The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 28, 2006

`Infotech vital to solve societal problems'
Use information technology (IT) to solve the country's societal problems. IT is critical to overcome deficiency in various sectors, including education, Mr Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, told students of Great Lakes Institute of ... More

ICAI organises tax conference
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) under the aegis of Fiscal Laws Committee is organising a National Tax Conference at the SNR College auditorium here on April 29. Among other issues, this conference, ... More

IT to create 8 lakh jobs in TN
Good communication skills will pay: Study More

TN Chamber urges Govt to drop proposal on courier service
The Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged that the proposal of the Postal Department to curb the service of courier services "be dropped". In a letter to Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the chamber's General Secretary, Mr ... More

Not for just a few $ more
`Shift companies for the right reasons' More

KERALA

Meet stresses need for SME ratings
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations and the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with SME Ratings Agency of India Ltd (SMERA) organised a seminar on `Empowering SMEs through Ratings' here on Thursday. Speakers at ... More

Traco Cable on revival path
Bags Rs 55-cr order from KSEB More

Kinfra meet on Greece
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is organising a meet on `business opportunities in Greece' here on April 28. Dr Bhaskar Balakrishnan, India's Ambassador to Greece, will participate in the ... More

MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra sets up nodal agency for gas distribution
The Maharashtra Government has set up a nodal agency for distributing natural gas in the State. Called the Maharashtra Industrial Gas Transmission Company Ltd (MIGTCL), the gas grid would primarily cater to industrial consumers, said Mr ... More

`N-E region needs capacity building'
At a trade fair in Thailand showcasing handloom and handicraft products from North East India, one of the exhibitors bagged an order for 30,000 metres of moga silk. But the cottage industry unit could not meet the demand, as its capacities were ... More