The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 20, 2007

EMPLOYMENT
TCS deploys tool for Bahrain Govt
Tata Consultancy Services has executed an engagement for the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), an autonomous organisation established by the Kingdom of Bahrain, to restructure Bahrain’s labour market regulations through strategic ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
BSNL bags broadband project
BSNL has bagged a contract for providing broadband connectivity to around 13,000 district and taluka judges across the country under its e-governance package to various Government bodies. Various Central and State Government agencies are ... More

ECONOMY
Nuclear deal: No intrusive inspections, says Minister
‘No compromise on country’s sovereignty’ More

Kharif foodgrain output pegged at 112.24 mt
Record harvest seen for cotton, sugarcane crops More

FOREIGN TRADE
Nathula: Local traders seek revision of obsolete list of items
‘Indian, Chinese traders are suffering because of this hurdle’ More

HEALTH
Health Ministry planning policy for IT sector
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is planning to bring out a policy initiative to address occupational health issues in the information technology industry. Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on ... More

MoU for research in dementia
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HOTELS
Blasts effect: Hyderabad hospitality industry hit
Hotels report cancellation of bookings, low occupancy More

INFRASTRUCTURE
OECD raps India's SEZ policy
Following the criticism of India's special economic zones (SEZ) by the IMF and the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an inter-governmental think tank of 30 rich industrial countries, too has cast doubts ... More

PETROLEUM
ONGC seeks market price for gas
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ONGC pegs KG basin investment at $5 b
New Delhi, Sept. 19 ONGC plans to begin production from its ultra deep sea gas discovery in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the east coast by 2012-13. The company is looking at an investment of $4.5-5 billion for developing the ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Treatment of pharma R&D costs
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POWER
Nuclear deal: No intrusive inspections, says Minister
‘No compromise on country’s sovereignty’ More

UPA-Left panel to meet again
New Delhi, Sept 19 The UPA and Left party leaders met here on Wednesday for a second meeting to discuss the points raised by the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal. The panel has agreed to meet again on October 5. “The ... More

STEEL
Rising steel prices taking toll on small fastener units
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 19 The prices of iron and steel products are being revised upwards almost every month by the main producers – SAIL and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) here – causing great distress to the secondary units such ... More

WATER
West Bengal to tie up with Jusco for supplying drinking water
The West Bengal Government is encouraging private participation in water and waste water management services in commercial and industrial areas in the State, according to Mr Asok Bhattacharyya, Minister for Municipal Affairs and Urban ... More

MANAGEMENT
Innovation and the CEO’s agenda
Innovation is a nice word to bandy about, but are Indian firms at ease with it? More

MMA convention to focus on bottom of the pyramid
Chennai, Sept. 19 The sixth edition of MMA (Madras Management Association) All India Management Students’ convention, which is scheduled to take place on September 21 and 22 will focus on ‘Strategies for the bottom of the ... More

RADIO/TV
Tata Sky enters kitchens too
Ahmedabad, Sept. 19 After launching a campaign in 2,500 schools across India to woo children to its interactive educational programmes, DTH operator Tata Sky has launched an interactive cooking programme nationally. Home-makers, ... More

Broadcast Audience Research Council formed
To oversee, control TV audience measurement system More

EDUCATION
IBS, Kolkata placement attracts global players
Kolkata, Sept. 19 Raffles, a Singapore-based consultancy, and Spectrum Global, a fund administration outfit that caters to hedge funds, are among the international companies that have participated in ICFAI Business School (IBS), ... More

Govt setting up national food technology institute
New Delhi, Sept. 19 The Ministry of Food Processing Industry on Wednesday announced the Government’s intention to set up the National Institute of Food Technology, to address the growing manpower needs of the food processing ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
DLF lines up Singapore listing plan
New Delhi, Sept. 19 Close on the heels of taking DLF Ltd public with a Rs 9,187.5-crore IPO, Mr K.P. Singh has now set his sights on listing DLF Assets in Singapore in a $1-billion public offer.DLF Assets, which has been set up for ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
N- deal will help India meet energy needs: Mulford
New Delhi, Sept. 19 While the Left parties have asked the UPA Government to put on hold the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal for at least six months, the US has asserted that “time is of the essence” in taking the ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
PMO asks Jharkhand to allot Chiria mining lease to SAIL
The Chiria mine has the second-largest high-grade iron ore deposits in the world. More

CINEMA
Sony to make Bollywood movies with Eros
New Delhi, Sept. 19 Hollywood studio, Sony Pictures Entertainment will now make ‘Bollywood’ movies with Eros International. The London-based film distributor and producer and Sony announced that they will jointly develop, ... More

PACKAGING
Centre urged to extend jute packaging Act timeframe
Kolkata, Sept. 19 The President of the Gunny Trades Association, Mr Hrishikesh Shroff, has urged the Centre to discontinue with the practice of reviewing and extending the Jute Goods Packaging Material (Compulsory use in Packaging ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Ericsson launches rural wireless broadband project
Chennai, Sept. 19 Ericsson India Private Ltd today launched a rural wireless broadband connectivity project named Gramjyoti in the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu in partnership with four other companies and a non-government organisation ... More

Nabard sanctions Rs 52 cr to Bengal
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 52.15 crore to West Bengal under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) XIII for creation and improvement of 50.40 km road length in the remote areas of ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Meet on entrepreneurship
The Bangalore chapter of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C), has organised a colloquium on ‘Entrepreneurship: Overcoming the Challenges’ here on Thursday. The colloquium is the first of the series planned by Alumni ... More

INCOME TAX
ESOPs and advance tax payment
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Russia lifts curb on Indian sesame seeds, groundnut
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TOURISM
Pioneer Underwater to venture into cruise tourism
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Efforts on to sustain tourist flow to Kerala
Bangalore IT market offered ‘work vacations’ More