The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Reforms sway to election winds
If political (or fiscal) expediency pushed the Tamil Nadu government to take the steps it did in the early part of its tenure, for the same reason that it went back on all of them. Fortuitously, the State was helped by buoyant commercial tax revenues , which was because of the growth in the economy. All this only goes to show that there is no real commitment to reforms. More

CSI workshop in Chennai
The Computer Society of India will organise a two-day workshop on `Process Standardisation for Change Management' in the city on May 5-6. Process standardisation refers to arriving at a set of uniform processes. The workshop is targeted at ... More

Rs 100-cr IIT `research park' on the cards
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is working on a Rs 100-crore project to create a `Research Park.' The State Government has allotted 6.5 acres in Chennai (near Tidel Park), where a special purpose company started by the IIT will put ... More

BHEL, IIT Madras sign agreement for new courses
The collaboration has also given scope for IIT-M to start two new courses Example of industry-academic ties More

ANDHRA PRADESH

AP Govt uses NIN tech in fortified wheat flour
The Andhra Pradesh Government has employed a technology developed by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) to supply atta (wheat flour) fortified with iron, vitamin-A, and vitamin B12 through the public distribution system (PDS). This ... More

20 films vying for holiday season pie
Will have to contend with cricket as well More

TCS develops IT solution for AP rural employee scheme
AP is the first State to implement an automated solution More

KERALA

Wipro promo for Chandrika soap
Wipro has announced a product promotion scheme for retail dealers of Chandrika ayurvedic soap. A press release issued here said a Maruti Omni van filled with Chandrika soaps will ply throughout the State and the retail trader who ... More

KARNATAKA

KCCI institutes business awards
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has instituted first ever `Business Awards' for its members. According to Mr A. Srinivasa Rao, KCCI President, the awards will be presented to the winners in May last week. ... More

Karnataka to participate in Hannover Tech Fair
Six-member team to leave for Germany today More

Extend loans to small tea growers, RBI tells banks
Urges SLBC to set up monitoring committee for the purpose More

OTHER STATES

BPCL to open 10 more `in & out' stores in Delhi
Plans to extend high-octane petrol sales More

Big German cos `hesitant' on India
Big-sized German companies may remain hesitant to make substantial investments in India, till it further develops its internal market. India cannot be a preferred outsourcing destination for German companies in the area of manufacturing ... More

Voice of youth
SEEKING JUSTICE: Activists of the All India Youth Federation and All India Students Federation marching to the Supreme Court in the Capital on Monday protesting against the sealing of shops and dismantling of slums and shops on ... More