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EMPLOYMENT


AP issues job cards to 39 lakh households
Four months after the launch of the national job guarantee scheme, Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a frontrunner in implementing the scheme, putting in place a "foolproof mechanism" in planning works and disbursal of wages. Addressing a press ... More

TeamLease to recruit more ITI students
TeamLease Services (P) Ltd, a major player in the temporary staffing industry, is planning to recruit ITI students from tier-II cities such as Mangalore and Mysore for its clients. Ms Sangeeta Lala, Vice-President, TeamLease, ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Monsoon may reach Andaman Sea by Friday
The mainland will not be covered under this spell, and would have to wait until the Arabian Sea arm makes its tryst with the Kerala coast around June 1. More

CEMENT


Zuari sells cement biz for Rs 600 cr
Zuari Industries Ltd (ZIL), a K.K. Birla Group company, has exited the cement business by offloading its 50 per cent stake in Zuari Cements to its joint venture partner, Ciments Francais (of France), for around Rs 600 crore. To ... More

ECONOMY


Industry urged to provide data to Govt on regular basis
Compilation of new series of wholesale price index More

HOTELS


21 in race for 4 budget hotels of Railways
Indian Railways has received 21 bids from hoteliers who want to set up and operate budget hotels on Railways' land in Chandigarh, Vijayawada, Secunderabad and Madurai. In the first phase, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Will DMK's comeback end Coimbatore's woes?
Expectations include hastening construction of railway over bridges More

AP to set up two garment parks
Begins process for land acquisition in Seetarampur More

World Bank to step up assistance programme
Talks on with four States for new infrastructure projects More

PETROLEUM


`Indian cos to play big role in acquiring global oil assets'
PFC Energy bullish on India More

`Adjusted for inflation, oil not at all-time high'
Just 70% of 1980's peak, says Inflationdata.com's McMahon More

Myanmar to sell gas to India
The Ambassador of Myanmar to India, Mr U. Kyi Thein, has announced that a part of gas produced in his country would be sold to India. While speaking at an interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, he ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


`Industries investing in R&D to develop drugs'
The entry of India to the product patent regime has encouraged Indian industries to invest in research to develop their own new drugs, according to Dr Vidya B. Lohray, Senior Vice-President, Zydus Research Centre, Zydus Cadila, ... More

POWER


National grid plan may get derailed
Northern States overdraw power heavily More

SSI


TN small units body seeks high-level panel
The National Confederation of Small Industry (NACOSI) has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to appoint a high-power committee with representation from the industry to address the problems plaguing the sector. In a letter to the ... More

TERRORISM


On Indian CAs looking for jobs in Kabul
`Suryanarayana was killed on Pak orders: Taliban,' CNN-IBN, India - three hours ago, reads a news feed at the time of writing this. Unfolding news, and more will be known on this in due course. So, let me take you back by a couple of weeks, to ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS


Mico workers to withdraw stir
The employees' association belonging to the Mico's Bangalore factory has decided to withdraw the strike claiming that they have reached an agreement with the management on most of their demands. "We have more or less decided to withdraw the ... More

MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS


Matters of the heart
Wipro GE Medical Systems and the tax man went to court over equipment imported to monitor the heart's working. More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Service apartment concept in Kolkata
The upswing in the IT sector in Kolkata has created newer kind of opportunities for realtors in the city. After apartments, high rises and multiplexes, the time seems to be just ripe for service apartments to find takers among professionals ... More

GOLD & SILVER


Gold futures to test support, rise
Gold futures hit a quarter-century high on fund buying, weaker dollar, but settled off its highs erasing gains made during the week on weekend profit-taking. A fall in copper and base metals and softer crude oil, helped push down silver and gold ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


All at sea
When RRS Discovery, a British research vessel, set out to sea, the crew was expecting stormy weather as the meteorologists had predicted storm and the scientists on board, all from Britain's National Oceanography Centre, were preparing themselves ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE


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EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Two-wheeler exports on the fast lane
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