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TAMIL NADU: Power crisis to continue for 3-4 years: CII study
State needs a medium-term plan and not a short-term solution. Tiruchi, Sept. 26 Tamil Nadu needs a medium-term plan to tide over the present power crisis and not a short-term solution as the crisis will continue for three to four years, ...

KERALA: Power situation in Kerala to be grim
Kochi, Sept. 26 The power situation in Kerala this year is going to be grim as with the water storage as on date in the reservoirs of hydroelectric projects in the State, only 2,700 million units could be generated as against 3,900 million ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: AP to develop tourist spot at Nizamsagar
Hyderabad, Sept. 26 The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to develop 500 acres at Nizamsagar as a tourist spot on the same lines as the Brindavan ...

WEST BENGAL: ‘Singur keeping American investors away from Bengal’
Concerned that signed agreements may be discarded. Kolkata, Sept. 26 The US Consul General, Ms Beth Payne, on Friday said that American investors were shying away from investing in West Bengal because of the ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘IT industry needs to add value’
The future of the information technology industry will increasingly depend on its strength to add value to its services, according to Mr Venkatesan Seshadri, Senior Vice-President, Birlasoft (India) Ltd. The sector has the resilience to ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: VUDA auctions fetch Rs 31 cr
The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) got Rs 31 crore on Thursday, the first day of a three-day auction of residential plots at Madhurawada within the limits of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal ...

KARNATAKA: Educomp bags Karnataka deal
Educomp has signed an agreement with the Department of State Education Research and Training, Karnataka Government, for implementation of computer-aided education in 1,571 schools in Karnataka. The order worth Rs 109 crore will be implemented ...

KERALA: Kerala Govt plans to map water resources
The Kerala Government will undertake mapping of the water resources in the State and prepare a database to formulate projects for their ...

TAMIL NADU: A retail model that can stand up to the biggies?
Chennai, Sept. 25 In Madurai, an experiment is under way to help standalone retail shops withstand competition from the emerging, large retail chains such as Reliance ...

MAHARASHTRA: ‘Retail industry will see big changes’
Mumbai, Sept 26 Retail industry will see huge changes in the next few years, observed the international research conference on retail organised by the Navi Mumbai-based Dr D.Y. Patil University’s Department of Business ...

KERALA: Archies to strengthen presence in Kerala
Recongising Kerala as a potential State for strengthening business, Archies Ltd, leading gifting and greeting brand, is all set to expand its presence in the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ‘Health insurance penetration below national average in AP’
The overall percentage of households having health insurance in Andhra Pradesh is at 0.62 per cent which is much lower than the national average of 1.2 per cent, according to a study conducted by Max New York Life Insurance and National ...

TAMIL NADU: Minister distributes Rs 11 cr to SHG members
Ariyalur, Sept. 26 The Local Administration Minister, Mr M.K. Stalin, distributed revolving funds to the tune of Rs 10.80 crore to 28,671 self-help group members at a function held here on ...

TAMIL NADU: TN truckers support strike plan
Coimbatore: As the Karnataka Lorry Owners’ Federation has called for an indefinite strike from midnight of September 30 to protest against the State government’s order to fix speed governors in vehicles, the ...

KARNATAKA: GE Healthcare in Karnataka tie-up
Bangalore, Sept. 26 In a move that seeks to make healthcare delivery more accessible in rural areas, GE Healthcare has struck a partnership with leading hospitals and NGOs for a pilot programme for carrying the sophisticated systems in ...

KARNATAKA: ‘SEZ will be boon to Mangalore’
Mangalore, Sept. 26 A multi-product special economic zone can help generate more jobs in the Mangalore region, according to Mr I.S.N. Prasad, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mangalore SEZ ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Madurai needs metro rail’
Madurai, Sept. 26 The Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has made a strong plea for the introduction of a metro rail project ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Mr Raghu Vasu A., CEO of Transdyne; Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade
May also throw up new opportunities for the IT sector. Hyderabad, Sept. 26 While the global economic slowdown is bound to have a significant impact on the Indian IT/BPO sector, there are a few positives to look forward to, said Mr Raghu Vasu A, ...

TAMIL NADU: CII’s ‘iTalent’ contest
The road show for the fifth edition of the three-stage ‘iTalent’ contest, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region), aimed at showcasing the computing talents of students in developing information ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Limca launches Fresh Face Hunt
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Ltd has launched the Limca Fresh Face Hunt contest in Andhra Pradesh. At a press meet here on Friday on the occasion of the launch, Mr Sudhanshu Pokhriyal, the Director (Operations), Hyderabad and coastal ...

MAHARASHTRA: Seminar on operations excellence
S ymbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik, is hosting a national seminar on operations excellence, Tattv ’08, on October 4 and 5. The theme of the event to be held in Nashik is Strategic Foresight – the Power ...

WEST BENGAL: Tata Motors files writ petition
J ustice Dipankar Dutta of Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the writ petition of Tata Motors Ltd, asking for a court order not to publish the agreement entered into among Tata Motors, the State of West Bengal and West Bengal ...

KERALA: Smart Infocomm webcam
Kochi-based Smart Infocomm has introduced a 12-megapixel webcam. The cam comes with built-in software for special effects with different wallpapers and backgrounds. It has five coating glass optic lens, which gives superb realistic picture, and ...

KERALA: Students devise plasma cutting tool
A CNC (computer numeric control) plasma cutting machine capable of cutting mild steel, copper, brass and aluminum has been designed and developed by two students in the city. CNC plasma cutting has established as the most cost-effective ...






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