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POWER


22 cos line up for Girye ultra mega power project
Contract to be awarded by June 30 next year More

Govt, CII to conduct consumer study on power supply
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Union Power Ministry have jointly launched the second Consumer Attitude Study on Electricity Supply (CASES) to assess consumers' perception on issues related to power supply. The study plans to ... More

ANTI-DUMPING


Dumping duty proposed on saccharin from China
`Exported to India below normal value; consistent rise in inventory of the domestic industry' More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


Tech applications projects in judiciary lined up
With an aim to find various tech applications for the judiciary, the Minister for Science and Technology, Mr Kapil Sibal, today announced a slew of projects. The projects include `training the trainers' of State Judicial Academies on technology ... More

NALSAR tops Asia Pacific in Jessup competition
A student team from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), University of Law, Hyderabad topped the Asia Pacific region and were ranked fourth in the world at the recently concluded Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot ... More

ECONOMY


Inflation kept under check: RBI
The headline inflation in India has remained well contained in 2005-06 due to fiscal and monetary measures undertaken since mid-2004, the Reserve bank of India said in its report on the macro-economic and monetary developments in 2005-06 released ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


Bombay Metal bourse seeks excise duty cut
Halving of levy mooted in the wake of rising prices More

FOREIGN TRADE


ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO TRADE POLICY
Strategising to create more employment
The latest Annual Supplement to the Trade Policy has measures to identify and nurture special focus areas, which would generate additional employment opportunities particularly in the semi-urban and rural areas. More

Indian teams discuss investment prospects in Jafza
Three high-level delegations from New Delhi, Punjab and Bengal recently visited the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), to discuss the investment opportunities at the free zone and strengthen bilateral trade co-operation between India and Dubai. ... More

HEALTH


ICICI Pru launches cancer care product
Cash payments will cover direct and incidental expenses More

New UK rule gives Indian docs the ache
Mandatory to have a work permit for training More

PETROLEUM


ONGC signs pact with Transparency International
To fight corruption in public contracting More

President nod for gas regulatory Bill
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Bill, 2006, which provides for setting up of a regulator for downstream oil refining and fuel marketing, has become an Act with the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, giving his nod ... More

STEEL


Chinese steel cos exploring opportunities in India
Seek more clarity in foreign direct investment norms More

TAXATION


CST compensation panel to meet on April 24
A clear picture on how States are to be compensated for their losses in revenues from central sales tax (CST) phaseout is likely to emerge only after the first week of May. The working group set up to work the modalities of compensation for an ... More

WATER


New strategy needed to tackle water crisis in urban areas
A combination of improved urban governance and public private partnership will help tackle the challenge of water management in modern cities, according to Mr B. Suresh, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Acres Consulting Engineers. At a ... More

RADIO/TV


EurAsia Cricket Series: SaharaOne eyes 20 pc growth in viewership
The series will be aired simultaneously on Sahara and the film channel, Filmy. More

Average TV ad duration falls 2 pc
If your communication on television is quick short, simple and quick it would definitely do well or in other words, anything that is fast and saves time, sells. AdEx India, a division of TAM Media Research, in its recent study, ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS


Auto components cruise on top gear this fiscal
Riding the boom in automobile sector More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Farmers hold back wheat as buyers queue up
Prices begin to rise as MNCs come up with higher offers More

PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT


Paper products price revision on the cards
Cos cite rising inputs costs More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


`Restore telescopic fares for link trains'
The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Railway Minister to restore the telescopic benefit for stations to be reached through connecting trains. In a statement, the chamber President, Mr S. Rethinavelu, said the Railway ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS


`Govt to accord priority to biotech sector'
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Monday said the Government would accord the same importance to biotechnology that the information technology sector had been given. Assuring the Centre's support to the sector, Mr Chidambaram ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE


Coimbatore residents float voluntary service body
RAAC has initiated discussions with a multinational consultancy firm for conducting a study on the city's growth prospects. Moot creation of urban area development authority More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


`Transparency, accountability vital in functioning of NGOs'
Home Minister calls for paradigm shift in funding of NGOs More

Govt rural electrification plan
The Non-conventional Energy sources Minister, Mr Vilas Muttemwar, today said his Ministry would spend about Rs 2,000 crore to light up around 10,000 remote villages and hamlets through renewable energy under the Rajiv Gandhi ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


AP Govt creates 600 posts for resident doctors
To build hostels in all medical colleges in the State More

EVENTS


319 Indian cos to take part in engg fair in Germany
An ambitious project to market Indian expertise abroad More

Kalam to open renewable energy meet
The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will inaugurate the two-day South Asia Conference on Renewable Energy 2006 that opens here on Tuesday. The conference, to be organised by Assocham and the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Sops removed for EOUs, SEZs under job scheme
EOUs fear their products would become uncompetitive More

Removal of duty on import of Indian tea sought
Proposal made to stop illegal trade More

Vegoil imports rise in March
Crude palm oil tops shipments More

NATURAL CALAMITIES


Bhopal gas victims call off strike
Bhopal gas victims ended their hunger strike after the Government conceded some of the demands related to clean water, clean-up of toxic wastes and setting up of a national commission for medical and economic rehabilitation. A ... More
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