INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
ECONOMY
Draft CMP: Market manipulators beware
WHILE there would not be any disinvestment of profitable public sector units by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, tough times could be ahead for erring capital market participants. The draft common minimum programme (CMP) of ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
EU `structure' hangs on Russia, Turkey thread
A GREAT deal about future " shape, size and perception'' of the expanding European Union will depend on how EU "will accommodate, manage and execute EU's future working relationship with Russia and Turkey - the two ...
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HEALTH
Doctors decry lack of awareness on organ donation
SENIOR cardiologists from a leading heart care hospital have decried lack of awareness among the public about the need for donating organs that could save thousands of lives. Dr Gopichand Mannam, who led a team at Care Hospitals to conduct the ...
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PETROLEUM
Plan to invest $1 b yearly in oil, gas fields abroad
THE country plans to invest around $1 billion annually on acquisition of overseas oil and gas fields, according to the Petroleum Secretary, Mr B.K. Chaturvedi. Speaking today at a seminar organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), ...
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Pharma industry wears worried look
EVEN as the scramble is on for key ministries at the Centre, pharmaceutical circles closely watch how the Left presence on the fringes of Government, will augur for the health of this industry. The domestic drug industry has much at stake in ...
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SHE study to be commissioned for pharma sector soon
TAMIL NADU will soon have a study commissioned on the safety, health and environment (SHE) standards being adopted in the drug and pharmaceutical industries in the State. A new sub-committee of the State-level high power tripartite safety ...
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POWER
Greens see red over revival of Silent Valley hydel project proposal
THE proposed Pathrakadavu hydel project has come under fire from environmentalist groups who have termed it as the revival of the old Silent Valley project in new form. The move by the Kerala State Electricity Board in late 1970s to establish a ...
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KTPS achieves record generation after renovation
THE refurbished Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) has achieved a record generation of 15.98 million units MU - the highest electricity generation on a single day, since its commissioning in the mid 1960's. The Andhra Pradesh Generation ...
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STEEL
Steel procurement plan being tried out in Bengal
THE Union Steel Ministry and the West Bengal Government is trying out an experiment in market intervention for procurement of steel for small and medium units in a free market regime. Mr H. Ramulu, Managing Director of West Bengal Small ...
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TEXTILES
Fire predominant in textile industry accidents
FIRE predominates among the `causes' of common accidents in textile industries, all right. But what would not have dawned on many maybe is that most of such fire accidents in textile industry do take place in broad day-light, between 8 am and 5 ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
`Building relationship with new State Govts a challenge'
MS Shobana Kamineni, Chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region), told a press conference today that a challenge for her team would be to build relationships with new State Governments in South India. Ms Kamineni, who is ...
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PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
SBI launching `trade finance cells' in Kerala
STATE Bank of India (SBI) is launching a slew of dedicated "trade finance cells" in the State from May 22. The cells are simultaneously being launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Changanacherry, Kottayam, Thodupuzha, Palakkad and ...
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