INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
CLIMATE & WEATHER
New model for tracking El Nino
A UNIQUE statistical model forecasting sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific is projected as being able to forecast El Nino phenomenon six months in advance — long enough for farmers, commercial fishermen and even insurers to ...
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AUTOMOBILES
SIAM upset over homologation sops for high-end cars
THE Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has welcomed the proposals announced by the Government in the mini Exim Policy and said that "the overall policy is consistent with our objective of going global". The Association, however, ...
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ECONOMY
German economy regains confidence, but concern is rising euro
With latest revelation that business confidence in Germany grew for the ninth month in January, the future outlook for German economy has stayed at a fresh nine-year high, according to a closely watched survey.
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Govt prepays Rs 1,350-cr ODA loans to Canada
THE Government has prepaid Rs 1,350 crore worth of Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans to Canada. With this, the total amount of external loans prematurely retired by the country, taking advantage of its burgeoning forex reserves ...
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ENVIRONMENT
Order on fly ash use to hit brick kilns
BRICK and tile manufacturers will have to use fly ash, a waste generated in thermal power plants, as a raw material to help reduce environment pollution following an order passed by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. But the ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Delhi School of Planning to make master plan for Kochi
KOCHI Corporation has entrusted the Delhi-based School of Planning and Architecture with the task of preparing a master plan for the development of the Kochi city. There was a long pending demand from urban planners to prepare a master plan for ...
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Karnataka panel clears proposals worth Rs 5,554 cr
A RS 925-crore gem and jewellery industrial park and Biocon India's expansion and new joint venture projects figure among the nine new mega investment proposals cleared by the high-level committee under the State Industry Ministry. The Industry ...
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PSU
TEL employees oppose ban on NG explosives
THE Commerce Ministry's decision to ban production of nitro glycerine explosives from April has jolted the employees of the State-run Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosive Ltd. According to a press release from the TEL Employees' Joint Action ...
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POWER
First phase of Sagardighi project achieves financial closure
WEST Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) has achieved financial closure for the first stage of the 2,000-MW Sagardighi Power Project (SPP). The project is proposed to be set up in Sagardighi in Murshidbad district. While the Power ...
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Poor monsoon costs KSEB dear: Minister
DEFICIT precipitation during the just-concluded monsoon season has cost the power utility, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), an estimated Rs 720 crore after it failed to achieve optimum generation of cheaper hydro-electric power. Stating ...
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SSI
`SMEs should have better access to finance'
THERE is a growing concern over meeting the financial needs of the SMEs in not just the developing countries, but in almost all developed ones as well, Mr J.G. Gupta, Chief General Manager (Rural Planning and Credit Department), RBI ...
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WATER
AP gets Rs 20 cr for rural water projects
THE Union Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 20.36 crore to Andhra Pradesh as the Centre's share in the Prime Minister's programmes for installation of one lakh hand-pumps in water scarce rural areas and revival of one lakh ...
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EXIM POLICY
We are export-friendly: Jaitley
INDIAN exporters and services sector have become increasingly competitive globally to face the challenges and the thrust of the Government approach up till now has been industry-friendly and export-friendly, the Union Commerce and Industry ...
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Enhancing export competitiveness
THOUGH the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, denied having spelt out any policy initiatives, the policy refinements unveiled on Wednesday are by no stretch only patches or changes of peripheral nature. That the exporting ...
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Cochin Chamber hails Exim policy
FAPCCI hails Exim policy
EDUCATION
Tele-education project gets rolling
SATELLITE-based countrywide tele-education got rolling with the launch of a pilot project supported by ISRO and the HRD Ministry. The larger Rs 2,000-crore project covering 10,000 venues is expected to become operational over the next two ...
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Warning on fake institutes in AP
THE Andhra Pradesh Commissioner of Industries has charged that three institutes based in the city were cheating public and students claiming that they were offering research projects for B Tech and Post-Graduation courses in advanced ...
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READYMADE GARMENTS
Apparel retailers face-off against cos over margins
THE retail boom in branded apparel is beginning to show its flip side. The Delhi Apparel Retail Association (DARA) has intensified demands for at least 33 per cent retail margins on branded apparel even as major companies, including Madura ...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISRO's pact with Space Imaging to continue
THE Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will export data from its latest satellite Resourcesat-1 and the future Cartosat-1 through a continuing arrangement with US company Space Imaging. SI has also been exclusively marketing data outside ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Average salaries to grow 12 pc this year, says Hewitt survey
In 2004, the non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) are expected to dole out the maximum salary hikes at 14.7 per cent, followed by software development at 14.5 per cent, and entertainment and media companies at 14.2 per cent.
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EVENTS
Good response to TN career expo
JUST imagine walking into an Education and Career expo, and being greeted with a banner that reads `Wanted 1000 Marketing Executives - contact stall no ... ' right at the entrance. If you were unemployed or were looking for a better position, ...
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In Hyderabad today
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
AP poultry body sees scope for export boom
EVEN as South-East Asia and Pakistan fear a bird flu epidemic, the Andhra Pradesh Poultry Federation (APPF) finds a major opportunity in the form of exports from India. The federation is of the view that the country could successfully cash in ...
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TOURISM
Connectivity is Karnataka Govt's top priority: Krishna
THE proposed international airport, the foundation stone for which was laid today, has set the ball rolling for implementing several tourism initiatives taken up by the Government. Inaugurating the proceedings of Connect, a platform for ...
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
ISO for ICSI-Hyderbad
HYDERABAD: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Hyderabad Chapter, has received ISO 9001:2000 certification from Det Norske Veritas Certification Ltd. The certificate is a management system certificate and valid for rendering ...
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