The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 15, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POWER: GE gears up for civil nuclear play
Plans include setting up new reactors, plant services. New Delhi, Oct. 14 General Electric Co is in the fray for contracts in India across the nuclear power generation cycle, including setting up new reactors and plant services, as well as ...

EVENTS: Despite the lull, industry sees hope in aviation expo
Four-day event to showcase products from global manufacturers. Hyderabad, Oct. 14 Even as airlines struggle to negotiate air-pockets in the form of dwindling passenger numbers, the aviation industry is bracing up for a four-day spectacular show ...

SSI: NSIC to create marketing parks across the country
Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai identified as locations. Hyderabad, Oct. 14 The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) is looking at creating exhibition-cum-marketing development business parks (EMDBP) across ...

EVENTS: US nuke biggies to attend Green India summit
Civil nuclear trade mission to India likely. New Delhi, Oct. 14 A strong turnout by the US nuclear industry is on the cards at the ‘Green India Summit’ being organised by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and CII in Washington on ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: A destination for investment
South Tamil Nadu is fast emerging as an attractive destination for investment. However, the development process is distressing on the ground as the many initiatives are on the verge of collapse due to the prevailing power scenario. The ...

PETROLEUM: Oil India awaits Govt nod for IPO
Turbulence in capital markets has little effect on plans, say sources. Bangalore, Oct. 14 Public sector Oil India Ltd (OIL) is unfazed by the financial market turbulence and intends to proceed with its planned initial public offering (IPO) ...

ENVIRONMENT: Carbon credit project size growing
The average size of Indian clean development mechanism (CDM) project has grown to 80,000 Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) a year between January and August against about 55,000 CERs last ...

ECONOMY: ADB puts India’s GDP at $35 t by 2040
Recently in Singapore The Asian Development Bank reckons that India will grow at 11.5 per cent (average) over the next 30 ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Assocham seeks 200 basis points cut in CRR, repo rate
Mumbai, Oct. 14 The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has sought a 200-basis point cut in CRR and repo rate for India Inc to tide over the current ...

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EDUCATION: TIFR to open second campus in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct. 14 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is looking at opening its second campus in Hyderabad with a projected investment of over Rs 2,500 crore to be put in over a period of ...

ACCOUNTANCY: CAs’ global meet from today
New Delhi, Oct. 14 As many as 225 chartered accountants from 75 countries are to participate in a four-day global conference beginning October ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Abmak service apartments in Thrissur
The Qatar-based Abmak Properties Pvt Ltd has proposed to offer the concept of service apartments in the upcoming Sobha City at Thrissur, as service apartments are considered to be latest inclusion in the real estate business in the ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Ms Deepa Misra, Talent Transformation, Wipro Technologies; St. Xavier’s P.G. College
Hyderabad, Oct. 14 How do ordinary people achieve extraordinary things? Ms Deepa Misra of Talent Transformation, Wipro Technologies, says every one of us has the potential to achieve success like any other high achiever provided we are ready ...

EDUCATION: Dr Raghavan to guide research
Dr K.V. Raghavan, former Chairman, RAC (Recruitment and Assessment Committee) of the Defence Research & Development Organisation and Central Leather Research Institute (Chennai), has been conferred the FNAE distinguished professorship. He ...