The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 15, 2007

Knitwear trade team finds Uzbekistan offers attractive
A knitwear trade delegation representing the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) that toured Uzbekistan early this month has found the investment incentives offered by the Uzbek Government for Indian textile entrepreneurs attractive. The TEA ... More

Cholamandalam MS expanding branch network in TN
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd (Chola-MS), the Chennai-based joint venture between the Murugappa Group and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group of Japan, is set to expand its branch network in Tamil Nadu. The company, in the last ... More

Intel gears up for launch of `Classmate PCs'
Intel is gearing up for the launch of the Classmate PC or laptop, expected to cost around Rs 10,000-12,000 and aimed mainly at the educational segment, as part of its `World Ahead Programme.' The process of product customisation is on, according ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
AP hints at GM seeds Act to control Bt cottonseed activity
The Andhra Pradesh Government is likely to bring out a `GM Seeds Act' in the next few days to keep tab on sales, quality and distribution of genetically modified seed as the kharif season begins in the State. Though the term `GM' looks generic, ... More

AP crop cover scheme to be expanded
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to expand the crop insurance scheme with village as a unit in five more districts beginning this kharif season. The scheme would now cover the districts (with the crops covered in brackets) ... More

The Hindu Opportunities Fair at Vizag
The Hindu Opportunities Fair 2007 is being organised here on June 23 and 24 at the Rajeev Gandhi indoor stadium, Visakhapatnam Port Sports & Cultural complex on the national highway near Akkayyapalem, according to a press release issued by Mr Ch. More

AP health project gets Rs 320-cr UK aid
The UK has announced an aid of Rs 320 crore for a new `access to health services' programme in Andhra Pradesh as part of a Rs 2,000-crore package for India. The AP programme will run from 2007 to 2010. Two per cent of the women going to ... More

Tata Tele to invest Rs 200 cr in AP circle
Tata Teleservices Ltd,(TTSL) on Thursday announced that they plan to invest Rs 200 crore in the Andhra Pradesh circle to expand their network. Village network Currently, TTSL offers services across 357 towns and ... More

C-DAC intent on foreign tie-ups
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is keen on forging collaborations with academic institutions in India and abroad for research and education programmes, according to the Director-General, Mr S. Ramakrishnan. Speaking ... More

AP CM opens right canal of Vamsadhara project
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today inaugurated the right main canal of the Vamsadhara project at Krishnapuram. "We are completing the task in spite of all the hurdles," he said. The right main canal, covering a command area of ... More

USID Foundation to host tech meet at Hyderabad
Living in a Digital World-Challenges for Designers and Engineers, a three-day national conference is being hosted by the USID Foundation at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on June 18 and 19 and later on June ... More

Co-op bank begins SMS banking in Vizag
The Kanakamahalakshmi Co-operative Bank Ltd here introduced SMS banking and customer balance enquiry facilities on Thursday for the benefit of account-holders. Mr K. Ratnakishore, Chairman of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, who ... More

SMOT launches PG course
The Chennai-based SMOT, a start-up business school, has launched a postgraduate management programme at Chennai and Hyderabad. The 16-month course spread over four semesters would commence in September 2007, Mr R. Narasimhan, ... More

New zonal DGM for Central Bank
Mr K. Subramanian has taken over as Deputy General Manager, Central Bank of India, Hyderabad zone, following the transfer of Mr P.V. Raveendran to Chandigarh. Prior to his current posting, Mr Subramanian was serving in Bangalore, ... More

KERALA
Special focus on agro sector in Kerala policy
Plans chain of agro-based units, replanting of high-yielding varieties More

Unbreakable domestic switches
Dhariwal Electricals, a company under the umbrella brand- Dhariwal Industries Ltd, announced the launch of their new range of shockproof and unbreakable domestic switches - Latina - in the Kerala market. The Latina Series ... More

KARNATAKA
Expressway project: Karnataka mulls annulling agreement
Apex court may hear case in July More

GE Healthcare, HCG tie up for imaging unit
Cancer hospitals chain HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) and global diagnostics leader GE Healthcare have announced a strategic oncology partnership in India. HCG has set up in Bangalore an advanced molecular imaging centre equipped with GE ... More

Essar Telecom Retail plans 2,500 outlets
14th MobileStore outlet opens in Bangalore More

OTHER STATES
A new teaching force
A record one-lakh women teachers have been appointed in Bihar, sending the right signals all round. More

Airtel launches `Yuva' pre-paid card
In a bid to catch them young, Airtel has announced the introduction of a pre-paid mobile card specifically targeted at the youngsters in Delhi and the NCR. Called the Airtel `Yuva Prepaid Pack', it comes with special benefits such as night ... More

MAHARASHTRA
`Realty prices may dip 7-10% in six months'
Profits from previous years helped till now More

Rs 240 cr allocated for interest subsidy to Maharashtra farmers
A proposal to give equity participation for sugar factories to introduce co-generation will also be brought before the Cabinet for consideration. More

GUJARAT
Hero Cycles launches electric 2-wheelers in Gujarat
Hero Cycles Ltd, in collaboration with Ultra Motor Company (UMC), a UK-based electric vehicle solution provider, today launched its new range of electric two-wheelers in western India, here. These vehicles will have seven variants of e-bikes ... More

WEST BENGAL
Tea Board may take over 3 closed estates in Bengal
Centre mulls action against owners by invoking Section 16(D) More

Centre to fund leather unit at CLC
The Union Ministry of Commerce has agreed to fund a new leather design development institute at the Bantala Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) to the tune of Rs 10 crore. Urging the State Government to fully exploit the potential of ... More

Birla School of Management
The Birla School of Management run by the Vidya Mandir Society headed by Mr S.K. Birla, proposes to launch shortly a two-year post-graduate management programme, Masters in Management Administration (MMA), with focus on ... More

Free calls on Tata Indicom pre-paid service
Pre-paid customers of Tata Indicom can now enjoy the benefit of making free and unlimited local calls to any local Tata fixed or mobile phone. The company today announced the launch of its `Freedom Call Voucher' which provides for free and ... More

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