The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 11, 2007

Belgium's Flanders region woos Indian SMEs
By setting up a joint venture business/industry in Belgium's northern federal state of Flanders, an area dominated by small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs from India could get the benefit of pitching shop in Europe's manufacturing hub. ... More

New research lab
Dr R.A. Mashelkar, former Director-General CSIR and former Secretary, DSIR, flanked by Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission (right), and Mr T. Ramasami, Director-General CSIR, and Secretary DST, at the forty-third foundation day ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
35,000 tonnes tied-up cane lying in AP fields
Prices panel meet likely to discuss sugarcane SMP issue More

Prajay Syndicate launches housing project in Vizag
Prajay Syndicate is taking up two housing projects - one at Parawada and the other at Madhurawada - and the construction of a budget hotel here, according to its Director, Mr N. Ravinder Reddy. The foundation stone for the Rs 110-crore ... More

SBH launches `Express Clearing'
To facilitate faster credits, State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has introduced `Express Clearing' in its 104 branches in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. "Express Clearance is the first of a number of programmes lined up for the next couple of months to ... More

Lecture on PSUs
Mr K.S. Rajasekhara Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Electronics Corporation of India Ltd, will be delivering a lecture on `The Potential of Indian PSUs - ECIL's Experience' at Indian Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) ... More

Shangri La threatened
KATIKI WATERFALL in the vicinity of Borra caves in the agency area of Visakhapatnam district, where the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation plans to take up bauxite mining for the proposed Jindal alumina refinery. The project will ... More

Entrepreneurship programme
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) is organising an entrepreneurship development programme for women and youth from June 11 to June 20 at the facilitation cell of ALEAP, AP Housing Board, JNTU Main Road, Kukatpally ... More

KERALA
Defence personnel fan out in epidemic-hit Kerala districts
Combined drive to tackle chikungunya, dengue More

Treading lightly, travelling responsibly
The imminent policy to promote `responsible tourism' in Kerala will benefit the economy and development profile of the State in innumerable ways. More

PCB awareness drive in Kerala
The State Government has drafted the State Pollution Control Board in its efforts to launch an awareness campaign against the spread of chikungunya in the State. The board has constituted a special action team to pilot the ... More

Rail tickets thru Akshaya centres
`Akshaya Kendras' in Malappuram district in Kerala will issue railway tickets, much the same way as the computerised reservation centres of the Railways, from June 11. The project is being implemented jointly by the State IT Mission and the ... More

Training in event management
The Kochi-based Impresario Event Management India Ltd is introducing an event-management training institute in Kochi to train professionals in marketing, client servicing, creative operations, celebrity management, public ... More

Kirtilal unveils bridal collection
Kirtilal has unveiled Royal Bridal collection at its showroom here to capture the spirit of the wedding season. The special collection is exclusively made for brides and jewellery lovers. Kirtilal has also announced an ... More

KARNATAKA
New Mangalore Port charts new growth plans
Under the National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP), the port plans to create more berths and other related infrastructure during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. More

Avesthagen plants Kodagu orange in Hassan orchard
The famed Kodagu orange is set for a new lease of life. Avestha Gengraine Technologies has said it has acquired 87 acres of fallow land in Hassan to start orchards of the native variety. It has already planted 10,000 saplings. As the curtains ... More

`India, a hothouse for biotech R&D'
"Before entering a new market, a proper planning, clear focus and flexibility are key to success." More

Spice covers more towns
Spice Telecom, which covered 60 towns in Karnataka last year, is now covering 250 more, according to Mr Navin Kaul, Chief Operating Officer. Quoting Mr Kaul, a company release said here that 300 more towns would be added in the next few ... More

OTHER STATES
Bamboo float
OUTWARD BOUND: Racks of bamboo being smuggled to Bangladesh through the Barak River in Silchar district of Assam on Sunday. Due to lack of bamboo-based industries in this region, the majority of the bamboo produced goes out of the region. The ... More

WEST BENGAL
Heritage Wall - still standing
The Eden Gardens in Kolkata was planned and first set up by the two sisters, Emily and Eden, of Lord Auckland, Governor-General of the British possessions in India during 1836-42. Clearly, when a garden of this sort is set up, there has to be ... More

Uneasy reactions
The West Bengal Government, it appears, is determined to launch a chemical hub at Haldia. One wonders if the Government is aware of the real condition of the Hooghly river and the oil jetties at Haldia dock. Heavy siltation in the river near the ... More

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