INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Development authority for `Greater Coimbatore' sought
State Govt urged to notify development growth control rules
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EMPLOYMENT
Textiles job fair in Tirupur next month
A job fair exclusively to meet the manpower needs of the Tirupur-based apparel and textile sector will be held in Tirupur next month. The `Job Fair 2007' will be held at the India Knit Fair complex in Tirupur on July 28-29. It is being ...
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ECONOMY
`Economic policies are a cause for worry'
In the first two years, the UPA Government passed some good legislation. Of late, what is worrisome are the UPA's economic policies, especially seen from a poor man's point of view. MR A. B. BARDHAN, GENERAL SECRETARY, COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA
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FOREIGN TRADE
India, Canada target $20-b trade in 5 years
India and Canada have resolved to work towards $20-billion target of trade in goods and services within five years. The target was set by the India-Canada CEOs Roundtable held at its first meeting in New Delhi last March, by seizing the ...
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PETROLEUM
Cairn asked to work out appraisal programme
Recent discoveries in Rajasthan Basin
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TEXTILES
Centre to implement Rs 96-cr scheme for technical textiles
Centres of excellence to be set up
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SSI
Repco Bank sets up NBFC arm for funding small units
Awaits Govt nod to become commercial bank
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RADIO/TV
BBC Global Channels' new director
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Global Channels has established a position of Director, Distribution and Development, for it South Asia operations. The network has chosen Mr Amit Upadhyay to take on the responsibilities of ...
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EDUCATION
Working Group proposes step-up in technical education outlay
6% of GDP must be set aside for education, moots panel
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Adroit plans luxury apartments in Chennai
Bangalore-based garment exporter Siddhartha Apparels that supplies to many global menswear brands in Europe, has diversified into the realty business through a new identity Adroit. The company has acquired a 15-ground property at ...
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Gujarat bakeries going for fortified `maida' from Aug 15
Bakeries in Gujarat would use fortified `maida' (white flour) in making products with a view to improving public health from August 15 this year, a government official has said. According to Dr S.K. Nanda, Principal Secretary, Food and Civil ...
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MINERALS
Remains public utility service
The Government on Monday extended by six months the status of iron ore mining as a public utility service. In a notification, the Labour Ministry said that this was being done in public interest under the Industrial Disputes Act. ...
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
`Time ripe for increasing FDI in textile sector'
With systemic changes in the form of policies and structural changes within the industry having taken a shape, the Government perceives that the time is ripe for India's textile sector to attract higher FDI. Sensing the mood in the industry and ...
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
USO fund support for sharing backhaul fixed line network
TCIL to carry out survey
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EVENTS
`Research labs face acute shortage of scientists'
India needs to go beyond valuing managers and monetary success, and laud researchers for technical achievements, urged Dr C. Mohan, Chief Scientist, IBM India, speaking at India Innovation Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Film export promotion council on the cards
Meet to look into industry's demand for export credit
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Kerala launches drive to curb tax evasion thru Rlys
Surprise checks at all Rly stations across the State
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