United Spirits, the largest spirit and liquor company in India, has registered decline of 14.57 per cent in its net profit to Rs 55.62 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The company registered a net profit of Rs 65.11 crore in the same quarter ended March 31, 2008.

However, the total income of the company has surged to Rs 922.90 crore for the quarter under review, as against Rs 765.46 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

For the year ended March 31, 2009, the company has posted a net profit of Rs 297.23 crore against Rs 311.28 crore last fiscal, down 4.51 per cent.

Washington, Apr 28 : Can''t stop thinking about that rich, delicious hot chocolate fudge you had last night? Well, if it''s so, then you shouldn''t feel like a glutton, because the feeling is natural.

A new study by UC Irvine researchers has found that eating something fattening and delicious creates long-term memories of the experience that may contribute to bad eating habits.

The study has been published in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

London, Apr 28 : Girl-phone affair has long been known to mankind. And now, a new study has claimed that girls spend more than four years of their lives "on the beloved".

The new UK study has found that women will make or receive an average of 288,000 calls in their lifetime.

Those calls last a total of 42,000 hours - or 4.75 years.

As far as men are concerned, they are not much of "yappers"- their 277,000 calls in a lifetime take up 28,500 hours or 3.25 years, reports The Sun.

Water purifier manufacturer Kent RO Systems is all set to enter the estimated Rs 300 crore low-cost mass market water purifier segment.

According to latest reports it has revealed that, the company is set to launch a low cost purifier in the gravity storage water purifier segment next month.

The water purifier would be based on ultra filtration technology in which water filters through UF hollow membrane without using any chemical such as chlorine or bromine.

Surya Brasil, a Brazilian personal care firm, has plans to setup up a manufacturing facility in the India, to cater the growing demand for its products in the region.

Currently, the company has 8 distributors throughout the country and its products are available at major retail chains. The firm has been operating in the country, for the past two years.

The company expects to clock turnover of Rs 1 crore this fiscal, with the setup of new manufacturing facility. Presently, the company has three manufacturing units in Brazil.

Van Heusen, the premium formal-wear brand from Madura Garments, is targeting a turnover of Rs 400 crore by 2011-12 as against Rs 250 crore now on the back of new stores.

According to reports, it has been revealed that the company intends to open 75 exclusive stores over the next three years focusing on Tier II and III cities.

The firm is eyeing 25-30 per cent of the business from Tier II and III cities by 2011-12.