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$1600kW is benchmark cost for light water reactor imports (22 March 12:00) |
| The Centre has pegged the benchmark capital cost for the new Light Water Reactor (LWR) imports that are under discussion with Russia, France and the US at $1,600 per kilowatt, or around Rs 7... |
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Urban amenities for rural India (22 March 12:00) |
| Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, the idea of PURA (Providing Urban amenities in Rural Areas) has seen many a revival. I first wrote about it nearly 20 years ago as an academic exerci... |
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Fixed nutrient subsidy improves importers bargaining power (22 March 12:00) |
| Has the Centre's decision to pay fertiliser companies a fixed unit subsidy on each nutrient improved the bargaining power of Indian importers by placing a virtual cap on world |
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E-payment of Central Excise duty (22 March 12:00) |
| All the manufacturers, dealers and service providers who have to pay Central Excise duty and service tax of Rs 10 lakh or more should file their returns electronically from April 1. The e-pa... |
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Chennai set to be hub for financial services media and entertainment (22 March 12:00) |
| The Tamil Nadu Government wants to position Chennai as a major hub for financial services and media and entertainment by offering entire gamut of services in the two sectors in the proposed ... |
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Industry-specific uniform gas price under study (22 March 12:00) |
| The option of having an industry-specific uniform gas price is being considered by the stakeholders, including industry players and the |
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Goa small ancillary units face closure threat (22 March 12:00) |
| A large number of micro and small ancillary units in the vicinity of Automobile Corporation of India Ltd (ACGL) at Honda in north Goa fear financial crisis and apprehend a closure in near fu... |
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Efforts on to improve quality of higher education Sibal (22 March 12:00) |
| The main objective of the proposed Foreign Universities Bill is to ensure that the education is made pro-student and it should be viewed from an academic point of view, according to the Unio... |
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Dedicated bourse for SMEs sought (22 March 12:00) |
| The need for a dedicated stock exchange for the SMEs (small and medium enterprises) was emphasised at a day-long seminar organised by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Eastern R... |
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No power cuts between 6-6 during SSC exams Rosaiah (22 March 12:00) |
| The Chief Minister, Mr K Rosaiah, on Sunday directed the officials of AP Transco to ensure adequate power supply to farmers and |
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Vocational training must for economic development Experts (22 March 12:00) |
| Vocational education and training will be an advantage for emerging economies such as India, according to Mr Rudolf Strahm, former Swiss Price Regulator, Government of Switzerland. Speaking ... |
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World Water Day (22 March 12:00) |
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Meet on hospital administration (22 March 12:00) |
| The Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad has organised a one-day conclave on emerging trends in hospital management along with the Association of Health and Hospital Administration and K... |
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Govt mulls independent mining regulator (21 March 12:00) |
| The Government is considering the setting up of an independent regulator for the mining sector to deal with issues such as irregularities and delay in |
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Power Exchange plans State-centric operations (21 March 12:00) |
| Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) is in the process of setting up State-centric operations aimed at partly decongesting heavily clogged power supply networks in the country beginning with Andh... |
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Yarn short-supply leaves weavers garment makers worried (21 March 12:00) |
| The domestic textile producers involved in weaving and garment manufacture have raised a hue and cry over yarn availability and rising prices. “Textile mills have stopped cotton yarn suppl... |
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South India will get K-G gas by 2012 says Petroleum Secy (21 March 12:00) |
| South India will start getting natural gas produced from the Krishna-Godavari basin from 2012, the Union Petroleum Secretary, Mr S. Sundareshan, told a press conference here |
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Mines may have to announce closure plans in advance (21 March 12:00) |
| Mining companies will soon have to disclose upfront their mine closure plans before they commence operations. A mine closure plan assumes significance as mining is predominantly opencast, wh... |
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India for joining hands with China on glaciological studies (21 March 12:00) |
| India expects to finalise an agreement with China for studies in glaciology soon, said the Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, |
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Film TV industry to grow at 11 over 5 years Study (21 March 12:00) |
| The Indian Film and Television Industry is expected to grow at 11 per cent over the next five years reaching a size of over Rs 60,000 crore, said a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt |
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ISRO arm drags Karnataka to court on VAT (21 March 12:00) |
| Should the lease of satellite transponders at 36,000 km up there in sky be charged a value added tax on ground? That is the issue for which Antrix Corporation Ltd, ISRO's (Indian Space Resea... |
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Petroleum Secretary hints at price hike again (21 March 12:00) |
| The Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr S. Sundareshan, on Saturday told a press conference here that “hard decisions are necessary” against the backdrop of volatility... |
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Further RBI action hinges on efficacy of latest steps (21 March 12:00) |
| The RBI may have to go in for further hike in policy rates in its April monetary policy if its latest steps don't lead to tapering of inflationary expectations, Dr Pronab Sen, Chief Statisti... |
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Coal India banks on Railways assurance of wagon availability (21 March 12:00) |
| Having suffered due to low wagon availability during the peak production season in the January-March quarter, Coal India is now looking forward to increase its supplies to consumers in the n... |
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52 growth in engineering exports to ASEAN (21 March 12:00) |
| Engineering exports to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) clocked 52 per cent growth in 2008-09, touching a record at $5.9 billion. The growth in engineering exports to the US an... |
