The much-awaited Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP) is expected to be completed by June 2013. The project, which was originally conceived in 1998 at an estimated cost of around Rs 100 crore, has been facing delay for various reasons including rehabilitation, allotment of funds and others. The delay in the project has pushed the project to around Rs 600 crore.

Ennore-Manali Road to be ready by June '13

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The West Bengal government on Wednesday asked BEML, Damdodar Valley Corporation and Coal India to form a consultative committee for the re-opening of Mining and Allied Machineries Corporation (MAMC) at Durgapur. Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee said he had a meeting with chairmen of the three companies on Wednesday and discussed the revival issue of MAMC. A consultative committee would be formed by August 31 and it would submit a report by October 15, he told reporters here.

Committee for revival of MAMC

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At a time when the Union department of pharmaceuticals is working on reviving the 'Jan Aushadhi' project to make generic drugs available to buyers at an affordable price, Gujarat says it will stick to its self-developed model of offering free treatment for segments of the population. The state is yet to open a single Jan Aushadhi store here, and has no plans to do so in future as well.

Gujarat govt says no to Centre's 'Jan Aushadhi' model

Information technology (IT) sector in the state, which has nearly stagnated in the past few years with companies holding back expansion on sagging demand, can look up now.

Centre may clear Odisha IT investment region soon

Monsoon rains have covered the entire country though it is still deficient by 23 per cent and the situation in Karnataka and Maharashtra is worrisome, the Government said on Wednesday.

Monsoon covers entire India situation grim in K'taka, Maha

Work in many courts of Gujarat, including High Court, was affected after the lawyers abstained from work as a mark of protest against the Higher Education and Research (HER) Bill proposed by the union government.

Lawyers protest against HER Bill

With an aim to boost performances of the state level public sector undertakings (PSUs), Assam on Wednesday, for the first time, awarded three of its &ldquo;best performing&rdquo; companies.

Assam awards is 'Best Performing' PSUs

Following the Gujarat model of development, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is offering&nbsp;red carpet welcome for the industrial investment in the state. A ten member delegation led by chief minister&nbsp;comprising senior government officials and business leaders from Madhya Pradesh, visited Pune on Wednesday &nbsp;to meet with corporations, institutions, organizations and city&rsquo;s business community.

Madhya Pradesh CM offers red carpet for city industrialists

Outperforming states like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu is turning out to be an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). The state has attracted investments to the tune of Rs 6,711 crore in 2011-12, which is 66 per cent higher than Andhra Pradesh and 41 per cent higher than Gujarat.

Tamil Nadu attracts FDI faster, says study

A high level team from the Centre arrived in Assam on Tuesday and are presently visiting flood affected areas in the state to assess the damage caused by floods.

Central team visits Assam

Spices Board will soon launch a pan-India mobile tele-network for direct interface with the spices farmers. As a mark of beginning, it launched the scheme in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Spices Board plans to link farmers on mobile tele-network

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy has urged the Prime Minister to restore the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme for the revival of the IT industry in the country.

Kerala for restoration of STPI scheme

An attempt to hold the nearby pharma manufacturing units responsible for the alleged chemical pollution of a rivulet and a tank connected to it at Hyderabad by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has been stalled by the state government yesterday.

Govt intervention spares pharma units from closure

Shortage of power has wiped out the entire profit of the industries in the state, according to Devendra Surana, president of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Fapcci).

Power cut wiped out the entire profit of industry: Fapcci

A notice has been issued to the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and the state government by the Gujarat High Court while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking change in standard testing method for detection of HIV virus prior to blood transfusion. The division bench of acting chief justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala issued the notices on a PIL filed by one Babulal Thakkar who appeared in person before the court.

HC notice to NACO over HIV testing method

The move will impact the ongoing operations of these units, which together have a work force of about 8,000 employees. However, some of the top executives of these units, whom Business Standard spoke to, said that they were hopeful of a resolution to the current stand-off soon.

APPCB slaps notices on 12 bulk drug units

Despite it being a backward district constantly under the shadow of naxal activities, the Maharashtra government has sanctioned 38 new colleges for Gadchiroli in the present academic year to boost the education here.

Govt sanctions 38 new colleges in Gadchiroli

Maharashtra government on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that doctors wanting to practice allopathy should study pharmacology subject and an ordinance to this effect will be promulgated next month.

Doctors who study pharmacology can practice allopathy

After testing its model of centralised procurement and distribution of drugs free of cost to the weaker sections of the society at public health institutions through the Central Medical Stores Organisation (CMSO) over the past decade, Gujarat is now ready to take a step ahead.

Health Dept moots proposal to grant autonomy to CMSO

The Tamil Nadu government has asked the Union ministry of rural development to release its first installment of Rs 138.56 crore towards the drinking water programme in the state. In a letter to Union minister Jairam Ramesh, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has said that the level of expenditure had gone up substantially in the state towards the development of water resources.

TN govt seeks Rs 138.58 cr for water resource development

Choice, one of the pioneer English medium schools in Kerala, is planning various expansion projects, according to its managing director Jose Thomas. Addressing a press conference in Kochi on Sunday, he said that Choice will open more schools in other parts of the Kerala. Choice has been completely converted into digital boards from the traditional black boards.

Choice plans expansion projects

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