The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 14, 2007

FOREIGN TRADE
Kamal Nath calls for doubling trade with Greece
New Delhi, Nov 13 The Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, today said that India and Greece should work towards doubling the bilateral trade to €1 billion by 2010 in the light of the robust growth displayed in the trade ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Work on Chennai, Kolkata airports upgrade by March
International airlines to be allowed landing at Calicut More

PETROLEUM
Crude, electricity dent core sector growth in Sept
Coal bucks downturn, registers 6.2 per cent growth in output More

LPG backlog in Kerala to be cleared
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 13 The backlog in the supply of LPG cylinders in Kerala will be cleared soon.The Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Mr C. Divakaran, who held discussions with officials of oil companies and distributors, told ... More

India, Pak need to meet on gas pipeline project: Deora
Transportation tariff, transit fee, price clause More

POWER
Regulator proposes penalty for power overdrawal
New Delhi, Nov. 13 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed a congestion charge on states of the northern region resorting to overdrawing power from the newly interconnected central grid. Instances of ... More

TEXTILES
Re appreciation: Textile industry’s employment hit
Mumbai, Nov. 13 The total job loss for the textile industry for the year 2007 touched five lakh with a loss of 35,000 people in April alone due to an 18.25 per cent decline in exports because of the sharp appreciation of rupee, according to a ... More

SSI
Creating an effective trading platform
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EDUCATION
Inter-school quiz contest
Triumphant Institute of Management Education will organise the national finals of its inter-school science quiz, Aqua Regia, in Hyderabad on December 3. About 1,500 students in 750 teams will participate in the quiz, Mr Ajay Antony, Director of ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Healthcare industry hopes for more Govt support
New Delhi, Nov. 13 Indian healthcare industry seeking infrastructure status has set out to take on the looming challenges of shortage of beds and skilled resources that the country faces, and is hoping the Government intensifies its support. ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Excon 2007 trade fair to open at Bangalore
Bangalore, Nov. 13 The fourth Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Fair Excon 2007 opens here on Wednesday amidst the infrastructure sector getting a boost from the $390 billion investment projection made by the Eleventh ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Govt will set up biotech regulator
Safety clearance of genetically modified products More

CINEMA
Children’s film fest from today
115 films from 40 countries to be screened More

HUMAN RESOURCES
India will participate in WorldSkills contest
New Delhi, Nov 13 India will participate in the WorldSkills Competition, to be held at Shizouka, Japan, from November 14-21. The Confederation of Indian Industry is representing India in WorldSkills Competition and taking a team of 30 ... More

EVENTS
‘Kiranas and local grocers will survive’
Chennai, Nov. 13 The big format retail stores may have revolutionised retail but small retail, the kirana store owner or local grocer will continue to survive and thrive, said Mr Rajeev Karwal, Director, Milagrow Business ... More

ZAK to host Asia Expo, Great Asian Bazaar in March
Chennai-based ZAK Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt Ltd will organise ‘ZAK Asia Expo’ and ‘The Great Asian Bazaar’ from March 13 to 16, 2008 at the Chennai Trade Centre, a press release said.About 125 companies are ... More