STATES
TAMIL NADU
TN move for more eggs in noon meal likely to result in expansion of poultry farms
Consumption may increase to 2.3 crore eggs per week from 1.5 crore
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TN policy for micro, SME sectors on the anvil
Tiruchi, July 17 The Tamil Nadu Government will soon come out with a policy on micro, small and medium enterprises. It would be the first State in the country to make a separate policy for the sector. The draft policy is under Cabinet ...
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HC ruling on workmen’s compensation law
Chennai, July 17 The Workmen’s Compensation Act, being a social welfare legislation, could not be allowed to be stultified by protracted litigation indulged in by petitioner, who was an employer, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High ...
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Fullerton launches CSR initiative
Fullerton India, a non-banking finance company and fully owned subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings, Singapore has launched an environmental health programme called Project Thooimai.The programme, a corporate social responsibility ...
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BHEL boiler consignment flagged off
The first consignment of boiler columns for the refinery of Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd (BORL) at Bina in Madhya Pradesh was flagged recently from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) by Mr R.P. Singh, Managing Director, BORL, and Mr R.N. Misra, ...
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SSI assn moots trade centre
The Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (TIDITSSIA) has impressed upon the Small Industries Development Corporation of Tamil Nadu to set up a trade centre in the city on the lines of the one at Coimbatore. The request was ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
A mega science city in thin air
The multi-billion-dollar Odyssey Science City, proposed to be set up in the backward Anantapur district, has turned out to be a big mystery for the farmers, Opposition parties and civil rights groups in the district, with the Government ...
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Rig distinction
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Panel okays site for IIT
Hyderabad, July 17 A five-member panel from the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has expressed satisfaction over the facilities available at Kandi Village, Sanga Reddy Mandal, Medak district to set up the proposed Indian Institute ...
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IIT-B offers new range of programmes
Hyderabad, July 17 As part of its golden jubilee initiative, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has launched new PG and Ph.D. programmes in six disciplines besides flexible curricula for undergraduate students.The ...
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Osmania offers new PG programme
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Tatipaka mini refinery capacity to be doubled
Rajahmundry, July 17 The capacity of the Tatipaka mini refinery of the ONGC in East Godavari district is to be doubled, by constructing another unit of equal capacity (200 MT per day), at a cost of Rs 40-45 crore, said Mr M.V. Subba Rao, ...
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KERALA
Trayons reopening likely before Onam
For around 1,200 workers of the sick Travancore Rayons Ltd (TRL) at nearby Peumbavoor, which completed six years of lay-off on Tuesday, the likely reopening of the company is going to be an Onam gift, as the Chief Minister, Mr V. ...
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Kerala ready for talks on Mullaperiyar
Thiruvananthapuram, July 17 The State Government is ready to continue talks with the Tamil Nadu Government to sort out the differences of opinion over the Mullaperiyar issue, the Water Resources Minister, Mr N.K. Premachandran, announced in ...
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Deluge all around
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Planner for school kids
Kochi, July 17 Navneet Publications (India) Ltd, dealing in school books and paper stationery, has launched Paint-O-Fun –Informative Planner and Year Book for children within the age group of 6 to 14 years for the academic year ...
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Saudi group to set up $25-m manufacturing plant in India
Kochi, July 17 The Saudi Arabia-based Al Batterjee Group, a business conglomerate with an annual turnover of $200 million, is planning to set up a manufacturing plant for its Nunu range of baby care products in India. Addressing a press ...
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WeP Print and Save services
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KARNATAKA
Acquisition for Mangalore SEZ
The Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) Ltd — which recently got the final approval by the Board of Approvals (BoA) for the sector-specific SEZ — is planning to approach the BoA by November or December for multi-product zone ...
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OTHER STATES
Railways launches call centre services
Will unveil services in western, southern zones by August
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Posco firm on implementing Orissa project
Bhubaneswar, July 17 Posco India on Tuesday said that it was determined to implement its 12 million tonnes per annum capacity steel project in Orissa.“The company is confident, determined and committed to make this project ...
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WEST BENGAL
HEALTHCARE: A BUSINESS LINE FEATURE
Bengal emerging hub for medical tourism
Even till a few decades after Independence, Kolkata was considered to be in the forefront of the healthcare sector in the country. It was widely felt that the government sector should take on the onus of providing healthcare facilities, at ...
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Updated WBIDC site launched
Kolkata, July 17 An updated Web site of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (WBIDC) was launched today by Mr Nirupam Sen, Minister for Industries and Chairman of WBIDC. The site has been specifically designed with a view to ...
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