The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 27, 2006

Coconut meet stresses on strengthening breeding work
The perceptible increase in the demand for coconut seedlings for large-scale planting, particularly in the post-tsunami period, has forced palm researchers to take stock of the research projects undertaken in this area and plan research ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH

AP Govt seeks Rs 1,400-cr Central aid for NREG scheme
The Andhra Pradesh Government has sought a financial assistance of Rs 1,400 crore for the successful implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). According to the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the State ... More

CII welcomes power tariff reduction in AP
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the reduction in power tariff for the industries by 14 paise a unit announced by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC). In a press release here, ... More

IA announces summer schedule
Indian Airlines has announced its summer schedule effective March 26. In terms of this, there will be three flights from Hyderabad to Delhi departing at 6.40 a.m. , 4 p.m. and 7.10 p.m. Three flights to Mumbai will leave at 7.50 a.m. , 4 p.m. and ... More

YSR unveils first fire station under PPP model
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has unveiled the first model fire station at Vattinagulapalli village near Gachibowli in Ranga Reddy district under the public-private partnership (PPP) model built at a cost of Rs 7.28 crore. The ... More

AP repeals stamp duty on SSIs
The Andhra Pradesh Government has repealed stamp duty on SSIs, according to a press release of the Federation of AP Small Industries Associations (FAPSIA). Thanking the Government on behalf of the 3.5-lakh SSI entrepreneurs, ... More

Golconda group launches resorts
Golconda Group, the Hyderabad-based hospitality services group, has announced the opening of its leisure-cum-health resorts - Golconda Resorts & SPA — here on Sunday. The Resorts is a half an hour drive from the city ... More

Tension at Gangavaram
Fishermen resist attempts to move fishing boats More

Max New York enters Vijayawada
Max New York Life Insurance Company Ltd has expanded its operations in Andhra Pradesh by launching operations in Vijayawada. In a press release here, the company said it now has three branch offices and a bancassurance ... More

KERALA

`Home Assure' mortgage offer
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has expanded its bancassurance partnership with Lord Krishna Bank to launch Home Assure, a mortgage reducing term assurance product. Home Assure will cover the outstanding loan amount of LKB's home ... More

Vembanad lake conservation plan still in limbo
Plea to regenerate Vembanad wetland system More

Pushing a new frontier
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology seems set to lift off into a new trajectory of research and development in a niche industrial area. More

Kochi industrial belt is a `toxic hot spot'
Eco-panel moots steps to save the Periyar More

US Tech for `hybrid' sourcing model
The technopark-based US Technology International has set great store by the home-grown hybrid global sourcing and delivery model, a supposedly advanced proxy to Global Delivery Model (GDM) patronised by the country's outsourcing fraternity. US ... More

Catchy bait
CHINESE NETS continue to be Kochi's icons but their owners have fallen on hard days with catches falling. But they have found some income from tourists who pay to have a feel of the operations of these nets that take at least half-a-dozen strong ... More

New electrical products
The Kochi-based Voltek Industries dealing in electrical equipment has introduced new products such as automatic doors and gates, sliding doors, solar fishermen lights and electronic weighing machine. The products will be launched ... More

Air Deccan services from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi
Low-cost airline Air Deccan is starting two new services connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi via Chennai and Mumbai via Kochi. The services will start on April 23. The airline has also said that its new Airbus 320 will be ... More

KARNATAKA

Spice Telecom puts up new cell sites in Karnataka
Spice Telecom has put up new cell sites in Padubidri, Malpe and Karwar, along coastal Karnataka. A company release said here on Saturday that these sites will cover Yarmal, Uchila, Hejmadi, Mulki, Karkala Road, Malpe town, Paradise Island ... More

Jt venture route urged to tap Karnataka's tourism potential
`Hike in budgetary allocation for tourism augurs well' More

OTHER STATES

North-East agri expo at Dimapur today
To generate interest in the agri-potentials More

BPCL sets up POL depot in Kanpur
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has constructed its petroleum oil lubricant (POL) depot in Kanpur. The new depot was inaugurated by Mr Ashok Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director, BPCL, at a ceremony held in the depot premises near ... More

Agenda for the week

MAHARASHTRA

Stock Holding Corpn bags e-Stamping project from Maharashtra Govt
Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), a custodial service provider for institutional clients, has won the mandate from the Maharashtra Government for electronic stamping (e-Stamping) of documents. The Union Government had earlier mandated ... More

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