The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 04, 2008

TAMIL NADU
‘Time for farmers to achieve higher productivity’
With debt relief provided to the tune of Rs 60,000 crore in the Union Budget, it is now for the farmers to change their mindset and work towards achieving higher productivity, said Mr S.S. Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, ... More

Mandatory standards for steel products from May
Will help face global competition: BIS More

SSI body keen on implementing DST project
Tiruchi, March 3 The Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association has expressed readiness to implement the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development project, sponsored by the Delhi-based Department of Science and ... More

Sagar Nidhi launched
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TN farm varsity signs pact
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has entered into an agreement with the Indian Institute of Energy Management, Chennai for conducting collaborative activities and strengthening research and development programmes on energy ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
About 60 lakh AP farmers to benefit from loan waiver
Andhra Pradesh is going to be the biggest beneficiary of the Rs 60,000-crore waiver of farm loans announced by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram. The State would account for nearly a fifth of the total amount proposed to be ... More

Calipers going global; Thailand keen to import
DRDO eyeing more markets; second production unit planned More

GHIAL not to levy user fee for domestic travellers for now
International passengers need to pay $25 More

Bolero pick up in Hyderabad
Mahindra & Mahindra announced on Monday the launch of the new Bolero Camper DX, designed to address the market for pick ups, in Hyderabad. Pick up, now considered to be a growing segment in the country, is priced at Rs 5.34 lakh, ex-showroom ... More

Stress on strategies to curb attrition
Companies need to focus more on talent management to achieve corporate excellence and also to bring down attrition rates, which is plaguing certain sectors, according to Mr P. Babu Rao, Director (Personnel), of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation ... More

KERALA
Kerala submits proposal for shipyard at Poovar
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Victims of pollution
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Tax award for Idea Cellular
Idea Cellular received the ‘Outstanding performance’ award from the Commissionerate of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, in connection with the Central Excise Day Celebrations this year. They were awarded a Sammana Patra for ... More

KARNATAKA
IIM-B placements from today; realty cos to take part
Bangalore, March 3 Apart from the usual names in consulting, investment banks, IT and global management conglomerates, students of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore this year have the option of choosing a career in the real estate ... More

OTHER STATES
Decision to exempt incomes of Sikkim subjects hailed
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Orissa’s annual Plan pegged at Rs 7,500 crore
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WEST BENGAL
‘Budget neglects primary education’
Though the Union Budget this year has allocated Rs 34,000 crore for education, an increase of 20 per cent as compared to last year, it has neglected basic issues like corporate-academics inter-linkages and growth of primary education, say some ... More

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