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Crisis management Web site launched
THE District Crisis Management Group has launched a Web site for the Ernakulam district, providing information on emergency preparedness, response and mitigation. The Web site, sponsored and hosted by Kochi Refineries Ltd, can be accessed at More

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT


IIT Kharagpur research unit revenue up at Rs 30 crore
THE Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) unit of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) has earned a revenue of Rs 30 crore during fiscal 2001-2002. In the previous year, SRIC earned a revenue of Rs 25 crore from ... More

BUDGET


Analysts see long-term risks in rollback move
WHILE a section of the stock traders believes that BJP's suggestion to roll back some the Budget proposals may help the stock market in the short run, analysts, in general, think it would have a negative impact on the economy in the long-term. ... More

CEMENT


Cement sector divided on tackling differential ST
While some manufacturers feel it would be better to jointly represent to officials on the problems being faced by the cement industry and the discriminatory nature of the tax proposed, some others are toying with the idea of testing the legality of t he Government's move. More

ENVIRONMENT


Six-month extension for Loss of Ecology Authority
Over the past 42 months, the Authority has looked into the problem of pollution caused by tanneries located in Vellore, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Erode and Tiruchi districts. Its total award for these districts was Rs 34.73 crore. More

Bollaram polluting units agree to clean up lakes
IN a welcome development, about 30 industries letting out pollutants into neighbourhood water bodies have finally decided to contribute funds and clean up the mess. The site is the industrial area of Bollaram, on the outskirts of Hyderabad and ... More

HOTELS


Spl packages from Royal
THE Kochi-based Royal Group of Hotels has announced travel packages for tourists visiting Munnar, Thekkady, Kumarakom etc. A visitor to Munnar can stay at the company's Fort Munnar hotel at a special package rate of Rs 1,666 per night, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


APHB developing township with Singapore firm
Located on the Hyderabad-Warangal highway, this project is based on similar townships developed in Singapore which have modern facilities serving as an integrated township. The average cost of each flat would range between Rs 7 lakh and Rs 9 lakh. More

  • Housing Board clarification

    PETROLEUM


    Oil marketing cos to have pricing freedom
    THE Government has decided to give oil marketing companies the flexibility to revise their product prices without the prior approval of the downstream regulator. These companies will only be required to notify changes in tariffs to the ... More

    PHARMACEUTICALS


    Pharma cos to press for exclusive park
    PHARMACEUTICAL manufacturers in Karnataka are planning to renew their demand for a `pharma park' in the State. Sources at the Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said the demand for a pharma park had been pending ... More

    Towards good health
    Worldwide, pharmaceuticals, along with agriculture, are major areas that are looking at biotechnology. Biodrugs or recombinant DNA therapeutics are considered safer and more specific than the conventional chemical drugs. The global ... More

    POWER


    Bill to check power theft is big relief to WBSEB
    THE Bill to check power thefts, which received the President's assent last week, would actually facilitate reforms in the State power sector, sources said. Dr G.D. Gautama, Chairman of the West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB), said that ... More

  • Special courts for power thefts

    TRAVEL & PLACES


  • PM to inaugurate PATA meet today

    WATER MANAGEMENT


  • KIOCL urged to release water

    CARS


    Petrol version steers Indica sales in Karnataka
    Largely driven by the Indica V2 petrol, Bangalore today accounts over 50 per cent of the total Indica business in Karnataka. More

    CONSULTING


    Accountancy, consultancy sectors -- Tax income repatriated by foreign cos: Panel
    THE Government-appointed working group to help prepare a request list in accountancy sector for submission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has suggested imposition of an appropriate levy on income repatriated out of India by the global ... More

    REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


    The downslide
    The construction industry in Kerala is under a big squeeze. First it was the cost of cement, and now the scarcity of river sand has forced the industry to shrink. As the overall economic downtrend continues, the real estate business is also ... More

    INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


    Pre-condition for premium hike in future -- Truckers want third party liability capped
    "The process has to be revived. We cannot agree to such periodic hikes in insurance tariffs to offset the losses of the insurance companies on account of third party damages," Mr J.M. Saxena, Secretary General, AIMTC, said. More

    Market DWCRA products: Naidu
    GOVERNMENT procedures would be further simplified to attract and promote investments, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has assured the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) here. The ... More

    `Taxing dividends at hands of shareholders a backward step'
    "The proposed amendment in dividend distribution tax comes at a time when retail investors are returning to the market after a two-year gap. Such a move will be counter-productive and affect the capital market," FICCI said. More

    KNITWEAR & HOSIERY


  • Tirupur exporters hail TN move

    EVENTS


    Broad Sheet on Bangalore Bio - 2002: Going the BT way
    It is a measure of how much can happen in just one year. Bangalore's biotech event has dropped the `.com' from its name and the second edition is being called Bangalore Bio2002, scheduled to start in the city today. The dotcom bust was ... More

  • Thiruvananthapuram Engagements
  • Bangalore Engagements

    TOURISM


    KTDC eyes Moogambigai, Velankanni for business
    GOD'S own Country is making what in all probability is an odds-on foray into outbound pilgrimage tourism with the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation firming up plans to put up 30-room hotel properties at Kollur (Moogambigai) in Karnataka and ... More
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    Kalam makes light of Pak nuclear `threat'


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