The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 22, 2007

Hutch cuts minimum monthly recharge payment
Mobile phone service provider Hutch has cut by 50 per cent the minimum monthly recharge payment for pre-paid customers. Hutch pre-paid customers could retain the connection at a cost of just Rs 99 per month instead of the minimum monthly ... More

PSG-INDA holding workshop on non-woven textiles
India has huge growth potential for non-woven/technical textile consumption. More

Centre's 2002 order was only for free movement of foodstuffs: HC
Nothing do with PDS administration: High Court More

ANDHRA PRADESH
AP farmers unhappy with sugar returns
Almost all farmers are unhappy with the negative returns they are getting. More

Fenesta capacity to be doubled
DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL) is mulling to double the capacity of its arm Fenesta Building Systems in Hyderabad from the current 50,000 Unplasticised PVC (UPVC) windows to over 100,000. "The present expansion is backed by a major growth ... More

Mirinda launches promo
Mirinda, the orange drink from Pepsi, is launching a promotional campaign - Reach the Beach - in Andhra Pradesh from Friday till July 15, said Mr Gaurav Mehta, General Manager, Marketing. At a press meet here on the eve of ... More

Land allotment for Jindal plant flayed
The decision of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, allotting 1,048 acres to the proposed Jindal alumina refinery project in the S.Kota mandal of Vizianagaram district, has been condemned by the CPI (M) as "utterly undemocratic". The Cabinet announced ... More

AP Govt aims to create 1 m jobs in next 2 years
The Andhra Pradesh Government has targeted to create one million jobs in the next two years. To begin with, it will create 25,000 new jobs in each district this year. The Government has directed District Collectors to tap all avenues such as ... More

Q Square opens shop in Vizag
Q Square, the exclusive outlet for selling Q&Q brand of watches manufactured by Japan CBM Corporation, was opened at Dwarakanagar here on Thursday. On the occasion, Mr Nawata, Director of Japan CBM Corporation (India operations), More

Special trains to continue
The South Central Railway has decided to continue the weekly special train to (and from) Patna up to August 26 to clear the extra rush. While the Secunde-rabad-Patna train (791) leaves Secunderabad on Fridays at 10 p.m., the ... More

KERALA
A new development matrix for Kerala
Constrained by limited industrial raw materials and land, Kerala must rethink its approach and look at IT and biotechnology sectors that are booming. More

Mullaperiyar report tabled in Assembly
The State Minister for Water Resources, Mr N.K. Premachandran, on Thursday tabled in the Assembly an expert committee report on the health of the Mullaperiyar dam. Headed by Dr Dhrubjyoti Ghosh, Senior Fellow (Sustainable Development) with the ... More

Efforts to link Kerala-Central PSUs on course: Minister
Keltec, Autokast to be handed over after TELK More

Paradise in pact with Chinese co
Kochi-based Paradise International has signed a contract with Shanxi Lixin Chemical Co Ltd, China, for the marketing and distribution of carbon black in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Mr Ansif Ashraf, CEO of Paradise ... More

In dire straits
FISHERMEN IN KERALA are mostly jobless as monsoon lashes the State and trawling is banned during the season. A scene from Vypeen in Kochi.

KARNATAKA
IBM joins hands with B-schools for service science
Initiatives for acquiring cross-disciplinary skills More

Airline job fair in Bangalore
UBC Careers Aviation, a newly formed aviation related company, has announced it will hold a job fair in Bangalore on June 23 and 24 for those seeking a career in the airlines industry. The company offers charter services, aircraft sale and ... More

Power tiller
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT: Agricultural operations have begun in Dakshina Kannada. Farmers here prefer power tillers to bullocks.

ISO for bank security dept
The Security Department of Syndicate Bank's head office in Manipal has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate. This is the first security department among all public sector banks to be ISO certified, a press release said here on ... More

OTHER STATES
NGO calls for repeal of EIA 2006
An NGO working in the field of environment today sought the repeal of the Environmental Impact Assessment notification 2006 of the Environment Ministry, alleging that it "prioritised" the needs of the industry and investment over ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Finolex Ind in deal with Tishman Speyer for land sale
Finolex Industries Ltd (FIL) is close to inking a pact with Tishman Speyer India Ventures, a company engaged in real estate development, for the sale of its land in Chinchwad, near Pune, which currently houses one of its PVC pipe manufacturing ... More

Mahindra Shaan wins global prize for innovative design in engg
Mahindra & Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector has won an AE50 award from ASABE, the Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems. ASABE is an international, not-for-profit organisation of diverse members dedicated to ... More

IBM begins operations in Nagpur
IBM India has announced its operations in Nagpur to cater to small and medium businesses in the city. It will target various clients in the media & newspaper, manufacturing, food & dairy, mining & services, research & More

GUJARAT
Pidilite Industries craft, hobby store in Ahmedabad
Fevicol-maker Pidilite Industries Ltd on Thursday opened the country's second world-class store for craft and hobby enthusiasts here by offering them an extensive range of craft and hobby products. The first flagship craft and hobby store was ... More

Singapore's GIF signs MoU with Gujarat for schools
The Singapore-based Global Indian Foundation (GIF), which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Government here on Thursday announced to set up two world-class schools in the tribal districts of the State. The first such ... More

WEST BENGAL
IHC in pact with Jalan to set up Gateway hotel
Indian Hotels Company has entered into a management contract with Jalan Intercontinental Hotels for a Gateway hotel in Kolkata. This new hotel will be a part of Taj Business Hotels portfolio. The Gateway hotel will be a 200-room mid-market ... More

Tata Motors initiates health camp in Singur
Part of its community welfare programme More

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