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BSNL staff protest divestment plan (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The employees union of Bharat Sanchar Nigma Ltd said that the Government’s proposal to list profitable PSUs was totally against the interest of the companies and the wor... |
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Family businesses need to fire the spirit of entrepreneurship (08 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 7 Family-owned businesses in the country have been a major source of entrepreneurship in the country over the years. Now, to fire the spirit of entrepreneurship in these busine... |
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Rs 66275-cr from TUFS has made mills competitive (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The Textile Ministry’s flagship Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme (TUFS) has disbursed Rs 66,275 crore from its inception on April 1, 1999 till June 30, 2009 to modern... |
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India-Sweden sign pacts (08 November 12:00) |
| India and Sweden have signed two Memoranda of Understanding for enhancing cooperation in the fields of Defence and environmental protection. The two MoUs were signed after talks between the ... |
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Power Exchanges caught in CERC FMC cross currents (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The turf war between the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) over regulatory jurisdiction has put the Power Exchanges... |
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Textile exporters keen to explore ties with Europe (08 November 12:00) |
| Textile and garment exporters in India are keen to explore ties with Europe for FDI, machinery, and market access. |
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Spot LNG players expect to grow despite rising gas production (08 November 12:00) |
| Despite the spot LNG (liquefied natural gas) business being hit by the sharp rise in domestic natural gas production, most stakeholders in the business expect to post a growth due to their d... |
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Cabinet panel okays splitting of oil and gas block in Assam Nagaland (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved splitting of an oil and gas block falling in Assam and Nagaland operated by Canoro Resources Ltd into two so t... |
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Generation at key NTPC stations falters (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The delay in a coal import tender floated by MMTC Ltd has hit coal-based generation at key NTPC stations. The Kahalgaon and Farakka units are among thermal projects that ha... |
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Probe into PVC paste resin dumping started (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has started an anti-dumping investigation probe on the import of ‘Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin’, also known as PVC... |
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PSU stocks react positively to disinvestment plans (07 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 6 Shares of PSUs with more than 90 per cent Government stake gained between 10 and 20 per cent in Friday after the Cabinet decided to raise public shareholdings in the companie... |
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34 million apply for 11000 clerical vacancies in SBI! (07 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 6 Clerical jobs, you may think, are out of fashion. Think again. State Bank of India advertised a few months ago for 11,000 clerical vacancies. The response, to put it mildly,... |
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Hotel sector hopes the worst is over (07 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 6 The ghosts of the first quarter continued to haunt hotel companies in the second quarter too. With no increase in uptake, their profits only shrank further. |
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India EU hope to close talks on FTA in a year PM (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has expressed the hope that negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union can be completed in a... |
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KSEB chalks out action plan to bring down power consumption (07 November 12:00) |
| Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 6 Concerned at the steady rise in power consumption, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has chalked out a Rs 90-crore action plan on the lines of last year’... |
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Pressure on drug makers to work together PwC (07 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 6 Big pharma will have to morph itself into a different organisation from what it was earlier, with the market becoming more “demand-driven” following the economic downturn,... |
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Karnataka proposes to treble renewable energy capacity in 5 years (07 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 6 Karnataka proposes to generate an additional 4200 MW of power from renewable sources such as wind power, cogeneration and small hydro power projects over the next five year... |
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Asset-based taxation can impact investments Assocham (07 November 12:00) |
| The proposed new Direct Taxes Code based on taxation of assets will be detrimental to the growth of investments and industry, according to Ms Swati Piramal, President of the Associated Chamb... |
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Rs 66275 cr disbursed under TUFs (07 November 12:00) |
| The Textiles Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, said his Ministry disbursed Rs 66,275 crore under the Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme from the inception of the scheme on April 1, 1999, till J... |
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Iron ore exports surge 88 in Sept (07 November 12:00) |
| The country’s iron ore exports surged by about 87.89 per cent in September to 6.25 million tonnes on account of an increase in offtake from Chinese steel mills. Iron ore exports in Septemb... |
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Kurukshetra varsity MBA toppers (07 November 12:00) |
| Four students of Tilak Raj Chadha Institute of Management and Technology are among the top 10 ranked in the fourth semester MBA examination conducted by the Kurukshetra University. While Ms ... |
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National business convention (07 November 12:00) |
| Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies organised its annual national business convention ‘Convergence 09’. The two-day conference, which had Containing Global Challenge as its theme... |
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CBDT gets a new member (07 November 12:00) |
| The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has a new member in Mr Durgesh Shankar. Prior to joining CBDT, Mr Shankar, who belongs to the 1973 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), was a C... |
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Experts moot regional research centre for climate change study (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 Establishment of a well-equipped regional centre for climate change research with multi-lateral cooperation is among the recommendations made by an expert panel at a sessio... |
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Get involved in setting up varsities pvt sector told (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 The Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Kapil Sibal, has urged industry to step up cooperation with the Government in building universities. |
