OF INFORMATION: It is best known for its outlooks , country surveys , and statistics and you will find that publications cover a wide variety of topics, all dedicated to help govt. and citizens on the challenges of a globalised world.
LATEST PUBLICATION: OECD Economic Survey of Iceland
18 – Aug - 2009
12. UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
CITY LIBRARY’S ANNUAL REPORT – 17- Aug – 2009
Report about cruise liners at Baltic Sea and Helsinki
DATA ANALYSIS MINES INFORMATION - JOURNAL
HUB – Helsinki University Bulletin
13. WHO: WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION
Bulletin, Journals, etc on services for transportation
PUBLICATION: Meteorological services to aviation
14. ARC ADVISORY GROUP:
It is a company which do periodic MARKET ANALYSIS
And publish its report time to time
PUBLICATION: Flowmeters – Coriolis – 17- Aug – 2009
Type: Sensors and field devices
Automation Expenditures for Minning and Metal Industry - 6- Jan-2009
