The Coffee Board&rsquo;s estimates of 322,000 tonnes of coffee production (post-blossom estimates) for crop year 2011-12 beginning October is unlikely to be achieved as bumper crop in Robusta for two consecutive years would not be possible, said industry analysts.

Coffee Board, planters differ on production estimates

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Janaadhar Constructions Pvt Ltd., which has Janalakshmi Social Services as a majority promoter, handed over the keys to home buyers of Janaadhar Shubha, its first affordable housing project targeted at the aspiring first-time home owner among the urban low income group. Other promoters in Janaadhar Constructions Pvt Ltd are Sterling Developers Pvt Ltd, a real estate developer, and V &lsquo;Naresh&rsquo; Narasimhan, architect-principal, Venkataramanan Associates, an architecture firm.

Janaadhar value housing project completes Phase-1

IncuCapital Advisors, the Bangalore-based early-stage venture capital company, is set to give a boost to the angel funding scene in India.

IncuCapital set to boost angel funding scene in India

In one of the first attempts at a market-based approach to meeting the housing needs of those priced-out of the market, Janaadhar Constructions Pvt Ltd, on Sunday handed over keys to home buyers from lower income groups. About 480 beneficiaries from among the city&rsquo;s denizens took possession of their 400 sq ft flats priced under Rs 5 lakh at Janaadhar Shubha at Medehalli in Anekal taluk, about 30 kms from Bangalore city.

The state government is expected to get additional revenue of about Rs 2,000 crore per annum if the recommendations of the expert committee on revenue enhancement headed by Sanjib Chandra Hota are accepted in toto.

Orissa to gain Rs 2,000 cr revenue on approval of expert panel's suggestions

Project not to be taken up without public consent, says minister.

House committee constituted for Sindol project

The State Level Enforcement Squad functioning under the Director of Mines has detected 59 cases of illegal mining activities including illegal transportation of ore between April and July this year.

Enforcement squad detects 59 cases of illegal mining, Rs 10 cr realised

Railway electrification project will soon touch North Eastern Region as the railways have set the target for completion of electrification work up to Guwahati by the 12th five year plan.

Railway electrification project to touch North East soon

Asian School of Business Management (ASBM) will launch Bachelors and Master degree courses in Social Works at a campus adjacent to its existing premises on the outskirt of the city. The course quality will be benchmarking with the Tata Institute of Social Science, a premier social science institute in the country, said Bisawjit Pattanayak, group director, ASBM.

ASBM to launch new course in social science

Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), the oldest IIT in the country is set to create a science hub in Kolkata at a cost of Rs 350 crore.

IIT Kharagpur to invest Rs 350 cr in science hub

Six women activists of Bhitamati Surkhya Manch, an outfit opposing Posco steel project in Nuagaon panchayat, were seriously injured due to lathicharge by police to disburse the agitators on Monday.

Six hurt in police lathicharge in Posco site

After waiting in vain for three months hoping some reprieve will come their way from the TMC government, the Naxalites on Monday killed one person at Belpahari, near Jhargram in Junglemahal. According to the district police officials, the victim was a supporter of TMC and was active in local resistance committee against the Naxalites. This is the first instance where the TMC supporter was targeted by the Naxalites in Junglemahal.

Naxals target TMC, one killed in Junglemahal

With three more deaths reported today from different districts, the overall toll in rain related incidents in West Bengal has touched 50, with several rivers still flowing above the danger mark affecting over 3 million people in 15 districts.

Toll in rain related incidents reach 50 in Bengal 

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Sending the ruling Congress in the firefighting mode once again, 27 MLAs and two Lok Sabha members apart from two TDP legislators on Monday submitted resignations in protest against naming former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in the FIR related to the ongoing investigation against his son Jagan Mohan Reddy.

29 MLAs, 2 MPs resign over YSR name in FIR

Bangalore-based Avekshaa Technologies, an architecture-led IT consulting and services startup floated by former senior executives at Infosys, is looking at acquiring either a security company or a performance and scalability testing firm in the US for $10 million (approximately Rs 45 crore).

Avekshaa plans $10-mn buyout in US

Gold loan major Muthoot Finance Ltd (MFL) expects to maintain its net interest margin at 9.5 to 10 per cent in this financial year as it sees no negative impact arising from the prevailing high interest rate environment. The Kochi-based non-banking finance company is also clear about passing on any hike in rates to the end borrowers.

Muthoot sees no impact of high interest rates

Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has entered into a licensing agreement with IIT-Bombay to manufacture high-speed transport routers developed by the latter&rsquo;s gigabit networking laboratory.

ECIL to make high-speed network routers designed by IIT-Bombay

Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Monday registered an FIR against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members in connection with the anti-corruption watchdog&rsquo;s report into illegal mining.

BSY, family members booked by Lokayukta

Will compete in market dominated by Pepsi, ITC Foods, Haldirams.

MTR Foods goes in for expansion enters snacking category

The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) is planning to invest over Rs 370 crore during the present fiscal. The proposed investments include setting up a cement manufacturing facility, de-inking plant among others.

TNPL to diversify into cement manufacturing

The Mysore-headquartered Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) and University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, (UAS) have agreed to jointly undertake collaborative studies in major thrust areas of research particularly on the management of pests and diseases.

Sericulture institute, UAS plan joint studies

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