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ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Flagship power reform scheme flounders as States misuse funds
Panel detects incorrect financial reporting amounting to Rs 676 cr. New Delhi, Oct. 26 The Government’s effort to reform the electricity distribution business is proving to be a case of throwing good money after bad. As the Centre’s ...

TEXTILES: `Textiles sector to take major hit'
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TAXATION: Panel upholds tax breaks for Essar Steel, Adani SEZs ‘with minor conditions’
New Delhi, Oct. 26 Faced with a potential slowdown of the economy, the beleaguered UPA government has taken a host of initiatives in resolving some of the outstanding issues plaguing the special economic zones (SEZs) that were caught in ...

GENDER: Class-room lessons for those enterprising women
Goldman Sachs, ISB join hands to train women entrepreneurs. Even as the corporate world celebrates the rise of women in its ranks, thousands of women entrepreneurs are working hard to prove that even when it comes to starting and sustaining a ...

ENVIRONMENT: Southern States to create forest development fund
AP seeks nod for 5% levy on forest products. Hyderabad, Oct. 26 The Andhra Pradesh Government has requested the Centre to permit imposition of 5 per cent levy on forest product to create a separate forest ...

PSU: Navratna status binds CIL to get listed in 3 years
‘Strong PSUs to be publicly traded cos’. New Delhi, Oct. 26 Sending a clear signal that the Government wants fundamentally strong public sector undertakings to be publicly traded companies, Coal India Ltd (CIL) was conferred Navratna ...

CREDIT RATING: Credit rating option for SIEMA members
Coimbatore, Oct. 26 Coimbatore-based Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’ Association (SIEMA) and the SME Rating Agency of India Ltd (SMERA) signed an MoU here for offering credit rating services to ...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Cincinnati US regional chamber woos investors
Bangalore, Oct. 26 The refrain of TCS never ceased through the two-hour presentation made by the Cincinnati US Regional Chamber in its maiden visit to India to woo investors into the region. The endeavour, coming at a time when the ...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CII book to showcase innovations in State
Madurai, Oct. 26 Confederation of Indian Industry, Tamil Nadu, has invited nominations from entrepreneurs to profile a book on innovations and innovators in ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Over the moon
With the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India has joined a select band of nations — the US, Russia, Japan, China and those represented by the European Space Agency — that are engaged in lunar exploration. While ...

SSI: Small has potential
While the economic slowdown in the US and parts of Europe may be sending some tremors among young managers about a possible dip in global opportunities, there is some reason to cheer as small and medium enterprises in India offer an ...

HEALTH: Apollo doctors claim 18 cochlear implants in a day
Hyderabad, Oct. 25 Doctors at Apollo Hospitals have claimed that they have achieved a record by doing 18 cochlear implants (surgical intervention to correct severe hearing problems) in a day on Friday. Dr E.C. Vinay Kumar, who led the team ...

TEXTILES: Madurai Spinners body seeks subsidised kerosene, diesel
Madurai, Oct. 26 Madurai Spinners Association has pressed for supply of super kerosene oil (S.K.O) or H.S. diesel at subsidised rates from the Tamil ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Higher standards will find their level
We need to take a break from all the discussion about the financial crisis and impending recession that my last two columns were on. Not because it is not important but the gloom will still be there when we return.Meanwhile, other events ...

ECONOMY: Stimulating economy, the Australian way
Recently in Canberra As the global economy is heading for a possible recession with countries taking up stimulus measures to revive demand and generate economic activity, India too has joined the bandwagon with the Union Finance Minister, Mr ...

ECONOMY: A Deepavali like no other
I am waiting to see in what mood the various strata of society are going to approach the celebration of this year’s Deepavali. As at the time of writing, the observance is restrained, as measured by decibels of noise made by bursting ...

HEALTH: Make the most of spatial memory
By far the most powerful and adaptable way of developing your memory through using association is the method of loci, says Tony Buzan in Age-proof Your Brain: Sharpen your memory in 7 days ( ...

EVENTS: Mr Ravi Kumar Peesapati, Treasurer, Hyderabad Management Association; KRRIIT, Ghatkesar
Hyderabad, Oct 26 Integrity and a common set of values are vital for success in sales and marketing endeavours, according to Mr Ravi Kumar Peesapati, Treasurer, Hyderabad Management Association ...






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Nifty (at close)2584.00(-359.15)
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