India has the second largest college education system. But, in the relevant age group of 17-23, only 7 per cent are in higher education. Of this, 7 per cent, only 10 per cent are in the professional

Teachers to debate globalisation of higher education

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) reminded importers that it is mandatory for those registered under the export incentive scheme to adopt the system of remitting licence fee through the

EFT account mandatory

To boost the gold sales in Karnataka, the second ¿Karnataka Gold Festival¿ will be held from April 10 to May 20. The festival was formally launched on Thursday by actress Sridevi, who has been roped

Karnataka Gold Festival to boost demand

Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers' Association (AIEMA) and AIEMA Technology Centre (ATC) will be organising ACMEE 2006, a biennial industrial trade exposition for engineering goods, during June

Intl industrial expo on engineering goods in June

The Union ministry of textiles has commissioned KSA Technopak, a consultancy firm, to study and prepare a feasibility report on the extension of the popular Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)

Feasibility report on TUFS extension in two months

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is holding a two-day unique Singapore consumer extravaganza, ¿Uniquely Singapore Festival¿, to attract more traffic from the state in 2006. The festival, to showcase

Singapore Festival in Hyd from April 8

Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi (KVVES), the largest traders' organisation of Kerala, has decided to ¿physically¿ prohibit MNCs from opening large retail chain stores in the state. 


Kerala traders` body threatens to `physically` stop MNCs` entry

Duty drawback and DEPB rates may be increased by 1 per cent.


Duty forgone likely to be less than Rs 800 cr

The Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme, which allows import of capital goods at a concessional Customs duty of 5 per cent, has been made more flexible. The export obligation period has been

EPCG scheme made flexible

The government has decided to allow international flights of both Indian and overseas airlines to buy aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in India at rates comparable to international prices. 


Cheaper jet fuel for international flights likely

In a move that will give a shot in the arm to India¿s booming $10-billion automobile component industry, the government has eased the norms for companies to import vehicles for research and

Norms eased for importing vehicles for R&D

The government today laid down guidelines for the import of genetically modified food, feed, genetically modified organisms and living modified organisms in the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09.


Fresh guidelines for exports of GM products

Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath on Friday announced a series of measures to boost gems and jewellery trade. Liberalising the norms for export of gems and jewellery, he announced reduction of

Measures to boost gems, jewellery trade

India Inc gave a thumbs up to the Foreign Trade Policy and said it could lead to increased investment flow and employment and make Indian exporters globally competitive.


Three cheers from India Inc, but infrastructure a concern

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened a nationwide agitation against an alleged ¿clean chit¿ to Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla by the government.


BJP threatens stir against `clean chit` to Chawla

Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has said the proposal of 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes in the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management and

Quota decision in IIMs final: Arjun

India and Pakistan might be moving towards a resolution of the Siachen issue that, along with Sir Creek, was flagged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as one of the disputes between the two countries

Bid to resolve Siachen row

China has sought India¿s expertise in reforming its banking sector, which is plagued by huge non-performing loans.


China seeks help in bank reforms

Striking employees of State Bank of India are planning to increase the ambit of their agitation by enlisting the support of other banks.


Public sector banks set to intensify stir

The meeting called by the information and broadcasting ministry for sequencing the rollout of the Conditional Access System (CAS) ended without any result with the broadcasters staying out of the

Broadcasters stay out of CAS rollout talks

The Centre has given its go-ahead to metro rail projects for Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore and would provide viability gap funding for the projects in various states, union Minister for Urban

Centre`s nod to metro schemes for three cities

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