The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 21, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Poor US, Europe demand worries seafood exporters
No signs of pick up even as Christmas, New Year approach. Kochi, Oct. 20 It is turning out to be a sober festival season for Indian seafood exporters. With Christmas and New Year approaching, October and November usually are busy months for ...

ECONOMY: Judicious deployment of finances vital, says Rosaiah
Govt to continue development works, welfare measures. Hyderabad, Oct. 20 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday said that judicious deployment of funds will help balance the overall requirements in spite of ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: SAARC firm on sticking to Kyoto Protocol
Not to move away from UN convention, Bali Action Plan. New Delhi, Oct. 20 India and other South Asian nations are of the view that the upcoming climate change negotiations in Copenhagen should adhere to the Kyoto Protocol that imposes binding ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Basmati export price likely to drop 40%
Pusa 1121 to account for 50% of output. Kolkata, Oct. 20 The export price of basmati rice might come down by 40-50 per cent this year due to higher production and better supply of the Pusa 1121 variety rice, according to Mr Gurnam Arora, Joint ...

EDUCATION: No proposal to hike marks for IIT entrance: Sibal
New Delhi, Oct. 20 The Human Resource Development Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, denied reports of a move to allow only those securing ‘at least 80 per cent marks’ in their Class 12 examinations to sit in the entrance exam for ...

POWER: KSEB proposes hydel project under CDM
Rs 58-cr project expected to reduce emission. Kozhikode, Oct.20 The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has come up with a proposal to set up a small hydro-electric project under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme of the United ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: Clenergen plans biomass-based projects
Clenergen India Pvt Ltd, which has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with PTC India Ltd, plans to set up over 80 MW of biomass based power ...

DISINVESTMENT: Powering divestment
The decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to divest an additional 5 per cent of government stock in the power giant NTPC and 10 per cent in the unlisted but profit-making Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. will go some way ...

ENVIRONMENT: ITC Royal Gardenia’s ‘green’ touch to luxury
Bangalore, Oct. 20 A patch of ‘green’ in the midst ofthe concrete jungle. That’s what ITC Welcomgroup’s recently-opened The Royal Gardenia in Bangalore promises to be. ‘Responsible Luxury’ is what the ...

PETROLEUM: Govt forms new ministerial panel for D6 gas allocation
New Delhi, Oct. 20 The Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, has said the Government has constituted a new ministerial panel on the lines of the previous panel for further allocation of gas from the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) operated D6 ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Pranab launches skill development initiative
New Delhi, Oct. 20 The Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, launched the National Skill Development Corp as a public-private initiative to augment the number of talent workers in 21 ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: India, China to conduct joint climate workshop
New Delhi, Oct. 20 India and China will hold a joint workshop on the action plan on climate change here on Wednesday. The exercise is aimed at sharing of experiences on scientific, technical and policy aspects of global warming in the ...

EDUCATION: IBS Hyderabad expects good placements this year
IBS Hyderabad, a business school of ICFAI, is expecting better placements for the current batch of MBA students who graduate early next year. “Over 10 companies have already started the campus placements programme. Around 90 students ...

EDUCATION: Muthoot award for MBA students
Dr George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, Muthoot Group, asked students of Jai Bharath School of Management Studies to put in constant hard work and a disciplined life as the baseline for a successful career. Addressing the students during ...

PHARMACEUTICALS: Dr Reddy’s in green chemistry body
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has joined the Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable of the American Chemical Society as an associate member. “At Dr Reddy’s, we believe that green chemistry can play a major role ...