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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Cooling off
BEATING THE HEAT: The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, at the inauguration of a Rain Harvesting Project in the Capital on Saturday.

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NRIS


Clarendon Parker to recruit NRIs, expatriates for Indian cos
To focus on talent in Gulf countries, South-East Asia More

CEMENT


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ECONOMY


Pension challenge and apprehension
`Implied debt on pension 64.5 pc of GDP in 2004' More

ENVIRONMENT


Carbon trading market likely to stay depressed for 2 years
European Commission to release official emission data on May 15 More

FOREIGN TRADE


India, Myanmar to expand trade ties
India and Myanmar have agreed to expand and diversify bilateral trade, in keeping with the target of raising the two-way trade to $1 billion by 2006. This has been indicated in the agreed minutes of the second meeting of the India-Myanmar ... More

HEALTH


Banking on stem cells as a corporate perk
Cord blood banking gains momentum as firms look at ways to bond with employees More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Bangalore monorail project launch on Aug 15
Monorail, which had virtually been forgotten in the wake of a controversy stirred up by former Prime Minster, H. D. Deve Gowda, has been given a fresh lease from the new coalition Government of BJP and Janata Dal (S) led by Mr Gowda's son and the ... More

PSU


AI evaluating long-haul freighter aircraft
Air India is examining the feasibility of having long-haul freighter aircraft even as it gets ready to send two of its Airbus A-310 aircraft for conversion into freighter aircraft. "At present we are only sending two of the eight A-310 aircraft ... More

PETROLEUM


ISTD fellowship for Subir Raha
The Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) has conferred fellowship on Mr Subir Raha, Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC). The fellowship scroll and a silver trophy was handed ... More

TWO/THREE WHEELERS


Lining up the 150 cc bikes
The story in the 150cc segment or the performance bikes category is clearly that size matters. Bike buyers in no other segment are as swayed by snob value as members of this club. So, features that distinguish bikes in this segment from the ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


DLF's mega foray
Rarely does the filing of a draft prospectus with the regulator create a flutter among corporate circles. This, however, is no ordinary filing. The Kushal Pal Singh-promoted DLF Universal's plans to mobilise over Rs 11,000 crore from the primary ... More

`ULCRA repeal will help real estate biz'
The repeal of the Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act (ULCRA) by all the States will help the real estate business to grow at 14 per cent by 2011-12 and substantially increase its contribution to the national GDP from the current ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS


Swiss apparel brand plans tie-up with Gangotri
After Switcher, the European basic apparel brand from Switzerland which some years ago opted to work with local collaborator from Tirupur in co-branding `Switcher' garments in India, another Swiss fashion apparel brand, Trailer, is now bidding ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY


Knit fair woos more buyers
Curtains rung down on the 22nd India Knit Fair at Tirupur on Friday which had showcased some of the finest 100% cotton and cotton blended knitwear for the spring and summer collection 2007. The three-day fair had attracted over ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


ITC e-Choupal wins Stockholm Challenge Award
Global recognition for Indian rural transformation model More

EVENTS


India Pavilion to showcase projects for Cannes film market
Over 80 companies from India will take 65 films and 35 new projects to the Cannes Film Market beginning May 17. This year, exhibitors from India will showcase their products and projects at the India Pavilion. The India Pavilion, organised ... More

Intel CEO to visit India on May 23, 24
After the high-profile visit of its Chairman, Dr Craig Barrett, Intel's President and CEO, Mr Paul S. Otellini, is now headed for Indian shores. Mr Otellini is scheduled to come to India on May 23 and 24 and visit Bangalore and Mumbai. "He ... More

INCOME TAX


You have landed a fortune!
I have a piece of land that falls within the jurisdiction of a panchayat. I propose to sell this land. Will I have to pay capital gains tax on the gain from the sale of this land? Vimala Nayar Agricultural land is not a capital ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL


Hard bargain with pvt equity firms
Large number of deals `falling through' More
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In Focus

Infrastructure woes stare IT sector
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In Depth

Bihar Diary
Orissa Diary
Gender Justice
Simple Economics
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Looking back
May. 7-May. 13
Regulator is not exactly a court of law: Chidambaram

Indian suppliers await decision on iron ore pricing

India will further deepen reforms: Chidambaram

ADB plans fund to promote clean energy

Oilmeal exports rise 81% in April

New way to untangle the reservation mess

Pepper exports from India, Vietnam rise

`E-commerce proves a big boon for entrepreneurs'

Hopes of wind in sails of shipping cos

Crude futures witness waning interest

Cap on margins may dent power trading cos' profits

Illegal sugar trade with Bangladesh?

PetroFed urges Govt to save oil retail companies

ISRO, NASA ink pact for two US payloads aboard Chandrayaan-1

Scarce rains hit tea output in Assam, Bengal

Duty cut on small cars boosts sales

Manufacturing posts robust growth: CII

Wheat prices gain despite 30 lakh t import tender

Policy on import of genetically modified food flawed

Centre plans to implement $ 50-b highway projects

Reliance Petro debuts on BSE at 70 pc premium

AP hails MRTPC order on Mahyco-Monsanto

Knowledge panel for holistic study of reservation issue

Make use of technology, oil marketing cos told



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