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STATES
WEST BENGAL:
Bengal may have a narrow escape on agri front
Harvesting of rabi crops was almost over before cyclone disaster. West Bengal has narrowly escaped a major disaster on agricultural front. The harvesting of rabi crops was almost over before the cyclone Aila had hit the State on ...
KERALA:
Tecom sets deadline to sort out Smart City issues
Freehold land is main bone of contention. Kochi, June 1 Tecom, promoters of the proposed Smart City Kochi project, has set a deadline before the State Government by December to sort out all issues that are creating hurdles in the progress of ...
KARNATAKA:
Needed, integrated textile parks
Bangalore, June 1 The textile industry in Karnataka lacks in backward integration, which is a critical component in ensuring ...
KARNATAKA:
Govt seeks ADB funding for drinking water project
Bangalore, June 1 The Karnataka Government is in talks with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for funding a Rs 60,000-crore drinking water supply project for all the urban areas in the State, ...
KARNATAKA:
Brigade Enterprises to launch low-cost homes
Eyes infrastructure sector with mini hydel plants. Bangalore, June 1 Real estate developer Brigade Enterprises is set to launch a low-cost housing project in the sub-Rs 10 lakh price category, apart from plans to set up a mini hydel ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka clears Rs 1,600-cr worth proposals
Tata Comm, Gujarat NRE Coke figure in list. The Karnataka Government has given green signal to 64 new proposals involving an aggregate investment of about Rs 1,600 ...
TAMIL NADU:
TNEB buys more power despite bumper wind, biomass generation
Chennai, June 1 The bumper May generation from windmills and biomass plants in the State could not contain Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s purchase of power from other States within the target for ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
RTI Act gaining in popularity
PIERCING THE VEIL. The Right to Information Act seems to have caught the attention of the people. The number of applications seeking information from Government bodies has gone up to 59,664 in 2008 as against 30,674 ...
WEST BENGAL:
‘UK success in eastern region is growing’
West Bengal has a long way to go in developing its infrastructure if it wants to attract more investment, not just from overseas companies but from within India ...
OTHER STATES:
Goa Tourism to go for private funding for new facilities
Panaji, June 1 To overcome the paucity of funds for development of tourism infrastructure in coastal areas, Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (GTDC), Goa’s tourism promotion and marketing body, will soon invite expression of ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
‘Alcohol can cause osteo-arthritis’
Alcohol can also cause osteo-arthritis, a senior orthopaedics consultant ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka proposes to increase NREGS wages
Mangalore, June 1 Appointment of junior engineers to oversee the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and increase in wages under the scheme are being proposed by the ...
KERALA:
Pepper futures rise marginally
Kochi, June 1 The pepper futures market on Monday witnessed high volatility and closed marginally higher than ...
KERALA:
Solar power plant planned in Palakkad
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) proposes to set up a solar energy power plant in Palakkad ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
AP cement consumption defies slowdown
Despite economic slowdown, the cement consumption in Andhra Pradesh is continuing to grow at a steady pace surpassing the national average. In April, the consumption was at 19.25 lakh tonnes compared with 17.75 lakh, marking a growth of 8.45 ...
KERALA:
A new team, fresh hopes
Rarely has Kerala seen such a wide-ranging and potentially sinewy contingent of political heavyweights in the corridors of power in Delhi. Kerala now finds itself centrestage with six Ministers in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ...
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