The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 26, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

LINGUISTICS: Microsoft tool to break the language barrier
Key in phonetic English script to get text in 6 Indian tongues. Hyderabad, Nov. 25 Making computers accessible for those who don’t know English, Microsoft Corporation has said that it would soon release transliteration tools for six Indian ...

TAXATION: Gems, jewellery industry seeks changes in Direct Taxes Code
Continue incentives for units in SEZs, EoUs, says export body. New Delhi, Nov. 25 The gems and jewellery industry wants provisions such as search and seizure and tax on gross assets in the Direct Taxes Code to be ...

TEXTILES: No need to ban cotton export, says Maran
‘If the situation worsens, we will respond adequately’. The Union Minister of Textiles, Mr Dayanadhi Maran, on Wednesday said the current situation does not warrant any ban on raw cotton ...

POWER: Karnataka hikes power tariff by 34.16 paise/unit
Highest raise in Bangalore; new rates will take effect from Dec 1. Bangalore, Nov. 25 The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), on Wednesday, increased the power tariff in the State by an average of 34.16 paise/ ...

VENTURE CAPITAL: Private equity funds urged to look beyond Chennai in TN
‘Business culture in State tends to be conservative’. Chennai, Nov. 25 For over a quarter century of starting Amoha Education (P) Ltd, first generation entrepreneur Mr V. Ganeshram of Chennai was content with the limited reach of his ...

TOURISM: Karnataka unveils new tourism policy
Hopes to attract Rs 25,000-cr investment in 4 years. Bangalore, Nov. 25 The State Government on Wednesday unveiled a new Tourism Policy (2009-14) to bring an investment of Rs 25,000 crore in the next four years to make Karnataka one of ...

STEEL: Steel industry resolves to go greener
Hyderabad Nov. 25 The Indian steel industry reiterated its resolve to go greener, by infusing green technologies, at a two-day seminar on ‘Green Technologies in the Iron and Steel Industry’ that got off in the city ...

MINERALS: Govt acted swiftly on Obulapuram iron ore mining row: Rosaiah
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, said here on Wednesday that his Government had acted swiftly and promptly on the Obulapuram iron ore mining controversy. They stopped all mining activity there in accordance with ...

FOREIGN TRADE: French cos more and more interested in India: Envoy
‘India is very important in the global economy’. Chennai, Nov. 25 The French Ambassador to India, Mr Jerome Bonnafont, is upbeat about investment and trade between India and ...

TOURISM: ‘Incredible India’ still draws tourists
Mumbai, Nov. 25 ‘Incredible India’ continues to draw foreigners looking to be part of the experience, travel advisories from countries like the United ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: Theft of power merits disconnection: Court
Chennai, Nov. 25 “Large-scale theft of electricity is a very alarming problem faced by all the State Electricity Boards , with losses to the State Exchequer running into hundreds of crores of rupees every ...

PETROLEUM: Oct crude oil output dips, gas rises
New Delhi, Nov. 25 Domestic crude oil output continued with its declining trend in October, with production dropping by 2.2 per cent against the same month last year. Natural gas production remained robust registering a 44.2 per cent ...

POWER: BSES Rajdhani to get power for winter
BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL), one of the three private distribution utilities operating in the Capital, said on Wednesday that it has made “more than adequate” arrangements to source power to meet the peak demand during the ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: British Bar Council team arrives
An 18-member strong Bar Council delegation from Britain, led by the Chairman of the Bar, Mr Desmond Browne QC, arrived here on Wednesday for a three-day visit, according to a release by British Deputy High Commission. The delegation will visit ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: NTTF in talks with more cos for training tie-ups
Kozhikode, Nov. 25 The Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), which is celebrating its golden jubilee year, is in talks with corporate houses for tie-ups to impart training to ...

MINERALS: AP suspends six mining leases of 4 firms in Anantapur
Hyderabad, Nov. 25 The Andhra Pradesh Government today issued orders suspending six mining leases granted to four companies located in the Bellary reserve forest area in ...

EDUCATION: Dream to the finish, the job could be yours!
GROOMING SCHOOL. Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 25 ‘Finishing schools’ may sound fine and appropriate to a young job aspirant, but quibbles over its semantics is far from ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: ISRO develops low-cost device for coastal security
DISTRESS ALERT. Kolkata, Nov. 25 As the country prepares for observing the first anniversary of 26/11, debates rage over how to make our coastline ...

ENGINEERING: Construction equipment industry bets big on infrastructure spend
Bangalore, Nov. 25 The construction equipment industry opened its showpiece event on Wednesday on the note that it was on a high-growth phase and would nearly treble to $15 billion (about Rs 75,000 crore) by ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Villagers stage protest against BMIC township project
Bangalore, Nov. 25 Those losing land for the first township proposed to be set up under the contentious Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project held a demonstration in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on M.G. Road in ...

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COAL: Coal blocks auction may not lead to price surge
The Union Coal Minister, Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Wednesday that the Government’s plan to auction mining blocks, meant for captive use, is unlikely to lead to a surge in prices of ...

COAL: Gujarat concern over high cost of coal imports
Mumbai, Nov. 25 The Gujarat Government wants the variable component in per unit cost to be reduced for future ultra-mega power projects (UMPPs). Consumers would, otherwise, have to bear the brunt of higher cost, said Mr Saurabh ...

EDUCATION: New campus for Madras Medical College
Chennai, Nov. 25 The Tamil Nadu Government plans to build a Rs 70-crore facility for the Madras Medical College, according to an official ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: AP CM lauds manufacturing sector role in job generation
Hyderabad, Nov. 25 Complimenting the manufacturing sector and its contribution to the State in employment generation, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr K.Rosaiah, presented the All-India Manufacturers’ Organisation (AIMO) awards ...

TERRORISM: Bracing up to guard the coast
Mumbai, Nov. 25 A year ago, 10 young men navigated more than 644 km of the Arabian Sea in approximately 48 hours, entered the city of Mumbai and perpetrated acts of terror that shocked the world. How they were able to cover such a vast ...