India and Bangladesh should work together to address non-tariff barriers like land customs stations management and weighment of items to bring down transaction costs, Director-General of Foreign Trade Anup Pujari said today.

India, Bangladesh should address non-tariff barriers: DGFT 

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The Union ministry of steel and the Odisha government on Friday agreed to thrash out issues pertaining to forest clearance and land acquisition, the two major bottlenecks impeding the progress of major steel projects proposed in the state.

Centre urges state to expedite clearances for steel projects 

Justice Arun Kumar Mishra took over as the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on Friday.

A K Mishra new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court 

Exports of goods from Odisha in 2011-12 saw a drop of 5.61 per cent at Rs 16,139.20 crore in 2011-12 compared to Rs 17,098.88 crore in the previous fiscal. This is for the first time since 2001-02 that exports have dipped.

Odisha's exports shrink by 5.6% in 2011-12

Peeved over the lackadaisical attitude of Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Odisha (Idco) for development of the MSMEs (medium, small, micro enterprises) in the state, the small scale entrepreneurs have demanded creation of a separate body to look after their interest.

MSMEs want separate facilitating body

The Centre is planning to increase the number of members in women self-help groups (SHGs) to 70 million in the next five years from the present 30 million, effectively bringing one member each from all the families of below poverty line into the fold of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).

Govt to increase women SHG members to 70 mn in five years

Andhra Pradesh industry minister J Geeta Reddy on Saturday said the state government was actively working on establishing a world pharmaceutical trade centre in Hyderabad, an important hub for pharmaceutical companies in the country.

World pharma trade centre planned at Hyderabad

Dhamra port, a non-major commercial port promoted jointly by Tata Steel and L&amp;T, charged higher tariff with the port's user charges being 153-799 per cent higher than the rates prescribed by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP).

Dhamra port charged higher tariff, hiked project cost: CAG

The Malaysian government is looking at investments from Indian companies, including the small and medium sector, to expand the economic ties between the two countries.

Malaysia seeks investment from Indian companies

The Odisha government suffered a loss of Rs 159.96 crore due to deficiencies in concession agreements signed with developers of minor ports, says the latest report of the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General of India (CAG).

Odisha lost Rs 160 crore on loopholes in port concession pacts

With memorandum of understanding (MoUs) of almost all steel companies pending for renewal and running units battling raw material crunch, the state government today decided that it would not give any commitment on raw material supplies in fresh pacts.

No commitment on raw material supply in fresh MoUs 

The Karnataka government will create a secretariat for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state to facilitate speedy redressal of their grievances, minister for small-scale industries Raju Gowda said.

Karnataka plans to set up separate secretariat for SMEs soon

While restoration of the 120-year-old Lansdowne Building in Mysore continues to hang in balance with no decision being taken yet, its 60 shopkeepers are hopeful of returning to business by mid-January.

Heritage Bazaar traders hope to restart biz mid-Jan

The Hubli-Dharwad Urban Development Authority (HDUDA), which has decided to take on the illegal land developers, has set up a task force to identify illegal layouts and demolish structures that have come up on such lands in the twin cities.

Civic body takes on developers

The new Bill on Land Acquisition approved by the Union Cabinet will be a huge setback for industrial growth in Odisha at a time when big ticket investors like Posco and ArcelorMittal are already struggling to procure land for their projects, industry experts said.

New Land Bill a setback for industrial growth, say experts

Security force has been reinforced in Saranda forests of West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand to flush out the dens of the Maoists completely.

Security forces reinforced in Saranda forests

Chhattisgarh Housing Board has bagged the prestigious EPC World Awards 2012 for bestowing affordable housing projects in the state.

Chhattisgarh Housing board bags award

The ruling Congress party in Maharashtra is not prepared to spare its partner the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on the issue of multicrore irrigation scam.

Maharashtra opposition wants SIT probe in irrigation scam

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the 'Sunburn' musical festival, scheduled in Goa this month-end, will be stopped if it is found to be violating laws including use of drugs.

'Sunburn festival to be stopped if drugs found' 	

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Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said he could not be faulted for asserting that allowing mining in the state was his "fundamental and constitutional right".

Will resume mining if SC lifts ban, says Parrikar

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured the Uttarakhand government for failing to promote Ayush tourism as a potential source of revenue in the hill state, where Kolkata-based Emami&rsquo;s project has also hit a roadblock.

CAG raps Uttarakhand for failing to promote tourism

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