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SITRA research vision aims to match global standards
THE South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) here has set for itself a five-year R and D vision aimed at optimising quality parameters and production standards of spinning and weaving sectors to match international benchmarks. To ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


Plugging loopholes
The vintage building of Bombay High Court being leak-proofed ahead of imminent monsoons. Along with the adjacent university building, the high court premises offers a glimpse of the glory of a bygone era. ... More

ECONOMY


Confidence in strong global recovery waning, says BIS
From the start of the year to the first week of May 2002, stock prices declined and US long rates edged lower with the waning of confidence in a strong global economic recovery. More

Ascon survey sees pick-up in industrial growth
THE latest Ascon survey conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the period April-March 2001-02 has forecast a pick-up in industrial production growth during the first half of fiscal 2002-03. This optimism stems from the ... More

ENVIRONMENT


  • Laying roads with plastic waste
  • Kerala: Infam against Mathikettan evictions

    HEALTH


  • Bill Gates award
  • Kerala: RCH survey begins tomorrow

    INFRASTRUCTURE


    `PPP model to be benchmark for housing, commercial projects'
    The role of the board has gradually changed from being a developer to becoming a facilitator of various housing and commercial complex initiatives. It has constructed about 70,000 houses under different categories and several major commercial office complexes. More

  • Directive on Guruvayur infrastructure

    PSU


    Rs 14-crore plan for CITD upgradation
    THE Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) here is being upgraded and its facilities expanded with an investment of Rs 14 crore in the next five years. In the first phase, which has already begun, Rs 6 crore are being spent to bring in new ... More

    POWER


    Bengal asks NTPC to put off overhaul
    THE West Bengal Government has asked the National Thermal Power Corporation to suspend overhauling of five of its units, in order to prevent a major disturbance in the eastern region grid in the next few weeks when football fever grips the ... More

    KPTCL talks on Kayamkulam power come a cropper
    NEGOTIATIONS between the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) for supply of power from the 350 MW Kayamkulam Power Station have come a cropper. Sources said here that KPTCL had ... More

    RADIO/TV


    Cable Bill does not go far enough: James Murdoch
    EVEN as the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is pushing for an addressibility system, Star Group Ltd's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr James R. Murdoch, has said that Conditional Access System (CAS) is "not a magic bullet" that will ... More

    EDUCATION


    Demographic changes behind closed schools?
    THE Kerala Government's decision to close down the "uneconomic'' schools in the State has generated much debate, but more in a political context. Very few seem to have reflected on the demographic factors that created a situation where the ... More

    INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


  • Videoconferencing move hailed

    RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS


    Ffort Radisson summer package
    EVEN as an unusual heat wave conditions, coupled with frequent power cuts, in the last week have made life unbearable in the city, The Ffort Radisson, Raichak - the riverside resort of Gujarat Ambuja Cement - has reason to feel happy as it ... More

    CINEMA


    Film industry plea to lower tax on re-makes
    `The levy on `re-makes' is going to hit the film industry hard, with at least 25 per cent drop in the total number of films produced in the State.' More

    DISINVESTMENT


    Balmer Lawrie sell-off in two phases finalised
    The Government expects to net around Rs 90 crore from the sale of the four businesses of Balmer Lawrie, according to the proposal. More

    IPR


    GI databases for patent protection being readied
    WHAT have Banarasi saree, Moradabad brassware, Jasrana bangles, Aligarh locks, Kulu shawls and Kangra tea in common other than being well known? Any guesses? Yes, they are a sampling from the growing list of products to be protected under the ... More

    EVENTS


    Karnataka: Workshops on strategies for growth
    TWO residential workshops on `Strategies for Growth' will be held in Bangalore on May 31-June 1 and June 7-8 at Angsana Oasis Spa and Resort near Bangalore. Mr V.N. Bhattacharya, former CEO of BPL Telecom, would conduct the workshops. Mr ... More

  • Seminar on Vallarpadam terminal

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    MDA eligibility provisions partially modified
    The Government, through a recent notification from the Commerce Ministry, has partially modified provisions of para 4(1) of the MDA (Marketing Development Assistance programme) for exporters, regarding the eligibility conditions. The eligible ... More
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  • Top Stories
    Balmer Lawrie sell-off in two phases finalised


    `GSPC is moving up the value chain'

    Nasscom to unveil roadmap soon

    Port privatisation: Running into rough weather?

    Confidence in strong global recovery waning, says BIS

    Tea review meet tomorrow

    In Depth
    Gender Justice
    Simple Economics
    Guide to derivatives

    Looking back
    May. 19-May. 25
    Reliance bags IPCL for Rs 1,491 cr -- Quotes Rs 231 per share for 26 pc stake

    Salaried employees can perk up: Easier norms likely for cars, cards, club expenses

    A costly miss for Indian Oil?

    Beware of pollution from hi-tech gadgets

    Steady growth in consumer durables output: Survey

    Grid failure hits western Maharashtra

    Go online via power point, cable in waste water systems

    Colour TV sales witness healthy growth rate


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