The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 03, 2007

Corporatising textile units
Any business traveller from the cotton city of Coimbatore taking the National Highway No.47 to the banian city (Tirupur) could hardly miss feeling the shift in climate. The cooler climes of Coimbatore gives way to humidity after passing ... More

Testing times ahead
Having established itself as an efficient suppliers of cotton knitted apparels, Tirupur knitwear sector's competitiveness in terms of costs may see some acid tests, maybe in the coming months. China, the ... More

`Business excellence vital to maximise benefits'
Excellence is not a destination but a journey and business excellence is a constant effort towards maximising the benefits of stakeholders not only of the organisation but also of the society based on a set of fundamental concepts, said Mr S. ... More

SP Apparels opens exclusive store in Kochi
Crocodile apparel brand opened its exclusive retail store in Kochi early this week. The new showroom in international store format encompasses 1,100 sq ft floor space in the elite Baypride Mall area in Kochi's marine drive. It will showcase ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Guidelines on Govt schemes to be reviewed
Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, has said that the guidelines on the schemes sponsored by the Centre would be reviewed when the next Plan begins on April 1. Mr Ahluwalia, who took part in the review of the ... More

President dedicates LaCONES to nation
The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has dedicated LaCONES (Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species), set up by CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology) to the nation. The laboratory, which is backed by CSIR (Council for ... More

DuPont plans knowledge centre in Hyderabad
DuPont, the global science-based products and services company on Thursdayannounced plans to invest over Rs 100 crore to establish its research and development (R&D) centre in Hyderabad. The DuPont Knowledge Center, the first R&D Centre of More

AP plan to combat AIDS
The Andhra Pradesh Legislators' Forum on HIV/AIDS (APLFA) has decided to prepare a detailed action plan to strengthen the efforts of the State in combating HIV/AIDS. The forum has been set up with an aim to involve people's representatives in ... More

IT Secretaries' conclave in Hyderabad
The Vision Summit-2007 being hosted by the Indian semiconductor Association (ISA) in Hyderabad on February 5-6 would host a concurrent IT secretaries' conclave, and release a study on global competitiveness of India from a design ... More

Andhra varsity offers online learning
The Andhra University College of Engineering will now offer online learning to its 2,000 students through gyanX, a knowledge platform, developed by the Bangalore-based company Liqwid Krystal. The university has signed an ... More

Call for more support to fisheries
The working group of the sub-committee of the National Development Council on Agriculture and related issues has called for increase of Budgetary outlay for fisheries from 0.22 per cent to 0.88 per cent and for animal husbandry ... More

Bank of Maharashtra to expand in AP
Bank of Maharashtra plans to expand its branch network in Andhra Pradesh and increase business with focus on infrastructure, retail and SME segments, according to its Executive Director, Mr Rajiv Madhok. The bank plans to open four branches in ... More

CMFRI expo today
The regional centre of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, celebrating its diamond jubilee, is holding an exhibition and open house on Saturday to educate the public about its activities. ... More

KERALA
School welfare programme
The Technopark-based RM Education Solutions India (RM ESI), a 100 per cent subsidiary of RM Plc, UK, is taking up a welfare programme in a Government school near here. The company is planning to provide deserving and poor students with skills and ... More

Award for Invis-designed Web site
The official Web site of Kerala Tourism, designed and maintained by Invis Multimedia, has won the `award of excellence' instituted by the Union Ministry of Tourism. The award is for the `most innovative use of information ... More

Sand mining blamed for water shortage
Environmentalists sound caution amidst construction boom in Kerala More

Kerala to change norms for land acquisition
Tourism project oustees to be rehabilitated in same area More

KARNATAKA
iGATE expanding in Bangalore
iGATE Global is expanding its development campus in Bangalore by adding one lakh sq feet of work space that can accommodate some 900 employees. The estimated cost of expansion is about Rs 30 crore, the company said in a press ... More

Dhruv pilot killed in crash at air show site
"A decision about continuing or cancelling the Sarang display during the show would be taken at the highest IAF levels.'' More

Marriott opens three hotels in Pune
Marriott International has announced its expansion in the country with its latest foray of three new hotels in Pune. The properties to be operated under management contract with a Pune-based property development group, will have an aggregate of ... More

Bangalore not so `pink' on Tata AIG's radar
HEALTH QUOTIENT More

MAHARASHTRA
Royal Orchid Hotels in pact with Vascon
The Bangalore-based hotel chain Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd has signed a contract with the Pune-based builders Vascon Engineers to launch 72 service apartments brand-named Royal Orchid Suites at Kalyani Nagar here by early March. Last month, it ... More

Elixir starts delivery centre in Pune
To target IT, ITeS, manufacturing companies More

GUJARAT
First private sector textile park to come up near Ahmedabad
Pradip Overseas to invest Rs 1,200 cr over the next 5 years More

WEST BENGAL
Students take part in walkathon
Hundreds of school children participated in the walkathon organised by the SOS Children's Village in Kolkata today. The objective of the event was to create mass awareness about caring for orphans. "Actually, we want the maximum ... More

a1books enters Indian online retail space
The $26 million-turnover a1books of the US has extended its footprint to the online books retailing space in India. The company's site www.a1books.co.in has already gone live and is stated to be the largest ... More

Central aid for rural development
The Centre has released Rs 4,60,61,000 as the second instalment of the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) scheme for four district rural development agencies of West Bengal in the current year. While Rs 211.38 lakh has ... More

RIDF loan for Bengal at Rs 280.45 cr
With the latest sanction of Rs 179.56 crore to the West Bengal Government for various projects under RIDF-XII, the total loan sanctioned has reached Rs 280.45 crore as on January 25, 2007 during the current year covering 2,717 ... More

Meet on gender issues
A two-day seminar on "Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women", organised by the Social Sciences Division of Indian Statistical Institute, was inaugurated by Professor J.K. Ghosh, of Purdue University and Professor Emeritus of ... More

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