The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 12, 2007

INFRASTRUCTURE
Call to set up more wholesale markets in Vizag
There is a necessity for setting up more wholesale markets on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, as in Chennai and New Delhi, to decongest the city and avoid traffic snarls, according to Praja Spandana, a forum for public welfare. At a press meet ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Sharp fall in pepper futures' turnover
The sharp fall in turnover in the pepper futures market last week indicates lack of interest in the small and medium players. During the week, the NCDEX turnover dropped by 1,86,750 tonnes to 1,34,924, while on NMCE, it fell by 34,549 tonnes ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Three steps to a better memory
Pay attention. That's the first of the three steps to take hold of your memory's reins and steer the wagon, says Frank Felberbaum in The Business of Memory, from Rodale (www.rodalebooks.co.uk). "Walk into every important event ... More

Headstrong eyes mortgage market
Headstrong, a global consulting company, is eyeing the Indian mortgage market even as it intends to enhance its global competence here for creating solutions to such markets around the world. The company also plans to develop, over the next ... More

Keeping talent trained
Patni shares its initiatives to sharpen employee skills More

`IT cos facing billing problems in UK'
Fresh recruits with 6-months' experience get only visitor visas More

Tech spend growing at 15%: Gartner
IT seen driving enterprise growth plans More

SECURITY
A new view of security
The ISM3 community says it uses metrics for information security management, to benefit tech/BPO players. More on the move. More

OUTLOOK
IOC seeks details on Cairn's crude pricing
Seeks discounts to make waxy crude economically viable More

Widespread rain ends dry spell in northern winter
True to forecasts, Northwest India and the plains witnessed the first spell meaningful rains of the ongoing winter with the incoming western disturbance `switching on' weather ahead of itself. On Sunday, the causative disturbance in the form ... More

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