Lalit Bhasin, founder and managing partner, Bhasin &amp; Co., has been elected as the Regional President of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) for the term 2012-13. Bhasin&rsquo;s association with IACC goes back more than two decades.

New office bearer for IACC

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With the objective to go green, Assam on Wednesday launched a unique &lsquo;Green Roads Mission&rsquo;, which envisages construction of roads with environment-friendly technology.

Road construction technology to go green in Assam

The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has invited global bidders for setting up of its ambitious Ro-Ro ferry services in the Gulf of Cambay region of state.

GMB invites global bids for Ro-Ro ferry services

After big screen, bollywood star Ajay Devgan is now planning to show his skill in the non conventional energy sector.

Ajay Devgan to invest in solar energy sector in Chhattisgarh

Acting on a PIL, the Bombay High Court has asked a High Power Committee constituted by Maharashtra Government to look into representations made by people in regard to traffic problems in suburban Borivali.

Tackle traffic woes: HC tells Maha govt panel

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The state government employees will have all the reasons to cheers during the coming Durga Puja. The state cabinet on Friday increased Dearness Allowance (DA) of its employees by 7 percent.

Bihar increases DA for govt employees by 7%

The state government has decided to step up the pace of urbanisation. It is now planning to develop 55 cities and small towns of Bihar under the proposed Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission &ndash; Phase 2 (JNNURM-II). For this, the state government has asked for New Delhi's help.

Bihar to start phase -II of JNNURM project

In a strongly worded letter to the Union railway minister, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday objected to the frequent reduction in the budgetary allocation for railway projects in Odisha and said such step would lead to discontentment among the people of the state.

Naveen objects to railway budget size cut

Mumbai Police has stepped up vigil after an anonymous letter sent to the state Secretariat 'Mantralaya' threatened to bomb important government installations in Mumbai and Nagpur.

Police alert after letter threatens to blow up Secretariat

The state government, which recently came out with new guidelines for renewal of mining leases saying that steel and aluminium plants having captive mines with excess area must return the surplus area during the renewal process, wants fast execution of the policy order.

Govt orders fast execution of new mines renewal policy

Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has slashed iron ore lump and fines prices on the back of poor demand amid fall in global and domestic rates. The prices have been cut by 12-14 per cent this time.

OMC slashes iron ore prices for Oct-Dec quarter

The state government has directed Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) to expedite power projects so that 4,000-Mw additional capacity be added by 2014, besides requesting Power
Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to complete connectivity between the southern, northern and western grid by 2013.
Minnie Mathew, chief secretary, said in a press release on Sunday that though the government had been putting concerted efforts on enhancing generation capacity,

Govt urges generator to expedite power projects

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that his government has given top priority to development of women to ensure that they can equally contribute to the development of the society.

Development of women top priority of state govt: Gogoi

The Home Secretaries of India and Bangladesh will review the progress of the construction of the Akhaura Integrated Land Custom Stations (LCS) here tomorrow.

India, Bangladesh officials to review LCS tomorrow

There seems not many takers in Gujarat for the recommendations of sugar decontrol by the Rangarajan Committee. Most of the sugar cooperatives in Gujarat have rejected the idea of two-staged payment mechanism stating that it would hamper farmers&rsquo; interests.

Sugar decontrol: State cooperatives concerned over two-stage payment

Odisha will face 4.9 per cent average power deficit during 2012-13, according to the annual Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Union Ministry of Power.

Odisha to face 5% power deficit  in FY 13: CEA

Maharashtra government has proposed a special financial incentive scheme aimed at bringing under its ambit girls from below poverty line (BPL) families.

Govt proposes financial incentive scheme for girls

As part of its micro-planning to boost agriculture development, Maharashtra Government will set up study groups in each of the nine Agro-Climatic Zones in the state.

Maha to set up study groups in Agro-Climatic Zones to boost agriculture development

Punjab is known for its rich agriculture production, but very little is known about its minuscule forest cover, which stands at seven per cent, in comparison with states like Uttarakhand, which has a forest cover 65 per cent.

Punjab embarks on green mission

Power-starved Punjab may witness a complete turnaround if the projections of its deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal prove correct.

'Punjab will have surplus power by end of 2013'

Hitting back at Congress for attacking the government over Cauvery issue, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Sunday accused it of politicising the matter and adopting double standards.

DyCM hits back at Congress

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