INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
EMPLOYMENT
New work system for overseas students in UK
Those seeking UK qualification and desirous of working there may have a reason to cheer. A recent change in the education system in the UK allows all students completing a degree or diploma for undergraduate or post-graduate programmes of any ...
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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Enlisting jatropha as agri crop mooted
Biofuel industry representatives, ata recent interactive meeting at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, have suggested the need for enlisting jatropha as an agricultural crop for availing loans from banks. Industry stakeholders requested ...
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Sugar beet planting for ethanol
MAIDEN VENTURE
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ENVIRONMENT
AP plans to rehabilitate mangrove forest
The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to rehabilitate 5,600 hectares of mangrove forest in the coastal districts of the State in the next two years. The Andhra Pradesh would also develop shelter-belts across 3,000 hectares to protect coastal ...
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HEALTH
Fighting tobacco
EXTENDING SUPPORT: Student representatives from various schools calling on the Union Health Minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, asking him to convey their support for pictoral health warnings on tobacco products, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Bengal AEZs performance below par: Assocham study
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, in a recent study on `agri export zones (AEZs)', has pointed out that those in West Bengal have failed to meet the envisaged exports and investment targets in its half a dozen zones that ...
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AP prime contender for Centre's petroleum project
`State may come up with additional incentives'
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PETROLEUM
India, Iraq for enhanced co-operation in oil sector
Bilateral meeting of Oil Ministers expected
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PHARMACEUTICALS
TCG Life offers R&D for entire drug development lifecycle
Selling services as `projects' to global pharma, biotech cos
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TAXATION
Opinions vary on Vivekananda Bridge toll tax payment issue
`Existing toll rates will not be altered'
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WATER
Work under Pampa action plan commences
After a four-year wait, implementation of the first phase of the Pampa Action Plan under the National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) has started with the construction of three check dams with shutters - vented cross bars (VCBs) - ...
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BREWERIES
The numbers game
How UB finally swung the deal, and its prospects
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PERSONAL PRODUCTS
Appealing to all
HLL's strategy is to offer products for all consumers.
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Tress sense
Will hair care dovetail with Dove's image in India as a skin care brand?
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EDUCATION
Is the CFA programme `technical education'?
The Web site of the CFA Institute (www.cfainstitute.org) wears a distraught look. `Important update regarding June 2007 CFA exams in India,' reads a posting dated May 22. "We have received some very ...
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ELECTRICAL GOODS
Electrical trade fair in Vizag
An electrical trade fair is being organised at the Prahlada Kalyana Mandapam here for three days from Friday by the Visakhapatnam Electrical Dealers' Association. At a press meet here, Mr M. Hanumantha Rao, President of the ...
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GEMS & JEWELLERY
Rajesh Exports' Rs 286-cr order
Rajesh Exports Ltd has bagged an export order worth Rs 286 crore from Excel Goldsmiths, Sharjah, for supply of gold jewellery. The order is to be completed by September 30 this year. Mr Rajesh Mehta, Executive Chairman, Rajesh ...
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Sharing ideas
HOUSING TECH: The international workshop on Emerging Trends in the Cost Effective Housing Technologies held in Bangalore on Wednesday. The meet was attended by (from left) Mr S.K. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty ...
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FASHION
Munch Design fashions outsourcing business
Looking at expanding in the European market
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GENDER
AP Women's Co-operative in pact with Australian co
The Andhra Pradesh Women's Co-operative Finance Corporation has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rajoo & Co of Australia to market products from `Tharuni' in Australia and South East Asia. A diamond cutting and polishing ...
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WTO
`Spurt in FDI vindication of India's economic reforms working well'
India today told the WTO that its economic and trade policy initiatives and reforms have been working well as could be seen from the upsurge in FDI in the last three years, with flow rising from $2.2 billion in 2002-03 to $16 billion in ...
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EVENTS
In appreciation
WELCOMING PARTNERSHIP: The Lord Mayor of London, Mr John Stuttard (left), along with the British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Simon Wilson, in front of Writers Buildings after meeting the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Wednesday in Kolkata. ...
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INCOME TAX
New I-T code before year-end: Chidambaram
Tax preparers told to stay up-to-date with laws
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
`Indian exporters can actively start invoicing in rupees'
"Companies must try and ensure that foreign revenues are retained abroad to fund cash outflows overseas.''
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Ministry adopts quality checks for road projects
Even as the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, hoped that road development in rural areas is not hit by corruption, Rural Development Ministry officials said that they have adopted a multi-layered monitoring strategy to ensure transparency in the ...
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Manmohan decries corruption in road projects
Calls for quality assurance from contractors
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