The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 08, 2009

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ANDHRA PRADESH: AP seeks environmental nod for irrigation, power projects
Weir downstream of Srisailam dam among proposals. Hyderabad, June 7 The Andhra Pradesh Government has urged the Central Government to accord early clearance for several of its pending irrigation and power ...

WEST BENGAL: Govt will duly address problems at Kolkata, Haldia port: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, June 7 The problems facing Kolkata port, including the Haldia dock, will receive due attention of the Union Government, according to Mr Mukul Roy, Union Minister of State for ...

KARNATAKA: Bench ruling on mining lease
The Karnataka High Court Division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Mr P.D. Dinakaran, has set aside the order of a single judge which prohibited mining in forest areas of the State, after hearing an appeal by Jindal Vijayanagara Steel Ltd. The ...

MAHARASHTRA: Shailesh B Sheth passes away
Shailesh B. Sheth, 54, Secretary, Audit Bureau of Circulations, passed away in Mumbai on Friday. Sheth had joined the Bureau in 1981 and has served the organisation with the highest order of honour, said an ABC release. He was known as an ...

OTHER STATES: JICA begins study on forest project in Sikkim
Gangtok, June 7 The largest contributor for forestry-related projects in India, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has embarked on a preparatory study of an estimated Rs 357 crore forest project in Sikkim ...

KARNATAKA: Banks can do more for us, say small units
Wanted: Lower interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India might be trying its best to reach out to medium and small enterprises (SMEs) hit by the slowdown, but in the view of these entrepreneurs there is room for taking more policy ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Cal-on Motors to launch 2 more eBikes
Hyderabad, June 7 Cal-on Motors has announced plans to launch two new ‘high speed’ electric bikes later this month priced at about Rs 35,000 ...

KERALA: Royal group sets up community college
Kochi, June 7 Thachankary Foundation, a trust registered in the State, has established the first autonomous community college in the State under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in Kochi and ...

KERALA: Kerala to enhance outlay for infrastructure development
The challenge before Kerala is to move away from its traditional capital and power intensive industries to new generation sectors such as IT, tourism and BPO, Finance Minister, Dr Thomas Isaac, ...

WEST BENGAL: ‘Emerging markets will be key drivers of liquid dairy products’
Kolkata, June 7 Global consumption of milk and other liquid dairy products is set to register a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2 per cent over the next three years and emerging markets such as India, Pakistan, China and West ...

KARNATAKA: Karnataka hopeful of Central aid for farm, food schemes
Bangalore, June 7 The Karnataka government hopes to cut its food and farm subsidies drastically in the current year, as the Centre proceeds with a fiscal ...

KARNATAKA: All KSRTC buses likely to be on bio fuel by 2010-11
Mangalore, June 7 All the buses of KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) in Karnataka are likely to run on bio-fuel by the end of 2010-11. At present, around 2,000 buses in KSRTC are being run by fuel blended with ...

KERALA: Dearer stuff
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Flu scare
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OTHER STATES: Mango mania
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KERALA: Hopes of a good catch
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KERALA: Sanction to prosecute ex-Minister of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 The Kerala Governor, Mr R. S. Gavai, on Sunday accorded sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute CPI(M) leader and former Electricity Minister, Mr Pinarayi Vijayan, for alleged involvement ...

KARNATAKA: Karnataka nod for Reliance Fresh, Metro, MCF arm
Bangalore, June 7 The Karnataka Government has given licences to three players in the agricultural produce marketing business – Reliance Fresh, Metro Cash and Carry and Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers (MCF) – to procure ...

MAHARASHTRA: Maharashtra vehicle tax hike irks carmakers, dealers
Mumbai, June 7 The Maharashtra Government’s move to hike motor vehicle tax has caught premium carmakers and dealers off guard. Quite unlike the past, when it was 7 per cent for all vehicles, it has now been revised as a three-tier ...

KARNATAKA: ‘Solar power prospects improving’
Bangalore, June 7 Even as the country’s economy is feeling the heat of global recession, the solar energy industry feels that the recession will trigger growth in this sector, especially the grid connected solar power plants, as the cost ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘TNAU will focus on education, R&D’
Coimbatore, June 7 The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will focus on education, research and extension activities, its Vice- Chancellor, Dr P. Murugesa ...

TAMIL NADU: Concern over lack of farm research outlay
Coimbatore, June 7 Scientists have expressed their disappointment over the lack of investment towards ...

KARNATAKA: Launch of eLearning courses
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KERALA: CGH Earth bags 3 awards
The Kochi-based CGH Earth has won three Kerala State Pollution Control Board awards for environment-friendly practices. The hospitality company bagged the awards for 2008 in the hotels and resorts category. Its Marari Beach resort in ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Godrej mattress sales target
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Entrepreneurship cell at IPE
The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, has established an Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) to be funded by the All India Council for Technical Education. The IPE is also an active member of National Entrepreneurship ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: 20% rise in Vizag Steel sales
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ANDHRA PRADESH: TV channel launched
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