The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 21, 2008

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Urban citizens set to reap benefits from reforms
Focus on efficiency in urban infrastructure/service delivery, local bodies’ accountability More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Climate concerns
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AUTOMOBILES
PSBs keen to increase auto loan portfolio
Special campaigns, low rates to spur slowing demand More

BUDGET
Buoyant revenues help TN Govt present surplus budget
Total revenue projected at Rs 51,505.62 cr More

‘Pro-farmer, people-friendly budget’
Chennai, March 20 Industry associations and chambers of commerce and industry have welcomed the Tamil Nadu budget for 2008-09.The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed the decision to set up four ... More

ECONOMY
Curbing inflation high on Govt agenda
Taming inflation is high on the Government’s agenda, the Finance Ministry’s annual report for 2007-08 has said. “High inflation hurts the poor. Putting pressure on interest rate adversely affects both savings and investment. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
More SEZs to be set up in industrially backward areas
Govt plans new IT policy to sustain sector’s growth More

Six new SEZ proposals cleared
The Board of Approval for SEZs on Thursday cleared six fresh proposals for setting up special economic zones in the country, taking the total number of such approved zones to more than 450. The Board of Approval (BoA), chaired by the ... More

POWER
Power-starvation, with ‘captive’ denied
Chennai, March 20 That power shortages cripple the industry is no news. But it may come as a surprise to many that the power-starved industrial units have been prevented from using their captive power facilities on the designated days of ... More

APTransco to invest Rs 4,498 cr
Hyderabad, March 20 The Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTransco) is poised to invest about Rs 4,498 crore in improving the transmission system during the XI Plan (2007-2008 to 2011-2012).In addition to this, the ... More

TEXTILES
Govt restores interest subsidy for weavers’ societies
Coimbatore, March 20 The interest subsidy on loans granted to the handloom weavers co-operative societies in the State, which was discontinued since 2002, has been revived by the State Government.Accordingly, the State Government has ... More

SSI
SMEs unaware of available tools: AMI
Coimbatore, March 20 While major players such as Microsoft and SAP are bullish about the SME (small and medium enterprises) sector, a recent study conducted by research firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners has revealed that the ... More

WATER
‘Take effective steps to utilise water efficiently’
Hyderabad, March 20 The Krishna & Godavari Basin Organisation, Central Water Commission, organised a programme to mark the World Water Day 2008 here on Thursday.Speaking on the occasion Mr Sutirtha Bhattacharya, Secretary ... More

EDUCATION
Scholar exchange programme
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Jones Lang Lasalle Meghraj to expand to smaller cities
Hyderabad, March 20 Jones Lang Lasalle Meghraj, the Indian arm of global real estate money management and services firm Jones Lang Lasalle, is planning to expand its operations to tier-II cities soon.“There has been lot of ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Cabinet okays funding for 15 PSLVs
New Delhi, March 20 A sum of Rs 1,518 crore for funding operational flights of 15 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles to enhance reliability and capability of PSLVs was approved by the Cabinet today. The funding of these flights (PSLV C14 ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
Africa seeks investments in mining
New Delhi, March 20 In an attempt to woo Indian investments in Africa, the continent is seeking business in the mining, power generation and oil and gas exploration sectors. The Congo Government was restructuring the investment rules ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
EON PreMedia ties up with NETS
New Delhi, March 20 EON PreMedia has tied up with New England Typographic Service (NETS), USA to launch NETS EON India Pvt Ltd, a joint venture company that will provide offshore services for the educational publishing market worldwide. ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE
Assistance hiked for housing under Indira Awaas Yojana
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for hiking the unit assistance provided to the rural below poverty line (BPL) households for construction of a dwelling unit under the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY).Briefing newspersons on the ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Review Tata, Virgin deal, GSM players urge DoT
New Delhi, March 20 GSM operators have urged the Department of Telecom to reinvestigate the deal between Tata Teleservices and Virgin Mobile for a possible violation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms. In a communication to ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Contentious issues
A new debate emerging in Bengal today revolves around the proposed move to put declared industrial land to non-industrial purposes, likethe more lucrative real estate development. The poster put up by CITU on BT Road in front of a factory says it ... More