INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Of convictions and justice delayed
So Sanjay Dutt is behind bars, convicted by the Special TADA court on the charge of illegal possession of an AK-56 rifle. And a section of the political community that has been screaming from rooftops about the threat of terrorism — real ...
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ENGINEERING
Chandigarh units’ plea to RINL
The Chandigarh Industrial Fasteners’ Association has urged the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant) here to maintain a steady supply of Plain MS Round at the Chandigarh stockyard of the company, as the units in the city are ...
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ENVIRONMENT
World Bank aid for Fal-G brick units
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 7 The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 82 lakh to the Institute of Solid Waster Research and Ecological Balance (Inswareb) here for facilitating carbon credit (emission reduction) revenue, according to Mr N. Kalidas, the ...
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EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
‘No duty cut on completely built auto units under Indo-Asean FTA’
Govt had earlier proposed reducing tariff by 5%
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FOREIGN TRADE
India, Switzerland sign MoU on intellectual property rights
Indian patent law is WTO-compliant, says Kamal Nath
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PSU
SCOPE moots autonomy to PSE boards on salaries
New Delhi, Aug 7 The Second Pay Revision Committee for public sector enterprises (PSEs) set up by the Government is likely to examine a proposal to give autonomy to the PSE boards on deciding salary levels of new employees.According to ...
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POWER
PFC transfers Sasan project to Reliance Power
We are committed to invest Rs 60,000 cr in the project: Anil
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STEEL
India becomes fifth largest crude steel producer
New Delhi, Aug. 7 The capacity expansions being carried out by various steel majors and the increase in crude steel production has pushed up India’s ranking to the fifth largest crude steel producer in the world.A release from the ...
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TEXTILES
Fabric majors bet on small towns for growth
If you think metros are the only money spinners for brands, think again! Top fabric companies are increasingly shifting sales focus to the Jalandhars, Belgaums and Burdwans — earlier non-existent on their growth maps — for these ...
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Erode weaving park work may begin soon
Coimbatore, Aug. 7 Promoters of the Erode Hi-tech Weaving Park (EHTWP), the infrastructure company of the powerloom park, have identified a 40-acre land for the project at Thiruvachi Panchayat in Perundurai in Erode district.The land ...
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SSI
IT: Small textile units go for area-specific application
Coimbatore, Aug. 7 A study on information technology applications among small and medium scale textile units predominantly focused on cost management including the salary/ financial accounting, production planning or raw material/ inventory ...
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Tiruchi SSIs seek task force
Tiruchi, Aug. 7 The Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association has urged the State Government to constitute a special task force to sort out the problems impeding industrial growth.The task force should be headed by ...
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Shefexil taps N-E brand to boost NTFP exports
Kolkata, Aug. 7 A special action plan has been drawn up by Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (Shefexil) to promote and develop the North East brand for raising the country’s exports of non-timber forest produce (NTFP). ...
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EDUCATION
New BVB president
Mr Surendralal G. Mehta, a leading philanthropist of Kolkata, has been elected President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Mr Murli Deora, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Mr Srikrishna, former Judge of Supreme Court of India and ...
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
‘Cover shortcomings in draft housing policy’
Pune, Aug 7 There are a few anomalies in Maharashtra’s draft housing policy, according to Mr. Swadhin Kshatriya,Principal Secretary, Housing, Maharashtra. He said the Government should look into rent act, redevelopment of MHADA ...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Birla Science Centre to expand IT research
Hyderabad, Aug 7 The BM Birla Science Centre is planning to expand its focus on research in information technology and other areas.“In IT and associated fields very little is being done currently on the R&D front. We will be ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Getting ready
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Import of sensitive items up 11.6% in Q1
New Delhi, Aug. 7 Import of sensitive items grew 11.6 per cent in value terms during the first quarter of the current fiscal to Rs 4,877 crore compared with Rs 4,371 crore recorded in the same period last year.Gross imports of all ...
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Kamal Nath hints at another package for exporters
Close on the heels of announcing a package of relief measures to exporters reeling under the appreciation of rupee vis-À-vis the US dollar, the Government is mulling another package to help cushion the adverse impact on their ...
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