The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 29, 2007

AIRLINES
AAI told to fully utilise funds in XI Plan
New Delhi, Nov 28 Airports Authority of India, which plans to increase its spending by more than 250 per cent during the Eleventh Plan period to Rs 12,417 crore, has been asked by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings to fully ... More

Watch Sivaji on board Singapore Airlines’ flights
Chennai, Nov. 28 Sivaji – The Boss, at 35,000 feet above. Singapore Airlines on Wednesday announced its association with the blockbuster Tamil film Sivaji. It has acquired exclusive rights to screen ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
GMR airport COO quits
Hyderabad, Nov. 28 The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which is developing the Rs 2,478-crore Greenfield airport at Shamshabad, Mr T Srinagesh has quit. The resignation comes at a time ... More

SHIPPING
Chennai box terminal operations returning to normalcy
After 2 days of high swells caused by the cyclone Sidr that hit the East Coast More

Feeder operators plan to levy congestion surcharge
Chennai, Nov. 28 The Asian Feeder Discussion Group consisting of container feeder operators operating in and out of Chennai plans to levy a congestion surcharge of $100 a TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) following delays in turnaround of ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Flash strike affects Kochi port operations
Flash strikes seem to be the order of the day as far as the Kochi port is concerned. In a span of 10 days, there has been yet another strike in the port since Tuesday evening that had hampered the entire port operations. The trade ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Concor offers package to N. Indian importers using Kolkata dock
Transit time shorter, freight rate cheaper compared to road More

‘Postal network should use tech for new services’
New Delhi, Nov 28 India’s postal network can use new technologies for providing microfinance services, set up e-knowledge centres and extend banking facilities in rural areas, according to the Communications and IT Minister, Mr A. Raja. ... More

Sical gets FIPB nod for investment in arm
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RAILWAYS
No final nod yet for rail freight corridor
The final Cabinet approval for the dedicated rail freight corridor appears to be elusive for the Railway Ministry. When the Railway Ministry approached the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) for a final approval for the project, the ... More

ROADWAYS
SC dismisses TN bus operators’ plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the hike in vehicle tax from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 per seat imposed on Omni bus operators in Tamil Nadu. A bench headed by Mr Justice S.H. Kapadia dismissed the ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
‘Indian food biz will be driven by over 80 m consumers’
Rise in disposable income and higher aspirations key factors More

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