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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
POWER:
Power capacity addition targets go for a toss
Only 4,900 MW added against the target of 11,000 MW for 2008-09. New Delhi, April 12 There is unlikely to be any respite from power shortages, with the Centre’s power capacity addition targets clearly fizzling out and key utilities facing ...
ECONOMY:
Nurturing shoots of revival
Set against the performance of just twelve months ago, industrial production for February confirms the belief that the economy had completely lost its momentum. Almost every indicator shows either a decline in the pace of growth or a fall in ...
ANTI-DUMPING:
197 anti-dumping probes launched in 2008-09
‘Aimed at ensuring level-playing field during this time of downturn’. New Delhi, April 12 India has launched the largest number of 197 anti-dumping investigations on a range of imported industrial products in 2008-09, against 151 in ...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
‘Liberalisation was catalyst for growth of entrepreneurship’
CDS study suggests ways to nurture entrepreneurship culture. Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 Has entrepreneurship grown in India over the past two decades? And if it has, what are the factors that contributed to this ...
EXPORTS & IMPORTS:
EU alert on Indian shrimp exports
India erects safeguards; six new testing labs established. Kochi, April 12 The Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health of the European Commission which met last week exchanged views over a decision to impose emergency measures on ...
SSI:
StanChart to cut exposure to unsecured SME loans
Kolkata, April 12 Standard Chartered Bank plans to reduce its exposure to the unsecured loans in small and medium enterprises (SME) segment in 2009 due to high delinquencies and the rise in non-performing assets, according to Mr Rakesh ...
TEXTILES:
Alok Industries completes Rs 2,000-cr expansion in Gujarat
Silvasa, April 12 Alok Industries, an integrated textile company, has completed expansion plans worth Rs 2,000 crore at its facilities in Vapi and ...
SECURITY:
Cops launch door-to-door campaign
PRO-ACTIVE POLICING. The sight of a cop in the view finder is not a pleasant view. Mr Shobanbabu, a flat owner in Jawharnagar, was taken aback when he saw a police man standing in front of the ...
FOREIGN TRADE:
Japan looking at India as investment destination
Chennai, April 12 Japanese investors are increasingly looking at India as an investment destination, for business partners and the momentum is set to grow, according to Mr Arjun G. Asrani, Former Ambassador of India ...
EDUCATION:
Training for high school kids
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS:
Coimbatore industry likely to set up power plant
Chennai, April 12 The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, and the Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC), supported by 110 other trade and industry associations and NGOs, are mulling options to set up a ...
EDUCATION:
Balaji Chandrakumar, Associate Vice-President, Expertus HR Pvt Ltd; Alpha College of Engineering
Chennai, April 11 Survival of the fittest is the norm in today’s job market where competition is stiff, according to Mr Balaji Chandrakumar, Associate Vice-President, Expertus HR Pvt Ltd. Peer pressure, he said, was a major element ...
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B Venkatesh
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C Gopinath
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Bhanoji Rao
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P.V. Indiresan
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