The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 05, 2008

EMPLOYMENT
Employment growth in AP put at 3.6%
Hyderabad, Jan. 4 Employment growth in the State during the last four years at 3.6 per cent is more than the population growth rate estimated at 1.3 per cent during the corresponding period.However, there continues to be mismatch ... More

NRIS
Helpline for overseas workers may be launched
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas meeting in Delhi from Jan 7 More

HEALTH
Ambulance Access for All to cover whole of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 4 If Ambulance Access for All’s plans work out, in two years, 24-hour life-support ambulance services will be just a phone call away in every district in Kerala. The not-for-profit Ambulance Access for ... More

‘Nanotech useful in anti-cancer research’
Nanotechnology, though perceived to be of modern origin, is in fact a very old subject which evolved naturally over a billion years and has become the most important topic of the present era, according to Prof. Robert Curl, Jr, a Nobel ... More

PLASTICS
Plastic roads in Madurai town panchayats
Madurai, Jan 4 The Madurai District Administration is on course to lay plastic roads in 12 town panchayats in an effort to secure optimum use of garbage. .According to the District Collector, Mr S.S.Jawahar, the initiative is made with ... More

POWER
First project to go on stream in 2009: Anil Ambani
‘We have the lines of credit approval from various banks’ More

STEEL
RSP expansion may help raise SAIL output to 26 mt in 3 yrs
Kolkata, Jan 4 The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilisers and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, today laid the foundation stone for work on the first phase of expansion and modernisation of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Rourkela. ... More

TAXATION
Draft REIT regulations lack tax guidance
If tax were to be imposed at the REIT level, at say 30 per cent plus surcharge and cess, the returns to a marginal investor or a pensioner who is at a lower bracket would be unfairly impaired. More

SSI
SIDCO estate near Madurai
Madurai, Jan 4 An industrial estate promoted by Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO) will come up in Sedapatti near MaduraiThe Chairman and Managing Director, Mr.D.Rajendran, inspected the potential sites around Sedapatti, ... More

Shefexil nodal office in Shillong
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EDUCATION
IIMB provides CSR teaching resources online
Bangalore, Jan. 4 The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), has launched a Web site providing CSR (corporate social responsibility) teaching resources. The IIMB Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship (CCGC) jointly ... More

CARS
KPIT focussing on embedded systems for hybrid cars
Hyderabad, Jan. 4 Embedded technology solutions provider for automotive industry KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd is working on on-board bi-fuel management systems for hybrid cars and unmanned tractors, the latter that could be operated through ... More

MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS
‘Take industry into confidence on clinical Bill’
New Delhi, Jan 4 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday drawing concerns over the recently introduced Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2007, urged for industry participation. The association said ... More

Setting store by echocardiography
Echocardiography is a common diagnostic method used by cardiologists around the world to get a quick assessment of the functioning of the heart.But doctors at the Hyderabad-based Care Hospitals have found a better use for this ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Jeevan Blood Bank to set up stem cell bank
No cost attached for poor patients More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
More land for commercial use at Udaipur airport
New Delhi, Jan 4 The area available for commercial operation and maintenance of the airport at Udaipur is set to increase more than three-fold to about 51 acres from the earlier estimate of 14 acres.Official sources told More

Kerala unveils draft land policy
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Chamber seeks better infrastructure facilities
‘Existing road, rail links under stress in Coimbatore’ More

CINEMA
Low-key start to Hyderabad film fest
The second edition Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF) has got off to a low-key start, with popular film stars, technicians preferring to ignore the event on the inaugural day of screenings at Prasads IMAX multiplex.But for the ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
‘Education, services, banking lead print ad surge’
Chennai, Jan. 4 Print advertising grew by 21 per cent during January-September 2007 compared to the corresponding period in 2005.According to a TAM AdEx analysis, non-metro publications led with 53 per cent share of the overall ad pie ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
B-school students opting for novel courses
HARDCORE IS IN More

Sarda Group plans training centre for jute products
The Rs 2,000-crore turnover Sarda Group, which has business interests in jute, real estate and IT, has firmed up plans to set up a training centre for unskilled workers in the jute industry. The Group, which currently has under its ... More

EVENTS
‘Telecom sector most politicised in the world’
Telecom sector is the most politicised subject in the world and it should be freed from all shackles, if India were to make the best use of emerging technologies, according to Mr Virender M. Trehan, Chairman of Mekaster Group and one of the ... More

TOURISM
Sikkim set to lure tourists with casino
The tiny Himalayan State of Sikkim is ready to roll the dice, and the hospitality industry in the State is up for a major makeover.Along with its breathtaking natural beauty, lofty mountains and lush green valleys, Sikkim is now luring ... More

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