The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 23, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: CBI searches DoT office
Probing allegations of irregularities in awarding mobile licences. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday searched the office of the Department of Telecommunications to investigate corruption charges against some officials for ...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Mentor turns promoter of bright ideas
Narayana Murthy sells 8 lakh Infy shares to raise Rs 175 cr for VC fund. Bangalore, Oct. 22 After having steered the company for 28 years through various ups and downs and scaling many new heights, Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: Judge urged to ignore newspaper report
New Delhi, Oct. 22 Mr Harish Salve, senior counsel for RIL, Mr Ram Jethmalani, senior lawyer representing RNRL, and Mr Mohan Parasaran, Additional Solicitor General, representing the Government requested Mr Justice R V Raveendran to ...

ENVIRONMENT: Per capita basis is fair way to gauge carbon emission
We cannot and will not compromise on development, says PM. New Delhi, Oct. 22 Amid policy-level vacillations by the Government on its stand on the climate change issue, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, reiterated India’s stated ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: Conflict of interest: Highways Ministry trying for out-of-court settlement
GVK, Tata Realty unit move court over disqualification. New Delhi, Oct. 22 The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has initiated talks for an out-of-court settlement with GVK and Navinya Buildcon on the conflict of interest issue that is ...

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: RINL strike move ‘retrograde one’
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 22 The move by the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) employees to go on strike on November 4 is a “retrograde one”, especially at a time when the expansion project is under implementation, and it should be given ...

SOCIAL WELFARE: Kerala Govt to restructure Kudumbashree scheme
Cluster-based marketing strategies planned. Kochi, Oct. 22 The State Government has initiated steps to restructure Kudumbashree, the State’s poverty eradication mission, with more focus on branding and marketing initiatives, Dr T. Thomas ...

CARS: Pre-emptive check of delivered Nanos likely
Mumbai, Oct. 22 Tata Motors is considering a pre-emptive check of the Nanos supplied to customers, following three incidents of the car caching ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: Investment of Rs 3,000 cr expected in AP solar farm project
Investments to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore are expected to flow into the Solarfarm initiative launched by the Andhra Pradesh ...

LEATHER: Cabinet earmarks Rs 300 cr for leather park
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave its nod for development of a leather park under Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) and earmarked Rs 300 crore ...

EVENTS: Sub-contracting fair in Coimbatore
Coimbatore, Oct. 22 The sub-contracting exhibition Subcon 2009, jointly organised by Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (Codissia) and NSIC, will be held from November 12 to 14 at the Codissia trade fair complex here. In a ...

FOREIGN TRADE: German cos can source from India: Areva honcho
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 22 The new German Government could open up a lot of opportunities for India to further each other’s interests in an ambience of trust and confidence, according to Mr C.M.A. Nayar, Board Member, Areva ...

POWER: Indonesia’s cap on coal exports may hit power sector
Bangalore, Oct. 22 The Karnataka power sector is likely to be partially impacted by the Indonesian Government move to restrict ...

EDUCATION: US keen to forge educational ties with India
The United States Ambassador to India, Mr Timothy J. Roemer, said the US Government is keen to forge partnerships with India for setting up community colleges benefiting students of both the ...

TOURISM: In dire straits
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TOURISM: Weather risk cover for tourism sector
Bangalore, Oct. 22 The tourism sector, whose seasonality limits its potential to earn its revenues, will soon be able to cover the risk for bad weather spoiling its ...

EDUCATION: ‘Improve quality in management education’
The Andhra Pradesh Minister for Higher Education and NRI Affairs, Mr D. Sridhar Babu, has emphasised the importance to improve quality standards in management education to meet the ...

EVENTS: Governor to open NCC symposium
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 22 The Kerala Governor, Mr R.S. Gawai, will inaugurate a two-day national symposium on ‘Empowering youth, Empowering India’ here ...

TEXTILES: Kannur to host textile fair
Kozhikode, Oct. 22 The State Industries Department, in association with Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (K-BIP), will hold a textile fair in Kannur from January 14 ...

PSU: Nod for budgetary support to PSUs
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EVENTS: ‘Power electronics to play key role’
Power electronics is developing in leaps and bounds and is bound to play a key role in the future, according to Mr A. K. Chathopadhyaya, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Inaugurating a two-day ...