The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 05, 2008

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Call to raise bio-fuel yield
Mr D.A. Somayajulu, Economic Advisor to Andhra Pradesh Government, has called for efforts to increase yields of jatropha and other bio-diesel plants.Addressing a seminar on ‘Biofuels and agribiotech industries in Andhra Pradesh ... More

ECONOMY
BPO vendors see larger US deals by year-end
Clients expected to complete internal evaluation process by then More

Rising food price a global concern, says CII
New Delhi, May 4 The Confederation of Indian Industry on Sunday said rising food price is a matter of global concern and not specific to any country. This comes in the wake of the US President, Mr George W. Bush’s comments on Saturday ... More

Essar Exploration reschedules drilling campaign in Myanmar
Kolkata, May 4 Essar Exploration and Production Ltd — a wholly owned subsidiary of Essar Oil — has rescheduled its drilling campaign in Myanmar. According to the revised plan, the company will start drilling in both onshore (L) and ... More

‘New index to give better estimates of industrial output’
New Delhi, May 4 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry said the Government’s proposed move to include additional items in the new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) would help in gauging a more accurate picture of ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Airlines’ vision for a carbon-free future
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HEALTH
Patient acceptance
Electronic health records raise concerns of data security but are likely to gain ground over time. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
AP allots land for Bhartiya Intl SEZ
Ground breaking for Caparo’s bus body facility soon More

TEXTILES
Demand recession haunts TN powerloom clusters
Surge in input, labour costs squeezing margins More

Jobbing powerloom owners seek revised charges
Powerloom cloth producers in Tamil Nadu, already worried about high input costs, are to face a demand for higher conversion charges being raised by the loom owners on job-work.The district coordination committee, representing the ... More

CREDIT POLICY
Farmers’ body fears impact of credit policy
Hyderabad, May 4 The Confederation of Indian Farmers’ Associations (CIFA) has expressed fears that the recent credit policy announced by the Reserve Bank of India would have an adverse impact on the 18 per cent target for agriculture ... More

EDUCATION
Xplora Design Skool centre
Ahmedabad-based animation training institute Xplora Design Skool launched its centre here to offer post-graduate diploma in digital animation programmes. Xplora, which runs 120 centres across the country at present, would offer one year ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold to test support levels, rise
Comex gold futures ended higher on Friday, recovering from a four-month low on prospects of a rebounding US economy and a smart recovery in the base metals and crude oil complex. The dollar jumped to a two-month high versus a basket of major ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Mini satellite IMS holds key to colourful vistas
Remote sensing gets smaller, sharper, high-tech More

UoH faculty bags science award
Dr R. Nagarajan, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad has been selected for the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for the ‘Young Scientist 2008’ by the Council of the Indian National Science Academy in recognition ... More

INCOME TAX
March payments: TDS relief for tax-payers
New Delhi, May 4 Taxpayers are to get relief on their tax deducted at source (TDS) obligations with regard to their payments for expenses in March — the last month of the financial year for income-tax purposes.“They will now ... More

TOURISM
Royal relic
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