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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POLLUTION


Get tough with polluting units, Reddy tells PCB
The Chief Minister, however, cautioned the officials not to harass the industry in the name of checking pollution. More

LOTTERY


Protest against lotteries ban
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Service organisations in the State have expressed themselves strongly against the ban imposed on lotteries by the State Government. A joint meeting of the organisations held here demanded the immediate withdrawal of ... More

ECONOMY


NCAER pegs GDP growth at 6.7%
THE National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) foresees the gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be 6.6-6.7 per cent in 2004-05, against 8.2 per cent in 2003-04, taking due note of developments, internal and external, while revising ... More

HEALTH


Free hearing camps for senior citizens
`SAY no to noise pollution' is the special theme for this year's fourth Rotary Day for the deaf, on January 30. In Mumbai, the day will be marked with free hearing-related camps for senior citizens above 50 years. Rotary International District ... More

PSU


Enterprises reforms panel to be stalled
THE State Government has decided to suspend the functioning of Enterprises Reforms Committee (ERC), which was set up for restructuring the public sector undertakings. In his address to the State Assembly on Thursday, the Governor, Mr R.L. ... More

PETROLEUM


FICCI seeks level-playing field for Indian, foreign cos in oil and gas sector
THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has underlined the need for a multi-pronged fiscal agenda to ensure a level playing field for Indian and foreign companies in the oil and gas upstream sector, both in terms of the ... More

POWER


PPA for Nagarjuna Power's Mangalore project cleared
THE 1,015-MW inter-State Nagarjuna Power Project coming up in Mangalore has overcome all the development risk hurdles with the clearance of the revised power purchase agreement (PPA) by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. The revised ... More

Resolve issues plaguing power sector: US cos
AMCHAM is committed to increasing American foreign direct investment in Tamil Nadu and help the State capitalise on its competitive advantages in sectors such as IT and manufacturing. More

EDUCATION


Courses in foreign trade
HYDERABAD: Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade (BIFT) is planning to start short-term courses in foreign trade to cater to the needs of the industry. "We will talk to corporates and industries to find their requirements and views on ... More

SILK


NHDC opens `SilkFab' expo in Hyderabad
THE National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC), a Government of India undertaking under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, is organising a 15-day exhibition-cum-sale of reputed varieties of silk fabric products, `SilkFab-2005', at Satya Sai ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


Kerala Science Congress to focus on medicinal plants
THE 17th Kerala Science Congress will be held at the Kerala Forest Research Institute at Peechi in Thrissur district from January 29 to 31. Announcing this at a press conference in the city today, Dr A.E. Muthunayagam, Executive ... More

PAINTS


Paint industry adspend on TV up 44 pc
CHENNAI: Asian Paints dominated television advertising by paint companies in 2004, as the category spends on TV ads grew 44 per cent over the previous year. The companies spent an estimated Rs 78 crore in 2004 on television ads, Rs 24 ... More

DISINVESTMENT


Investment fund set up to park divestment proceeds — UPA Govt unveils new policy
WITHOUT ruffling feathers, the Congress-led UPA Government on Thursday unveiled its new disinvestment policy. It involves selling minority stakes in both listed and unlisted profitable public sector enterprises without ceding management ... More

LABOUR REFORMS


Kerala to fix floor-level wages in all sectors
THE State Government is planning to fix `floor-level minimum wages' for employment in all sectors. In his customary address to the State Assembly on Thursday marking the beginning of the Budget session, the Governor, Mr R.L. Bhatia, said this ... More

EVENTS


  • In Hyderabad today

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    India for talks with US on shrimp duties
    INDIA has asked for a consultation with the US in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) under the Dispute Settlement Mechanism regarding the anti-dumping duties imposed by Washington on shrimp imports from the country. India informed the WTO that ... More

    NATURAL CALAMITIES


    Karnataka Bank donates Rs 50 lakh to PM's Relief Fund
    THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank Ltd, Mr Anantakrishna, handed over a demand draft of Rs 50 lakh to the Chief Minister, Mr Dharam Singh, in Bangalore recently. A bank release said here on Thursday that this was bank's ... More

  • Contributions to The Hindu Relief Fund

    TOURISM


    Tourism award for The Park
    KOLKATA: The Park, Kolkata has been awarded the National Tourism Award for the year 2003-04 for outstanding performance as the Best Boutique Hotel in the country by the Department of Tourism, Government of India. The award was presented ... More


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