Ashapura Minechem has signed a preliminary agreement with China's Qingtongxia Aluminium to jointly develop an alumina project in Kutch district at an estimated cost of $600 million. 


Ashapura inks pact with Chinese firm

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Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday said that Karnataka would lead India's growth in software exports even as companies are expanding globally.


`Karnataka will lead IT industry growth`

Larsen &amp; Toubro chairman A M Naik today met chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and apprised him of the company¿s keenness to establish a ship-building unit and a shipyard at Kakinada. 


L&T keen to set up ship building unit at Kakinada

Aditya Birla group company Hindalco¿s Rs 7,700 crore greenfield aluminium (alumina smelter) project in Madhya Pradesh is facing delay. 


MP misses deadline on Hindalco deal

The Madhya Pradesh government is learnt to have been analysing the benefits of the proposed investment of American multinational ISN Information Systems &amp; Networks Corp of $2 billion (Rs 10,000

Deal likely on US investment in MP power

Denizens of the holy city of Amritsar are on the threshold of glitzy living. Real estate developers from Delhi and the National Capital Region and their counterparts from other areas are giving shape

Harsha to open Rs 285 crore township

Reacting to the prime minister¿s assurance to Haryana for setting up an atomic power plant in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ruled out submitting any proposal to the Centre for

No nuclear power plant in Punjab: Amarinder

Netpro Global Consortium, a US-based company, yesterday signed an agreement with DAV Institute of Engineering &amp; Technology, Jalandhar, authorising the latter to be a centre for prometric testing

Jalandhar institute to be centre for IT certification

Taking advantage of changes in immigration rules by the Canadian government, which allow students to work for two years in Canada after finishing their degrees, Windsor University of Canada has

Liberal visa rules attract Punjab students to Canada

Amritsar-based Nano Biotech Private Ltd, manufacturers of diagnostic rapid tests, is planning to set up an integrated unit at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, with an initial investment of around Rs 20 crore

Nano Biotech to set up Rs 20-cr unit at Kangra

Small-scale units from Madhya Pradesh are eyeing a business of Rs 2.37 crore from ventures with Egyptian firms. 


SSI units in MP eye business in Egypt

With the strike of State Bank of India employees entering its forth day, majority of the central government employees, posted in different departments in Jammu and Kashmir, are without pay as their

SBI strike hits life in J&K

Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today inaugurated Patanjali Yogpeeth, a Baba Ramdev ayurvedic and yoga centre with world-class facilities here, in the presence of captains of Indian industry.


Baba Ramdev yoga centre in Haridwar

Ushering in the summer holiday season and celebrating the regional launch of its ¿Visit Malaysia Year 2007¿ (VMY 2007) campaign in Punjab, Tourism Malaysia, the nodal agency for promotion of Malaysia,

Malaysia, Truly Asia campaign in Punjab

Russia is learnt to have been exploring business and cultural tie-ups with Madhya Pradesh. 


Russian traders keen on mining, tourism in MP

ALPLA group, the $2 billion plastic packaging major from Austria, announced its entry into the country through ALPLA India Private Limited, a joint venture company in partnership with Vagish Dixit,

Austrian firm to set up unit in Himachal

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

Naturol BioEnergy Limited has entered into a technology partnership with De Smet Ballestra (DSB) group of Belgium for implementing its Rs 140-crore integrated biodiesel plant in Kakinada. 


Naturol in tech tie-up with Belgian firm

In an attempt to bridge the digital divide in India, Wipro Infotech, a division of the $1.9 billion Wipro Limited, has launched the ¿SuperGenius Bharat PC¿ targetted and designed specifically for use

Wipro Infotech unveils rural PC

ProPart Solutions India Private Limited, a business process outsourcing company, has entered into a $200,000-deal with US-based Materials Handling Equipment Corporation (MHEC) for managing their

ProPart Solutions signs deal with US firm

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

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