Sunita Narain, environmentalist, activist and editor of Down To Earth magazine, on Thursday was honoured by the University of Alberta in Edmonton in Canada for her work on global water challenges. She also heads the Centre for Science and Environment and is a columnist for Business Standard.

Sunita Narain honoured

Business Standard

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the country's biggest thermal power producer, expects to get physical possession of land for its super thermal projects proposed at Gajamara and Darlipalli, with capacity of 1,600 MW apiece, by June this year.

NTPC may get land for Gajamara, Darlipalli projects soon

The Indian foundry industry, which is looking at doubling annual castings production to about 20 million tonnes by 2020, has urged the central government to set up a Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) with a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore to help modernise the sector.

Foundry industry seeks Rs 20,000 cr Tech Fund

The cold war that had started brewing between the state government and Posco India over the company's decision to hold a seminar at the project site seems to be out in the open.

Naveen plays caution card on Posco project

The Karnataka Wine Board (KWB) on Friday signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with 10 companies to set up wineries in the state.

Wine board signs 10 MoUs at wine fest

Dharwad-based non-government organisation Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS), which is fighting the illegal mining case in the Supreme Court through a writ petition, has urged the apex court to scrap all the mining leases that are classified under Category A by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). The CEC had listed 45 mining leases in Category A wherein no illegality or marginal illegality was found.

NGO urges SC to scrap mining leases in K'taka

Telecom tribunal TDSAT has asked private operators, on whom DoT has imposed penalty for not reverifying prepaid connections in Assam and North East, to pay 25% of the fine as per the old slab system.

Pay penalty on graded scales, TDSAT tells telcos

Almost all exit polls predict that the Samajwadi Party (SP) would be the single largest party in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly, but would not have the numbers to form a government on its own and would have to seek the help of an ally. If those negotiations don&rsquo;t work out, the state could be headed for the President&rsquo;s rule.

Exit polls suggest hung House in Uttar Pradesh

The much talked about meeting of director general of police forces and state chief secretaries on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has been postponed for three more days. It would now be held on March 12 instead of March 9, as it was earlier scheduled.

Meet on NCTC now on March 12

As differences between the Union finance ministry and the states over compensation for revenue loss due to cut in Central Sales Tax (CST) came to the fore, the latter on Saturday raised questions over the Centre&rsquo;s credibility to keep its word on compensation for even Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Sales tax compensation row creates hurdle for GST

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the Indian subsidiary of global truck maker Daimler AG, on Friday unveiled a new range of trucks under BharatBenz, a brand that has been dedicated entirely to one market for the first time in the history of the over-a-century-old German company.

Daimler unveils BharatBenz trucks in India

Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 45 crore on the BSE Friday-an increase of 10.42% from Rs 41 crore clocked on Thursday. As many as seven stocks witnessed trades of 16 lakh shares on Friday.

FII-TO-FII: Grasim Ind traded at 7% premium

Indian men are among the most dissatisfied people at work across the globe, according to a report by Accenture, &lsquo;The Path Forward&rsquo;. The research report stated that as much as 72 per cent of men in India are not satisfied with their jobs. Brazil tops the list with a figure of 74 per cent men dissatisfied with their jobs.

Indian men unhappy at work: Study

Foundry ind seeks Rs 20,000 cr Tech Fund

Though the Union home ministry has denied any link between the ongoing drive against non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Tamil Nadu and the anti-nuclear plant protests in Kudankulam, the notices sent to the NGOs point towards such a link.

Kudankulam row: Govt notices say NGOs are prejudiced

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued a new set of rules for building high rises. The guidelines relate to height of buildings, adequacy of fire-fighting facilities, width of the road and distance from the fire station, among other requirements.

Fresh guidelines for skyscrapers

B-schools across the country can heave a sigh of relief. The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on March 1, stated that the All India Council for Technical Education&rsquo;s (AICTE) Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is just another MBA entrance test and not the &lsquo;sole&rsquo; and &lsquo;mandatory&rsquo; entrance exam for B-schools.

SC clarifies CMAT not 'sole' test

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City Centre at Egmore. This is the second Radisson Blu hotel in Chennai and marks Carlson Rezidor&rsquo;s 51st hotel in India. &ldquo;We achieved unprecedented growth across Asia Pacific in 2011 and are building upon this momentum in 2012 to establish a stronger presence across Asia Pacific,&rdquo; said Simon C Barlow, president, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Asia Pacific, in a release.

2nd Radisson Blu in Chennai

The issue between India and Iran over payments to Indian exporters for shipments to the West Asian country has been resolved, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said on Friday.

BS Reporter