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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Rain belt shifting to east again
THE wet weather unleashed by a resurgent monsoon may now be getting concentrated over central India, but the opening spell in the moisture-stressed northwest has helped shave off three per cent from the all-India rainfall deficit up till ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY


Kerala: Move to set up wind farms in private lands
IN a bid to tap non-conventional energy sources, Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is in the process of setting up wind farms in private lands in various parts of the State to generate a total of 600 MW of power, ... More

ENGINEERING


`Engineers have major role in welfare of agricultural sector'
ENGINEERING professionals should focus on utilising their knowledge for the growth of manufacturing and primary sectors, according to the Director of Manipal Institute of Technology, Prof B.S. Prabhu. Inaugurating the engineers' day ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Call to protect ozone layer
NATURE lovers at a meeting organised as part of `Ozone Day' here have called upon the public to realise the dangers of depletion of the ozone layer as there is a serious lack of awareness among people on ozone layer protection. According to Mr ... More

HEALTH


Workshop on beating heart bypass surgery in Hyderabad hospital
THE two-day joint international cardiac surgery and cardiology conference and workshop has started at the Care Hospital here on Sunday. Addressing newspersons, the Chief Cardiac Surgeon, Dr Prateek Bhatnagar, said the meeting was aimed at ... More

PETROLEUM


Petrofed told to rework study on exploration policy
NOT satisfied with the outcome of the study on suggesting improvements in the existing exploration licensing policy undertaken by the Petroleum Federation of India (Petrofed), the Petroleum Ministry has asked it to rework the report. Official ... More

PLASTICS


Plastic bags ban in Maharashtra: Panel report in 15 days
THE Maharashtra Government may consider using tetra pak for milk in view of the forthcoming ban on plastic bags in the State, said Mr Ashok Chavan, Industries Ministers, Maharashtra. Mr Chavan said the State Government has formed a committee to ... More

POWER


India set to forge energy alliances across S. Asia
INDIA is looking at the possibility of emerging as a regional energy hub in South Asia. It has plans to set up bilateral grids with some of the neighbouring countries and forge sectoral alliances with others. While a strengthening of the ... More

AP Govt decides not to hike power tariff
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, decided on Sunday that there should be no hike in electricity charges for the entire five-year term of the present Government — till 2009. The decision was taken following the ... More

RADIO/TV


The good old radio draws advertisers
Advertising revenues on radio are expected to grow by 20 per cent this year to Rs 260 crore from last year's Rs 220 crore. More

EDUCATION


IIT Guwahati team emerges winner at Agilent contest
THE five-month long suspense on who would eventually triumph in the Agilent Technologies `All India Best B.Tech Project Contest (2005)' came to an end with the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Guwahati team emerging winners for their project ... More

Little Flower team wins TCS quiz
THE TCS IT Wiz, an inter-school information technology quiz programme for schools conducted by the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) here on Sunday, received good response with over a 1,000 students participating in it. The event was sponsored by ... More

AIR-CONDITIONERS & REFRIGERATORS


Workshop for energy engineers in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Society of Energy Engineers and Managers is organising a two-day, residential workshop at Munnar on `Energy efficiency in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems'. According to a press release issued by the ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS


Dr Batra's opens new clinic at Dilsukhnagar
HYDERABAD: Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic Pvt Ltd, a leading homoeopathic healthcare company, has announced the opening of its new clinic at Dilsukhnagar here on Sunday. This is the 38th clinic of Dr Batra's in the world and fourth in ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


Charting a new course for Cochin port
Developing Willingdon Island to make it a tourism centre will not only attract revenues from tourists, it would also mean significant gains for the Kochi port. More

Aluminium casters' body to set up more centres
THE Pune-based Aluminium Casters' Association (Alucast), a body of the aluminium dye-casting industry, is planning to open centres in areas having foundry clusters. Alucast will also launch a three-month certificate course on dye-casting ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY


TEA calls for planned strategy to lower garment production cost
THE Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) has said that a planned strategy to bring down apparel production cost is needed to remain competitive in exports. This strategy should cover the three critical areas of enhancing labour output, energy ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


World Bank blames Govt policies for poor rural lending
The study also held RBI's credit planning policy responsible for the plight of rural lending. More

HUMAN RESOURCES


`Better labour laws vital for temping market'
THE Indian temping (temporary staffing) market needs a thrust in the form of better regulation and legislation. Comparing the Indian temping market which is worth about $200 million (Rs 900 crore) to the global market currently worth $200 ... More

EVENTS


Canada to be partner country in tech summit
The summit also provides a meeting place for technology developers, innovators, scientists, academicians, and large companies. More

  • Agenda for the week

    ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE


    Huge scope seen for animation industry
    THERE is scope for a $3-5 billion market for the animation industry in the next two to three years, Mr Jesh Krishnamurthy, an animation expert, has said. There was also potential for the country to become a global animation hub. Mr ... More

    ENTREPRENEURSHIP


    Young Bengal entrepreneurs to visit China
    A 10-member Business Delegation of Youth Entrepreneurs of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI) will visit China on an invitation from the Hebei Entrepreneur Association, Hebei Province, China. Mr S. N. Nundy, ... More

    INCOME TAX


    I-T(Kerala) employees' meet
    KOCHI: The sixth biennial State Conference of the Income Tax Employees Federation, Kerala Circle, will be held here on September 20 and 21. Mr Umesh Mehta, President, Income Tax Employees Federation, Central Headquarters, New Delhi, ... More

    Remove expenses on sales promotion from FBT ambit, says FICCI
    THE Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President, Mr Onkar S. Kanwar, has urged the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to remove expenses on sales promotion and payment for use of "brand" or to a "brand ambassador" ... More

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    `More transparent drawback system on the anvil '
    SOUNDING confident of touching an overall export figure of $ 90 billion by the end of this year, if the present growth momentum of 24 per cent can be maintained, Mr S.N. Menon, Union Commerce Secretary, has said a more transparent system of duty ... More

    India eyes 4% share in global handicrafts trade in 3 years
    INDIA plans to grow its share in global handicrafts trade to about 4 per cent in the next three years from the current level of less than 2 per cent. The global handicraft trade is currently estimated to be around $150 billion. "We have been ... More

    Marginal decline in oilseeds export
    EXPORTS of groundnuts, sesame seeds and niger seeds during the 2004-05 fiscal declined marginally to 3,49,186 tonnes, valued at Rs 1,226 crore, from 3,85,256 tonnes worth Rs 1,288 crore in 2003-04. The figure include groundnuts exports at ... More

    TOURISM


    Rajasthan's share in foreign tourists dips
    RAJASTHAN, which traditionally accounted for nearly half of the foreign tourist share in the country, has seen a fall in its quota in the foreign tourist pie. According to a study by Crisil, Rajasthan's share has fallen from 48.4 per cent in 1991 ... More



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