The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 22, 2006

SIEMA to coax Coimbatore pump units to go for BIS marking
The SSI units that are manufacturing pump-sets without BIS markings have been motivated to fall in line with the Government requirement. Govt urged to extend deadline up to Sept 30 More

Removal of duty on EPCG imports sought
Knitwear exporters from Tirupur have sought the removal of the countervailing duty incidence on imports covered under the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) scheme. The recent Union Budget proposal has led to imposition of 4 per cent ... More

SSL-TTK to become hub for Scholl
SSL-TTK Ltd, the joint venture between the UK-based SSL International plc and TTK-LIG Ltd that manufactures the Scholl foot care brand, is all set to become the manufacturing hub for all of SSL International's markets in Europe ... More

Jain Irrigation supplies to TN
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL), along with two other local irrigation companies, have been empanelled by the Tamil Nadu Government for the supply of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems for 2005-06 and 2006-07. This empanelment would ... More

Meeting on e-Governance
The National Productivity Council and the Coimbatore Productivity Council will organise here a lecture meeting on `e-Governance and Efficiency of delivery system of public utilities such as water supply, sewerage and solid waste ... More

Jagson Air to start service from Pondy
Jagson Airlines plans to start a service connecting Pondicherry with Chennai and Bangalore. The Delhi-based airline, which has services to Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Rajkot and Surat, has signed an agreement with the Pondicherry Government to ... More

`Financial markets catalyst to economy'
Offer womenfolk higher earning potential with big career opportunities More

AAI to spend Rs 30 cr to develop 3 TN airports
Passenger traffic increases in April-December period More

ANDHRA PRADESH

IT, financial services driving Hyderabad hospitality market
Highest occupancy rates recorded, says Crisil study More

Fire accident at Dr Reddy's unit
A minor fire broke out in a section of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) facility of Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd at Pydibheemavaram near Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. According to the company, all immediate remedial actions ... More

New LPG rate in AP
The rate of the LPG cylinder in Andhra Pradesh is expected to be around Rs 280 per cylinder from April 1, following the tax relief the State Government proposes to pass on to the consumer. At present the rate per cylinder of ... More

Automated parking system installed at Secunderabad Rly Station
The first automated parking system in the Indian Railways has been installed at the Secunderabad Railway Station here. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, will formally inaugurate it on March 23. A ticket dispenser has ... More

Satyam, Wipro among cos to set up IT parks
Centre clears SEZ proposals More

AP: MFIs adopt conduct code
To aid SHG-bank linkage plan More

LIC zone achieves target
The South Central zone of Life Insurance Corporation of India has announced that it has emerged as the first zone to achieve the target on all five counts in the pension & group schemes (P&GS) portfolio for the year 2005-06. More

Security audit for hacked Govt portal
The Andhra Pradesh Government is set to initiate another round of security audit to www.aponline.gov.in, following the recent hacking incident involving a Turkish cyber criminal EjDar. The Government, ... More

Gas grid could come up along 4 major AP corridors
Given the demand-supply mismatch and the huge gas find in the KG-basin region, the Andhra Pradesh Government, through strategic partners, plans to develop a gas pipe grid along four major dense corridors of the State. These corridors would be ... More

Precious drops
WOMEN IN TRIBAL AREAS trek long distances to fetch water from streams. The situation is no different at Killoguda, near Araku, a well-known tourist destination in Visakhapatnam district. The tribal population suffers from several water-borne ... More

AP CM's appeal to cement makers
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has urged the members of the AP Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA) to supply cement at substantially reduced prices for the weaker section housing programme, Indiramma. At an ... More

Judicial probe ordered into land allotments in twin cities
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has ordered a judicial enquiry into the exemptions and allotment of vacant land under the Urban Land Ceiling Act in and around the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The announcement of ... More

Crisil reaffirms MFI ratings in Krishna dist
Notwithstanding the decision of local administration of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh to close down some branches of micro finance institutions (MFIs), Crisil has reaffirmed its ratings on the fixed deposit programmes of Share Microfin Ltd ... More

KERALA

Seminar on bank audit at Kochi
The Ernakulam branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is organising a one-day seminar on bank audit here on Thursday. Mr N.R. Achan, Chairman and CEO, Catholic Syrian Bank, will inaugurate the seminar at Hotel ... More

SBT union opposes outsourcing move
State Bank of Travancore Staff Union (BEFI) has demanded that the Reserve Bank of India withdraw its circular allowing banks to outsource routine work to an outside agency on a commission basis. Outsourcing will seriously ... More

Security device for vehicles
Kottackal-based Auto Electronica India Pvt Ltd has developed a mobile and automobile security system to protect the vehicle from theft. The equipment can be fitted in any vehicle and can be operated through mobile phone or a ... More

FAI southern region chief
The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) said today that its Chairman and Managing Director, Dr G.C. Gopala Pillai, was elected Chairman of the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Southern Region. The election was ... More

KARNATAKA

CII welcomes restraining fiscal deficit within 3 pc
Bangalore metro project, funds for urban infrastructure hailed More

Investors' awareness meet
The Mangalore chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) conducted an investors' awareness meet here recently. A press release by the ICSI Mangalore chapter said here on Tuesday that nearly 200 investors ... More

Emirates to go crew hunting in Bangalore
Emirates will kick off its recruitment process for cabin crew from Bangalore next month ahead of its eight-flights-a-week service to Bangalore from October 29. The Dubai-based airline said its team would visit the city to pick `Bangaloreans' ... More

MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra to hike taxes
Liquor, cable TV, four-wheelers to cost more More

Tata Elxsi sets up development centre at Pune
After Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, it is now the turn of Pune to have Tata Elxsi's development centre. Talking to presspersons, Mr Nitin Pai, Head of Marketing for Product Design Services, Tata Elxsi Ltd, said the new Pune centre ... More