With talks between chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka failing to break the deadlock on the Cauvery water-sharing row, the Supreme Court today decided to hear both the states on Monday and asked them to place before it the undisputabale documents on the issue.

SC to hear Cauvery water row on Monday

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The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) &nbsp;on Friday demanded establishment of National Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Strategy Authority in the context of fast changing trade environment driven by global competition, innovation risks, short product life cycle, and rapid changes in technology involving huge investments in research and development and human resource.

National IPR strategy authority sought

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The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday revised the excise duty and the trade margin on certain categories of Indian made foreign liquor with immediate effect. Unofficial reports said the government would get an additional revenue of Rs 1,400 crore from this decision.

Andhra revises duty on liquor

Veteran Gandhian and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare flayed both Centre and the state governments for inviting foreign companies including Posco to set up their projects in the country.

Anna Hazare opposes Posco project

The decision to de-allocate Utkal-D coal block given to Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state owned public sector undertaking (PSU), shows the central government&rsquo;s intention to block industrialisation in Odisha, said Rajnikant Singh, state steel and mines minister.

Odisha flays Centre for de-allocation of OMC coal block

With six out of eight lessees moving the revision authority under Union mines ministry against the Odisha government in case of violation of Rule-37 under Mineral Concession Rules-1960, the state government is mulling to contest against the lessees in the Odisha High Court.

Govt may move HC on Rule-37 violation by lessees

Odisha has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 12750.48 crore during April-November period of this fiscal. The investments have poured in from diverse sectors ranging from steel to cement and power to food processing.

Odisha draws Rs 12750 crore investment proposals

Even while it witnessed a record threefold increase in office space supply from 0.5 million sq ft in 2011 to 1.3 million sq ft in 2012 (YTD), Ahmedabad is expected to see a further uptake in the segment, says the latest report by real estate consulting DTZ.

Office space supply rises threefold in Ahmedabad: Study

As part of the financial inclusion plan, Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank has conducted grama sabhas across 1,249 villages in Andhra Pradesh in a single day to create awareness about banking services.

AP Grameena Vikas Bank's financial inclusion drive

Sports is the preferred marketing tool over celebrities, events and product placements in movies, music, art.

Sports as a marketing tool

In a significant announcement, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna directed all the government officers to complete development-related works in three months and present progress reports every seven days.

Uttarakhand CM directs officers to finish work in 90 days

After the arrest of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari in the infamous Ponty-Hardeep Chadha murder case; the growing clamour for Lal batti, the ministerial-rank posts, which are considered as the symbol of power and status, is beginning to haunt Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna.

Leaders with clean image to get ministerial-rank posts: Uttarakhand CM

The other dignitaries present included&nbsp;Malvinder Mohan Singh, chairman CII Northern Region;&nbsp;Hari S Bhartia,&nbsp;chairman AgroTech 2012; Rakesh Bharti Mittal, chairman,&nbsp;CII National Council on Agriculture and&nbsp;Chandrajit Banerjee,&nbsp;director general, CII.

`Agro Tech 2012 to help in development of agriculture sector`

The ambitious target set by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to harness power from non&ndash;conventional sources, by 2012, indeed has proven to be an ambitious one.

Haryana fails to meet renewable energy target

Even as West Bengal chief minister is vying for investment in real estate in the state, the contentious issue of land, and the state's categorical emphasis on the &ldquo;no sops&rdquo; policy for the developers is likely to keep Kolkata bereft of high rises.

Bengal's 'no sops' policy affects real estate market

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has extended the bid submission deadline to December 17 for two berths which were managed by Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) before their exit from Haldia.

KoPT extends bid deadline for HBT berths till Dec 17

Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda is not willing to intervene directly on the ongoing agitation and economic blockade against Panem Coal Mines Limited in Pakur district by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) and the Congress which is continuing for the last fifteen days.

Jharkhand CM reluctant to intervene into Panem Coal Mines agitation

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has criticised the Tea Board for failing to check unscrupulous exporters importing cheap tea and re-exporting under false certificate as Tea of Indian Origin.

Panel raps Tea Board on unscrupulous exports

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has supported the proposed cash transfer of subsidies to beneficiaries, but called the central government's efforts half hearted. Kumar also demanded to link subsidies with prices of the commodities.

Bihar CM supports cash transfer of subsidies to beneficiaries

The central government is looking at stepping in to support the wind power producers who has been waiting for long to recover bills from some of the power distribution companies, said Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

Centre to step in to support wind power firms

Speaking at the formal launch of the Mohali campus of the Indian School of Business (ISB) yesterday, the second ISB campus in the country after Hyderabad, the Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, said he was happy with ISB&rsquo;s decision to come up with its Mohali campus, and, hoped more such world-class institutions would be set up across the country.

Chidambaram inaugurates ISB campus in Mohali

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