The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 04, 2006

`TN Govt not involved in Bt rice trials'
The Tamilnadu Agriculture Minister, Mr Veerapandi Arumugam, has said that the State Government is in no way involved in the experiment on Bt rice development. It is a purely private initiative by Mahyco and Monsanto. Referring to the recent ... More

`Spread of IT to tier II cities on fast track'
To raise the skill levels of students in IT, a `Training the Trainers' manual is being prepared in consultation with leading IT companies. More

TN to exceed targeted crop area this year
Thanks to surplussing rivers and surcharged groundwater table, Tamil Nadu is revising its crop estimation this year. Its overall crop area is expected to exceed the target by about four lakh hectares (10 lakh acres) at least, the State ... More

Nabard plan for Tiruchi
The Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLCP) for Tiruchi district for 2007-08, prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development , which envisaged a credit flow of Rs 1,139.58 crore was released here. The District ... More

Apollo cancer facility in Madurai
Apollo Hospital Enterprises Ltd will be setting up a $5-million cancer care facility in Madurai in a tie-up with California-based Comprehensive Blood Cancer Care Institute (CBCC), USA. MsPreetha Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Fighting pharma profits to fight AIDS
There is a possibility of controlling HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and thus extending the life of patients. Thus assured the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, when addressing the members of both Houses of Parliament on the occasion of World ... More

Huge potential predicted for retail growth
With the country's organised retail poised for a growth at a compounded annual growth rate of about 35 per cent over the next few years, there is huge potential in the country and the State in particular, according to the Confederation of Indian ... More

UK invites Indian students
The British Council wants to forge partnerships between schools in India, especially growing cities such as Visakhapatnam, and the UK to facilitate a greater number of students from India to study in Britain. The Deputy Director of British ... More

Bharti expects more spectrum by year-end
Bharti Airtel has said that it is awaiting additional spectrum allocation for its next phase of growth and expects this to happen by the end of the current fiscal. Mr Sanjay Kapoor, Joint President (Mobile Services), said: "We have been working ... More

New CGM for SBI
Mr Ram Kumar Sharma took charge as Chief General Manager of the State Bank of India, Hyderabad Circle, on December 1. He was earlier General Manager (Network-II) of the Bank's Delhi Circle. Mr Sharma joined the Bank as a ... More

BL Club lecture on diversification
The Hindu Business Line Club, Visakhapatnam, is organising a lecture on `Diversification - corporate level strategy' in Samata College at MVP Colony here on Monday at 10 a.m. Mr Neeraj Sanghi, the Chief Executive ... More

Life is beautiful!
AN ORANGUTAN clambers up a tree with a mouthful of fruits at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Sunday.

KERALA
Avon launches electric bikes
The Ludhiana based Avon Cycles has introduced new generation battery operated electric bikes in the Kerala market. Priced at Rs 16,930, the electric bikes provide local point-to-point transportation. Having brakes, lights and horns as in the ... More

Job schemes for people living in tourism spots
The State Government is working out schemes to create jobs for people living in and around tourism destinations in the State, said the Kerala Tourism and Home Minister, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. He made this remark at a function organised to ... More

NSEL finds Kerala ideal for launching operations
For National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), Kerala is the ideal place to commence spot commodity trading operations, as there are no agriculture produce marketing committees (APMCs) to contend with. The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), ... More

Hutch services at Sabarimala
Hutch has announced the launch of its services at Sannidhanam, Pamba and Nilackal in Sabarimala. Physical and e-top up facility for recharges will also be made available at select centres across the State. Mr K. Sankara ... More

Workshop on stress management
The Department of Botany, University of Kerala and Biocoenosis Environmental and Social Research Foundation, will organise a one-day workshop on `stress management for scientists.' The workshop will be held in the city on ... More

KARNATAKA
Cut ST on petrol and diesel, Karnataka urged
The Karnataka Government has been urged to bring down sales tax on petrol and diesel. Receiving the first sample of crude from Sakhalin-1 project in Russia at New Mangalore Port, Mr Murli Deora, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, ... More

New Analog test facility
Semiconductor firm Analog Devices inaugurated a new integrated circuit (IC) test development facility in the city. "This facility will enable us to undertake the product development cycle in its entirety from India, and also ... More

OTHER STATES
Towards freedom
WALKATHON WITH A DIFFERENCE: Differently-abled people taking part in the Walk to Freedom on the occasion of World Disability Day in the Capital on ... More

GUJARAT
Hutch to invest Rs 2,500 cr in Gujarat
Hutch Gujarat has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Gujarat for investing Rs 2,500 crore in the State over the next five years to set up world-class infrastructure. In a press release here, Mr Sunil Sood, Operations ... More

WEST BENGAL
IRCTC launches tour packages for Darjeeling, Gangtok
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, has launched two separate tour packages for Darjeeling and Gangtok. This is IRCTC's first such tour programme for the eastern region. The duration of ... More

Potato cultivation in full swing in West Bengal
The State has a potato production surplus of around 45 lakh tonnes. More

Kolkata engagement
Engineering Export Promotion Council: Press briefing to discuss the success of India Engineering Exhibition held in Cairo; 3.00 p.m; EEPC office at Vanijya Bhavan, 1/1 Wood Street, Kolkata. Indian Chamber of Commerce: Pre-Budget ... More

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