S. Jafar Naqvi, president, Indian Flowers and Ornamental Plants Welfare Association (iFlora), said the event iFlora and Flora Expo aim to increase the per capita flower consumption even further to give more impetus to floriculture industry.

International Horti Expo in January 

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to issue &lsquo;Golden Card&rsquo; to major industrialists/investors and prominent industry associations.

UP invokes cards to woo investors

Shares and assets worth Rs 884 crore have been attached under Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case involving former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate today said.

ED attaches Rs 884 cr worth assets of Janardhana Reddy 

Adding to a slew of projects that the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has initiated to turn garbage into energy by adopting new technologies, it may also go in for a Tamil Nadu modeled project for processing plastic waste into crude oil.

Civic body initiates project for converting waste into energy

Tata Power and Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) have signed separate agreements with the Jharkhand government on Tuesday to take over the power distribution system in the steel city Jamshedpur and the state capital, Ranchi.

Unions on strike after JSEB signs agreements with Tata Power, CESC

After raising the duties and the prices on Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL), the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced the rules to manufacture ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages.

AP to promote ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage

By announcing reservation list for wards, the state government has begun the process for holding municipal elections within couple of months. The draft notification for conducting the civic elections was published in the Karnataka Gazette on December 4 setting a week&rsquo;s time for filing of objections. The notification covers the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and other civic bodies in the district.

Government initiates civic poll process in Mysore

After signing of 15 years agreements by the Jharkhand government with Tata Power and Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) on Wednesday afternoon, the entire state plunged into darkness because of the indefinite strike called by all the nine unions of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB).

Strike cripples power supply in Jharkhand

West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Thursday said that although the state was "investor friendly", land acquisition still remained an issue which was being looked into by the government.

'WB investor friendly, but land acquisition still an issue'

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The Raipur district administration is designing an action plan to ease traffic congestion in the capital city of the state.

Action plan for easing Raipur traffic

In order to meet the country&rsquo;s coal production target, the Centre today batted for private sector participation in Coal India operations through mine developers and operators (MDO) model, thereby making the contribution from private firms for coal production to be about 100 million tonne (MT) by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan.

Coal ministry wants more private sector participation in production

After success of first edition of 'Flood I-T' project, Gujarat Urban Bank Co-operative Banks Federation (GUBCBF) plans to launch its second edition beginning early 2013. The federation is targeting sale 3,00,000 computers under this project in one year time.

GUBCBF to launch 2nd edition of 'Flood I-T' project next year

In a major reshuffle, the Chhattisgarh government has transferred 15 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. According to the notification issued last night, Additional Director General Economic Offences Wing (EOW) &amp; Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) D M Awasthi will replace the Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation, R C Shrivastava, who has been made Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Administration.

15 IPS officers transferred in Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on the petition challenging cancellation of forest clearance of Niyamgiri bauxite mine belonging to Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to January 11 next year.

SC defers hearing on Niyamgiri case

Asean has emerged as a central pillar of India&rsquo;s &lsquo;Look East Policy&rsquo; and this has paid rich dividends to both sides, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today.

Asean central pillar of Look East Policy :Gogoi

With an aim to attract foreign tourists, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has decided to start a luxury bus service to Konkan from Mumbai and Pune.

Govt to start luxury bus service to boost Konkan tourism

The Kerala government is all set to invest Rs 10,710 crore for infrastructure development, including mono rail projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, over the next three years. The programme also includes road improvement projects in seven cities across the state with an investment of Rs 3,500 crore.

Kerala lines up Rs 10710 cr for infra development

In the wake of Supreme Court directing Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu, chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday said he would lead a team of MPs from the Cauvery basin to meet the Prime Minister for apprising him of the distress situation in his state.

Cauvery row:K'taka chief minister to meet PM 

Country&rsquo;s knitwear hub, Tirupur in southern Tamil Nadu, has become the first textile cluster in India to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) in their units.

Tirupur textile units achieve zero liquid discharge

MCC commissioner MR Ravi said a proposal of Tamil Nadu-based MK Aromatics Limited, an arm of the TVS Group, for setting up a plant in Mysore pending before the department of municipal administration would be cleared soon.

Mysore civic body takes step to convert waste into energy

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday assured the sugarcane growers in the state that the government will soon enact legislation on State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugarcane. Replying to a debate on the sugarcane price issue in the Legislative Assembly here he said, the government will try to draft and table the SAP bill in the ongoing session itself or it would promulgate an ordinance to that effect.

CM promises steps to help sugarcane growers

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