The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 23, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rain belt wobble along Kerala, south TN latitude
The inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) of the equatorial band of low-pressure and convective cloudiness is constantly shifting positions within a narrow band along the Kerala and south Tamil Nadu latitudes, producing locally excessive ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Garbage in, garbage out
Even as Kerala struggles with the task of containing communicable diseases such as chikungunya and dengue, much remains to be done in the area of garbage management. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
CII moots new regulatory system for infrastructure
To manage better assets and draw private investment More

Clarification
With reference to the news report "Nanguneri SEZ: Avani Group may pick up majority stake", published in these columns on September 11, Infac India Group, the promoters of the Nanguneri SEZ, has clarified that the Avani Group never participated in ... More

MANAGEMENT
Has the `Bhagavad Gita' replaced `The Art of War'?
Swami Parthasarathy counselled a young investment banker on dealing with nasty colleagues: "Banish them from your mind!" More

EDUCATION
Stress on knowledge of financial investments
To identify, discourage those indulging in frauds More

COUNTDOWN TO CAT - 9
Test taking strategy - III
Don't rush. Spend the first few minutes in figuring out what the paper contains More

And now, education malls in the offing
Taking forward the concept of dedicated malls, the GTM Group will set up 10-12 malls across the country for the education sector in the next few years. The project will leverage the current boom in educational institutes and the initiative is ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Dental clinic gets ISO certification
Dr Rajakrishnan's Dental Clinic, a multi-speciality dental care in Kochi, has received ISO 9001-2000 certification by BVQI. The clinic practises a quality management system based on continuous learning, reviews, corrective ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Rural surfers find more uses for IT than agri-business
The official perception is IT kiosks in the rural areas would be used for gathering price intelligence or land records and such mundane aspects of rural life. Now, a pilot survey of rural usage in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh using a new ... More

$ 2-b of USO Fund unutilised in India
Market-friendly policy needed, says GSMA More

EVENTS
Kochi boat show concludes
The exhibits ranged from conversion kits to steel snake boat, houseboats with composite materials to eco-friendly cruises. More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship award
Berchman's Institute of Management Studies (BIMS) has invited applications for `Entrepreneur of the Year' award. The award instituted by BIMS, SB College, Changanacherry, in 1998 is given every year. Entrepreneurs who run ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Sailing with the Le Havre advantage
In view of its ideal geographical location, the Le Havre port is often included in the round trips of large liner ships as the first European port of call on import or last port of call on export. The port also provides the shortest transit-times for inter-continental trade. More

TOURISM
Five-star luxury
ON BOARD STAR CRUISE: A view of the pool on board the ship Star Cruises Libra dock at Mumbai port. Star Cruises Libra is a 42,000 gross-tonnage ship with 740 well-appointed cabins with a passenger capacity of 1,480 lower berths. The ship has ... More