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India EU in talks to end deadlock on labour eco issues (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 India and the European Union on Friday said they would resolve all contentious issues impeding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) amicably, even as they continue to engage in d... |
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Divesting for development (07 November 12:00) |
| Governments, even when they do good things, have to protect themselves from attack on various flanks. So, often, they adopt the old maxim that a dog with a bone in its mouth does not bark. T... |
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$300-billion investment in mining in eastern India (07 November 12:00) |
| A whopping $300 billion is being invested in metals and mining sectors in eastern India in next few years, which is six times the total investments made since Independence, according to a pr... |
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KVIC bid to popularise PMs job scheme (07 November 12:00) |
| Madurai, Nov. 6 The Kadhi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning a major publicity campaign to give a thrust to the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) i... |
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Bangalore still has 22 idle commercial capacity (07 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 6 Bangalore, the country’s third leading realty market, has perked up smartly on the residential front but still has 22 per cent idle commercial capacity, according to a Ba... |
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Directive on PSU listing opens disinvestment tap (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 Giving its disinvestment programme a big push, the Centre has asked all listed, profitable central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to meet the mandatory listing norm of ... |
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RIL RNRL allege contradictions in each others statements (06 November 12:00) |
| A day after Mr Justice R.V. Raveendran withdrew from hearing the case citing potential conflict of interests, the Ambani brothers’ gas row started afresh in the Supreme Court on Thursday. ... |
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Experts moot regional climate research centre (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 Establishment of a well-equipped regional centre for climate change research with multi-lateral cooperation is among the recommendations made by an expert panel at a sessio... |
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Investments in AP remain only on paper says Assocham (06 November 12:00) |
| The investment take off has been very tardy in Andhra Pradesh, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
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Centre mulls second ultra mega power plant for Gujarat (06 November 12:00) |
| Ahmedabad, Nov. 5 The Union Government is considering setting up of an ultra mega power plant (UMPP) at either of the four sites suggested by the Gujarat Government, namely, Porbandar, Kutch... |
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35 cos at India fair in Argentina (06 November 12:00) |
| At least 35 Indian companies are participating in the Festival of India exhibition being held at Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 10-day long festival aims to promote export of handicraft produc... |
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Govt committed to help magazine biz (06 November 12:00) |
| T he Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ms Ambika Soni, assured the magazine industry that the Government is committed to proactively help the magazine business in India. Delivering h... |
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Solar policy soon (06 November 12:00) |
| Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is focusing on the use of solar, biomass and biogas power, according to Mr R. Christodas Ghandhi, Chairman and Managing Director. The use of solar... |
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Meet on control instrumentation (06 November 12:00) |
| The Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering of Manipal Institute of Technology will conduct the Control Instrumentation System Conference (CISCON09) at Manipal on November 6 an... |
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Kerala High Courts green initiative (06 November 12:00) |
| Last week the State Forest Minister Benoy Viswom hailed the decision of the Kerala High Court to set up a Green Bench to hear forest-related cases, which, he added, would beef up the efforts... |
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Gem trade losing sheen on lack of Govt support (06 November 12:00) |
| Coimbatore, Nov. 5 Tamil Nadu may be considered a treasure trove in gemstones, but this could become history if the potential is not tapped, say gem (stone) traders in the Kangeyam area. |
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Auto stocks accelerate after better-than-expected Q2 results (06 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 5 Auto stocks are moving up after better-than-expected second quarter results. According to analysts, the market is cheering the growth in sales, new launches and improvement ... |
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Kerala Tourism woos Scandinavian visitors (06 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 5 A travel delegation from Kerala is currently on tour in Scandinavia to promote the State as a preferred holiday destination. |
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100 summer placement at IIM-K (06 November 12:00) |
| Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) has announced 100 per cent summer placements for its 13th |
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Think London invites investments (06 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 5 Now is the time. Rents are down, talent is available cheaper, the exchange rate is favourable and Olympic Games are less than two years away with thousands of business contra... |
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India International Trade Fair to focus on services sector (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 The much-awaited event in the calendar of the Capital and the annual flagship feature of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) — the India International Trade Fair (I... |
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Certificate course for courier boys (06 November 12:00) |
| Ahmedabad, Nov. 5 A certificate course for unorganised workers of the courier industry is being launched by medium scale company Maruti Courier Service Pvt Ltd. |
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Coal India abandons plan to buy asset in Australia (06 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 5Coal India’s efforts to acquire a mid-sized virgin thermal coal block from a private party in Australia have drawn a blank. |
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Lets not reduce this case to a street brawl Salve (06 November 12:00) |
| The verbal duelling between RIL senior counsel Mr Harish Salve and RNRL senior counsel Mr Ram Jethmalani intensified further on Thursday in the Supreme |
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India EU likely to sign civil atomic energy agreement (06 November 12:00) |
| India and the European Union (EU) are likely to sign an agreement on civil atomic energy during the upcoming India-EU summit on Friday, Ms Daniele Smadja, Ambassador and Head of the Delegati... |
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