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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

CEMENT


Heidelberg eyeing 5-10 million tonne cement capacity in 3 years
Interview with Member of the Managing Board, Mr Daniel Gauthier More

ECONOMY


Only hunger knocks here
Orissa's Kashipur belt still struggles to keep starvation at bay... but the tribals are beginning to question the meaning and justification for `development'. More

Gross small savings collections up
Gross small savings collections went up by 17.87 per cent during the first nine months of the current fiscal to touch Rs 1,48,183 crore, compared to Rs 1,25,722 crore during the corresponding previous period. This figure does not include the ... More

Pvt cos earn more than States' spend
Top groups such as Tata and Reliance generated more revenue last year than the total expenditure of Maharashtra which, with total expenditure of Rs 74,247 crore, was way ahead of Uttar Pradesh at second place, by about Rs ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


`Better B2B contacts needed to boost trade with CIS region'
Rich mineral resources waiting to be tapped More

HEALTH


Why padre made a movie
Father Emmanuel's commercial film, complete with a rain-drenched item number, aims to spread AIDS awareness. More

PSU


BSNL floats mega national GSM tender
18 million lines for ITI-Alcatel venture More

PETROLEUM


Oil bonds worth Rs 5,750 cr issued
The Government has issued oil bonds to three PSU oil marketing companies to compensate them for under-recoveries in the sale of domestic LPG and kerosene (sold through PDS)during the current fiscal, a release from Reserve Bank of India said here ... More

Oil marketing PSU stocks see accumulation
Hopes of Govt action on Rangarajan panel report More

Essar set to commission Gujarat refinery by Sept
Refinery capacity to be raised to 12 mt by 2007 end More

PHARMACEUTICALS


BV Biologicals JV with DeLaval
BV Biologicals, a group company of Venkateshwara Hatcheries specialising in livestock management and healthcare, said it has entered into a joint venture with DeLaval Private Ltd for marketing mastitis prevention products. A ... More

POWER


Upper Siang project likely to be relocated on Chinese concerns
Takes new name as `Intermediate Siang' More

PowerGrid inks pact with promoters of 5 projects
Transmission lines to be built at Rs 5,300-cr investment More

Torrent group merges power cos
The Ahmedabad-based Torrent group has announced that its three different companies in the power sector will be merged into one entity called Torrent Power Ltd. The move follows the three separate companies - Torrent Power AEC Ltd, Torrent ... More

STEEL


SAIL's Bhilai unit, Tata Steel report record hot metal output
Both achieved the 5-million-tonne milestone on March 20 More

SSI


`SMEs must adopt corporate culture to bring down costs'
There is tremendous scope to bring down administrative costs if SMEs learn to adapt to the core banking solution (CBS) implemented in the banking sector, according to Mr Bhaskar Niyogi, Deputy General Manager, SME (LHO), Chennai, ... More

COAL


Commodity bourses turn to coal
Laid-back commodity gaining importance More

EDUCATION


Noon meal scheme — a saviour
As an Indian one felt very proud of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's assertion in his Budget speech that the midday meal scheme, reaching 8 crore Indian children, is the biggest such programme in the world. In the Kashipur villages of Orissa, ... More

Professional college students urged to form self-help groups
Tier-II and III college graduates can excel with motivation More

Harvard to expand contacts
Montek for spending more on higher education More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


Bajaj Allianz ties up with SpaceCo
Cover for space programmes in India More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING


Newsprint makers' body ratifies price increase
Global players to hike prices by $50/t for April-June quarter More

GENDER


Fairplay on the greens
One of the last bastions of male chauvinism in the UK and Ireland is under threat. More

SMALL SAVINGS


Gross small savings collections up
Gross small savings collections went up by 17.87 per cent during the first nine months of the current fiscal to touch Rs 1,48,183 crore, compared to Rs 1,25,722 crore during the corresponding previous period. This figure does not include the ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Telecom FDI norms deadline extended
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension by four months, of the deadline for telecom companies to comply with guidelines on foreign direct investment. The Cabinet gave its ex-post-facto approval to the July 2 deadline given to ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


Where the only banking consumers are women
There is no denying a woman's importance in a tribal society, mainly because she is extremely hardworking and therefore an asset. More

ORISSA DIARY
Where SHGs are a bank's top client
"Most of the groups comprise tribal and Dalit women. They have taken loans up to Rs 3 lakh! We've never had problems with them as far as repayment is concerned." More

USAID, GE rural electrification fund
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and General Electric have launched a programme to promote commercially viable rural electrification in India using renewable energy technologies. This public-private ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


RBI staff oppose full convertibility
The All India Reserve Bank Employees Association (AIRBEA) has reacted sharply to the Reserve Bank of India's decision to appoint a committee to work out the modalities for full capital account convertibility of the rupee. In a ... More

TOURISM


Aqua-attraction
CHILKA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY has formed an aqua-marine park complex in Satpada region of Chilka to promote tourism and draw crowds to aquamarine life. ... More



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