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STATES
ANDHRA PRADESH:
AP Govt may scrap Maytas-led Metro deal
Options include fresh tender, project with Centre’s aid. Hyderabad, June 18 The Andhra Pradesh Government is mulling options of scrapping the controversial Rs 12,200-crore-Hyderabad Metro Rail Project deal with the Maytas Infra-led ...
KARNATAKA:
Biotech sector turnover tops Rs 12,000 cr in 2009
Growth rate slips due to meltdown, foreign exchange rate. Bangalore, June 18 The global meltdown and the foreign exchange rate have impacted Indian ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka Cabinet approves Azim Premji university
Bill to be placed before Legislature for approval. Bangalore, June 18 The State Cabinet has accorded in-principle approval to the Azim Premji Foundation to set up the first private university in the ...
KERALA:
Zoom bid for Vizhinjam project rejected
The Tender Evaluation Committee set up by the State Government has rejected the technical bid submitted by Zoom Developers of Mumbai for development of the proposed International Container Transhipment Terminal at Vizhinjam near ...
OTHER STATES:
Plan to modernise 2 Delhi Rly stations on public-pvt partnership
Zonal GMs to get powers to start modernisation work. With the New Delhi railway station modernisation expected to take a year or so to get off the ground, the Railway Ministry will now focus on developing other greenfield railway stations in the ...
OTHER STATES:
CII - North proposes aqua code for industry
To build water institute in Jaipur. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Northern Region has urged the industry to adopt an ‘aqua code’ for better management, conservation and efficiency of usage water, which is a scarce ...
TAMIL NADU:
Plea to scrap service tax on phones
The Tirunelveli District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has made a plea for waiving service tax on telephones. In a letter to Mr Pranab Mukerjee, Union Finance Minister, the Chamber Secretary, Mr S. Chandramouli, said that telephone ...
MAHARASHTRA:
Harbinger’s tool for presenters
The Pune-based Harbinger Group has announced the release of Raptivity (Rapid Interactivity) Presenter, a software product to help presenters add interaction to their presentations. With interactivity, presenters can deliver presentations ...
KERALA:
Trade opposes revision of rates at Kochi port
Kochi, June 18 The trading community in Kochi port is to oppose the general revision of tariff proposals of the port management as well as the terminal operator at the joint hearing scheduled to be convened by Tariff Authority of Major ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
4 new biotech SEZs coming up in AP
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) is planning to develop a biotech Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Hindupur in ...
KARNATAKA:
Fresh bids to be invited for biotech SEZ, Bangalore Helix
Bangalore, June 18 Bangalore Helix, the Rs 300-crore biotechnology SEZ floated by the Karnataka Government, is to be re-tendered for the development of its phase 2, according to ...
WEST BENGAL:
Meet reviews Rly traffic pattern
The fast changing pattern of traffic of the Indian Railways came up for a review at a meeting the Member (Traffic), Railway Board, held with the chief operations managers (COMs) of several zonal railways here on ...
TAMIL NADU:
Muthoot Finance looks at network expansion
Coimbatore, June 18 Muthoot Finance, the flagship company of The Muthoot Group, is looking at rapid expansion of its branch network and foraying into other business verticals such as wealth management services, railway ticketing and ...
TAMIL NADU:
Coimbatore engg units find scope in mechanised irrigation
Global agricultural trade expo in October. Coimbatore, June 18 The engineering industries in Coimbatore see a significant potential in manufacturing components for pivot irrigation (a system of crop irrigation in which the equipment rotates ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka to unveil pro-industry biotech policy next month
Bangalore, June 18 Karnataka, the first State to pro-actively promote the biotechnology sector with a separate policy for the industry in 2001, plans to roll out a revised, industry-friendly policy ...
KERALA:
Pepper futures steady
Kochi, June 18 The pepper futures market on Thursday ruled by and large steady with a marginal decline in the June contract which ...
GUJARAT:
IIM-A set to introduce new courses this year
Ahmedabad, June 18 With a bouquet of new courses and additional infrastructure in place, the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad is confident of beginning the new academic year on a positive note from next week despite the gloom of ...
KARNATAKA:
Tupperware recruitment drive in Bangalore
Bangalore, June 18 Over 1,200 women attended a direct selling recruitment drive organised by Tupperware India in Bangalore today. Tupperware is a direct selling company marketing premium food storage, preparation and serving ...
WEST BENGAL:
44% rise in Indian projects in UK
There was a 44 per cent rise in the number of Indian projects in the UK, going up from 75 in 2007-08 to 108 in 2008-09 and this includes both new projects and further investment in the existing ...
KERALA:
Kerala Govt takes steps to check price rise
The Kerala Government has initiated firm measures to check the recent rise in prices of essential items in ...
TAMIL NADU:
Chennai airport to get travelator
Chennai, June 18 In a few years, the Chennai airport will have a 602-metre long travelator (conveyor belt for people ...
TAMIL NADU:
New Tirupur water supply project a boon to industries
Coimbatore, June 18 Industries in and around Coimbatore, which are facing acute water shortage, have been extended a lifeline by the New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ltd (NTADCL). It has offered to share the surplus water available ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
HeartLink mulls Indian arm
Children’s HeartLink, a US-based non-governmental organisation that supports hospitals in attending paediatric cardiac cases, may consider setting up an ...
TAMIL NADU:
Call for electric train service in Madurai
Madurai, June 18 The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for the introduction of electric train service at Madurai to ease traffic congestion in the city and for promoting industry, trade and tourism in ...
KERALA:
Toonz ties up with Telegael
Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 Toonz Animation India Ltd and the Ireland-based Telegael Group have announced a partnership to produce animated ...
WEST BENGAL:
Tata Relief to begin work in cyclone-hit Sunderbans areas
Kolkata, June 18 As an immediate step towards revival of settlement in cyclone-hit areas of West Bengal, the Tata Relief Committee will take up disaster mitigation initiatives involving people in select villages in the Sunderbans, according to ...
TAMIL NADU:
Reliance mobile video news alerts
Reliance Mobile has tied-up with Aaj Tak to launch MMS news subscription service. A Reliance user will be able to access news related to national, international, business, sports, entertainment happenings on the handset. The news alerts, to be ...
TAMIL NADU:
Plea on tatkal tickets
The Tirunelveli District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sought rail tatkal tickets from and to middle stations. In a letter to Ms Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of Railways, the Secretary of TIDCC&I, Mr S. Chandramouli, said ...
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