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Repo reverse repo rates hiked by 25 bps (20 March 12:00) |
| The Reserve Bank of India on Friday moved to stem inflationary pressures by raising its key policy rates – repo and reverse repo – by 25 basis points each with immediate |
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Coal India divestment likely by Aug (20 March 12:00) |
| Coal India Ltd (CIL) said on Friday that the Government would divest up to 10 per cent stake in the company by |
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No new taxes in TN budget (20 March 12:00) |
| Plans for increased credit flow to agriculture, continued focus on social sectors and a strong pitch for enhancing State autonomy characterised the Tamil Nadu Budget proposals for |
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Himachal Uttarakhand may see drop in investment plans (20 March 12:00) |
| Officials in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand estimate an 80 per cent drop in new investment proposals, after the Budget announcement ends the tax holiday for both the States in about two we... |
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State must claim damages from cola majors Assembly panel (20 March 12:00) |
| The Kerala State Assembly Committee on Petitions has recommended that the Government claim damages from Hindustan Coca-Cola for ‘socio-economic impairment' wrought on the people of Plachim... |
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Mixed response to Budget move on cane price (20 March 12:00) |
| The Tamil Nadu Government has hiked sugarcane price by Rs 100 a tonne for the current season while assuring Rs 2,000 a tonne for the coming |
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Building gas infrastructure is need of the hour (20 March 12:00) |
| With natural gas becoming the preferred fuel for future, India needs to gear itself to meet the challenges for this emerging market. Does India have enough gas transportation capacity to pro... |
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Highways authority modifies net worth criteria for projects (20 March 12:00) |
| The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to bring in changes in the bidding parameters for projects to attract participation from large and foreign |
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Jaypee Group Founder is Infrastructure Leader (20 March 12:00) |
| Essar Steel and E-18 gave away the Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2010, at an event on Thrusday organised in association with CNBC TV |
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Packaging industry poised to grow 5 (20 March 12:00) |
| The Rs 80,000-crore packaging industry in the country is poised for a growth of about 15 per cent during the year and over the next few years, according to experts in the |
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Push for higher education (20 March 12:00) |
| The Tamil Nadu Government has come out with a clutch of Budget proposals for 2010-11 to provide a fillip to higher |
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Prof Vikramaditya Duggal Administrative Staff College of India St Peters Engineering College (20 March 12:00) |
| How do you define success? According to Prof Vikramaditya Duggal of the Administrative Staff College of India, and former senior manager at State Bank of India, it means “balance in one's ... |
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Panel to identify best toll tech for country (20 March 12:00) |
| The Government is working on identifying a common toll technology which would be applicable through out the country, the Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Mr Kamal Nath said on |
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Programme for underprivileged youth (20 March 12:00) |
| Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO), promoted by Government of Tamil Nadu, has partnered with NIIT Institute of Finance Banking and Insurance Traini... |
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Amend Food Safety Act (20 March 12:00) |
| Madurai: The Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has sought the rectification of defects in The Food Safety and Standard Act |
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Cabinet nod for revised costs for AIIMS-type institutes (20 March 12:00) |
| The Cabinet on Friday approved the increased cost estimates of Rs 9,307.62 crore for setting up of six new AIIMS-like institutions and upgrading 13 existing Government medical colleges, unde... |
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Industry bodies hail budget (20 March 12:00) |
| The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry – Tamil Nadu State Council (FICCI-TN) has welcomed the ‘people-friendly' Budget of the State Government for its thrust on |
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Cabinet clears project for pollution management (20 March 12:00) |
| The Environment Ministry's proposal for the World Bank-assisted Project on Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on ... |
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IIT-Kharagpur award for tech innovation (20 March 12:00) |
| IIT-Kharagpur has invited entries for the fourth edition of Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award in areas of technical innovations. Nominations for entries to the award would be open t... |
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Dhathri Ayurveda MD wins State award (20 March 12:00) |
| Dr S.Sajikumar, Managing Director, Dhathri Ayurverda Pvt Ltd, has won the “Young Talent” award constituted by the State Government for 2009. The State Government award is in recognition ... |
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Indian honey has antibiotics traces of heavy metals says EU (19 March 12:00) |
| Alleging the presence of antibiotics and heavy metal residues in Indian honey, the European Union has threatened to ban such imports from next month, official sources told Business |
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Power of Tobin (19 March 12:00) |
| Over the past two days, we have published the full text of the speech made by Dr Y. V. Reddy, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, in Brussels at a seminar organised by a body calle... |
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A budget by the people (19 March 12:00) |
| The State Budget is due. Sections of the Finance Minister's speech relating to Chennai city must be in place by now and one fears the usual pronouncements that often don't fructify. This dre... |
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Capitalise on household savings (19 March 12:00) |
| India has amongst the highest household savings rate globally; yet its average per capita net worth (2006) was only 24.7 per cent of the world average. The investment pattern of Indian house... |
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Jewellers head to Dalal Street (19 March 12:00) |
| All roads seem to be leading to the capital market for jewellers , going by the number of initial public offerings by the jewel makers. After a lull for almost two years, jewellery companies... |
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