The recent Budget proposal which links tax benefits on account of home loans up to Rs 25 lakh may invigorate the Kolkata real estate market more than any other major metro city

Tax benefits on home loans may boost Kolkata real estate market

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The state industry department has asked the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) to formulate the draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) after due consultation with district government pleader to avoid litigations.The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), the upstream regulator for the petroleum sector, had already identified nine locations in the state such as Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Rourkela, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Anandpur, Baripada, Balasore and Kamakhyanagar for development of the city gas distribution network (CGD).The CGD network would involve the distribution of compressed natural gas (CNG) and LNG for domestic and industrial use through pipelines.The state government is taking enough care to avoid controversies for the project as two iron ore slurry pipeline projects of Essar Steel and Brahmani River Pellet Ltd, a subsidiary of UK-based Stemcor, are still locked in legal tangles.Sources said,

Odisha industry dept asks Idco to frame draft MoU for gas pipeline project

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Congress is hoping for a revival in the state during the Assembly polls

Poll fever rising ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections

Press Trust of India

Rising number of cases are not only a social concern, but also can be a burden on the healthcare system and could impact economic

Dharwad among high risk districts in HIV/AIDS

While Rs 200 cr loans would be tied up from banks, promoters would invest the remaining as equity

SEIL to tie up funds for pellet plant soon

Goa's iron ore industry has urged state govt not to levy additional taxes on it during the forthcoming state Budget to be presented on Monday

Mining industry urges Goa govt not to tax it more

At project cost of Rs 2,000 cr, DBS aims to achieve large scale mass production of houses that are affordable and financed through savings and credit systems

DBS to build 25,000 affordable homes in A'bad in five years

With raw material prices stable, manufacturers expect better revenues with higher volumes this summer

Ice cream makers eye higher volumes

Panel asks lesses to prepare blueprint for mine area development

Shah panel hearing on Rule-37 on April 3

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The company had plans of expanding its Vijaynagar capacity by 2 MT, with an investment of Rs 2,695 cr, proposed to be completed in 2014

JSW puts Vijayanagar plant expansion on hold

In the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, using multiple mobile devices is becoming the new norm. In India, however, 89% of mobile owners carry one device, much like the US where only 17% have more than one

Multiple phone usage up in BRIC markets

Almost 10,000 villages in Maharashtra and 4,000 in Gujarat are facing acute water crisis. But while one has found a way out of it, the other is still dealing with parched days

A tale of two droughts

The Kerala government on Friday announced it would raise the retirement age of government employees to 60 from the current 56 years.

Kerala govt raises retirement age to 60

Tamil Nadu government today opposed the creation of Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) at the national Level. The state government has said that the WGEA as proposed by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel will only erode the authority of the state government and create an unnecessary layer of authority in the name of conservation.In a letter to the Prime Minister, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said, the Minister of State (independent charge), Environment and Forests, Government of India, has sought the views of the Government of Tamil Nadu on the report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP). This report inter alia, recommends the establishment of a Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) at the National Level with regulatory powers for the approval of new projects to issue directions to the state governments, among other things."The creation of the said authority is a gross assault on the powers of state governments to administer ecologically-sensitive areas situated

Opposition grows to Western Ghats Ecology Authority

More than 10,000 people reached Delhi to take part in the rally

Thousands of JD(U) activists expected in Nitish's rally

The industry in Mysore was today exhorted to take to exports. Describing Mysore as an industrial hub with 30,000 industries, Mysore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) president Sudhakar S Shetty said, even if 10 per cent of them take to exports, 3,000 industries would benefit from the global market.However, Mysore had a drawback with regards to government facilities, had power problem and infrastructure. Another issue was the lack of good connectivity with other major cities through air, road and rail. He said, appealing to the Visvesvaraya Industrial Trade Centre  (VITC) and the WTO to impress upon the governments to develop these infrastructure facilities. The MCCI, he said, had submitted a memorandum in this regard and needed further support for its proposals.State and central governments, he said, had introduced a number of policies and schemes. But, there was a gap between these policies and entrepreneurs. Today's awareness programme was a part of the effort in that directi

Mysore industry advised to take up exports

Assurance to this effect was given by Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal

Centre assures coal linkage to Barauni project in Bihar soon

The recent cabinet approval for introducing online auction of liquor shops to bring in transparency and increase revenue in the beverage business has been opposed by the liquor dealers in the state.Dealers fear, the e-auctioning of liquor licence will lead to speculative bidding and unhealthy competitions.The state has decided to go ahead with the e-auctioning proposal despite submission of reports by its excise officials highlighting the poor experience of other states which had adopted such a system in the past.The state government last year had sent three deputy excise commissioner rank officials to Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to study the e-auction system in practice there and report back their findings.In the report, the then Deputy Commissioner (CD), Excise, DK Nag had pointed out that the liquor shops under the auction system continued to be settled on high prices through speculative offers and resulted in formation of syndicates and sell of liquor above maximum ret

Odisha dealers oppose e-auction of liquor shops

Reiterates her government's stand that there will be no forced land acquisition

Land acquisition through negotiation: Mamata

Company's Angul facility commissioned its 2 million tonne per annum plate mill last year

JSPL's DRI plant to go on stream by July

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