The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 22, 2007

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Blueprint for Mumbai's new airport
The decision to set up a second airport in Mumbai is driven by the huge growth in air travel forecast for the metropolitan region. Studies show that the demand for air travel is likely to grow to around 91 million passengers annually from the ... More

PENSION PLANS
Manmohan to discuss pension investments with CMs today
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will on Monday address a crucial meeting of Chief Ministers to arrive at a consensus on how funds collected under the new pension scheme (NPS) will be invested. The NPS, which was introduced in late 2003, ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Ethanol-doped petrol supply plan hits roadblock again in TN
Gasohol to be available in Karnataka, AP soon More

ECONOMY
Kerala mulls annual Plan outlay of Rs 6,950 cr
Rs 40,422-crore estimate for Eleventh Plan More

FOREIGN TRADE
Lamy's stand on farmers unreal
The issue of protection of Indian farmers is casting a long shadow on the ongoing FTA talks with Asean. More

German state keen to share expertise with Coimbatore
The State of Saxony (Germany) is prepared to share with Coimbatore its expertise in areas such as transportation, drainage and solid waste management, its Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour, Mr Thomas Jurk, has said. He was speaking at a ... More

HEALTH
Insurance cover for AIDS patients
The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is designing an insurance policy against AIDS. It is tying up with NGOs and micro finance institutions for access to data that will aid in designing of health insurance products, which ... More

United Bank ties up with Bajaj Allianz General
United Bank of India (UBI) today tied up with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co for launching a health insurance plan. The plan, named United Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, is aimed at its customers. The arrangement with the non-life insurance ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
SEZ rules to be amended to benefit turnkey sub-contractors
Turnkey sub-contractors executing their engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contracts with the Special Economic Zone units have cause for cheer. They would soon be entitled to avail themselves of drawback and other concessions on the ... More

Former official for policy tweak to sort out SEZ issue
`EGoM working on new Pilot Rehab Scheme' More

POWER
`Power sector needs $100 b in 11th Plan'
The power sector is in need of investments to the tune of $100 billion for beefing up generation capacity and the augmentation of the accompanying transmission and distribution networks during the 11th Plan period, a senior Government official ... More

EDUCATION
Manipal University plans campus in Antigua
The Chancellor of Manipal University (formerly known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education), Dr Ramdas M. Pai, has said that the branch campus of Manipal University would be set up in Antigua soon. He was speaking at the convocation of Manipal ... More

Allsec Tech to tie up with colleges
Driven by the acute shortage of talent for voice-based BPOs, Chennai- based Allsec Technologies is planning to tie up with arts, science and engineering colleges to design a curricula that stresses on communication and language ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Sahai urges use of cold storage to avoid wastage
The Union Minister for State for Food Processing, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, has presented a strong case for setting up a cold storage chain in the public private partnership (PPP) mode across the country. Speaking at a seminar on "Integrated Value ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Bangalore biotech park gets SEZ status
Tender on pvt-public partnership basis More

Karnataka to unveil new biotech policy
Pilot scheme for science management programmes on the anvil More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
UK award for CCMB scientist
Dr K. Thangaraj, a scientist at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad has received the first Major UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Award. Launched by the UK Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, during his ... More

PAINTS
`Paint industry must educate consumers'
The issue of `commoditisation' of paints, which leads the industry into price wars that erode profitability, the responsibility of the trade towards environment and consumer preference for safer products, are viewed by the paints industry as the ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
Paswan seeks mining lease for KIOCL
The Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Steel, Mr RamVilas Paswan, has urged the Ministry of Mines to allot the mining lease of the Khandadhar mine in Orissa to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), a public sector ... More

MINERALS
NMDC staff oppose mine lease transfer to Essar
Workers see move towards gradual privatisation More

CINEMA
Ghatothkach in animation
Fifty years after the all-time hit `Mayabazar', Mr Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, a well-known film director from the South, is now working on `Ghatothkach', a full-length multi-lingual animation film based on the storyline of the ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Delivering news - and satisfaction
Technology brings efficiency into the newspaper distribution chain. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
`FDI in retail will not lead to unemployment'
Setting the tone for the `Retail Summit 2007' in Bangalore on Friday, Mr Vikas Garg, Senior Consultant, Technopak Advisors Pvt Ltd, said: "The retail revolution is on us, and regardless of FDI the revolution will happen." Speakers at the ... More

EVENTS
`Innovation, key to survival and success'
`Innovation only in technology is not enough. You need that more in management practices, where the RoI is greater' More

From lighters to mega box ships
Chennai port's 125th anniversary More

`Ads must bring out the core values of a brand'
Target future media such as blogs, video streaming sites More

Stress on public-pvt partnership
"PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) is an idea whose time has come," said Mr M. Gopalakrishna, Director, Andhra Pradesh Gas Power Corporation Ltd, in his keynote address at a regional conclave held here on Saturday on `Role of PPP in development of ... More

Agenda for the week
FICCI- Meeting on `Private Sector Engagement with the Global Environment Facility' at 5:00 p.m at FICCI, Tansen Marg. CII is organising Round Table on `Indo - Russia Economic Relations' at 3.30 pm at Hotel ... More

Kolkata engagement
Bharat Chamber of Commerce: Interactive Session with the Ambassador of Vietnam in India, Mr Vu Quang Diem, on `Indo-Vietnam business opportunities: Focus West Bengal'; 11.30 a.m.; The Park, Kolkata SpiceJet Ltd: Press briefing by ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Young entrepreneurs mull strategies for Mangalore's growth
Industry urged to take advantage of talent pool More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Govt mulls ban on export of skimmed milk powder
Seeks information from all co-op federations on their existing commitments More

BOOKS
Kerala Industrial and Commercial Yellow pages released
Access Info Sources has brought out the second edition of the All-Kerala Industrial and Commercial Yellow Pages. A new feature is that it provides details of the business enterprises alphabetically and enables end-users to ... More