The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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GUJARAT: Solar Dynasty keen on setting up facility in India
Looking for a 50:50 partner for project. Ahmedabad, Jan. 13 Germany-based research & development company Solar Dynasty is looking for partners in India to set up its first manufacturing facility at a project cost of €50 million, ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Tata Teleservices COO elevated
Mr S. Ramakrishna, Chief Operating Officer, AP Circle of Tata Teleservices Ltd, will also be in-charge of Orissa circle as part of his elevation in the company. “I look forward to expanding and consolidating Tata Indicom’s operations ...

OTHER STATES: Indians posted abroad may get exemption from paying for social security
Pacts signed with Belgium, France and Germany. New Delhi, Jan. 13 There could be reasons to smile for Indian workers posted abroad and Indian companies having employees in foreign countries. These workers are likely to be exempted from paying a ...

KERALA: Trailer strike at Kochi Port called off
Kochi, Jan. 13 The weeklong strike by container trailer operators at Kochi Port was called off on Monday night after an agreement between Cochin Container Carrier Owners Association, Custom House Agents Association (CHA) and the port ...

WEST BENGAL: CordLife opens blood bank in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan. 13 CordLife, a network of private cord blood banks, today launched a cord blood bank in Kolkata with a storage capacity for up to 1.5 lakh cord blood units, said Mr Steven Fang, Group Chief Executive Officer, CordLife Ltd. ...

KERALA: Hind Latex enters herbal healthcare
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 13 Hindustan Latex Ltd, a central PSU engaged in the manufacture of contraceptives and other healthcare products, has entered the herbal healthcare products field in partnership with Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS), ...

KERALA: Green Building Council to open office in Kochi
Kochi, Jan. 13 The Kochi chapter of Indian Green Building Council will be launched by Mr A.K. Balan, Minister of Electricity, here on January ...

KARNATAKA: New Mangalore Port to receive mainline container vessel
Mangalore, Jan. 13 A mainline container vessel with around 200 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of raw cashew cargo will call at New Mangalore Port on January ...

MAHARASHTRA: MCHI to host budget property expo
Mumbai, Jan. 13 The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry will hold a three-day exhibition ‘Budget Property 2009- Western Suburbs’ to showcase properties in the Rs 6 – 49 lakh range between January 16 ...

KARNATAKA: Work on hold
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TAMIL NADU: Tanfac wins tariff case
Tanfac Industries’ captive power plant is set to turn in higher revenue for the company with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission ruling in its favour categorising its waste heat recovery from sulphuric acid as ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Satyam fraud could hit rural BPO units
Hyderabad, Jan. 13 Besides casting doubts over the future of 53,000 jobs in cities, the Satyam fraud also hit vulnerable people in rural areas, who are working in rural BPOs set up by the ...

GUJARAT: Binani Cement inks pact for setting up plant in Gujarat
Mumbai, Jan. 13 Binani Cement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat Government to set up a 2.5-million tonne per annum greenfield cement plant in Gujarat at a cost of Rs 825 ...

GUJARAT: Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit: 8,500 MoUs signed
Ahmedabad, Jan. 13 The fourth Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit culminated with the signing of 8,500 Memorandums of understanding between the State of Gujarat and various domestic and international companies. The total intention ...

KERALA: Coir exports increase 4.8%
Kochi, Jan. 13 Coir exports achieved an incremental value of Rs 2.26 crore in December 2008 at Rs 49.37crore by way of total exports in value against the despatch of 12,170 tonnes in volume. ...

TAMIL NADU: Sam Santosh, Managing Director and CEO, Calsoft; Institute of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Chennai, Jan. 13 “Science is the key and scientific thinking is a must. It [science] may not come naturally, but has to be developed,” said Mr Sam Santhosh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing ...

KERALA: Automobile `performance shop'
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WEST BENGAL: Kolkata TiE to forge biz links with UK
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Hyderabad varsity convocation
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Arjun Singh, will deliver the XI convocation address of the University of Hyderabad on January 17. All the candidates, who have been declared eligible for the award of various degrees either ...

KERALA: Kirtilal’s bridal collection
Kirtilal Kalidas Jewellers Pvt Ltd has unveiled a limited bridal collection. The collection will be on offer till January 31. The jeweller is offering half-a-gram gold coin on purchase of jewellery worth Rs 30,000-50,000; a Rs 1,000 gift ...

TAMIL NADU: Financial Literacy centre opened
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