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OTHER STATES:
UP mills record drop in sugar recovery
50-100 basis points lower than last year; 50 lakh t output seen. New Delhi, Dec. 9 Sugar recovery rates recorded by mills in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the ongoing 2008-09 crushing season (October-September) are 50-100 basis points lower compared ...
TAMIL NADU:
SIMA hails economic package, but wants more
Wish list includes 2-year freeze on loan repayment. Coimbatore, Dec. 9 The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA), Coimbatore, has welcomed the Centre’s measures for economic stimulus, but has expressed hope that the Government would ...
GUJARAT:
Adanis launch institute for infrastructure management
Ahmedabad, Dec 9 The Adani Group today announced the launch of Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM) with a one-year, full-time, residential course aimed at providing skilled manpower in a sector that is seen to attract ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
AP Genco to plough back profits as owner’s equity
Board of directors rules out dividend payout. The State-owned Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation Ltd (AP Genco) is planning to plough back its profits into business as ‘owner’s equity’ in view of the massive capacity ...
TAMIL NADU:
Plea to reduce service tax
The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has made a plea for a reduction in the rate of service tax from 12 per cent to 8 per cent. The Senior Chamber President Mr S. Rethinavelu, while welcoming the package announced by the Prime Minister ...
KERALA:
NCDC developmental aid to Kerala at Rs 1,250 cr
Coirfed, Rubco among major beneficiaries. The cumulative developmental assistance to Kerala by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has reached Rs ...
KERALA:
SMEs urged to help protect rural areas in crunch time
Low capital, ample workforce a boon: Meghalaya Governor. Kochi, Dec. 9 The economic slowdown will become a growth stimulant for the SME sector in the country due to input cost reduction and easy availability of workforce, Mr R.S. Mooshahary, ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Envirofit launches biomass stoves in AP
Non-profit organisation eyes rural households. Hyderabad, Dec. 9 Envirofit, a research and development organisation, has launched in Andhra Pradesh a range of biomass fired cookstoves that could reduce toxic emissions by 80 per cent while using ...
TAMIL NADU:
Southern States want higher share in Central taxes
Chennai, Dec. 9 State Governments have come together to push for an increased share of Central taxes and are asking the Centre to bear the additional burden of implementing the Sixth Pay Commission, according to Mr Rajeev Ranjan, Tamil ...
TAMIL NADU:
Sugar industry seeks price hike to support farmers
The South Indian Sugar Mills Association – Tamil Nadu (SISMA) has urged the Centre to take a realistic approach on sugar and sugarcane pricing to support farmers and avoid tinkering with the sugar import policy in the backdrop of ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka to introduce smartcards for driving licence, RC
The Karnataka Transport Department is planning to introduce smartcards for driving licence and registration certificate (RC) of vehicles. These smartcards, which will have all the details of driving licences and RCs, will replace the ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Realty bites
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KARNATAKA:
Colourful display
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ANDHRA PRADESH:
HIFU centre for prostate cancer opened
Hyderabad, Dec. 9 US HIFU, which is promoting the use of minimally invasive, high intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for prostate disease, has helped establish the first centre ...
TAMIL NADU:
TNERC paves way to tap into captive power generators
Chennai, Dec. 9Third-party sale of power by captive generating units is closer to implementation with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) permitting the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to relinquish the right to ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
RINL, APIIC plan steel unit cluster in Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Dec. 9 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) are planning to set up a cluster of steel processing downstream units in the vicinity of the Visakhapatnam steel ...
TAMIL NADU:
No right to seek exemption from ESI Act, rules HC
Chennai, Dec. 9 An exemption from operation of a labour legislation was not automatic, and there was no vested right on any employer to seek for such an exemption, the Madras High Court ...
MAHARASHTRA:
Kapol Co-op Bank beefs up internal security
Mumbai, Dec. 9 The Mumbai-based Kapol Co-operative Bank has stepped up internal security system after the arrest of a woman employee for siphoning off Rs 2 crore from the ...
GUJARAT:
HP looks to enter smaller towns
Ahmedabad, Dec 9 The imaging and printing division of Hewlett-Packard India is looking to spread its presence to more cities and has introduced new schemes in Gujarat and Rajasthan to ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Maytas gets Godavari water project
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KERALA:
Airtel Sabarimala offer
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ANDHRA PRADESH:
Fog delays 19 flights
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KERALA:
Graduate Overseas opens office
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