INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Chill in north as New Year dawns
Parts of North and northwest India are in the grip of a moderate cold wave at the dawn of the New Year, with Adampur (Punjab) in the plains recording a minimum temperature of 1 deg C on Saturday. The cold wave has been triggered with a ...
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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Biomass units seek bigger role in AP power sector
The Indian Wind Power Association has offered to partly bridge the huge demand supply power mismatch in the State at a levellised tariff of Rs 3.37 per unit for a span of 20 years, if allowed to take part in the State power generation. In a ...
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ECONOMY
Spreading the economic gain: The challenge of the new year
In 2007, the challenge for the manager is to find ways to quickly spread the prosperity and sense of acceleration in the economy to a wider base of consumers
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CII suggests heritage tourism to boost Sivaganga economy
Key among them is introduction of `Heritage on Wheels'
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure needs serious attention in TN
Significant decision is the changeover to VAT
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PETROLEUM
ONGC voices concern over dual allotment of coal blocks
`Mining at three blocks will hinder coal bed methane extraction'
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AP Govt to allot LPG dealerships
The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to give 126 new dealership for LPG gas in the State during 2007, according to the State Minister for Agriculture & Civil Supplies, Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy. The idea is to augment the supply of cooking gas for ..
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TEXTILES
Silk board Act changes: Ministry plans public hearing
Amendments to Central Silk Board Act
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EDUCATION
IT takes them to school
Orissa's e-Shishu project seeks to ensure education for all children up to age 14 in the State.
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Catching the eye
Youngsters at the lower end of the education ladder may land good job openings - if their knowledge of their core subject, be it math or English, is strong.
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CARS
Concor to redesign car wagons
Move aimed at reducing project cost
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold likely to lose ground
Gold futures ended higher Friday, on a weaker dollar finishing the year with good gains. Ging into 2007, the dollar is mostly expected to mostly dictate direction for gold. Rising demand, falling production, dollar weakness, inflation worries ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Assocham urges RBI to roll back CRR hike
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has asked the Reserve Bank of India to roll back the cash reserve ratio to the previous level of 4.5 per cent as the liquidity crunch in the market is affecting the industry. ...
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SHG members to share 50 pc of profit among themselves
`The groups have done a turnover of around Rs 140 crore'
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HUMAN RESOURCES
`Pvt sector must provide on-the-job training'
In light of the challenges to find skilled manpower suitable for the services sector, there will be a need for investments from the private sector in education and training, according to the CII Services Council. Chaired by Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO ...
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The pain and the gain on celluloid
MOVIE ON OFFSHORING
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IT seminar for women
The Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE), a city-based non-profit trade body of women entrepreneurs, plans to organise a free seminar on `Capacity Building in IT and ITES - Challenges and Opportunities for ...
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VENTURE CAPITAL
Trust for young businessmen signs pact with IFC
Funding likely to benefit 1 lakh entrepreneurs
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TOURISM
KSINC identifies water tourism potential at Tehri
The State-owned Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporaton, which has prepared a detailed project report for the Uttaranchal Government, has identified water-related tourism as one among the activities for tourism promotion in the Tehri Dam ...
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Package for coastal tourism on cards
The Karnataka Government is planning a separate package for the development of coastal tourism. Addressing presspersons at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama - a nature park near here — the Karnataka Tourism Minister, Mr B. Sreeramulu, said that ...
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OUTLOOK
Tasks for the year ahead
The significant progress made by the economy over the last year shows it is on the right track and that the reforms have worked in substantial measure. The year 2007 will, however, inherit some inflationary pressures, which must be tackled. Equally i mportant, the authorities must eschew mindless opposition to FDI in certain sectors, says S. VENKITARAMANAN.
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INVESTOR PROTECTION
Well-regulated system must for enhancing investor confidence
Orderly development of any financial markets requires investor interest to be protected against all kinds of manipulation and wrongdoings. The market needs a regulator and the regulator needs sufficient powers derived from statutes in order to ...
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