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EMPLOYMENT


Ma Foi predicts cooling off quarter for jobs
MA FOI Employment Survey (MEtS) for July-September, the fourth in series, has predicted a relatively cooling off quarter for the country's job market, though its Employment Index (MEI) for the quarter has marginally increased to 1.39 per cent ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


It's break monsoon for all practical purposes, says Met office
THE prevailing weather characteristics in the north of the country are indicative of a `break monsoon', even though officially it is still being described as a `weak monsoon phase'. The break monsoon condition is best evidenced in the eastern ... More

Cloudy scene
Though monsoon clouds are seen over Visakhapatnam regularly, rains have proved elusive in the coastal region. Due to depletion of the groundwater table and drying up of Mudasarlova and other reservoirs, the city is facing acute water ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY


US corn growers favour higher use of ethanol for fuel
"BUY fuel from Midwest US, not from the Mid-East," is a slogan that is commonly found on motor vehicles in Illinois, Iowa and other corn-growing States in the US. The States in the mid-west part of the country are trying to popularise the ... More

ANTI-DUMPING


No dumping duty on gypsum plasterboard
THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has not found merit in recommending anti-dumping duty on imported gypsum plasterboard from Indonesia and Thailand. Gypsum plastic board is primarily used as partitions, false ceilings for ... More

ECONOMY


Bengal to facilitate industrial investment in backward dists
THE West Bengal Government is focused on creating infrastructure for facilitating industrial investment in backward districts in the State, according to Mr Nirupam Sen, West Bengal's Minister for Industry & Commerce. Speaking at the foundation .. More

ENVIRONMENT


Ministry to adopt `multi-stakeholder' approach to increase forest cover — To seek feedback from industry, NGOs
While the proposal is at a preliminary stage, it may entail changes in the Forest Conservation Act, depending on the finalised plans, according to officials More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Land required for Bangalore-Mysore expressway project
THE toll expressway proposed between Bangalore and Mysore may have got the Supreme Court's affirmation on Monday; but it still needs some 5,000 acres of land to be released by the State Government to take the project ahead, according to a ... More

TDB to begin work at Sabarimala soon
THE Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), in a bid to alleviate the hardship of millions of pilgrims trekking to the Sabarimala forest shrine every year, will start the first phase of development soon. As the next pilgrim season is to begin on ... More

Urban scheme for 3.83 lakh houses in AP
THE State Government has taken up a special scheme to construct 3.83 lakh houses for the urban poor during 2005-06. This scheme seeks to cover 1.52 lakh houses under Urban Permanent Housing programme (UPHP), 31,022 under Valmiki Ambedkar ... More

PETROLEUM


NELP panel calls for appointment of nodal officers
TO ensure smooth implementation of the New Exploration Licensing Policy V (NELP V) and to overcome any future bottlenecks, the inter-Ministerial committee headed by the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, today decided ... More

POWER


Maharashtra plans `power' levy
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced in the Vidhan Sabha that it was contemplating the levying of one paise surcharge on electricity generated from the Koyna hydel power project. The Minister of State for Revenue, Mr ... More

TEXTILES


Karur textile exporters' plea on service tax
THE Karur Textile Manufacturer Exporters Association has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the notification on re-imposing service tax on export cargo freight rates. By way of a notification, the centre has withdrawn the exemption enjoyed by ... More

Erode textile units plan SPV for new project
THE Erode-based textile wet processing units, which are jointly promoting a common infrastructure project for the region's textile processing units, will formally launch this week a special purpose vehicle for the project. The SPV, Erode Eco ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


DDA to allow pvt players to develop housing colonies
THE Delhi Development Authority (DDA) today has in-principle approved a proposal for private participation, including foreign investment, in the housing activities in the Capital. The proposal was cleared at a meeting of senior officials chaired ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


CSIR zeroes in on Lintas IMAG
THE Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has empanelled Lintas IMAG for its endeavour to disseminate its messages to the masses. With this deal, Lintas IMAG is now the largest and most comprehensive Integrated Marketing Action Group More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Pacific Healthcare shows interest
MUMBAI: Singapore's Pacific Healthcare has expressed its interest in setting up a hospital in Maharashtra. Dr William Chong, Managing Director of Pacific Healthcare in Singapore, and his delegation had met the Maharashtra Chief ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


BPO sector needs image boost: Karnik
Nasscom, AICTE in pack for skills upgradation

THERE is a need to boost the image of BPO (business process outsourcing) industry which has been tainted in the recent past, according to Mr Kiran Karnik, President, National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom). "We need to ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES


Study calls for area-specific plans to tackle drought in AP
A STUDY conducted by the World Bank in eight drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh has called for preparation and implementation of district and mandal-specific pilot Drought Adaptation Plans in the most drought-affected areas. These ... More

TOURISM


Netting an innovation
This is an innovative version of the iconic Chinese fishnets that are showpieces of the tourism industry. This improvised version was set up by six brothers who spent about Rs 2 lakh on it and set it up near Pananghad on the outskirts of Kochi. ... More


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