The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 23, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Moon mission launched
Sriharikota, Oct. 22 Chandrayaan-1, the Indian satellite that would take a peek at the moon from close quarters, was carried into space this morning by the PSLV-C11 rocket, amid threats to the launch from a particularly ...

PETROLEUM: Airlines get relief package to stay in the air
New Delhi, Oct. 22 The cash-strapped domestic airlines that have defaulted in payment of jet fuel bought from the PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) can continue to fly without any fears of their wings being clipped for want of ...

POWER: Kerala power situation continues to be grim
Shortage estimated at 1,000 million units. Kerala’s power situation continues to be grim even after the onset of the northeast monsoon, which has been active over the catchments of the major hydro-electric projects in Idukki and ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Jogbani-Biratnagar route to boost trade with Nepal
Kolkata, Oct. 22 Nepal is all set to receive by train its containerised imports through Kolkata port by a second route — the Jogbani-Biratnagar ...

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS: Speciality hospital for women
Oyster and Pearl, a new 110-bedded speciality hospital dedicated to mother and child care, was launched here on Wednesday. The second hospital in what is being planned as a chain of such speciality hospitals will come up at Aurangabad in ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Real lunar orbit test is days away
Bangalore, Oct. 22 The real test of the Moon mission will begin from tomorrow. The action now shifts to Bangalore and the new lunar Spacecraft Control Centre, which will start firing the on-board motors and raise the orbit of the lunar craft ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: ‘Govt should step in to bolster mass housing project’
Bangalore, Oct. 22 Mass housing is a buzz word in the real estate industry today, where larger volumes would help developers bring down input ...

SSI: Industries down shutters in Coimbatore
Industrial activity in and around Coimbatore came to a halt on Wednesday in response to a call given by more than 30 industrial associations to down shutters for a day to protest against the continued power shortage that has been plaguing ...

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: Port, dock workers boycott wage talks
Kochi, Oct. 22 The representatives of the five major federations of port and dock workers who met in New Delhi have unanimously decided to boycott the proceedings of the Bipartite Wage Negotiating Committee (BWNC) in protest against the ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: CREDAI, CII to suggest ‘Sudoku’ pattern township plan for Chennai
Bangalore, Oct. 22 The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI)-Tamil Nadu Chapter, along with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), plans to present proposals to the State Government of Tamil Nadu to take up ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Chennai to host national HR meet in Nov
What’s Beyond? — HR’s Next Agenda. That is the theme for the 12th national conference of the National HRD Network (NHRDN) that will be held here on November 28 and 29. The conference returns to Chennai after a gap of ...

EDUCATION: Seamless Academy campus opens
Pune, Oct. 22 Catering to the animation industry requirements, Seamless Education Academy (SeamEdu) has unveiled its ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: DLF emerges sole bidder for developing Mumbai rail land
New Delhi, Oct 22 Real estate major DLF has emerged as the sole bidder for the commercial development on 45,371 sq. metres of railway land in Mumbai’s Western Express highway at ...

TYRES: Tyre cos may not revise retail market prices
Kolkata, Oct. 22 The meltdown in prices of natural rubber and crude oil-based synthetic inputs notwithstanding, India’s tyre companies are not considering any revision in retail market prices. Tyre grade natural rubber was priced at Rs 97 ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Task force on cards for developing Mangalore city
Mangalore, Oct. 22 Nirmala Mangalore Task Force with representatives from non-governmental organisations and citizens will be formed for the overall development of ...

EDUCATION: ISB meet on leadership from tomorrow
The Indian School of Business (ISB) is organising a conference on leadership and change management at its campus here from ...