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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Land cost remains small part of capex of large cos
Services sector, software industry spend more than manufacturing. Chennai, Sept. 28 For the large corporates, the good news is that the cost of land is still a pittance in new ...
ECONOMY:
Political actors in the financial theatre
The papers in the US have been putting out banner headlines lately with regard to the financial crisis that has gripped the country. Editors and experts have had to reach to superlatives at different points of time, to describe the nature of ...
ECONOMY:
Changing time
The concept of time, as we know it, is changing. As the Indian economy grows over the next decade or so and a predominantly young population enters the workforce, a big problem that is likely to emerge is a certain loss of meaning. The early ...
EDUCATION:
They join the tech tribe
The largest residential tribal school in the world is empowering its students with IT education.. Twelve-year-old Mama Majhi is the first person ever in her family to go to school. The tribal girl, who belongs to the Santhal community, is a ...
AUTOMOBILES:
Govt extends focus market benefits to auto sector
Motor cars and motor cycle exports to certain notified countries. New Delhi, Sept. 28 Automobile export from the country is set to get a boost, with the Centre extending the focus market scheme benefits for motor cars and motor cycle exports to ...
TERRORISM:
Security solutions sector sees big growth on terror threats
New Delhi, Sept. 28 With terror threats looming large in every sphere, Government and private agencies are tightening their grip on security measures. The security solutions’ industry is seeing a four-fold growth backed by awareness ...
CARS:
Panel for linking excise sops for cars to local content
Chennai, Sept 28 The high-level Prime Minister’s Group on Manufacturing has recommended that excise duty concessions for the manufacture of cars should be linked to the local content, rather than the engine capacity, as is the ...
ECONOMY:
Prepare plans for coastal area development: Yeddyurappa
Proposals may be presented at global investors’ meet. The Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, who chaired the first meeting of the Karnataka Coastal Development Authority here on Sunday, has asked the authority members to formulate plans ...
FOREIGN TRADE:
India-Korea economic pact to restore historic ties
Final text of agreement to be made public by Oct. 31. New Delhi, Sept. 28 The sewing up of the finer details by India and South Korea on Thursday in Seoul for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to be launched by the first half ...
GOLD & SILVER:
Gold futures may rise
Gold futures, ended higher on Friday extending gains to a second week as demand for gold soars as people continue to seek out safe havens. It has also been accompanied by extreme volatility. Investments in exchange traded funds have risen ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Kitco to assess skill development scheme
The Union Government has appointed Kitco Ltd as the assessing body for the Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDI) launched by the Labour ...
EVENTS:
Stress on value addition, durability, trust for Brand India
Chennai, Sept. 28 About 2,700 students from 40 national institutes participated in the Seventh All India Management Students’ Convention-2008, jointly hosted by Madras Management Association and the University of Madras, which concluded ...
SECURITY:
Blast aftermath
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FOREIGN TRADE:
India-Swiss panel meeting on Oct 20
New Delhi, Sept. 28 A mixed joint economic commission comprising business people and authorities from India and Switzerland are to meet in Delhi and Bangalore from October 20-22 to deliberate on what could be done to improve the ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
‘AP emerges on top in rural job scheme’
Hyderabad, Sept. 28 Andhra Pradesh has been ranked as the number one State in the country with regard to the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee ...
WATER:
Kumarakom water supply scheme
The Vembanad Chamber of Hotels and Resorts, an association of hotels in Kumarakom, is supporting the establishment of a water supply scheme in the ...
EDUCATION:
UoH lecturer bags Arizona University post
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT:
GDR versus FDI
The scheme for issuance of GDR made by the Finance Ministry makes it clear that the mobilisation of funds through the Global Depository Receipts (GDR) route should conform to the FDI guidelines and limits. Thus where foreign ...
TOURISM:
Vizag hotel gets AP tourism award
The Park Hotel here has bagged the Tourism Excellence Award in the five-star hotel category instituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the third successive year, according to a press release. The award was received by Mr Siraj Mukherjee, ...
EVENTS:
Vael’s Man Meet ’08 today
Vael’s Institute of Business Administration is organising Man Meet ’08 on September 29 and 30. Man Meet is a two-day national-level management programme in which students, research scholars and faculty from all over India are expected ...
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