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EMPLOYMENT


Dr Reddy's Foundation, MCH in pact for LABS
DR Reddy's Foundation (DRF) and the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) have announced a joint initiative here on Monday to implement the Livelihood Advancement Business School (LABS) programme in Hyderabad city. As part of this ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Wet spell for 3 more days in TN likely
THERE'S going to be hardly any respite for Tamil Nadu from the ongoing wet spell at least for another three days as the causative weather system over southwest Bay of Bengal extended its vigil out into the sea. Three days is what it should ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


AP to appeal against HC ruling on quota
STUNG by a five-judge full bench Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment declaring the move to create reservations for Muslims in the State as unconstitutional, the State Government has decided to take the matter to the Apex Court. Addressing a ... More

ECONOMY


People must pay up user charges for public services: Rakesh Mohan
FOR the human development index to look up, the well-to-do segment of the society must pay up the real user charges rather than sponge on subsidised rates, according to Dr Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. He told ... More

Administrative reforms panel report by March
THE Second National Administrative Reforms Commission will submit report on four topics by March 2006. Addressing the members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Monday, Mr Veerappa Moily, Chairman of the Second ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Czech Republic wants more reforms in India
Mr Klaus said the visit would mark the beginning of a new phase in Indo-Czech business ties. More

A `little Japan' in Tamil Nadu — Township for Japanese investors planned
THE Tamil Nadu Government will look into the possibility of setting up a township that would be a home away from home for investors from Japan. The Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, told an economic mission led by Mr Hirotaro Yamasaki, Mayor of ... More

Indian delegation for Israel
HYDERABAD: The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Mr Kamal Nath, would lead an Indian delegation to Israel for the upcoming Prime Minister's Conference at Tel Aviv during November 9-11. The 16-member delegation, representing various ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Sharp rise in banks' lending to infrastructure sector
Lending to infrastructure is expected to increase in the rest of the fiscal, as most projects have long gestation periods and as credit disbursal is done in stages. More

`Industry associations must be represented in IIFCL'
INDUSTRY associations should be given adequate representation in the proposed Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for funding mega infrastructure projects in the country, the Madurai District Tiny ... More

Minister's clarification on Sabarimala project
AMIDST the growing controversy over the Sabarimala development plan, the Minister for Tourism and Devaswom, Mr K.C. Venugopal, has clarified that IL&FS had been authorised only to prepare the master plan for the development project. He said at .. More

SSI


Tally offers free insurance cover for small businesses
TALLY Solutions Pvt. Ltd, an accounting software company, has come up with a free insurance offer to its customers in the small businesses purchasing the Tally 7.2 version. It has tied up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to extend the limited ... More

RADIO/TV


TRAI issues consultation paper — Should new channels be part of bouquets?
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has circulated a discussion paper on whether all new TV channels should be made available on standalone basis or not. The major proposal is for deletion of the words `or as part of the new separate ... More

EDUCATION


Increasing public expenditure on education
The UPA Government has committed itself to increasing the share of public spending on education to 6 per cent of GDP. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh assess the implications of this in relation to the evident social needs. More

KITTS to set up study centre in Kozhikode
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) will set up a study centre in Kozhikode. According to Mr G. Chandramohan, Director, KITTS, the study centre will be inaugurated in December and will start offering ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


Govt moots law to reward scientists involved in R&D
THE Government plans to come up with a new legislation that will ensure that scientists and researchers are not deprived of profits from new inventions. At a research and development conference organised by FICCI, Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of ... More

Nuclear Fuel Complex on expansion mode
UPBEAT over the increasing number of nuclear power projects in the pipeline, the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), here is planning to double its fuel fabrication facilities, and even revive its plans of a NFC two facility. Being the sole supplier of ... More

PACKAGING


Rains hit Chennai's corrugated box units
MORE than half the corrugated boxes making units in Chennai have been hit by the heavy rains, resulting in a shortage of packaging materials for manufacturers, according to box makers. The President of the South India Corrugated Box ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Telecom officers' body against hike in FDI limit
THE increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent violates the existing telecom policies approved by Parliament, according to Indian Telecom Service Associations (ITSA). This comes out clearly ... More

Govt notifies hike in FDI ceiling in telecom to 74%
THE Government on Monday notified the increase in foreign direct investment cap in telecom services to 74 per cent from 49 per cent, and said that FDI up to 49 per cent would continue to be on automatic route. According to an official ... More

We welcome US investments, not arms: Bengal CM
THE West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has said that the Left Front Government is keen to see substantial American investments in the State, although the CPI (M) is vehemently protesting against the ongoing Indo-US exercise ... More

International Association of Lions Clubs may invest in India
INDIA is among the emerging markets in the region that is a strong contender for funds that are proposed to be invested by The International Association of Lions Clubs in the days ahead, according to Dr Ashok Mehta, President of The International ... More

WTO


India wants Doha talks to address development issues
The Minister emphasised that agriculture in developing countries like India is not commerce, and criticised the demand of some members for "real" market access in agriculture. More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


Regulators for oil, mining, transport sectors in offing
THE Government will be setting up regulators for the transport , mining and petroleum sectors soon. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Mr Prithviraj Chavan, here on Monday. Speaking at the 8th ... More

EVENTS


Domestic industry must be globally competitive: Kalam
THE President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has asked the domestic industry to be globally competitive for India to become the world's knowledge hub. He emphasised on nano technology and its applications and how India could contribute substantially ... More

`Usability engg essential for India to build competitive edge'
Usability engineering is the process by which a product is designed and developed so that it fits with how people think, learn, behave and play. More

Meet on Alzheimer's in Thiruvananthapuram from Nov 12-14
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The eleventh national conference of Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India will be held in the city from November 12 to November 14. The Kerala Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy is scheduled to inaugurate the ... More

  • In Hyderabad today

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    Oilmeal exports rise on demand from S-E Asia
    A RECOVERY in exports of soyameal, rapemeal, castormeal and groundnut meal since June has helped improve oilmeal shipments from the country. According to the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA), oilmeal exports from the country during ... More

    ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES


    Meet on Indian medicine systems at Hyderabad
    AROGYA-2005, an exhibition-cum-conference on the Indian systems of medicine, will be held here from November 11 to 13. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Anbumani Ramdoss, will inaugurate the meet. The event is being jointly ... More

    TOURISM


    Travel agents body in talks with Rlys for tourism products
    THE Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) is in talks with the Railways to develop some tourism products, the newly elected Association President, Mr Ashwini Kakkar, said here on Monday. "We met with the Railways today. We are requesting ... More

    STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


    Japan to accept EIC certified poultry products
    EXPORT Inspection Council of India (EIC) certified poultry products from India would now be acceptable to Japan. This is the first time that a developed country has formally recognised EIC India's certification for poultry products, said an ... More



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