INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
POLLUTION
PCB notices to polluting units
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has issued show cause notices to Hetero Drugs (Bonthapally in Medak district) and four other industries for "violating Board directions and causing water and air pollution" in Medak and Nizamabad ...
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ECONOMY
Feeling the pinch
The State Government can do quite a bit to mollify its citizen consumers and provide some succour to tide over the current inflationary phase in the State.
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World Bank ready to enhance loan assistance
$12 b over the next 3 years; Continued support for lagging states
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Industry poised to clock 8.36% growth in AP: Governor
`Economic buoyancy to continue in 11th Plan period'
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Industrial output up 11.1% on capital goods growth
Basic goods improve; consumer durables take a hit in Dec
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FOREIGN TRADE
Italy signs 3 pacts to boost business ties
Keen to invest in Bengal SMB clusters
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€ 300-m `Go India Fund' to assist Italian SMBs
Indian SMB sector seen as `opportunity for partnerships and growth'
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Trade parleys
ALL ATTENTION: (From left) The Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, Mr G.O. Gref; the CII President, Mr R. Seshasayee; the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath; and the FICCI President, Mr Habil ...
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HEALTH
Health meet focuses on southern States
India has come a long way in improving life expectancy and infant mortality rates, yet a high proportion of the population suffers from preventable diseases, said Ms Panabaaka Lakshmi, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. She ...
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PETROLEUM
Reliance may face further delay in rigs deployment
Development of D-6 deepwater gas field in KG basin
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ONGC, Italy's ENI to go for asset swap
Agreement likely to be signed today
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Petroleum Ministry seeks excise duty cut on diesel
To enable a reduction in fuel prices and contain inflation, the Petroleum Ministry has sought a Re 1 per litre excise duty cut on diesel. The Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, has written to the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, asking for ...
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Ministry issues Rs 5,000-cr oil bonds
The Finance Ministry has issued special `oil bonds' amounting to Rs 5,000 crore to three oil marketing companies (OMCs). These are the fourth tranche of special bonds and are being issued to OMCs as compensation for selling LPG ...
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EDUCATION
XLRI, Victoria University sign MoU
XLRI has signed a memorandum of understanding with Victoria University, one of Australia's leading universities with 11 campuses in Melbourne and around 44,000 students. The MoU was signed by Father N. Casimir Raj, Director, ...
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI sectoral cap to be reviewed next month
The Government plans to review the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity cap in various sectors in March, the Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Mr Ajay Dua, said here on Monday. Addressing a meeting organised by the ...
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INCOME TAX
Feb 23, last day for surrendering extra PANs
The Finance Ministry has announced February 23 as the last day for surrendering the extra permanent account numbers (PAN) that may have been allotted to the same person by the Income-Tax Department. "This is the final opportunity ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
`Modernise ports to sustain GDP growth'
Ministry plans to develop infrastructure: Baalu
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Blooming exports
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR: A child appreciating roses at a flower garden in Thrissur, Kerala. Cut roses have contributed significantly to the country's floriculture development, as the rose-dominated Indian flower exports touched Rs 305 crore ...
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