The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 21, 2007

HEALTH
Healthcare BPO sector looking for freshers
Over 5,000 freshers are needed in the healthcare BPO sector across the Southern cities. Healthcare BPOs, which offer jobs in transcription, billing, coding and clinical trials currently employ close to15,000 people now in Chennai, Bangalore and ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Kerala will seek Central aid for new projects
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New Bangalore airport is game for an A380 landing
`There is a good potential for direct flights to the US' More

PETROLEUM
Govt fine-tuning bidding process for oil, gas blocks
Appoints global consultant Daniel Johnston to help change evaluation norms More

POWER
BESCOM plans relaunch of discounted lamp scheme
Aimed at cutting electricity bills, reduce consumption More

Pilot project to install quality pumpsets to be launched soon: YSR
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today said that a pilot project to install ISI standard pumpsets to ensure quality power supply to the farm sector would be launched shortly. Dr. Reddy directed officials to initiate ... More

TAXATION
VAT loss: TN claims Rs 965 cr as compensation
Claim relates to the period up to March 2007 More

WATER
`Pesticide' smell in metro water?
Water could possibly offer some respite when the summer scorches on, but the city's residents seem to have a different problem: Not so much the lack of water, as a different smell and taste detected in the water supplied by the ... More

TERRORISM
Under control
THE ANCIENT Mecca Masjid in the Old City wears a serene look on Sunday. The Masjid, the scene of a bomb explosion on Friday, is one of the oldest and biggest mosques in the country. ... More

RADIO/TV
Military World Games on DD
New Delhi: Prasar Bharati has bagged the exclusive broadcast/telecast rights of the Fourth Military World Games to be held in Hyderabad and Mumbai later this year. ... More

EDUCATION
Making the mobile phone a tool that teaches
In a wide-ranging chat, Anand Kannan and Yogish Lavanis shared more on Valued Epistemics' plans. Excerpts: What about capital requirements? We need more capital for scalability. We are definitely capital-hungry. The basics are in ... More

NAC in pact with JNTU to offer PG diplomas
The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has tied up with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) to offer three post-graduate diploma programmes relating to construction technology. "We have signed an MoU with JNTU for co-operation ... More

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Cardiac life support courses
The Salem-based Vinayaka Mission Hospital, in association with the American Heart Association (AHA), is planning to offer basic life support and advanced cardiac life support courses for doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and the ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI in real estate may bypass Bengal this year
In West Bengal, a majority of the real estate projects are developed jointly with the State Government and hence are "not attractive" . More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Many a development trouble spot
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated May 14 More

HUMAN RESOURCES
`Multi-tasking can affect results, lead to job dissatisfaction'
Employee loyalty, salary are challenges for organisations More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Exporters may turn to EU as rupee rises against dollar
With the strengthening of the rupee against the US dollar, Indian exporters are exploring euro-denominated trade opportunities, according to a survey on exports conducted by the industry chamber FICCI. A combination of factors such as rising ... More

TOURISM
Tour operators plan campaign to enrol `homestay' providers
Got a spare bedroom that you can let out to a tourist visiting your city? Then, you can enrol yourself to become an official `homestay' service provider. After receiving good response to the initial campaign in New Delhi, the Indian Association ... More