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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
TOURISM:
I-Day weekend: More readying cars to beat high air fares
Nearby destinations get more popular. New Delhi, Aug 3 This August 15 long weekend, forget flying, start driving. At least that is what scores of families looking for the weekend’s break are planning to do. ...
VENTURE CAPITAL:
Have idea, seal deal
If you have what it takes, the venture capitalist is parting with the dough, global downturn or no, say industry watchers.. Venture Capital (VC) investment in India during the first half of 2008 has not been affected by the turmoil in the ...
MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS:
Success of public-pvt partnerships will remove scepticism: Montek
Neonatal care centre launched in Hyderabad. Hyderabad, Aug. 3 The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has expressed confidence that success of public private partnerships (PPP) would remove scepticism on ...
GOLD & SILVER:
Gold to test support, rise higher
Comex gold futures ended marginally lower, coming under pressure from weaker oil prices and a stronger dollar reducing demand for the metal as an alternative investment to the US currency. Gold is heading for a third-consecutive weekly drop. ...
TOURISM:
Workshop on tourism
Kolkata, Aug. 3 The North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi), in collaboration with the Union Ministry for the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), organised in Guwahati on Friday a workshop on how to boost tourism in ...
PETROLEUM:
MRPL phase III expansion to be over by 2011
Mangalore, Aug 3 The third phase expansion project of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is likely to be completed by the end of 2011. ...
TRAVEL & PLACES:
US Consulate in Hyderabad to begin work in December
The US Consulate in the city will start functioning in a phased manner from December. ...
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS:
Plumbing body to launch Coimbatore chapter today
Coimbatore, Aug. 3 The Coimbatore chapter of the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) is to be inaugurated on Monday (August 4) by the IPA President, Mr Sudhakaran ...
SSI:
Small, medium biz upbeat: HSBC study
Mumbai, Aug 3 Indian small and medium enterprises (SME’s) remain the most optimistic in terms of their economic outlook and employee recruitment among their Asian peers, according to a small business confidence survey by HSBC. ...
EVENTS:
Safety measures
CLIMATE & WEATHER:
Monsoon bursts
EDUCATION:
Focus more on research, Kalam tells varsities
Universities should focus more on research, which will automatically lead to quality in teaching, according to the former President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. ...
EMPLOYMENT:
Job portal for senior citizens
Chennai, Aug 3 ActivAge, a joint initiative between ICICI Prudential and Dignity Foundation, an NGO, on Saturday announced the launch of a job portal for senior citizens — dignitysecondcareers.org. ...
HEALTH:
Health camps in AP
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