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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT New economy sectors to add 10 lakh jobs: Krishna INFOTECH, IT-enabled services and electronic hardware sectors will be the new drivers of the employment scene. They will add an estimated 10 lakh jobs by 2008, the Chief Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, said here on Wednesday. These new economy ... More ECONOMY What makes the Chinese tick? CHINA is an attraction to everyone these days, in India. Despite similarities, how is it that it could achieve so much economically, while India, in spite of its perceived strength is stumbling, is a question in discussion at every level. A visit ... More HEALTH Penalty for spurious drugs; but what about fake doctors? AS if the prevalence of spurious drugs in the country is not worrisome enough, the horror story does not end there. Interlinked with the spurious drugs issue is the tale of "fake doctors or quacks", who are believed to outnumber registered ... More POWER Grid failure hits power supply in Maharashtra MOST parts of Maharashtra except Mumbai were affected by a major power failure today, following a technical fault in the western grid system. The power failure occurred at 10.28 a.m. caused by "low voltage at the Dhule-Itarsi transmission line ... More
Bengal may go it alone on Purulia power project STEEL Higher steel prices have limited impact on end-users: Crisil THE firmness in steel prices over the last one-year has not seriously impacted the end-users of steel as it is widely believed to be, a study by Crisil has revealed. On the contrary, firm steel prices have helped the steel industry to clear its ... More
`Core sector must fuel steel demand' TYRES Easy mobility of non-duty paid tyre tubes among factories sought THE domestic tyre industry has urged the Union Government to allow its companies to bring non-duty paid tubes and flaps into their respective factories and package them with the tyres for export purposes. Tyre exports from the country in the last ... More BREWERIES TN Govt justifies taking control of liquor retailing THE Tamil Nadu Government took liquor retailing out of private hands to break cartels that controlled trade and to eradicate tax evasion and marketing of spurious liquor, according to the Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa. Since 2001, the ... More EDUCATION ICAI plans to set up shop in UAE Knowledge Village IT'S only weeks since the Crown Prince of Dubai inaugurated the "Knowledge Village" in the UAE. Billed as the new destination of international accredited universities, professional training centres, e-learning outfits, education service ... More
Dr Reddy's Foundation begins college for poor MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Manipal Hospital gets ISO certificate MANIPAL Hospital has become India's first multi-speciality hospital to be ISO 9001: 2000 certified by TUV Rhineland for clinical protocols, nursing care, support service (laboratory & pharmacy) and administration. This is for the first time ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION `Bangalore leads in real estate activity' Apart from Bangalore, the city of Chennai has also witnessed a surge in real estate activities in the last quarter, which has been driven mainly by ITES companies, followed closely by the retail and entertainment sectors. More LEATHER Leather sector seeks steps to tap Russian market EVEN as the Moscow-based marketing consultancy outfit International Marketing Centre Network finalises its report for the Indian leather industry, the exporting community feels that the Union Commerce Ministry has to take a more pro-active role, ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Culinary bodies form new federation THE ICF (Indian Culinary Forum), WICA (Western Indian Culinary Association) and SICA (South India Culinary Association) have got together and formed the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA). The objective of the body will be to ... More MINING & QUARRYING Pant calls for task force for mining sector THE Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr K.C. Pant, has said that there was a need for a task force to address the issues faced by the country's mining sector and the industry should focus more on its social responsibility. Addressing the ... More DISINVESTMENT AP Paper Mills divestment to get over by year-end WITH the valuation process completed for Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd, where the Andhra Pradesh Government holds about 26 per cent equity, the Implementation Secretariat has decided to conclude the process of divestment of the State's stake ... More SMALL SAVINGS India Post hopes to mop up Rs 5,000 cr in small savings INDIA Post (Tamil Nadu circle) is targeting a net collection of Rs 5,000 crore from small savings this fiscal. "We are confident of achieving the target," Mr U. Srinivasaraghavan, Chief Post Master General, said here today. Comparing the ... More IPR IPR consultancy KOCHI: The Kochi-based Goodwill Consultants, intellectual property consulting firm, is extending operations outside the State. As part of its expansion programme, the company has opened an office in Bangalore for trademarks, patents, ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT RBI trims rates on RIDF deposits, loans THE Reserve Bank of India has rationalised the interest rate structure under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) and revised lending and deposit rates in respect of the undisbursed amounts of RIDF-IV to IX effective from November 1, ... More HUMAN RESOURCES Contractual system can create more jobs, says Verma THE Union Minister for Labour, Mr Sahib Singh Verma, on Wednesday said that the introduction of fixed-term contractual employment in place of permanent jobs would generate more jobs as also more revenue for the employers in the long ... More CORPORATE GOVERNANCE `Good corporate governance crucial for competitive edge' "Today, good corporate governance and social and environmental performance are increasingly important, and companies actually gain a competitive advantage if they can demonstrate their compliance in these areas." More EVENTS Selection of B-school team for Singapore event THE Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development (BSMED) plans to organise a national level competition of the business schools to sponsor candidates for `Global Start-Up @ Singapore Business Competition'. Bharathiar School was ... More
Stamp expo from Nov 27 ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE Ministry bid to lure venture capital for entertainment sector IN yet another effort to encourage the flow of `clean money' in the entertainment sector, the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has decided to set up a Committee to work out modalities to attract venture capital (VC) funds to the ... More ENTREPRENEURSHIP FICCI, GECL awards for students to boost entrepreneurial talent AN awards ceremony of unique initiative, `the business start-up plan contest 2003', launched by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and General Engineering Co Ltd (GECL) of Japan earlier this year is to be held on ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Oilmeal exports gain momentum in Oct Increase in meal export follows improved availability of raw material and expansion in processing activity. More
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