The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 19, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POWER: Public sector companies losing first mover advantage in nuclear power
Private players seize opportunities; push ahead with uranium asset buys. New Delhi, Jan. 18 Amid growing opportunities in the newly-opened nuclear power sector, State-owned Indian firms are losing the initiative to their private sector ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: ‘No need to probe Maytas deals in AP’
Projects awarded according to rules: Rosaiah. Hyderabad, Jan. 18 The Andhra Pradesh Government has said that there is no need for a probe into the award of projects to Maytas Infra in the ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Office space rentals dip across cities
Mumbai, Jan. 18 Office space market in Chennai recorded the least correction of about six per cent, while Mumbai’s extended business district saw a drop of close to 30 per cent in the fourth quarter ...

EVENTS: Seminar on cyber security
Gitarattan International Business School organised a national seminar on cyber security at its campus on January 17. The innovation in information technology arena has made the world a click economy. “The IT enabled world is still not able ...

PEOPLE: New chief for footwear institute
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ECONOMY: Kerala’s Plan outlay at Rs 8,650 cr
Thrust on cushioning impact of economic crisis. Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 18 The size of the annual Plan of Kerala for 2009-10 has been fixed at Rs 8,650 crore, which is 12.34 per cent higher than the current year’s Plan size of Rs ...

MINING & QUARRYING: ‘Mining industry should adopt latest technology’
Of the 182 blocks allotted for captive mining, only 23 are operational. Mumbai, Jan. 18 Of the 240 blocks identified by the Government for captive mining, 182 blocks have been allotted to the private and public sector companies of which only ...

EDUCATION: S.K. Ramesh, Executive VP and Head of content, Hello FM; Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai
Chennai, Jan. 18 A profession in radio needs a lot of creativity and passion, said Mr S.K. Ramesh, Executive Vice-President and head of content, Hello FM, while addressing students of the Anna Adarsh College for Women at a BL Club ...

TERRORISM: ‘India Inc unprepared for terrorist threats’
New Delhi, Jan. 18 Corporate India is not prepared to cope with a security incidence in case they are caught in terrorist attacks or are faced with an unconventional threat, according to a KPMG survey conducted by the forensic ...

EDUCATION: IIM-A to introduce course on Food Supply Chain Management
Ahmedabad, Jan. 18 The Indian Institute of Management is introducing a new course for executives on Food Supply Chain Management from February 15 to 21, said Prof G. Raghuram at Amaethon, the Agri-Business Summit of the Indian Institute ...

EVENTS: Dress rehearsal
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS: Satyam episode won’t impact us: EMRI
Mr Venkat Changavalli, Chief Executive Officer of EMRI (Emergency Management and Research Institute), has asserted that the developments at Satyam Computer Services would not have any impact on the functioning of ...

TEXTILES: FICCI for stronger industry-defence linkages to promote technical textiles
New Delhi, Jan. 18 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for stronger industry-defence partnership and exchanges to develop sufficiently large domestic manufacturing base and promote innovation in ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Govt to discuss exporters’ woes on Jan 21
New Delhi, Jan. 18 Exporters are likely to see more Government support coming their way to cope with the demand slowdown in ...

HEALTH: Drive to make Sikkim smoke-free by year-end
A movement has begun in the State to spread awareness among the people here about the harmful effects of smoking. The objective is to make Sikkim a ‘smoke free’ State by the end of ...

SECURITY: Awareness on safety measures
It is feared that Kolkata may also be a target of terrorists and, therefore, NGOs like Concern for Calcutta should come forward to make people aware of safety measures, Mr Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, said ...

Columnists: • B Venkatesh • C Gopinath • Bhanoji Rao • P.V. Indiresan