The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 07, 2006

ACCIDENTS
Mishap at Biocon Park
SHELTER COLLAPSE: Police personnel inspecting the construction site where three labourers were killed and one person was injured at Biocon Park near Bangalore on Wednesday. The workers were trying to remove some sheets of a shelter being built to ... More

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Delhi International Airport to pay Rs 350 cr for metro project
New terminal at airport will have 55 aerobridges and 30 remote parking bays. Unveils model of the new airport More

AP Cabinet okays package for outer ring road land oustees
Compensation hiked to Rs 1,170 cr; 750 families to benefit More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
IFC may invest Rs 100 cr in Moser Baer project
Funding for solar photovoltaic cells and module facility More

SOCIAL SECURITY
EPF trustees to decide on interest rate today
It's likely to be reduced to 8% More

ENVIRONMENT
`Slew of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions'
Increasing voluntary effort from companies and Governments through carbon trading, improving energy efficiency and better standards, are likely to be the steps that would be resorted to for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, said Mr ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Pulses `nil' import duty regime extended
The Finance Ministry has extended the `nil' import duty regime on pulses to July 31, 2007. It had earlier allowed duty-free imports of pulses up to March 31, 2007. As part of its efforts to enhance the availability of pulses, the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
India-Israel preferential trading plan on cards
Israeli cos urged to invest in diamond sector More

HEALTH
Mediclaim for senior citizens unveiled
National Insurance Co, the Kolkata-based insurance company which has completed 100 years, today unveiled a Mediclaim policy for senior citizens. The company, which has named it Varistha Mediclaim, selected two customers for the policy, which ... More

Widen coverage in rural areas, Kalam tells NIC
Favours demat system for insurance policies More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Public-private partnership schemes come in for stick
West Bengal Minister calls for amendments to Act More

PETROLEUM
Shell opens outlet in Hyderabad
Shell India Marketing Pvt Ltd on Wednesday announced the opening of its first retail fuel station in Hyderabad at Habsiguda and plans many more in the city and in South India. A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell group, Shell India has acquired ... More

POWER
Bihar unveils new steps on power sector front
Single-window clearance to speed up investments More

TAXATION
TN: Meet on VAT on Dec 19
The Rotary Club of Madras Chenna Patna (RI Dist 3230) is organising a seminar on Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (VAT) in Chennai on December 19. According to a press release from the club, the seminar is to prepare those in business and trade, who ... More

COAL
Eastern Coalfields, Bharat Coking post lower coal despatches
This is despite achieving higher production in April-November More

TERRORISM
Naxalite activities could impact mega investments: CLSA
CLSA, which has fixed 40,000 as the long-term target for the Sensex without specifying a timeframe and stated that India remains Asia's best growth story with the highest valuations, has expressed serious concern about extreme-Left movement in ... More

EDUCATION
London School of Economics keen to offer joint degrees
`New framework may give more leeway for Indian institutions' More

Common Entrance Test abolished in TN
The Tamil Nadu Government has passed a law that does away with the common entrance test for professional courses. Applicants to professional courses in medical, dental and engineering will be considered for admission based on their marks in the ... More

Kalam urges students to strive for development
The President of India, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Wednesday urged students graduating from the country's oldest business school to imbibe the quality of creative leadership and be partners in the transformation of West Bengal into a developed ... More

ecomNET to support blind students
ecomNET, a national confederation of the faculty of various management institutes, is coming out in support of blind students and their academic pursuits in the country. As a first step in this direction, Prof Justin Paul, ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Builders' plea for separate Ministry
The 22nd All India Builders Convention, which concluded here recently, called for establishment of an independent Ministry of Construction as the construction activity, with major thrust on infrastructure, being the key to achieve double-digit ... More

Concern over civil engineers' migration to IT
The construction industry's loss is IT sector's gain. As per the latest statistics, the number of civil engineers going to IT is on the rise on account of better pay and work environment. Although civil engineering is one of the basic and ... More

Infrastructure major bags award
Maytas Infra Private Ltd, the Hyderabad-based infrastructure major has bagged the `Fastest growing construction companies in India', award, given by the National Institute of Construction Management and Research and the ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS
Foundation laid for Hyderabad garment units
Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, has laid the foundation stone for three garments units being set up by Gokaldas Exports, Shahi Exports and Texport Syndicate at the Apparel Park at Nacharam park near here. Each of ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Training rural labour in apparel design
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Ministry to train middle-level managers
In a bid to shore up the skills of middle-level managers in order to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturing companies, the Union Commerce Ministry will be launching a specialised training programme next year. "We are likely to start the ... More

EVENTS
Target $200-b software exports by 2010: Kalam
Make available bandwidth to bridge digital divide More

IIITM-K symposium on Dec 15
The Indian Institute for Information Technology and Management (IIITM-K) is organising a national symposium on computational chemistry on December 15 at the Mar Ivanios College here. This is planned as a sidelight of the ... More