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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Seize the initiative in renewable energy sector, Kerala told
INDIA, in general, and Kerala in particular, with all their intelligent manpower and capacity to produce goods and services at prices cheaper than most other countries must now look at alternative energy initiatives as opportunity to develop ... More

Reddy to convene meeting of biomass power producers
THE Union Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Mr Vilas Muttemwar, said that the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, had agreed to convene a meeting of biomass power producers in the State to sort out their ... More

AP Minister wants outdoor ad panels to use solar power
THE Union Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Mr Vilas Muttemwar, said that street lighting and outdoor advertisement panels in the country were consuming 20,000 MW of power per annum and wanted the State Governments to ensure ... More

ECONOMY
Fiscal deficit set to go higher
THE table on public finance gives a brief insight into the fiscal thrust that the new Government is trying to give to the economy to push it into a further expansionary path. For the convenience of comparison, I have kept the impact of debt ... More

Credit Plan for Tirunelveli dist
MADURAI: The Annual Credit Plan for the Tirunelveli district has envisaged a credit outflow of Rs 426.72 crore for the year 2004-05. A sum of Rs 255.32 crore has been earmarked for agriculture while the industrial sector is allotted Rs ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Kerala to have exclusive zone for non-residents
KERALA is likely to set up an exclusive economic zone for its non-resident population as part of the `city-within-city' concept evolved by the Centre. This became clear after the Chief Minister, Mr A. K. Antony, conveyed his interest in the ... More

Meet on Karnataka coastal SEZ soon
MANGALORE: The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr Dharam Singh, has said that a meeting of the stakeholders of coastal special economic zone will be held soon. He was speaking to presspersons at Bajpe airport in Mangalore on Saturday. The ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
300 essential drugs may come under price control
THE Centre plans to regulate retail prices of 300 essential drugs, according to the Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilisers and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Mr Paswan said that his Ministry was ... More

POWER
New heads of AP power utilities
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed Mr Ajay Jain, Collector of Kurnool district, as the Managing Director of AP Generation Corporation (APGenco). Similarly, Mr Hiralal Samariya, Director of Andhra Pradesh District ... More

STEEL
Paswan rules out Salem Steel privatisation
THE Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilisers and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan has ruled out the privatisation of the public sector Salem Steel Plant (SSP) and he assured the SSP employees that they need not worry on that count. Mr Paswan who ... More

SSI
PCQuest addresses IT concerns of SMEs
SMEQUEST 2004, an event hosted by PCQuest, provided participants from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) an opportunity to interact with security, network management and Internet and intranet experts. The focus was on the strategic use of IT ... More

EDUCATION
`PSU banks must offer more educational loans'
THE public sector commercial banks should offer more educational loans, observed the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, at the conclusion of his visit to the rural bank branches in the district.He also said the condition of primary ... More

ICFAI programmes in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The regular MBA/MCA programmes of the ICFAI National College, Thiruvananthapuram, will commence on Monday. An official said here that Mr Santharam, Director, Kerala Women's Commission, would formally inaugurate the ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
GJEPC wants Delhi to exempt gold from first point tax levy
THE Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has urged the Delhi Government to exempt the supplies of gold to the jewellery exporters from the purview of the first point tax proposed in the recent Finance Bill. The Delhi Government, ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Bengal Shrishti mandates Singapore co for Asansol township project
BENGAL Shrishti Infrastructure Development Ltd (BSID) has mandated SembCorp Infrastructure, one of the leading architects and structural consultants of Singapore, for its mega integrated township project spread over 100 acres at Asansol, West ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Research funds for C-DIT
THE Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) here has been awarded central funding to the tune of Rs 1.25 crore by the Department of Technology of the Union Government for undertaking two innovative projects. The projects aim at ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Health insurance for AP journalists
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has issued an order for the Group Medi-Claim policy of Rs 1 lakh under the Health Insurance Scheme for the working journalists including photographers and representatives of electronic media. ... More

DISINVESTMENT
Sun Pharma shelves plans for Hind Antibiotics merger
Hindustan Antibiotics largely produces penicillin and antibiotics and currently has about 1,700 employees. More

Fertiliser pricing policy soon: Paswan
Attributes MFL's losses to decontrol of urea marketing
THE Centre is working on a fertiliser pricing policy that will address the requirements of manufacturers such as Madras Fertilizers Ltd (MFL), according to the Union Minister for Fertilisers, Chemicals and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan. Also, the ... More

LABOUR REFORMS
Minimum wages pact for Karnataka beedi workers planned
THE Karnataka Government is planning to sign agreements with other southern States to provide common minimum wages for workers in beedi and agarbathi industries. This was disclosed by Mr Tanvir Sait, Labour Minister, in Mangalore on Sunday. ... More

More thrust to Karnataka contract labour Acts
THE Karnataka Labour Minister, Mr Tanvir Sait, has said that existing Acts on contract employment will be a given a new thrust and vision to suit the need of the hour. Contract employment has come to stay in a global market, and only ability ... More

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