The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 14, 2008

RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Kenjar hopes for push from Mangalore airport tailwind
With the new terminal building of Mangalore airport set to be commissioned by March 2009, the spotlight is now on the overall development of Kenjar village where the new terminal building is coming up. ...

RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Rural water supply — no smooth flow
Rural India faces very many challenges, the foremost being lack of adequate provision for clean drinking water, sanitation and a clean environment for a decent standard of living.There is no dearth of schemes, either from the Government ...

PHARMACEUTICALS: National pharma institute set for major expansion
Consultant appointed for Rs 200-crore project. Hyderabad, July 13 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, is set for expansion and the Government of India has appointed a consultant for preparing a ...

ENVIRONMENT: Kolkata Corporation mulls private partnership
Solid waste management project. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is mulling a solid waste management project in private collaboration. ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: Oil cos waiting for notification on 10% ethanol-blended petrol
CCEA had made blending mandatory from October this year. New Delhi, July 13 With less than three months to go for the 10 per cent mandatory ethanol blending in petrol to take effect, the Centre is yet to issue the formal notification directing ...

EDUCATION: Polycom eyes growth via learning tie-ups
‘Tele-education gaining momentum’. New Delhi, July 13 US-based company Polycom has tied up with various State-sponsored tele-education initiatives in ...

GOLD & SILVER: Gold to test resistance levels
Comex gold futures rallied sharply higher as the dollar slumped against the euro. Oil soared to a record high and equity markets floundered on renewed fears over the scope of the credit crisis. The precious metal extended gains as the dollar slid ...

SOCIAL WELFARE: Multi-purpose shelters at 4 villages
Multipurpose shelters will be built in four tsunami-affected villages in Nagapattinam district at a total cost of Rs 6.50 lakh. Aide-et-Action, Chennai and Bharathi Women Development Centre are implementing the project funded by European ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Vizag gets Rs 1,575 cr under urban renewal mission
Visakhapatnam, July 13 Visakhapatnam city has been sanctioned Rs 1,575.30 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to take up 17 major projects including a bus rapid transport system (BRTS), according to ...

POWER: Private players corner over 50% of power trading biz
New Delhi, July 13 Private sector players are beginning to flex their muscles in the newly opened power trading business. ...

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES: Global meet on ayurveda
Kochi, July 13 The year-long centenary celebrations of the renowned ayurveda physician and founder of Coimbatore Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Arya Vaidyan P.V. Rama Varier, will come to a culmination with a global convention on ayurveda. ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: TNEB to buy solar power at Rs 3.15/kWh
Chennai, July 13 The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has fixed an interim tariff of Rs 3.15 a kWh for grid connected solar photovoltaic and solar thermal power generation ...

PEOPLE: Chair planned in Balachandran’s name at Kellogg
Several colleagues of Prof. Bala V. Balachandran, Professor of Accounting, Information and Management, J. L. Kellogg School of Management, are leading a campaign to raise $1 million for an endowed professorship at Kellogg School of Management in ...

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING: ‘Big scope for agro, salt-based units in Nagapattinam’
Nagapattinam, July 13 A workshop on ‘Rural Business Hub’ (RBH) organised by NABARD for the districts of Nagapattinam, Krishnagiri and Villupuram — selected in the State under the RBH scheme among 32 districts identified in ...

EVENTS: Aquaculture expo to be held at Bhubaneswar
Kochi, July 12 IndAqua 2009 is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar on January 21-23 next year. The fourth event in the IndAqua series is expected to provide the right platform for traders to know about opportunities in aquaculture and build a ...

EDUCATION: B.S. course in aviation
Kochi, July 13 Hyderabad-based Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology (SNIST), in collaboration with Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (VCAT), New York, has announced the launch of their B.S. course in aviation at Kochi. ...

HEALTH: AP Govt plans facelift for nursing sector
Hyderabad, July 13 The Government of Andhra Pradesh plans a facelift for the nursing profession by changing the nomenclature from nurses to doctors’ assistants. ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Ansal API launches hi-tech city project
Real estate company Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (Ansal API) on Saturday announced the launch of its hi-tech city project ‘The Megapolis’. The UP Government – approved township adjoining Greater Noida would be ...

PEOPLE: Honorary Consul for Russia
Hyderabad, July 13 Mr Peter T. Hassan , Advisor (Industries) to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed as the honorary Consul for the Russian Federation at Hyderabad. ...

SSI: Micro enterprises to observe strike

EVENTS: RBI chief visits Thanjavur library

EVENTS: Postal adalat for pensioners
The 55th circle pension adalat of Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle for the half year ended June 30, 2008 will be held on August 29 in the office of the Chief Post Master General, AP Circle, Dak Sadan at Abids here. The grievances of postal pensioners ...