The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 10, 2006

Tata Indicom launches `Walky with FM'
Tata Indicom introduced its `Walky with FM' product here today, an Axesteel P830 instrument that doubles as a FM radio receiver and Walky telephone. Mr Ramesh Thondapi, General Manager - Marketing, Tata Teleservices, said that the phone ... More

`Relax rules to help textile industry become globally competitive'
Import of second-hand shuttle-less looms More

Plea against duty on soaps, bricks, locks
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed to the Union Finance Minister to provide excise duty exemption to handmade bricks, soaps, biscuits, locks and other products manufactured without the aid of power. In a statement ... More

Alukkas showroom in Madurai
Alukkasfrom Kerala will be commencing its business in the city on March 12. The highlight of the new showroom will be the exclusive gallery for diamonds, showcasing leading brands of diamonds and platinum, said Mr Vargheese ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH

Pepsi bottling plant in Vizag told not to use groundwater
The bottling unit was directed not to use groundwater and to meet its entire requirement from municipal supply (surface water) from April 1. More

Bridge biotech divide: Reddy
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked farmers not fall prey to the `produce and perish trap'. "They need to realise the importance of `produce and flourish' equation. If they produce more, they suffer more as ... More

BL Club launched in Secunderabad
"Constant reinvention is the best way to keep winning in this competitive world. The day you stop innovating, you could well be good for a museum," said Mr T. Hari, Senior Vice-President (Human Resources), Satyam Computer Services ... More

NZ seeks research ties
Mr Graene Waters, High Commissioner of New Zealand, has invited the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) to collaborate with his country in research and education. Mr Waters visited several fields at the university ... More

KERALA

Brand ayurveda
It's boom time for Kerala's homegrown ayurvedic health centres. But who's keeping an eye on quality? More

Concern over UCIL project site location
The proposed uranium mining and refinery project of the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) in the Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh continues to be a subject of debate and concern with the issue echoing in the State Legislative Assembly on ... More

Miss Catwalk Cochin promo
Jealous Jeans that caters exclusively to girl teens is conducting Miss Catwalk Cochin promo at its store on MG Road here. The winner will be announced on March 15. The promo is all about walking gracefully on the ramp, with poise ... More

Station names inside AC coach
Southern Railway's (Electrical Branch) Thiruvananthapuram Division and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Thiruvananthapuram, have jointly developed a Station Name Display System (SNDS) for air-conditioned ... More

Thunderous spectacle
A WAYSIDE TREE shedding leaves silhouetted against menacing thunderstorms in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday afternoon. Easterly waves crossing the Bay of Bengal have been triggering convective bursts of rain in the State over the past week, ... More

KARNATAKA

Metro Cash to build fish auction centre in Mangalore
`Shelf-life of catch can be extended and quality maintained' More

OTHER STATES

Meet today on renewable energy potential
The Eastern India Renewable Energy Summit 2006 will be held here on Friday amid demands for consolidated efforts from industry and business to tap the great potential of renewable energy in the country. Being jointly organised by the India ... More

Technical textiles market may grow to $7 b by '07
Slew of initiatives to promote sector More

Decision on Tata Motors' project in Bengal likely soon
`Co expresses satisfaction over fiscal benefits' More

MAHARASHTRA

`Mood upbeat in Mumbai's realty sector'
Textile mill area likely to see stability in prices now More

S1 Corpn's new facility at Pune
Co to ramp up headcount More

Meet on connectivity
The Indian Merchants' Chamber (IMC) is organising the fourth international conference on Communications Convergence, the theme being `Connecting India — The Global Challenge', in Mumbai from March 16. Mr Rajesh Kapadia, IMC President, ... More

Senior citizens village project
LIC Housing Finance Ltd Care Homes Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LIC Housing Finance, on Thursday launched its first senior citizens retirement village in Bangalore. Mr A.K. Shukla, Chairman, LIC, inaugurated the pilot ... More

Not quite making history
It takes a while to digest this film but as you dwell on it, A History of Violence lingers memorable for two fine Hollywood actors, Ed Harris and William Hurt. It's a good story idea, pregnant with possibilities, particularly given the ... More

Spinach opens in Mumbai
The Wadhawan Food Retail Pvt Ltd (WFRL) has launched its first retail Food & Grocery store Spinach at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The Spinach store will stock fresh fruit and vegetables, grocery items, processed and fresh ... More