The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 21, 2008

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TAMIL NADU: ‘Changing lifestyles leading to more garbage in Chennai’
Scientific recycling of waste stressed to save environment. Chennai, Aug. 20 The Chennai-based Neel Metal Fanalca Environment Management Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Neel Metal Products Ltd, India and Fanalca, S.A Colombia, has said that ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: AP in talks with Orissa for circuit train project
With Karnataka backing out from the Southern Splendor project, (the circuit train connecting all major tourist destinations in the South) Andhra Pradesh is talking to Orissa to join the ...

TAMIL NADU: Seminar to focus on Chennai’s growth potential
Chennai, Aug. 20 Chennai’s economy is set to more than double by 2025 with the growth in manufacturing and services – this would bring with it the challenges of providing for quality living space for the population, which needs to ...

GUJARAT: Doshion Veolia bags Rs 200-cr order from GMR-IGIA
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 The Ahmedabad-based Doshion Veolia Water Solutions has bagged a Rs 200-crore order to execute the water and waste water management facility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi, the company announced ...

WEST BENGAL: Bengal Govt, Trinamool talks on Singur land remain inconclusive
There would be ‘problems’ in returning land: Govt. Kolkata, Aug. 20 Talks between the West Bengal Government and the Trinamool Congress leadership on the Singur land acquisition imbroglio remained inconclusive on Wednesday with ...

TAMIL NADU: HC dismisses plea for LIC temporary staff regularisation
The Madras High Court has rejected the claim of 163 temporary employees of the Life Insurance Corporation of India for reinstatement and regularisation, holding that the demand was not legal and ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Singareni workers to get 16% bonus
Hyderabad, Aug. 20 Employees of the State-owned mining company Singareni Collieries have been rewarded with a performance-linked bonus of 16 per cent for ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Companies with green tilt have an edge in the global market’
Chennai, Aug. 20 Companies with a policy on environmental concerns are preferred business partners and suppliers globally, according to Mr Sudipta Das, Partner and National Leader, Environment and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young Pvt ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Gear up for challenges in tech-savvy banks’
Coimbatore, Aug. 20 The Associate Vice-President (Trade Finance and Corporate Management Service) of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mr H. Vidyasagar, called upon students of management to prepare themselves to face the challenges and rapid changes in ...

TAMIL NADU: More tourist-friendly autos
The Tamil Nadu Tourism Department would extend the tourist-friendly autorickshaw scheme to major tourist centres across the State, the Tourism Secretary, Mr V. Irai Anbu, said here on Tuesday. The scheme, in vogue in Chennai, would be introduced ...

KERALA: ‘Kraft paper mills in dire straits’
S outh Indian Kraft Paper Mills Association has expressed concern over the scarcity of wastepaper and imposition of power restrictions, which according to the association, is affecting kraft paper production. A meeting of the association in ...

KERALA: ISO tag for Leela Kovalam
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach Resort, owned by Hotel Leelaventure Ltd, has received ISO 22000 certification. The certification for the 182-room hotel was done by the Denmark-based Bureau Veritas group. The certification is valid for three ...

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