The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 20, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

PETROLEUM: Levelling the oil field
The global economic crisis served to drive home to enterprises the message that a strategy of catering exclusively or even predominantly to export markets is fraught with grave risks. Indeed, there is now a mad scramble among businesses to ...

ECONOMY: ‘Fiscal consolidation targets tied to Centre-State relations’
Reforms engender imbalances: Citizen’s Report. The National Social Watch Coalition (NSWC) in its latest “Citizen’s Report” has said that there is a clear connection between the fiscal consolidation targets and the ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Kakinada SEZ’s future hinges on election results
Kakinada, April 19 The future of the Kakinada special economic zone (KSEZ), mired in political controversy from the beginning, hinges to a large extent on the result of the general election and the State Assembly election. Kakinada and ...

EDUCATION: Now, experience learning in an e-enabled classroom
Spectrum Education project powered by Navneet Publications. Pune, April 19 Spectrum Education, a coaching institute for students from standard IX to XII, has launched India’s first e-learning enabled classroom, powered by Navneet ...

ECONOMY: World doomed to Sisyphean labour?
Where does the world stand after all the astronomical bailouts and soul searching by G-20? Is all the talk of a brand new financial architecture just that — mere talk — or is it meant to be taken seriously? Has the future of ...

PHARMACEUTICALS: Pharma exports in better health again
Surge in demand for low-cost generics. Hyderabad, April 19 Drugs and pharmaceutical exports are back on the growth path after showing a downward trend in October ...

EMPLOYMENT: National Law School grads get lucrative placements
Bangalore, April 19 Students graduating from professional colleges have a lot to worry about this year, with the global recession hitting at the root of most promising job ...

EDUCATION: Anna University’s satellite to be put up in space today
Chennai, April 19 Monday will be a red-letter day in the annals of Anna University’s history. If all goes well, a satellite made by the University will be put up in space by the ...

TOURISM: Travel and living
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PETROLEUM: Exxon Mobil gets interim injunction against cyber squatter
New Delhi, April 19 Oil and gas company Exxon Mobil Corporation has obtained an ex-parte interim injunction restraining a Mumbai-based cyber-squatter from operating a Web site that featured the company’s name as part of its domain ...

EDUCATION: IMImobile to provide exam results to students through SMS
Hyderabad, April 19 IMImobile, a provider of technology platforms and value added services to mobile operators and media companies, has tied up with the National Network of Education (NNE) to deliver board and university examination results ...

FINANCIAL MARKETS: India Inc expects IFRS from 2011
New Delhi, April 19 Corporate India expects the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to be applicable from April 1, 2011, and are confident of meeting the deadline, according to a survey of senior finance executives by Ernst ...

EMPLOYMENT: Hiring dropped in March: Naukri
Bangalore, April 19 March was a dull month for job seekers with sectors such as insurance, banking, finance, and oil and gas going slow on ...

EVENTS: International vegetables, fruits expo to be held in Hong Kong
Chennai, April 19 Asia Fruit Logistica, the annual international trade exhibition for fresh fruits and vegetable marketing in Asia, will be held in Hong Kong from September 2 to 4. ( ...

EDUCATION: Rajagopal Yadavalli, CEO, Winnou Systems and Services; TKR Institute of Management & Sciences
Hyderabad, April 19 The current economic scenario is good for staring entrepreneurial ventures and youngsters should not hesitate to float start-ups, according to Mr Rajagopal Yadavalli, Chief Executive Officer, Winnou Systems and Services ...

EDUCATION: Sridharan Balaiyan, Partner & Director - Engineering Services, BWIR; Sri Sairam Engineering College
Chennai, April 19 “Mechanical engineering is one of the evergreen core engineering fields and arguably the broadest of all. It is the driving force behind many of our technologies, including innovative products such as mobiles, PCs and ...

EVENTS: Kochi to observe Earth Day
K ochi city is poised to join hands with the rest of the world to observe Earth Day on April 22 even as the threat of climate change is escalating by the day. The focus of the 40th anniversary of the Earth Day observance will be ...