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ENGINEERING


MIT Workshop on lubrication engg
BANGALORE: Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) will be conducting a five-day international workshop on `Recent trends in lubrication engineering' where industry experts will focus on the emerging trends. This workshop will begin on ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


Excise claims made easy for exporters
EXPORTERS can now file their rebate claims at all the Commissionerates of Central Excise in the country where port, airport, land customs station and post office of exportation is located. The Finance Ministry has taken a decision to this ... More

HEALTH


BOC starts 24-hour oxygen service in Chennai
BOC India has started a 24-hour service in Chennai to provide medical oxygen cylinders at the doorstep of individuals and small medical units. Oxyline, the 24-hour service, is a self-sufficient mobile unit that would cruise the city. The ... More

Sahara, UNDP tie up for HIV campaign
SAHARA India Pariwar has tied-up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch a nationwide campaign to fight the stigma and discrimination faced by the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the country. This campaign, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Centre to grant Rs 35.95 cr for AP urban reforms
ANDHRA Pradesh has become the 11th State to come under the Centre's purview of Rs 500-crore Urban Reform Incentive Fund. The State has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for this purpose. The Fund seeks to extend ... More

PSU


PSU oil companies on expansion spree
PUBLIC sector oil companies will invest Rs 25,000 crore per annum through the Tenth Five Year Plan Period (2002-07) in oil and gas exploration, refinery capacity expansion and building pipelines, according to the Petroleum Secretary, Mr B.K. ... More

Former bureaucrats in PowerGrid panel opposed
CAN bureaucrats who held positions in Vigilance Commission and the Central Bureau of Investigation take up assignment with public sector undertakings (PSU) post-retirement? The recent communication by the Chairman and Managing Director of the ... More

POWER


Karnataka: Clarification on power generation
BANGALORE: The State Government has cleared the confusion over its earlier notification bringing captive units using generators for power under a special tax announced recently by exempting the small generation categories used at housing ... More

TECHNOLOGY


Twenty overseas technical tie-ups cleared
THE Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, has approved 20 cases of foreign technology collaboration/franchise agreements. The approvals were based on the recommendations of the Project Approval Board. The Board had at its meeting on ... More

SSI


Consolidate to stay competitive, SSIs told
THE small-scale industry needs to evolve business models based on consolidation of scale and leverage the talent pool of like-minded professionals to face competition and expand its reach in the international market. With its undiminished ... More

TRAVEL & PLACES


US visa regulations get tougher
THEY are among the primary lines of defence for the US. They are expected to ensure that persons with mala fide intentions do not enter the US. Their office in Chennai is among the biggest anywhere in the world. They are the US consular ... More

WATER


Thirty projects identified under river link scheme
THE National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 river links under the proposed river interlinking scheme and prepared feasibility reports for eight such projects. The projects would now be put up before the Government for ... More

EDUCATION


XLRI ties up with RiskMetrics
XLRI, Jamshedpur, has tied up with the RiskMetrics Group of the US to add an international flavour to its latest initiative on risk management. The New York-based RiskMetrics is billed as a leader in risk management. Its association with the ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Kerala decides to cut stamp duty by half
A MEETING of the Cabinet of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday decided to substantially reduce the stamp duty, which is expected to "unlock the real value of land" and provide a boost to the housing and real estate sector in the State. ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


Govt must clarify tax on port services: FICCI
THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the Finance Ministry to clarify on the problems faced by the corporate sector due to imposition of service tax on port services. "An appropriate clarification may be ... More

CII calls for steps to stem rupee appreciation
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for continued Government support to stem the rupee appreciation against the dollar in an effort to boost exports. According to Mr Anand Mahindra, CII President, the rupee appreciation has ... More

CII launches forum for Young Indians
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched a forum for young professionals, called Young Indians (YI), which will seek to develop leaders who will realise the "Indian dream" by identifying and promoting opportunities that exist in ... More

DISINVESTMENT


Hearing on SCI stake sale deferred
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred its hearing to November 19 a petition challenging the sale of 51 per cent Government stake in Shipping Corporation of India. A two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court, including its Chief Justice, ... More

EVENTS


`Inquisitiveness is key to financial engineering'
WHO will make a good financial engineer? Those who have an inquisitive mind and an interest in solving puzzles. A sound knowledge of financial instruments, their applications, thorough knowledge of economic theory and theory of finance, ... More

Casbaa, FICCI Frames to host seminar in HK
THE Cable and Satellite Broadcaster's Association of Asia (Casbaa), along with FICCI Frames , is hosting a seminar at the Casbaa convention in Hong Kong from October 27-31. A prime session, "India Today and Tomorrow - A Business Proposition ... More

PRSI to organise lecture
MANGALORE: The Mangalore-Manipal chapter of Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) will organise a lecture on "Transparency in public life" by the former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Mr N. Vittal, in Mangalore on Thursday. Mr B.R. ... More

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    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    Food exporters gear up for US Bioterrorism Act
    AS the US gears up to implement the Bioterrorism Act to tackle potential acts of terrorism through its food imports, manufacturers and exporters here are preparing to meet the stringent regulations that to them mean higher transaction costs and ... More

    ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES


    ICICI Knowledge Park sets up herbal garden
    THE ICICI Knowledge Park has established a herbal garden to showcase traditional Indian medicinal plants and their therapeutic properties. Called the `Garden of Life', it will have three circular enclosures based on the three-fold classification ... More
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