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IICT tie up with Osmania varsity
THE Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and the Osmania University have entered into a collaborative agreement for the development of hot gas clean-up systems that are used in the power plants. The partnership, the first for IICT ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Eco Run 2002
A group of visually-challenged students participating in the `Eco Run 2002' in Hyderabad on Sunday which was flagged off by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu. The run was organised by `Species', a global organisation ... More

  • World Habitat Day observed

    HOTELS


    Just choose to eat
    Bangalore is the place to be if you are a connoisseur of good food. Sumitra Senapaty on what's new and happening in a city that could well qualify as the country's gourmet capital. More

    PSU


  • APSFC making rapid strides

    POWER


    `TNEB move will correct distortions, check misuse' — Farmers want a say in new power tariffs
    FARMERS in Tamil Nadu are worried over the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's request to levy a tariff on the power consumed by farm pumpsets. This, they say, adds another dimension to their already uncertain future. The farmers in the State have ... More

    Fixing meters may cost Rs 600 cr
    FOR the cash-strapped Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, seeking to levy a tariff on power supplied to farm pumpsets may be the easy part. Actually implementing it, if and when the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission approves its request, may ... More

    `Harnessing N-power will depend on economic viability'
    THE chances of nuclear power being harnessed as a source of clean energy by the developing countries will depend more on the ability to develop this as an economic alternative. This was stated by Dr Harlan L. Watson, senior climate negotiator ... More

    Pilot study on energy map in Coimbatore
    A PILOT study is being conducted in Coimbatore district on different sources of energy so as to prepare an energy map that could become the foundation for conducting similar exercises at the national level. The study, initiated by the office of ... More

    TAXATION


    Direct tax mop-up records 21-pc jump
    AFTER the initial slowdown, the Centre's net direct tax collections staged a recovery and posted a 21.2 per cent increase up to the end of September this year as compared to the same period last year. Thanks to the recovery in corporate tax ... More

    WATER MANAGEMENT


    `Krishna-Godavari link-up proposal not feasible'
    THE public, political parties and the State Government should think twice about the proposal to link up Krishna and Godavari rivers, mooted by some as a permanent solution to drought, as it is not technically feasible and and detrimental to the ... More

    MANAGEMENT


    From classroom to conference hall
    From preaching — in this case teaching — to practice. This has been the path chosen by many management academics who have taken their expert knowledge to the field. A few of them speak on what they have gained from this shift. More

    RADIO/TV


    Disney drops kids channel plan
    WITH the Government giving thumbs-down to Walt Disney's proposal for setting up a kids channel in India, Mickey Mouse has withdrawn its application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to start a subsidiary. The decision of Walt Disney ... More

    EDUCATION


  • 200 more hostels planned

    GEMS & JEWELLERY


    Ganjam Dasara collection offers royal motifs
    BANGALORE-based Ganjam Jewellers have recreated the grandeur of the Dasara festival with their new Paisley Collection. The Paisley or mango motifs draw inspiration from the visual opulence that was typical of ancient India. Ganjam, who were ... More

    INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


    CII to sign three MoUs at EU business summit
    THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with three European industry associations to build industry-to-industry partnership between India and Europe. In a statement, the chamber has said that the ... More

    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


  • Ukraine President visits ISRO centre

    PAINTS


    Paint industry betting on festival demand for growth
    THE coming festival season is a litmus test for paint manufacturers in India. The decorative paint segment is showing signs of a declining growth rate, which is the result of a slackening rural economy shaken by scanty monsoon this year. As a ... More

    EVENTS


    RAF celebrates 10th anniversary
    THE Rapid Action Force (RAF) of the Central Reserve Police Force has conducted itself creditably in the discharge of its duties in the last decade and has won the gratitude and admiration of a broad spectrum of beneficiaries of its service in ... More

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