The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST-Climate Change Programme) have launched Centre of Excellence on Climate Change Research for Plant Protection (CoE-CCRPP) at the institute's headquarters at Patancheru on the city outskirts.

Research on climate change at Icrisat

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Tata Steel has bagged the sustainability prize at the CII-ITC Sustainability Award-2011 in the &lsquo;Category A&rsquo; for Large Business Organizations (for companies with turnover of above Rs 500 crore).

Tata Steel bags CII-ITC Sustainability Award

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday denied to grant an interim stay on the order of the Orissa High Court quashing the notification of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) for unilateral extension of the port limit.

SC denies KoPT stay on Orissa HC order

Continuing its investor friendly momentum, Orissa has attracted investments worth Rs 12.08 lakh crore across sectors till the end of 2011, grabbing 10.04 per cent share of the overall investment pie standing at Rs 120.34 lakh crore.

Orissa investment basket at Rs 12 lakh cr, says Assocham

Foreign exchange losses worth Rs&nbsp; 38 crore at Arvind Limited kept in check the company's consolidated net profit growth for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 over corresponding period last year at eight per cent.

Forex losses contain Arvind's Q3 PAT

Real estate developers Eldeco is coming with the 85-acre residential township in Jalandhar, which the company claims to be the first planned integrated township in the city. The project is second by Eldeco Group in Punjab. The proposed township is going to offer a range of housing options like built-up villas, low-rise floors, plots, and high-end apartments. This township will also offer plots for shopping facility, schools, in a secure and well-maintained environment. All this will be set amidst wide roads; broad walks, parks and play areas for children.

Eldeco launches integrated township in Jalandhar

Contractual and temporary workers at Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) on Monday striked work for 2-3 hours in a bid to seek wage revision and better safety measures at the company's plants in Ranoli near Vadodara and Dahej near Bharuch. About 800-odd contractual workers, which form two-third of the state PSU's over 3,000 workforce, resumed work by Monday afternoon.

GACL workers strike work for 3 hours

Andhra Pradesh would be targeting a higher growth rate of 10 per cent during the 12th Five Year plan starting April, 2012 as the state had registered healthy performance on all the economic parameters in the past five years, said Governor ESL Narasimhan on Monday.

AP targets 10 pc growth

Suzlon Energy, India&rsquo;s biggest maker of wind energy turbines, fell seven per cent after reporting a wider-than-estimated loss as interest costs and provision for deferred taxes increased. Suzlon shares closed 7.3 per cent down to Rs 28.5 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Suzlon drops as loss widens on taxes, interest

Hyderabad-based generic formulations and bulk drugs manufacturer Aurobindo Pharma Limited reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 28.54 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, as it had to incur a foreign exchange loss of Rs 144.5 crore. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 188.83 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Aurobindo posts Rs 28.54 cr net loss

The 12th edition of Indiasoft 2012, the annual IT global networking event, is expected to see business worth Rs 400 crore this year, around 35 per cent growth over last year&rsquo;s Rs 300 crore.

Indiasoft 2012 expects 35% growth in biz

Mideast Integrated Steels Limited (Mesco) has denied allegations of violation of Rule-37 under Mineral Concession Rules-1960 at a time when the state government is gearing up to investigate five more lessees after holding eight miners including Mesco guilty of violating the norm.

Mesco denies Rule-37 violation

Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been ranked as the third most lucrative investment destination attracting investment proposals worth Rs 12.09 lakh crore each at the end of 2011, according to the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

AP sees investment proposals worth Rs 12 lakh cr in 2011, TN Rs 9.13 lakh crore

The company has already invested around Rs 650 crore for the super critical turbine and generator manufacturing facility, which it officially launched here, said senior company executives.

Toshiba JSW to double capacity to 6,000 Mw

Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers of Rs 597.31 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.

DIIs net sell Rs 597cr, FIIs net buy Rs 470cr

State-run Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) reported a 52% jump in net profit at Rs 2,488 crore for the quarter ended December 2011. The company reported a net profit of 1,635 crore in the same period a year ago.

IOC Q3 net rises 52% to Rs 2,488 cr

State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has posted a 54% rise in net profit to Rs 4037.8 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year ended on December 31, against Rs 2621.6 crore for the same quarter in 2010-11.
The Kolkata-based Maharatna company&rsquo;s net sales for the period under review also saw a 21% rise to Rs 15349.3 crore, as compared to Rs 12686.7 crore during the third quarter of the financial year 2010-11.
Meanwhile, the firm&rsquo;s production saw hardly any increase to

Coal India Q3 net surges 54% to Rs 4,037 cr

IVRCL Assets &amp; Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of IVRCL, has bagged 151 km project - a four-laning of highway project from the Haryana government.

IVRCL bags orders worth Rs 1,429 cr

Trading in the futures and options (F&amp;O) segment has become more convenient for stock brokers. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided not to close the trading terminals of brokerages if they&rsquo;d exceeded their position limit in any F&amp;O scrip.

NSE eases broker restrictions in F&O 

The rupee is likely to undergo further correction as developments in the euro zone unfold this week, say market participants. Last week, the currency closed with a weekly loss of 1.67 per cent after gaining for five consecutive weeks against the greenback.

Rupee, bond yields seen down

Frustrated over the inaction of Union power ministry on its demand for financial assistance under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (R-APDRP), the Orissa government has now sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention on the matter.

BS Reporter