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FMC-CERC power war reaches Court (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 The turf war between two regulators — the Forward Markets Commission and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission — has reached the Bombay High Court. The FMC has... |
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Govt mulls tax to phase out fuel-inefficient vehicles (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 It could soon be a tough road ahead for vehicles with low fuel efficiency. |
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PSUs and nuclear power (21 November 12:00) |
| Necessity is the mother of invention — and in India, innovation too. It is not surprising therefore that various public sector companies are suddenly looking to invest in nuclear power. Gi... |
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How the slowdown set realtors thinking (21 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 20 Realtors went into an introspection mode at the recent FICCI real estate summit here with Mr Pranay Vakil, Chairman, Knight Frank India, setting the agenda for the |
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IIM alumni hold workshop for Kolkata police station heads (21 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 20 It was a revelation of sorts to management experts. In fact, not one revelation, several. |
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Green Bill will give a new dimension to environment protection Minister (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Government will push for the passage of a Bill on the setting up of a special tribunal that will decide on environment disputes, in the current Parliament session, th... |
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DLF property expo in Kochi (21 November 12:00) |
| DLF, the real estate developer, has commenced a property expo at its site office in Kakkanad. The expo is organised in association with HDFC Ltd wherein on offer are apartments at a base pri... |
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Recognition for IBS Hyderabad (21 November 12:00) |
| IBS, Hyderabad has been awarded ‘3 Palmes’ in international business schools ranking, in a survey conducted by eduniversal.com. The selection made after analysing 4,000 universities and ... |
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Levy windfall tax on new players selling licences (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Member of Parliament and former owner of BPL Mobile, Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has written to the Prime Minister suggesting the Government should impose a windfall tax ... |
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Punes major hotel projects hit recession roadblock (21 November 12:00) |
| Pune, Nov. 20 Several big-ticket hotel projects in Pune, including those of established players, have been deferred indefinitely or scrapped due to the economic slowdown. |
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Kerala Ayurveda hospitals will soon sport a new look (21 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 20 Utilizing the Rs 20 crore sanctioned by the Union Government for promoting Ayurveda in Kerala, the State Ayurveda hospitals will soon wear a new look with efforts being made t... |
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Efficiency labelling to save Rs 80000-cr investment in power generation (21 November 12:00) |
| Coimbatore, Nov. 20 Efforts to become energy efficient and reduce consumption of power by 5 per cent (nearly 10,000 MW of avoided capacity) by 2012 are on course with the avoided generation ... |
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Karnataka not to divest from profitable DisComs (21 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 20 The Karnataka Government has declined to divest its stake from any of the five distribution companies (DisCom) for fiscal adjustment |
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Business outlook for second half remains positive CII survey (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 With a strong sentiment of economic recovery running among the industry, business outlook for the second half of the fiscal remains better over the actual performance in t... |
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New guidelines soon for pro-biotic food products (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 Pro-biotic products could soon have to prove the legitimacy of health benefit claims. |
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New Tax Code may give a fillip to long-term life policies (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 Long-term life insurance policies are expected to grow in popularity if the EET (exempt exempt tax) regime under the proposed Direct Tax Code comes into force by |
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Sops for private participation in renewable energy sector (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Government is encouraging private participation in the non-conventional / renewable energy sector through a mix of fiscal and financial incentives and other policy and... |
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Involving pvt sector in energy-efficient pumps (21 November 12:00) |
| Coimbatore, Nov. 20 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is considering replicating in the agricultural sector the Gujarat model of promoting efficient pumps, according to Dr Ajay Mathur, ... |
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Election ID cards for outstation students (21 November 12:00) |
| The Election Commission is contemplating issuance of electors’ photo identity cards (EPIC) to students staying away from their home State for a limited period in other parts the country. T... |
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Kerala cites PSU profits woos investors (21 November 12:00) |
| Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 20 Public sector enterprises are increasingly turning profitable in the State, which is the best advertisement yet of the emerging environment of an investor-friendl... |
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Indias billionaires number doubles this year (20 November 12:00) |
| The number of India’s billionaires almost doubled to 52 this year. This is just one short of the billionaire count during the stock market boom of 2007, according to the Forbes India Rich ... |
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Maran stresses need for FDI in textile sector (20 November 12:00) |
| The Textiles Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, has said there is an urgent need to attract and sustain foreign direct investment in the textiles sector if India is to achieve the goals of employ... |
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Kerala backwaters listed as one of worlds greatest places (20 November 12:00) |
| Kerala Tourism has done it again. The National Geographic Traveler has listed the placid backwaters of Kerala as one of the 133 ‘World’s Greatest |
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Rs 563-cr plan to revamp Bangalore power distribution (20 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 19 The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has undertaken a Rs 563-crore programme for automation of its distribution system by |
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Gujarat yet to realise two-third of its promised investments (20 November 12:00) |
