ANDHRA PRADESH
Big players eyeing pharma SMEs
Ranbaxy inks pacts with 3 Hyderabad-based firms More

Elected to co-op bankers' body
Mr Vasanta Nageshwara Rao, President of Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd, has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks (NAFSCOB). NAFSCOB is an association of all State and Central ... More

AP bid to streamline power supply
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Friday directed power utilities to ensure supply to both domestic and industrial consumers even if it meant additional financial burden for purchase of power from ... More

Snow World `summer attractions'
Snow World, the three-year-old snow theme park, has added some attractions such as snow dancing, snow sculpting and Ice Hotel to attract more crowds in summer. Talking to reporters here on Friday, Mr Thimmaiah Gupta, Chairman, ... More

Lok Satta opposes Jindal project site
Lok Satta is opposed to setting up of industrial units, or special economic zones, in fertile agricultural lands, and only arid or semi-arid lands should be identified for the purpose, according to Dr N. Jayaprakash Narain, National ... More

Cabinet approves allotment of 50 acres for Genpact SEZ
Draft Ordinance on Greater Hyderabad okayed More

Melbourne ICT co Oakton opens office in Hyderabad
Mutual investments in IT industry will benefit Australia and India, said Mr Tim Holding, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, State Government of Victoria, Australia. The presence of Indian IT companies in Australia will ... More

YEO founder visiting India next month
The founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation (YEO) and management expert Mr Verne Harnish will hold a series of special management programmes for executives in India during next month. An author, founder and CEO of Gazelles Inc, an ... More

Seminar on SEZ planning
The Andhra Pradesh regional chapter of the Institute of Town Planners of India (ITPI) is holding a one-day seminar here on Saturday on planning issues related to SEZs, especially with reference to cities having more than a million people. At a ... More

KERALA
Patent for solar mosquito destroyer
A solar mosquito destroyer that traps the insect in a transparent plastic contraption and fossilises it has earned a coveted India patent. The invention has been put to use by leading hospitals to good effect, says Mr Mathews K. Mathew, the ... More

Shriram Finance plans expansion in Kerala
Shriram City Union Finance Ltd, a leader in Kerala's two-wheeler auto finance segment, is poised to expand its operations to three-wheeler, passenger car and enterprise financing in the State. With a turnover of Rs 114 crore last year, Shriram ... More

KARNATAKA
Toyota-Kirloskar expansion in Karnataka hits a bump
HC ruling on acquiring agricultural land for industry More

MAC Cosmetics' second store
MAC Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder brand targeted at the fashion and entertainment industry, launched its second store in the country in Bangalore on Friday. It was created in Toronto in 1985 and is now sold in 55 countries across ... More

Cauvery row: CM favours mutual discussions
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, has again made an appeal to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to sort out the Cauvery issue through mutual discussions. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Mr Kumaraswamy ... More

OTHER STATES
MDLR Air begins operations
The Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines has started daily flights on the Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi sector from today. In a statement, the airline has said that the operations have been launched with a four engine BAE Avro 70 jet. "The ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Karnataka woos wine industry with new initiatives
Thrust on boosting production More

Maharashtra ends floor rate for sugar exports
Mills given permission to fix their own rates More

WEST BENGAL
AAI developing airstrips in Bengal
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up work to develop airstrips and smaller airports in West Bengal. The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, told the Lok Sabha today that work on operationalising Cooch ... More

Merlin looking to invest nearly Rs 1,000 cr outside Bengal
To develop residential, commercial projects in next 18-24 months More