The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 28, 2007

SOCIAL SECURITY
‘Assets of co-ops could not be attached by PF dept for dues’
Chennai, Dec. 27 The Employees Provident Fund Organisation was not bound by any commitment between the State Government and a co-operative for making good the arrears of PF contribution by employees, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ... More

ECONOMY
Core sector growth slips to 4.5% in October
On lower production of crude, cement, carbon steel More

ENGINEERING
Automatic paper cone machine
A high speed automatic paper cone manufacturing machine that requires much less manpower than the semi-automatic model has been launched by the city-based K.U. Sodalamuthu and Co Pvt. Ltd. In a press release, the company said that a large number ... More

ENVIRONMENT
‘Navy will give priority to environmental concerns’
Kochi, Dec. 27 Indian Navy will give top priority to environmental concerns while carrying out its expansion and developmental plans, Vice-Admiral Sunil K. Damle, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, has said. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
‘Mass rapid transport, the need of the hour’
Auto Expo gets largest foreign participation More

PETROLEUM
Nov crude oil output rises marginally
Marginal decline in supplies from the country’s offshore oil fields saw the crude oil output in November remain near flat. The crude oil production in November rose to 2.82 million tonnes or 56,000 barrels a day (2.81 mt same month ... More

GAIL, Oil India to bid jointly in seventh round
Ink MoU for cooperation in hydrocarbons value chain More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Gujarat pharma industry centenary celebrations on Jan 5
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PLASTICS
Plastic producers urge Govt to set up raw material unit
Association seeks uninterrupted supply, tech upgradation More

POWER
Reliance Power: SEBI rules in favour of promoter contribution
Group company merger is in compliance with law More

Kerala plans 30-minute power cut
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 27 The State Government has decided to introduce a 30-minute power cut during the peak load hours from January 1 to 15. Announcing this after a meeting of the State Cabinet today, the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. ... More

NPCIL plans to set up 8 heavy water reactors
Kolkata, Dec 27 Mr S.K. Jain, Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), today said that India may do without private investment in nuclear power generation during the Eleventh Plan period (2007-2012). Talking to ... More

STEEL
JSW Steel, Essar Steel setting up retail outlets
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India invited to join OECD’s steel panel
New Delhi, Dec. 27 The Government has said that it is ready to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Steel Committee provided no additional conditions are imposed over and above the obligations under the ... More

TEXTILES
Apparel training centre at Perambalur
An Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), the fifth in Tamil Nadu, will get functional in the district from December 30.The Union Minister for Communication and IT, Mr A. Raja, will inaugurate the centre, which functions under the ... More

BREWERIES
YEAR-ENDER
A year to remember for Mallya
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RADIO/TV
‘Set deadline to get voluntary CAS rolling’
New Delhi, Dec 27 An expert group on rolling out the Conditional Access System, set up by the Telecom Authority of India has recommended that the Government must set a deadline for implementing voluntary CAS in 55 more cities, without which it ... More

Deuce & Love
IT IS TIME FOR TENNIS LOVERS IN CHENNAI to switch off their television sets and catch the action live. One of South Asia’s largest global sporting events and India’s first ATP International Series tennis tournament, Chennai Open ... More

MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS
IDG, Erasmic VFs invest $3.5 m in tumour detecting machine
Perfint’s CT system simplifies procedure, lessens risk More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
AP bid to expand NAC training mandate
ITI infrastructure can be used for new courses More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Children Science Congress gets under way at Baramati
Bengal tops projects list followed by Karnataka More

Exim Bank sets up Rs 1-cr fund to tap rural technology
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MINERALS
Iron ore movement on East Coast Rly’s K-K line hit again
Only seven rakes are being run now due to Maoists threat More

EVENTS
Transforming organisations with stories
CREATIVE THINKING More

Commerce meet
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Company Secretaries’ plea to Govt
Hyderabad, Dec. 27 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has requested the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise the company secretaries (CS) to offer their services to the cooperative sector and State level financial ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Punarnava Ayurveda referral unit in London
Kochi, Dec. 27 Considering the increasing enquiry of curative ayurvedic treatment from abroad, the Kochi-based Punarnava Ayurveda Hospital Pvt Ltd has opened a referral unit in London. The new unit in London was started as part of the ... More