The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 19, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

MANAGEMENT: CAT: The final lap begins
ONLINE DEBUT. Training institutes across the country have changed their training methods and installed new infrastructure to help over two lakh students across the country prepare for the first-ever computer-based CAT (Common Admission Test) ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: ISRO, Environment Ministry tie up to study climate change issues
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up a national institute of climate and environment (NICE) in Bangalore to study climate change ...

ECONOMICS: Nobel laureate Ostrom’s lessons for India
Last week the American social scientist Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, more popularly known as the ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Building infrastructure in Kerala
The infrastructure sector in Kerala is all set to attract big investments. The State Government set up Inkel in March 2007, with the objective of taking up infrastructure projects with private sector participation as the primary ...

ENVIRONMENT: ‘Green bonus’ likely for States to protect forest cover
Currently, only 21% of India’s geographical area qualifies, says survey. Bangalore, Oct. 18 The State governments may soon be entitled to a “green bonus” for protecting and expanding their ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Chamber seeks development projects for western Kochi
Kochi, Oct. 18 The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the State Government and the Kochi Corporation to take immediate steps for the development of the western parts of Kochi in the wake of various upcoming port-based mega ...

TAXATION: UP’s online tax initiative for trucks
An initiative by the Commercial Tax Department of Uttar Pradesh Government to issue transit passes to transporters on the Web for commercial goods vehicles passing through the State has resulted in considerable time saving of about ...

PHARMACEUTICALS: Coimbatore residents gain from discount war among pharmacies
Coimbatore, Oct. 18 With the run up in the cost of living, the discount war among pharmacies of Coimbatore has brought cheer to the city’s residents. Medicines are being sold at discounts of 10-18 per cent on ...

NRIS: Outstanding NRKs to be awarded
In celebration of its first year of operation, keralanewslive.com – a Web site for non-resident Malayalee community, has announced the establishment of Pravasi Prathiba Puraskaram, excellence awards ...

ENVIRONMENT: Satellites to monitor green gas emissions
Bangalore, Oct. 18 The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch two dedicated satellites over the next two years to carry out atmospheric research, measure and monitor green house gas emissions in the ...

FOREIGN TRADE: India-EU macro economic talks this month-end
The third round of macro-economic dialogue between India and the European Union will be held in New Delhi on October 30. The first one was held in New Delhi in 2007 and the second one in Brussels in ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Rapid bus service cruises down roads
Diwali gift for Ahmedabad. After a year-long delay, Phase I of Ahmedabad’s much-talked about Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Narendra Modi three days before Diwali, on October 14. The project is ...

EDUCATION: B. Ashok Kumar Reddy, Deputy General Manager, HR Neuland Laboratories; Bharath Postgraduate College for Women, Hyderabad
Creation of an environment of openness through mutual trust is very important in an organisation to inspire people, according to Mr B. Ashok Kumar Reddy, Deputy General Manager, Human Resource, Neuland Laboratories ...

NATURAL CALAMITIES: NMDC donates Rs 5 cr for flood relief
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has donated Rs 5 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help the flood affected people of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rana Som, Chairman and Managing Director, NMDC handed over the cheque to ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Games effect
Construction of Sewa Nagar road under-bridge project to connect Tyagaraj Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium before the Commonwealth Games. An additonal Rs 270 crore has been approved by the State government for streetscaping and ...

NATURAL CALAMITIES: Flood relief
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Columnists: • B Venkatesh • C Gopinath • Bhanoji Rao • P.V. Indiresan