WEST BENGAL: 'Growth navigator in uncharted, unfamiliar markets'
Mr Samir Kumar Ghosh, Chairman, 22nd Industrial India Trade Fair Committee, says the Industrial India Fair has over the years grown in strength, size and quality and has assumed an ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Genome Valley Excellence award
Dr Martin Mackay, President of Pfizer Global R & D, US and Emeritus Professor Dr Marc Van Montagu, President of European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), have been named for the Genome Valley Excellence Award 2009. The award was instituted ...

WEST BENGAL: 'A platform for SMEs to showcase products, services'
Talking about the objective of the fair, Mr Sandip Sen, President, BNCCI, said, “The prime objective of the fair is to provide a unique interactive platform to SMEs from this part of the country to showcase their products and services ...

TAMIL NADU: Plea for release of rupee notes, coins
Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has made an appeal for release of rupee notes and coins for free circulation. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Chamber Secretary, Mr P.T.K.A. Balasubramanian, said ...

GUJARAT: Dishman Pharma lays foundation stone for SEZs
Ahmedabad, Dec. 23 Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd will generate direct employment for 25,000 people in pharma and engineering Special Economic Zones coming up in Bavla Taluka, 45 km fromAhmedabad, said Mr Janmejay Vyas, ...

MAHARASHTRA: Turner plans additional revenues through online space
Mumbai, Dec. 23 Turner International India is looking at the possibility of monetising its online sites and entering the e-commerce ...

KARNATAKA: Bangalore-Mysore corridor toll to cost less from Jan
Bangalore, Dec. 23 Toll rates introduced on the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) sections only a week ago will be cut by around 20-25 per cent from the New Year, the company implementing the project here ...

TAMIL NADU: Combating slowdown: SMEs urged to invest in short-term projects
During an economic slowdown, organisations, especially the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), should secure short-term resources, revisit growth plans and focus only on investments in projects that give short-term benefits, according to ...

KERALA: Kerala to launch energy conservation drive
KSEB has had to purchase costly power: Minister. Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 23 The Kerala Government will launch an energy conservation campaign in four or five months to create awareness among the public on the need to avoid a power tariff hike ...

TAMIL NADU: Becton Dickinson in MoU with paediatrics academy
Kochi, Dec. 23 Becton Dickinson India, a leading global medical technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Academy of Paediatrics – Kochi to promote safe injection practices in all the government ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: IRDA chief calls for more tax breaks to enhance health insurance
Average insurance claim at Rs 25,000. Hyderabad, Dec. 23 The average claim made by the insured in India is put at Rs 25,000, with an average settlement of Rs 20,000. The average hospital stay of those who availed insurance cover is four days, ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Villagers seek more compensation for land acquired by Kakinada SEZ
Kakinada, Dec 23 Some of the villages in the two mandals of Uppada Kothapalli and Thondangi were in the grip of tension on Tuesday morning and afternoon, as the authorities of the Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) sought to take possession ...

TAMIL NADU: Indira Sivasailam passes away
Chennai, Dec. 23 Mrs Indira Sivasailam, wife of Mr A. Sivasailam, Chairman, Amalgamations Group, died here on Tuesday after a brief illness. She ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Visakha steel workers’ union seeks captive iron ore mines
The leaders of Visakha Steel Workers’ Union, the recognised union in the steel plant here, along with some members of Parliament of the Telugu Desam and the CPI (M) party from Andhra Pradesh, met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, ...

KARNATAKA: Orange Properties launches 65-acre project near Devanahalli
Bangalore, Dec. 23 Orange Properties announced the launch of a 65-acre township project near Devanahalli, where the company offers villas and apartments at the “cost price”. The four-day offer opens on December ...

KERALA: Non-resident Keralites meet to discuss biz prospects
Kochi, Dec. 23 Over 500 non resident Keralites (NRKs) from across the world have gathered at the inaugural convention of Ente Naadu at the Le Meridian in Kochi on Tuesday to discuss business prospects and ventures at the ...

MAHARASHTRA: IL&FS Milestone Fund invests in tower at IT park
Pune, Dec. 23 IL&FS Milestone Fund I, a private equity fund jointly promoted by IL&FS and Milestone Capital Advisors, has invested Rs 139 crore in one of three towers at The Cerebrum, an IT park developed by Pune-based Kumar ...

TAMIL NADU: TN to prohibit liquor sales
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TAMIL NADU: ‘i-mint’ customer rewards scheme launched in Madurai
Madurai, Dec. 23 The largest multiple partner customer rewards programme in the country, i-mint, was launched here ...

TAMIL NADU: Siruthuli helps build check dam
In an example of what a voluntary organisation could achieve when it works with Government agencies, Siruthuli has helped to build a check dam across Nandangarai stream at a total cost of about Rs 1.28 crore. While Siruthuli has provided Rs ...