| Ahmedabad, Nov. 19 Of the 1,402 investment projects worth Rs 11,41,963 crore announced by the State Government of Gujarat, more than 62 per cent have not moved beyond the announcement stage ... |
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Inaction will see captive coal blocks taken back cos warned (20 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 19 The Power Minister, Mr Sushilkumar Shinde, threatened action against companies that do not start work on captive mines allotted to them. |
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PFC venture with power PSUs (20 November 12:00) |
| Power Finance Corporation (PFC) said on Thursday it has signed a pact with NTPC Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd and Rural Electrification Corp Ltd to set up a joint venture company ... |
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Industrial units under PM scheme (20 November 12:00) |
| The Tirunelveli District Administration has selected 67 entrepreneurs for establishing industrial units under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme. According to the Madurai... |
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Neglect of domestic policies hit farm growth (20 November 12:00) |
| Coimbatore, Nov. 19 The Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Dr S. Mahendra Dev, urged agricultural economists to look at macro policies and broader issues to... |
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AITO meet from today (20 November 12:00) |
| More than 100 leading tour operators from the UK are expected to participate in the annual conference of Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) to be held at The Gateway Hotels her... |
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L Sreenu Deputy General Manager Optical Fibre Cables BSNL Vijayawada PB Siddhartha College of Arts and Science (20 November 12:00) |
| “Do it the Chinese way! And succeed” was the bottomline of a talk on opportunities for management graduates in communication industry organised by The Hindu Business Line Club here on |
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Film co-production will happen if ideas are genuine (20 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 19 Film production houses from the UK, France, Germany and Canada are open to joint ventures with Indian film-makers provided the co-production idea is genuine and not just wit... |
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MeritTrac offers exam solution (20 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 19 Assessment company MeritTrac has launched Pariksha, a technology solution for large scale examinations across the country. |
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Rlys iron ore loading hit by closure of mines in Orissa (20 November 12:00) |
| The rake loading of iron ore in Nayagarh and Keonjhar areas in Orissa has remained suspended for the past few days due to the closure of a large number mines on the Orissa Government’s |
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Was Keynes anti-Semitic (20 November 12:00) |
| One of the less explored aspects of the brain drain from India has been steady departure of Indian economists for foreign shores, including the most famous of them all, Amartya Sen. Since 19... |
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Chennai hotels may see a dip in occupancy next year (20 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 19 In spite of an increased demand, Chennai may see a marginal decline in occupancy of hotel rooms with additional inventory being added in 2011-12. |
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Pulls pressures on cotton exports (20 November 12:00) |
| The Government is again under pressure from the domestic textile mills lobby to ban raw cotton export. A subsidy on exports last year had put the mills under a great disadvantage, as they ha... |
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Mens Day rally (20 November 12:00) |
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Powerful grip (20 November 12:00) |
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CAT online Testing time for IIMs Promteric too (19 November 12:00) |
| Ahmedabad, Nov. 18 The Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) and Prometric, global provider of comprehensive testing and assessment services, are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that ... |
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Ratnagiri Gas may tie up risk cover for project soon (19 November 12:00) |
| Insurance placement for the Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPL) project is expected to be finalised shortly. This follows the appointment of GE as the operation and maintenance (O&M) contractor f... |
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Using forensics as preventive tool (19 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 18 Dead men tell no tales. But science has its way of reading the clues they leave behind. At the Forensics department tucked away in the premises of Mumbai’s JJ Hospital, the... |
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Centre to clamp down on film video piracy with model law (19 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 18 The Union Government has decided to deal with film and video piracy with a firm hand through a model law so that the hard work, sweat and toil of creative people is not take... |
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Karnataka seeks gas allocation for future power projects (19 November 12:00) |
| The State Government has sought allocation of gas from the Union Petroleum Ministry for the proposed 10,000 MW. The Petroleum Secretary is expected to visit the State soon to discuss gas ava... |
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Mid-term appraisal of 11th Plan records progress in many sectors (19 November 12:00) |
| A mid-term appraisal of the Eleventh Plan programmes by the State Planning Board has surmised that some major departures from the previous Plans have borne fruits. |
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New tax code will be simpler (19 November 12:00) |
| The main attraction of the Direct Taxes Code 2009 will be the simplicity of the provisions, Mr P.V. Bhide, Secretary-Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, said. The level of understati... |
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Hyderabad UK varsities tie-up (19 November 12:00) |
| The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has entered into an agreement with Queen’s University Belfast, the UK for research in humanities and social sciences. “Queen’s has an established and ... |
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Proposals for industrial clusters (19 November 12:00) |
| Eight proposals have been forwarded to the Union Government in the last ten days, for the establishment of industrial clusters in the backward areas in the State, according to Mr G. Sundaram... |
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Tax conference in Mumbai (19 November 12:00) |
| A three-day International Tax Conference will be held in Mumbai from November 19. The conference is organised jointly by Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants’ Association and the All India Federat... |
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Drought need not fuel inflation says FICCI chief (19 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 18 Supply-side pressures arising out of the partial drought can be managed if the Government has a clearly laid-out plan to move commodities to areas that need the supplies, sa... |
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