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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY


TN: Wind turbines urge review of tariff order
`Fix tariff at Rs 3.10 to Rs 3.40 a unit in TN' More

ECONOMY


CII sees GDP growth at over 8 pc
Majority of the 254 respondents from Indian companies to a recent CII survey expected the GDP growth for fiscal 2006-07 to be more than eight per cent. CII's Business Confidence Index for April-September 2006 at 69.3 points was higher by 2.1 ... More

AP credit plan outlay pegged at Rs 37,000 cr
To rope in more number of farmers under banking fold More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


Duty hike by Bangla hits Malda mango exports
90 per cent of Malda's production exported to Bangladesh More

HOTELS


Hike floor space index, hoteliers urge TN Govt
The South India Hotels and Restaurants Association (SIHRA) has submitted a memorandum to the Tamil Nadu Government to consider increasing the floor space index (FSI) for hotels and to make it on par with the FSI for Information Technology (IT) ... More

PSU


Kerala to study problems afflicting PSUs
The problems and prospects of the undertakings would be studied on a unit-by-unit basis before deciding on what should be done More

PETROLEUM


House panel urges refineries to upgrade units
To help in increasing output of high-value product More

POWER


`N-Act needs amendment for private participation'
In view of the private sector showing interest in the civilian nuclear power programme in India, there could be a possibility of amending the Atomic Energy Act to enable private sector to take part in the process, said Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS


FMCG majors scurry for cover
Line up for product liability, contaminated products insurance policies More

EDUCATION


`A school needs to evaluate its service quality'
`The school needed to reinvent itself. The challenge was to leverage its tradition and heritage and not see it as a liability.' Lawrence School alumnus Ramesh Venkateswaran gives up a corporate career to return as its headmaster and give the sc hool a brave new direction. More

GOLD & SILVER


COMEX gold futures may rise
Gold futures tumbled lower on fund liquidation and investors rushed to take profits wrapping-up the worst week for commodity bulls, since four years of growing interest in the asset-class. Comments by the US Treasury Secretary John Snow that the ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS


AEPC to open two more training centres
The Apparel Export Promotion Council has decided to open its 15th and 16th centres of the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) at Kanpur and Tronica city in Uttar Pradesh as part of its mission to provide trained manpower to the apparel ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE


It's not just job`reservation', it's social inclusion
Europe, in 55 years, has moved on from utopian ideologies to `employment creation' and `social inclusion'. The concept underlying `social inclusion' is not new. It is essentially about seeking to ensure that poverty and social inclusion objectives ar e integrated into all areas of policy-making. Europe is striving to give the right support to raise employment, skills and productivity and improve social inclusion and cohesion when the integration of communities worldwide has never been more i mportant. More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


Indian Bank ropes in 81 villages under financial inclusion project
Financial inclusion project More

EVENTS


China, Pak teams to attend meet on rice bran oil
The 9th national meet on rice bran oil, organised by The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA), is being held in Mumbai on May 27 and some 250 delegates from within the country and abroad are expected to participate in the ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Tea Board sets 200-m kg export target for '06-07
Government to continue to focus on traditional markets, says Minister More




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