The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 13, 2006

Replica of old Swedish ship may visit Chennai
The centuries-old ties between India and Sweden are likely to be rekindled once again at the Chennai port. Come February, the port city is likely to play host to a replica of an 18th century Swedish ship that is currently sailing around the globe ... More

Handloom cluster schemes to be revisited
The Department of Handlooms, Textiles, Handicrafts in Tamil Nadu will be revisiting various government-supported schemes in operation to assess how far the stakeholders in these clusters really derived benefit out of them. The effort in this ... More

`Quiz consumers on relevance and use before product launch'
Tracing the live case study of the Ford Fiesta launch in India, Mr Ranji J. Cherian, Vice-President and Client Services Director, JWT, Chennai, narrated how `advertising and marketing translates into an integrated marketing communication ... More

Traders' welfare board reconstituted in TN
The Tamil Nadu Government today announced that it had reconstituted the Traders' Welfare Board. The Board, whose Chairman is the Chief Minister himself, will have as members 20 representatives from as many traders associations across the State, ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Is there retail room for all?
Mixed reaction to jostle for fruit and vegetable pie More

The `Fresh' push to promos in Hyderabad
The organised retail trade is showering consumers in Hyderabad with special promotion schemes and discount offers in the wake of Reliance's foray into retail trade in fruits, vegetables and groceries through their outlets labelled `Fresh'. But it ... More

AP, Silk Board to part-fund Chinese reeling machine buy
Spun mill coming up in Anantapur More

New fibre line for AP Paper Mill
Mr L.N Bangur, Chairman; Mr R.C. Mall, Executive Director; Mr S. Bangur, Vice-President; and Mr P.K Soori, President; along with the union leaders, Mr B. Joseph Raju and Mr K. Adinarayana Murthy, participated in the function. Explaining the ... More

Up for adoption
WHITE TIGERS in their enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad. The zoo authorities have introduced an adoption scheme that offers patrons income tax concessions and lifetime free entry to the zoo. The scheme, first of its kind in ... More

Idyllic location
A COUPLE ENJOYS a boat ride at Kambalkonda Wildlife Sanctuary in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Apollo plans cardiac centre
The cardio-thoracic team of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, headed by Dr Vijay Diksit, has completed a record 10,000 open-heart surgeries. Addressing a press conference, Dr Diksit said the hospital now plans to create a Rs ... More

KERALA
Kochi projects reviewed
The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr T.K.A. Nair, reviewed the progress of the LNG project and the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) project being implemented at the port-based Special Economic Zone at Vallarpadam ... More

Stress on information security in banking
ICFAI national banking meet held More

AIMS observes Diabetes Day
A three-day academic and cultural programme is being organised by the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here as part of the World Diabetes Day that began today. A free medical exhibition was arranged at Dental ... More

Thrissur to have knowledge park
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is working on a project to develop a `knowledge park' in Thrissur. The proposed knowledge park will be dedicated to knowledge-based industries such as biotechnology, ... More

Kerala govt launches clean-up at Kochi port
Extortion racket More

KARNATAKA
National Instruments meet at Bangalore
National Instruments will be holding its annual conference on November 16. The conference, `NIDays 2006,' will focus on new product presentations, live demonstrations, technology-focused sessions and the latest innovations in ... More

Pollution check
TELLING IT AS IT IS: The Karnataka Forest Minister, Mr C. Chennigappa, and the Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Ltd., Mr M.R. Hingnikar, at the inauguration of an electro magnetic display board depicting environmental parameters, at ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Rehabilitation dept clearance `must' for SEZs in Maharashtra
Bid to protect interests of affected farmers More

WEST BENGAL
ITC's 1st phase farm foray in Bengal set to roll by mid 2007
Barasat area being considered for pilot project More

S-E Rly plans heritage run of Garratt steam loco
Loco to run on November 17 from Shalimar station to Mecheda More

RBI urged not to sell land in Durgapur
`Open more offices in N-E States' More

Bengal Unitech to develop terminal
The truck terminal at Kona in Howrah district of West Bengal will be developed into a logistics hub by Bengal Unitech Universal Infrastructure Company, a private firm, at a substantial investment. The terminal, spread over more than 100 acres, ... More

Toy story
CHINESE WAVE: China-made toys have flooded the Kolkata market during the last one year. Sold at an average price of Rs 35 by the hawkers on the city pavements, these innovative toys find tremendous customer interest. According to a city hawker in ... More

Agenda for the week
Merchants' Chamber of Commerce: Interactive session with the CMD of RINL, Mr Y. Siva Sagar Rao; 11.30 a.m.; Chamber premises, Kolkata. National Institute of Fashion Technology: Press meet; 1.30 p.m.; NIFT Campus, ... More

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