The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 13, 2007

ANDHRA PRADESH
Don’t allow field trials in GM crops, AP told
Hyderabad, July 12 The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) has asked the Andhra Pradesh Government not to allow field trials in GM (genetically modified) crops in the State.Citing the examples of Orissa, Kerala, West Bengal, ... More

Biodiesel unit at Vizag planned
Southern Online Bio-Technologies (SBT), which began commercial production of biodiesel on Thursday at its Nalgonda unit, has decided to set up another unit in Visakhapatnam with an investment of Rs 75 crore. “We are trying options such as ... More

Kiddy Bank scheme relaunched
Andhra Bank relaunched the Kiddy Bank scheme here on Thursday in the JK Talent school in the MVP Colony. On the occasion, Mr K. Sethuprasad, Deputy General Manager, said the scheme, available to children and teenagers up to the age of 18, was ... More

AP submits application for setting up petrochem zone
New Delhi, July 12 Andhra Pradesh has submitted its application for establishing Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Rajamundhry. During a review of the status of the new PCPIR ... More

Corpn Bank’s Srikakulam branch
Corporation Bank opened a branch at Srikakulam on Thursday. According to a press release here, Mr Narayana Bhat, Head of the Vijayawada zone said that at present the bank had 34 branches and 3 extension counters in the zone, with deposits of Rs ... More

World Bank okays $65 m more for poverty reduction in AP
‘57 lakh poor women mobilised into 4,70,000 self-help groups’ More

KERALA
Good demand for dust tea at Kochi auction
Kochi, July 12 Good general demand propped up the price of quality CTC dust tea by Rs 2 to 3 at the Kochi tea auction. Other CTC varieties were steady to dearer while poorer CTC witnessed less demand. Orthodox high grown was dearer while ... More

PCB notices to hospitals
A number of hospitals operating in Ernakulam have come under the scanner of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for violation of air and water pollution norms as well as biomedical waste handling rules notified under the Environment ... More

Power arrears due to KSEB put at Rs 1,671 cr
The electricity charge arrears due to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) were at Rs. 1,671 crore at the end of March 2007.The Electricity Minister, Mr A.K. Balan, said in reply to questions in the State Assembly on Thursday that ... More

KARNATAKA
BIAL may advance expansion plans
Bangalore, July 12 Bangalore International Airport Ltd may start advancing its expansion plans, including a second runway and bigger terminal. This has been forced by the unimaginably high growth in passenger traffic. The airport, due ... More

Mangalore varsity ties up with Texas
Mangalore University has decided to start MSc in Radiation Physics under a twinning programme with Texas A&M University, Texas. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Prof K.M. Kaveriappa, Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, ... More

‘India needs 2.3 m people for IT sector by 2010’
The country needs 2.3 million people in IT (information technology) and ITES (IT enabled services) sectors by 2010, according to Dr Sandhya Chintala, Director (Education Initiative), Nasscom.Speaking at the valedictory of ... More

‘Second green revolution needed’
A second green revolution is needed to raise the growth rate of agricultural GDP in the country, according to Mr B. Sambamurthy, Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank.Delivering the keynote address at the silver jubilee ... More

OTHER STATES
Educomp to invest Rs 255 cr in school venture
Ties up with banks for Rs 200-cr debt More

WEST BENGAL
Bengal ranks fifth in wooing investments: Survey
Buddhadeb voted best Chief Minister More

IIT-Kharagpur, AIRIA in pact for rubber expo
The All-India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has tied up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, for organising an international conference at India Rubber Expo 2009, to be held in Kolkata. This comes close on the heels of ... More

Higher advance targets set for agri, SSI, priority sectors
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AIRIA, IIT-Kharagpur inpact for rubber expo
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Marginal rise in realtyoccupancy cost in Q1
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