INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
POLLUTION
Carbon credits: It's advantage China
Both in price and volumes
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EMPLOYMENT
83 lakh households get employment under NREGA
More than 83 lakh rural households have been provided employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Of those who have received employment, about 21 per cent are SCs and 46 per cent STs; 41 per cent of the total number of ...
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HOTELS
Pantaloon arm to raise $280 m fund for hotel sector
`New fund may have synergies with Horizon International Fund'
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Singapore eyeing SEZ opportunities in India
Singapore is scouting for a suitable location or locations to tap the unfolding opportunity of SEZs in India. A high-level delegation, led by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Singapore Minister of Sate for Education and Manpower, visited Mumbai, Chennai and ...
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EDUCATION
Icrisat ties up with Florida varsity
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has joined hands with the University of Florida to offer a short course on applications of Geographical Information Systems in land resource management ...
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CIMA ties up with British Council
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), India Liaison office, has signed a memorandum of understandingwith the British Council. Under the agreement, CIMA will provide more learning and technical resources ...
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BEVERAGES
`CSE report on pesticide residue inconclusive'
Pesticide industry calls findings inconclusive and baseless.
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Space Hospitals to expand
Setting up over 500 satellite, 800 telemedicine centres
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Don't make conversion of agricultural lands a political issue: FICCI
Plea to allocate 1% of total farm lands
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Decks cleared for Infosys' Mangalore SEZ
The special economic zone (SEZ) approval for the 311 acres of new Infosys campus at Konaje area in Mangalore is complete in all aspects, according to Mr Naren K., Vice-President, Infosys, Mangalore. Delivering a lecture on `Growth of IT sector ...
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Pergo bags laminate orders
Pergo, a Swedish brand of floor laminates, has bagged orders from DLF-West end Heights, Gurgaon, and NIHO Construction-Scottish Gardens, New Delhi. The orders are for around 30,000 sq m each. Both the orders will be supplied ...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PM allays Indo-US nuke deal fears
In a bid to allay apprehensions, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Saturday assured nuclear scientists that no changes would be allowed in the Indo-US civil nuclear co-operation deal and sought their help in taking ...
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EVENTS
Industry status sought for pre-engineered building sector
Pre-engineered building (PEB), which is fast emerging as a cost effective and time saving technology, should be given an impetus through an industry status. It should be supported by codification of standards for materials used in PEB, largely ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Import of another 20 l tonne of wheat cleared
STC to continue to float tenders; FCI to carry out the imports
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NATURAL CALAMITIES
Gujarat floods cost diamond units Rs 1,800 cr
Of the 6,000-odd diamond cutting and polishing units operating from Surat, around 1,000 units totally damaged.
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