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TAMIL NADU
Centre urged to fix ceiling for small units
Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) has urged the Union Government to fix a ceiling on sales turnover along with ceiling on investments while defining SSIs. In a memorandum submitted to the ... More

Maditssia to host expo on traditional medicines
To showcase the strengths of traditional systems of medicines, an exhibition `AYUSH 2006' is being held at the Maditssia Auditorium in the city, from December 22-25. "The exhibition seeks to create awareness on the proven results of ... More

Chamber trade fair begins tomorrow
The Chamber Trade Fair 2007, organised by the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be held at Tamukkam grounds in the city from December 22 till January 8. The Chamber President, Mr S. Rethinavelu, told presspersons that the fair ... More

`Complete broad gauge conversion soon'
Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) has urged the Union Minister for Railways, Mr Lalu Prasad, to complete the ongoing broad gauge conversion work in the southern districts soon. A team led ... More

DLF wins bid for Madras Race Club land
Rs 500-cr investments in the offing More

Marg Constructions lines up mega development plans
Will raise Rs 270 cr through mix of overseas equity, pvt placement More

Rubber expo to provide insight on industry
The All-India Rubber Industries Association along with the Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council of India and the Ministry of Commerce is organising Asia's largest rubber event, Rubber Expo, at Chennai on January 18-20. Indian ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Linus Capital buys land in Warangal
Linus Capital, a San Francisco-based Investment and Buyout group, which has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Government for setting up a facility in Warangal, announced on Wednesday that it has taken possession ... More

HSBC English lab at Gitam
An English lab, set up with the local HSBC group service centre, was inaugurated on Wednesday by Mr Iain D Coleman, the centre manager, at the College of Management Studies, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Gitam), ... More

Workshop on reservation
The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is conducting a one-day workshop on reservation policy for SC/ST and OBC in Central Government, State and Central PSEs on December 23. The programme is targeted at executives in personnel ... More

Holistic management book
The Shingo Institute of Japanese Management has brought out a publication on holistic management in pocket book version titled `5S-Workplace Excellence,' put together by Mr K.S. Madhavan, a veteran of the Indian manufacturing ... More

Vizag fishermen threaten stir against drug units
Fishermen of Visakhapatnam district are opposing the construction of four bulk drug units belonging to a Hyderabad-based group at Nallamadapalem village in Nakkapalli mandal. The fishermen have threatened to launch an agitation if the ... More

Foundation laid for GVK power project
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the 600 MW Goindwal Sahib power project being set up by GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Ltd in the Taran Taran district of Punjab. The two units of 300 MW each will ... More

KERALA
HC order to examine viability of Vallarpadam container project
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has directed the concerned authorities to examine the viability of the rail alignment connecting the proposed container transhipment terminal project at Vallarpadam before starting the work. The ... More

Kerala regrets TN stand on Mullaperiyar
The Kerala Water Resources Minister, Mr N. K. Premachandran, has described as `unfortunate' Tamil Nadu Government's decision to disengage itself from bilateral talks on the century-old Mullaperiyar dam and plump instead for Supreme Court ... More

KARNATAKA
Need for strategic planning in fisheries sector stressed
The annual fish production in the country is six million tonnes. The contribution of inland fisheries is 3.2 m tonnes. More

MAHARASHTRA
Bombay Chamber moots integrated cargo movement
The Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has suggested an integrated approach to domestic cargo movement by creating a separate ministry, called the Ministry of Inter-modal Cargo Transport and Logistics. White ... More

Kolhapur will be the next IT destination: Deshmukh
`Single-window clearance for all the approvals soon' More

GUJARAT
Torrent Power signs franchisee pact for Bhiwandi circle
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) and the Ahmedabad-based Torrent Power Ltd on Wednesday signed the distribution franchisee agreement for Bhiwandi circle for supply of electricity there. MSEDCL is the ... More

WEST BENGAL
Trinamool Congress postpones 48-hour Bangla bandh
Following requests not to disrupt Christmas festivities More

Bengal sets up IT finishing school
West Bengal has become the first State in the country to set up an IT finishing school that will facilitate the generation of industry-ready IT professionals. The school, which will equip candidates with skills that are required in the IT job ... More

Kolkata chambers jointly oppose bandh culture
Want good sense to prevail to save the State More

RBI to hold meeting on loans to farmers, small enterprises
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will convene a special meeting of the State Level Bankers' Committee under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor of RBI to discuss issues pertaining to credit for SMEs, small-scale projects, the agriculture ... More






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