Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) has undertaken a research to develop a commercially viable and cost effective process to produce Syngas, an alternative source for making gasoline, a top official said.

IIT-GN takes up research on alternate source of gasoline

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Karnataka on Monday sought to counter Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s pressure on the Centre by asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to notify the Cauvery Tribunal award &ldquo;unilaterally&rdquo; without consulting the riparian states in the Cauvery basin.

PM urged not to notify Cauvery Tribunal award

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While country's overall job creation has witnessed a decline by over 21 per cent between January and December 2012 period so far, an industry study showed that the first half period (January - June) of the year generated more jobs as compared to the second half.

'India's job creation dips by 21% in 2012'

Comment passed by his colleagues did not go well with a CRPF jawan who gunned down four of his co-jawans and critically wounded another in restive Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh past midnight.

CRPF jawan guns down 4 colleagues

After a historical victory on the plank of Maa-Maati-Manush (mother-land-people), the Trinamool Congress government grappled with major economic issues during the year, which experts say, would warrant dramatic reversal of policies on issues such as land acquisition.

Bengal govt`s land policy affected industrial climate in 2012

Consumer activists in Mysore observed the National Consumer Day as a black day to protest the failure of the authorities in effectively implementing the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and safeguarding the interests of consumers.

Activists demand stronger Consumer Protection Act

Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) has decided to replace the existing operating trams by one-bogie high-speed ones.

High-speed trams on way

The Andhra Pradesh government is proposing to develop seven greenfield airports in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode, each entailing an investment of between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,000 crore, according to state minister for infrastructure, ports and airport Ganta Srinivasa Rao.

AP govt plans 7 greenfield airports in PPP mode

Having successfully implemented its low-cost shared computing technology across government schools in seven states, NComputing Inc, a US-based provider of desktop virtualisation, is now in the process of bidding for more such projects in the country.

NComputing eyes more ICT education projects in India

In a letter to the Prime minister on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa asked the Centre to allocate the entire power produced by the central generating stations in Tamil Nadu to the state as an interim measure and to dedicate the entire Koodangulam power to Tamil Nadu.

'Allocate entire power produced by central units in TN'

Bangalore, which used to be among the most positive city in employment outlook till a few quarters ago, has this time been reported as the worst-affected city in terms of employment as well as business outlook for the January-March 2013 quarter.

Employment, biz outlook dipping in B'lore: TeamLease 

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and Cochin Port Trust (CPT) have entered into an agreement for setting up an international ship repair facility at Willingdon Island, near here.

Cochin Shipyard to set up Rs 490 cr repair facility

The Odisha government has approved a proposal for withdrawal of land acquisition process for Sterlite Iron and Steel Company, a Vedanta group firm, which proposed to set up of a 5 million tonne steel plant in Keonjhar district.

Govt drops land acquisition plan for Vedanta steel project

The West Bengal government will give seven per cent more to the existing Dearness Allowance to its employees, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

Bengal to give 7% more DA to employees

The state government has sought detail status of two coal blocks which were allotted jointly to Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and three other O P Jindal group firms seven years ago.

State seeks status of coal blocks allotted to MCL and Jindal group

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal supremo, Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday demanded more powers to the states to carry out developmental work.

Naveen demands more power for states

Emphasising the need to undertake more innovative research work, a senior science academician today said shortage of food could be a major concern in India because of increasing population and declining productivity.

Future food shortage a major area of concern: Scientist 

As train services in northern part of the country have been disrupted due to heavy fog, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled and rescheduled some of the trains under its jurisdiction which travel towards northern direction. As per the plan, Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express scheduled to leave Puri at 21.50hrs today has been rescheduled to leave Puri at 05.30hrs on 27 December from Puri. Similarly, Bhubaneswar-LTT express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 07.10hrs on Thursday has been rescheduled to leave at 15.30hrs same day. Among the trains which have been cancelled, are Puri-New Delhi Nandankanan Express. The trains leaving Puri on 27 December at 10.55hrs and scheduled to leave New Delhi on 29 December 2012 have been cancelled.

ECoR reschedules trains

To give boost to the tourism sector, the state government, in collaboration with travel traders, is all set to launch &ldquo;Visit Odisha Campaign&rdquo; from January 2013 for which road shows have been lined up both at the national and international circuits.

Odisha lines up road shows abroad to woo tourists

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a company Zenith Metaplast Pvt Ltd praying for allotment of a three acre plot in Nashik to itself and cancellation of adjacent plots alloted to Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd and an industrialist.

High Court refuses to quash allotment of land to Mahindra & Mahindra 	

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday said it would undertake a statewide programme to make women aware of policies and schemes launched for them. "The programme will be launched across the state on January 3. 'Prabhat pheris' (morning march) will be organised by the students in the entire state on that day.

Maha to launch progamme for women's awareness 

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