The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 13, 2005

CAG concern over Kerala's rising debt
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The latest CAG report warning that Kerala is gradually slipping into a debt trap is a matter of serious concern, according to Dr Varughese George, General Secretary, Janata Dal (Secular). He said in a statement here ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

It's monsoon time: Drug cos step up vaccine promos...
MONSOONS are in the offing and what better time for vaccine companies to talk to you about Hepatitis A, for instance, an infection that spreads from contaminated water. And the low consumer awareness on the infection across the country makes ... More

Regulatory framework should encourage pharma R&D: FICCI
LOW investments in innovative research, weak linkages between industry and academia, low medical expenditure, production of spurious and low quality drugs and shortage of medicines containing psychotropic substances are some of the major ... More

POWER

NPCL to utilise fly ash from Padubidri plant
THE Nagarjuna Power Corporation Ltd (NPCL), which is planning to set up a 1,015-mw thermal power plant at Padubidri in Udupi district, wants to utilise 100 per cent of fly ash generated at the plant within nine years of its operation. In a ... More

KCCI opposes power tariff revision
MANGALORE: The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has opposed the proposed revision of electricity tariff by the Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) Ltd. A KCCI release said here that Mescom has filed an ... More

WATER

Musi River beautification
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has approved a Rs 906.36-crore package for beautification of the Musi River to be spent in two phases of 15 and 30 months. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S.Rajashekhara Reddy, while reviewing the Save ... More

Coke sponsors check dam near Saroornagar
HYDERABAD: The Chairman of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Mr D.Sudheer Reddy, laid the foundation stone for a Coca-Cola sponsored check dam at Nandergul village near Saroornagar, Hyderabad on Saturday. Coca-Cola India in ... More

COAL

NTPC plans to produce 50 mt coal by 2010
WITH coal shortage wrecking domestic power production, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is working on an ambitious plan to produce 50 million tonnes of coal over the next five years, which can wipe out the country's production deficit. ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS

... FMCG cos worried over delay
THE fast moving consumer goods sector is keeping its fingers crossed. Almost half of the industry's sales comes from the rural markets. But last year, rural demand remained flat due to an erratic monsoon and a dampened sentiment; the 4-per ... More

EDUCATION

Kesari Tours opens travel academy with hospitality institute
KESARI Tours, a travel and tourism company, and Hospitality Training Institute, engaged in hospitality education, have joined hands to start the Kesari HTI Travel Academy in the city. The academy will offer a one-year job-oriented diploma in ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Marriott roped in for Pune convention centre
THE US-based hospitality chain Marriott has been roped in by ICC Realty Pvt Ltd, the SPV floated for implementing the Rs 360-crore International Convention Centre, promoted by the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA), ... More

MINERALS

Assocham moots steps to meet domestic demand for iron ore
THE Government should focus on the mining sector with long-term solutions, said a paper brought out by Assocham. It should evolve measures to infuse fresh investments for the exploration of iron ore and coking coal reserves in the country. ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING

Left to be consulted on facsimile editions of foreign dailies
THE Union Government is contemplating the possibility of permitting facsimile edition of foreign newspapers without their access to Indian news and advertisements. However, this decision would be based on consultations with the Left parties and ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Call for national board, policy for non-wood forest produce
THERE is a need for setting up a national board for non-wood forest produce (NWFP) as well as a national policy for the procurement, pricing and marketing of such produce, said Mr A. Vidyasagar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Check your worth
You might compute your worth in a certain way. And your boss in another. It doesn't hurt to be in touch with what's happening around you in the work-wage spectrum. More

EVENTS

Rural energy programme at Mangalore
MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada-based non-governmental organisation, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP), in association with SELCO (India), will host South-South Redco (Rural Energy Development Corporations) ... More

Agenda for the week

TOURISM

YSR approves East coast development scheme
HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S.Rajashekhara Reddy, approved the scheme for the development of East Coast in an integrated manner to facilitate the growth of tourism in the State. As a part of this move, the Government is of the ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Betting on a betting law
IN Encarta bookie appears after Booker Prize and means a bookmaker, that is, somebody who takes bets and pays out money to people who win. A few bookies have been in the news for stating they got tips from former test cricketers, evoking ... More

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