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EMPLOYMENT


TeamLease to offer blue-collar temps
TEAMLEASE Services Ltd, a company providing temporary staff to corporates, now plans to supply blue-collar employees such as factory workers, as there is growing demand for such a service in India. "Now we are planning to get into that. The ... More

Fall in employment disturbing, says Planning Commission
THERE have been fears ever since the reforms were launched in 1991. But these have always been countered by the argument that the dramatic increase in growth would more than make up for the displacement of labour. The general consensus was that ... More

NRIS


New hope for NRKs
WITH the appointment last week of veteran Congress leader Vayalar Ravi as Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Kerala gets its first Cabinet Minister in the United Progressive Alliance Government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The choice ... More

ECONOMY


M.P. annual Plan size pegged at Rs 9,020 cr
THE annual Plan size for Madhya Pradesh for 2006-07 has been pegged at Rs 9,020 crore, inclusive of a one-time Central assistance of Rs 80 crore for projects of special assistance to the State including the Bhopal Memorial to the gas victims. ... More

ENVIRONMENT


SC panel concludes talks on Clemenceau
THE Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Wastes has concluded its discussions on the question of permitting the decommissioned French warship `Clemenceau' into India, according to Dr G. Thyagarajan, Chairman of the committee. The ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


India, Russia to set up joint forum on trade, investment
INDIA and Russia on Monday decided to set up a joint forum on trade and investment as a prelude to the feasibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between them, besides projecting increase in bilateral trade ... More

Japan trade organisation seeks tax incentives to invest in India
JAPAN Inc seems all set to invest in a big way in India, provided some of its concerns regarding taxation and labour issues are addressed. The Chairman and CEO of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), Mr Osamu Watanabe, who is leading a ... More

PETROLEUM


Sponsoring sporting events — Govt plans to tighten norms for oil firms
The Ministry is of the view that the funds from the corporate social responsibility kitty should not be used for sponsoring large tournaments like one-day international cricket matches or football leagues. More

SSI


KSSIA seeks Rs 50-cr Budget allocation for village, small industries
THE Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has submitted a pre-Budget memorandum to the State Finance Minister requesting him to allocate at least Rs 50 crore for village and small industries in the 2006-07 State Budget. The ... More

EDUCATION


Learning is fun
Students enjoying an English lesson using the K-Yan teaching aid at the Standard High School at Khilwat in Hyderabad on Monday. The new teaching aid that costs Rs 1.5 lakh a piece has been supplied to 17 Urdu medium, two English medium and a ... More

New launches from ICFAI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ICFAI University has launched five Bachelor of Science (BS) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programmes in the areas of marketing, finance, banking, insurance and accounting in the `distance learning' ... More

ICFAI Republic to set up 50 village schools
At a nominal fee of Rs 10 per month for pre-primary students and Rs 25 per month for I-X classes, the school provides uniforms, shoes, textbooks, notebooks and stationary items. More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS


Aditya Jyot, Japanese centre tie up for stem cell research
ADITYA Jyot Eye Hospital has forged an alliance with Chennai's Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) for retinal stem cell research. NCRM, which is headquartered in Japan, signed a memorandum of understanding with Aditya Jyot Eye ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


`Realty market in India on high growth curve'
THE real estate market in India is on a high growth curve, on the back of a booming economy, favourable demographics and liberalised FDI regime, although issues such as lack of land reforms, and absence of substantial tax incentive for real ... More

TEXTILE MACHINERY


Sisspa urges Govt to ease import norms for used textile machinery
THE South India Small Spinners Association (Sisspa) has asked the Union Government to ease the import restrictions related to the used spinning machines considering the compulsion for the domestic spinning industry to speed up replacing of the ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


2-day convention on science & tech at Hyderabad
'FIVE decades of pharma industry - Challenges ahead' will be one of the special panel discussions with participation from the industry in the two-day annual convention of the Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences (APAS) to be held in Hyderabad on ... More

EVENTS


Kinfra organises meeting with Minister
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is organising a meeting with the Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Mr Subodh Kant Sahay, in the city on Tuesday. According to a ... More

Tools expo fetches business worth Rs 100 cr
TOOLTECH 2006, the exhibition on cutting tools and tooling systems that concluded on Sunday in the Capital, generated business enquires worth Rs 100 crore. The five-day exhibition inaugurated by Mr B.M. Munjal, Chairman, Hero Honda, saw almost ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


The export growth story
Recent increases in exports have been hailed as indicating the emergence of India as an internationally competitive economy. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine recent patterns of external trade, in particular exports, and consider the implications. More

Spices export continues to decline
THOUGH exports of spices have shown a declining trend during the first nine months of the current fiscal, shipments of some items have gone up substantially during the period. Exports of chilli have declined during April-December this fiscal ... More

Wheat import move lauded
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Roller Flour Mills Association has welcomed the Centre's decision to allow duty-free import of five lakh tonnes of wheat. In a letter to the Union Food and Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, the association's ... More

`AP poised to garner 15 pc of software export pie'
THE Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) has said that Andhra Pradesh is on course to garner about 15 per cent of the country's overall software export pie this fiscal. The projected exports of about $2.7 billion (Rs 12,500 crore), would ... More

TOURISM


Sunshine sector
Foreign tourist arrivals to Kerala this year are poised to overtake last year's record, if current trends are any indication. During 2004, the arrivals were 3.45 lakh but the Tourism Department is confident that this would be easily overtaken ... More

BOOKS


Low-cost higher education books hit US stores
The books are being published in India at lower rates as a special gesture by American publishers for students here. More



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India, Russia to set up joint forum on trade, investment


Low-cost higher education books hit US stores

Fidelity picks up 9% stake in MCX

GSM subscriber base grows by 3.5 m in Jan

`Realty market in India on high growth curve'

Spices export continues to decline

BA offers special London return fares at Rs 14,500

FDI in insurance may be hiked to 49 pc

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IPO Scams
FDI in retail sector
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In Depth

Gender Justice
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Looking back
Jan. 29-Feb. 4
India seeks FDI that can generate employment — Assures to put 'best foot forward' to help investors

Exim Bank moots policy interventions to boost demand for vanilla

IRDA seeks review of health cover products

Carbon trading: 20 Indian projects registered at UN panel

VAT implementing States' tax revenues up 15.8% in April-Dec

Transfer pricing audits — Govt unlikely to do away with `secret comparable' practice

Creating energy security priority area: Murli Deora

Ministry moots 51% FDI in agri-business

NMDC divestment: Govt seeks EoI from merchant, investment bankers

As global majors strengthen presence — Indian cement industry logs highest growth in output

Gem & jewellery exports surge to $17 b in 2005

Over 45 pc dip in Nov-Jan vegoil imports

Crisil, ICRA to offer IPO grading services — Fitch to `wait and watch'

Deora hints at relief for oil cos in Budget

Mallya hits out at UK whisky body for lobbying against Indian-made liquor

Oil Ministry hopes to get contracted 5 mt LNG from Iran — But talks for additional 2.5 mt may be tough

Antrix-EADS Astrium team to build satellite for Eutelsat

`Growth in manufacturing sector key to generating employment'

Soyameal exports may top 22 lakh t by March-end

Govt set to garner Rs 1,100 cr from FM radio privatisation


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