The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 12, 2002

PPA muddle stalls BPL project in AP
THE progress of the 520 MW BPL power project planned at Ramagundam in Andhra Pradesh has been affected following the recent directive of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) with regard to its power purchase agreement ... More

Warning signals from the UP mandate
AS expected, the elections in Uttar Pradesh resulted in a hung Assembly and the prediction that none of the contending parties would get a majority was proved correct. Whoever forms the government and whatever may be the shape of the coalition, ... More

Biotech park facilities to be jointly promoted
THE biotechnology park proposed here will have a common facilities centre to be promoted jointly by the Centre and the State Government. The CFC will house services like lab, testing and screening at a nominal fee for small biotech enterprises. ... More

Kerala ranks fifth in cellular use
KERALA accounts for 6.2 per cent of the country's total cellular users as against five per cent of fixed line users. The State had 63.64 fixed line connections per thousand compared to 40 at the national level. Cellular users in the State ... More

REC legal action to recover Rs 1,500 cr from States
REC's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Diwaker Dev, said legal action was initiated after the four States defaulted on their guarantee obligations. REC is the first financier to resort to this kind of a tough action against the States for recoveri ng overdues _ both principal and interest More

Bangalore biotech meet set to emerge Asia's largest event
BANGALORE Bio will soon be here once again, and the second version of the annual biotech meet promises to be bigger, better and bolder. The exhibition-cum-conference being held here from April 15 to 17 is promoted by the State Government. It ... More

Gujarat to push power reforms
What is definitely on the cards during the current Assembly session is a push to major power sector reforms which will signal the total revamping of the Gujarat Electricity Board. More

No new taxes in Assam Budget
THE Assam Budget for the year 2002-03, presented in the State Assembly on Monday, had virtually no new taxes. It, however, had an overall deficit of Rs 2,600.06 crore. Transactions during the year ended with a deficit of Rs 1,006.03 crore. ... More

AP Warehousing Corpn plans expansion
THE Andhra Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation (APSWC) is all set to expand its operations by moving into port areas in the State for warehousing activities both for exports and imports. APSWC, which is a storage organisation with a 50:50 ... More

KTDC launches online reservation
THE Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has introduced online reservation system for its hotel rooms. The high-speed online reservation system, launched here on Monday by the Tourism Minister, Mr K.V. Thomas, is being put in place in ... More

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