The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 22, 2006

Maruti looking for Indian gas conversion kit makers
Maruti Udyog Ltd is in talks with manufacturers of gas conversion kits to see if these kits can be made in India, according to its Managing Director, Mr Jagdish Khattar. Answering a question on whether Maruti would consider introducing LPG ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Online Media, Transco sign pact for broadband services in AP
Optical fibre project to cost Rs 416 crore More

AP tobacco crop size fixed at 129 m kg
The tobacco crop size for the coming season (2006-07) in Andhra Pradesh has been fixed at 129 million kg. The decision was taken at a meeting of the production committee of the board in Hyderabad on Thursday. Allowing for a 10 per cent margin, ... More

SKS bags award
For the second year in a row, SKS Microfinance of Hyderabad has bagged the CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Financial Transparency Award for its demonstrated commitment to financial transparency. At a joint press conference of SKS ... More

AU course in retail management
The Andhra University is introducing an MBA (retail management) course from the current academic year, the first university to do so in South India, according to Prof L. Venugopala Reddy, the Vice-chancellor. "Organised ... More

Maruti launches WagonR variants in AP market
Maruti Udyog Ltd on Friday announced the launch of two new WagonR options in the Andhra Pradesh market, where the boxy design paves way for a slightly fine tuned rounded look. Apart from the new stance and look, that adds about 10 per cent fuel ... More

KERALA
MPs urge banks to be considerate to the poor
Banks have been told to be more transparent and pro-poor in taking lending decisions. Procedures have to be made simpler so that credit is available hassle-free to all sections of society, said Mr Varkala Radhakrishnan and Mr Panniyan ... More

Latest TVS scooty launched in Kerala
TVS Motor Company has introduced its 90cc Perky Pink Pep + scooty in the Kerala market. Priced at Rs 33,300, the Pep is designed for urban women between the ages of 16 and 24 years. The other features include glow ring ... More

Kerala differs with approach paper
`Growth without jobs will not reduce poverty' More

Montek promises flexibility on Centrally sponsored schemes
Southern CMs propose policy initiatives for 11th Plan More

ICAI seminar at Ernakulam
In the changing economic scenario, the Governments at the Centre as well as the States expect the chartered accountants to play a more positive role, according to Mr M. Kandasami, FCA, and Chairman of SIRC of the Institute of ... More

OTHER STATES
Fair and Lovely scholarships
HLL's Fair and Lovely Foundation has invited applications from women candidates across the country for scholarships for 2006. The Fair and Lovely Scholarship of up to Rs l lakh is awarded to deserving young girls for graduate, ... More

Indegene Lifesystems ties up with Johns Hopkins
To organise seminars and meetings in India More

Vedanta varsity coming up in Orissa
The Anil Agarwal Foundation, promoted by Mr Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc, on Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Orissa Government to set up a world-class multi-disciplinary University in Puri district ... More

Indigenisation helps Delhi Metro cut costs
The organisation earns an average of Rs 51 lakh per day More

MAHARASHTRA
Three suspected terrorists arrested
The Mumbai police along with intelligence agencies have arrested three suspected terrorists associated with the Mumbai bomb blasts. Two of the suspected terrorists were arrested in the border areas of Bihar and Nepal and one from Navi Mumbai, ... More

Pune to house institute of science, education research
Pune will now have to its credit a science hub, with the establishment of the Indian Institute of Science and Education Research. This is a venture of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM), which has recommended that ... More

GUJARAT
eInfochips plans campuses in Ahmedabad, Pune
New design centres will be working on cutting-edge technologies More

WEST BENGAL
CESC shortlists BHEL, Doosan for Bengal project
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Bengal petroleum dealers stop lifting fuel
Protest against irregularities in supply by oil marketing cos More