Hardly into Day 3 of its final placements, the Faculty of Public Planning and Policy (FPPP) at the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University seem to have got off to a rollicking start with 43 companies visiting its campus. So far in the first cluster that began on February 20, FPPP, which spans seven disciplines, has seen 40 odd offers trickling in, with the largest package being pegged at Rs 6.5 lakhs.

CEPT placements off to good start

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The traders of Yeswanthpur agriculture produce market yard have decided to launch an indefinite trade bundh from February 28 in protest against the grant of private market yard licence to Metro Cash &amp; Carry India Pvt Ltd.

Traders call indefinite bundh from Feb 28

Kingfisher Airlines, the flagship airlines company of UB Group, will launch eleven new flights on its domestic network from March 1, 2011 as part of its effort to improve connectivity.

KF to launch 11 flights from March

The Andhra Pradesh government today presented the Budget for the year 2011-12 with an estimated total expenditure of Rs 1,28,542 crore, to the state Assembly while making no new proposals on taxes or programmes.

No new taxes, schemes in  Rs 1.28 lakh cr Budget in AP

Amdavadis seem to be getting more aspirational! A market that is traditionally known as one of the biggest two-wheeler markets in the country, has seen used car sales beat sales of used bikes.

Used cars beat 2-wheeler sales in Ahd

French car major Renault is set to launch five new cars in India before 2012. The company, which is setting up a Rs 4,500 crore car manufacturing plant at Oragadam along with its Japanese partner, has said that it is targeting 70,000 units over next four to five years.

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

With close to 75,000 temporary jobs being added in calendar year 2010, the staffing industry in India is growing annually at a rate of 18 to 20 per cent, says a study by TeamLease. According to Temp Salary Primer 2011, which was released on Wednesday, the country's temporary staffing industry stands at 90 million workforce, out of which 500,000 or 0.55 per cent belong to the organised sector.

Temporary staff hiring up by 20%

The UPA government looks set to give the contract a decent burial and, in turn, redeem Isro and itself.

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Chennai-based Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd (ALDS) has entered into a tie-up with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) GmbH and Co. KG, Germany, to cooperate in developing advanced defence systems for Indian defence establishment as well as other defence forces worldwide.

Ashok Leyland defence arm in tie up with German firm

About three to four years ago, when the private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) industry was in an embryonic stage in India, PE firms were known as financial investors. The companies that wanted higher investments or didn&rsquo;t have a superb working background considered PE firms as another bank where promoters could pledge their stake.

An equitable rise sees PE investors add greater value to companies

Aircel, a 76:24 joint venture between Malaysia-based Maxis Communication Berhad and Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals group, has launched its third-generation (3G) mobile services, primarily targeting young customers.

Aircel targets youth with its 3G launch

Competition in the smart phone category&nbsp; seems to be cut throat. After Nokia and Samsung, LG has aggressively plunged into the market. The company has decided to launch six new handsets in category of smart phones. All the new hand sets belong to 'Optimus' series&nbsp;viz Black, Me,&nbsp;2X,&nbsp; Pad, Star and Seven. These models will hit the market one by one by end of June 2011 .

LG to introduce six new smart phones

Thane Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd. (TJSB), a multi-state scheduled bank, is planning to open 12 new branches at select locations by the end of next FY 2011-12. The Bank is eyeing 20 per cent year-on-year business growth for the next two years.

Thane Janata Bank to open 12 new branches by March 2012

The biotechnology industry in India is likely to see a significant uptick in the merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) activity, primarily on the back of drastic restructuring that companies from the West had to undergo post the economic recession. However, challenges such as funding constraints may continue to persist, even as the Asian biotech economy would maintain growth with focus on research, according Grant Thornton.

Biotech sector to see uptick in M&As: Grant Thornton

More than 50,000 litres of sugarcane juice was disposed off in the fields and drains as the sugar factory set up by the Chhattisgarh government in Sarguja region could not resume production.

Failure to resume production causes wastage of 50,000 litres of sugarcane juice

Philadelphia-based AppLabs, an independent software testing quality management company with its global delivery centre in Hyderabad, has taken a new facility at DLF&rsquo;s special economic zone in the city. &ldquo;We now have a seating capacity of 2,000 at DLF. This will primarily house our enterprise customers and provide the secure facilities that they expect from their vendors,&rdquo; Sashi Reddi, founder and chief executive of AppLabs, stated in a press release on Wednesday.

AppLabs takes facility in DLF SEZ

Implementation of Coal India Ltd's (CIL) Rs 686 crore Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions project is likely to be delayed following complaints from vendors over certain aspects of the tender documents.

CIL's Rs 686 cr ERP project to be delayed

Press Trust of India

Transport labourers (hamalis) at the Anakapalli jaggery market today called off their strike after traders assured them of a 14 paise hike in remuneration. The hamalis had earlier demanded a hike of 20 paise per 10 kg for loading and unloading jaggery. The market opened as usual and received nearly 20,000 lumps (each lump contains 15 kg) of jaggery. Black jaggery was sold at Rs 170-172 per 10 kg.

Transport labourers call off strike

AECOM which is a provider of professional technical and management support services to markets like transportation, facilities,environmental, etc has signed an exclusive agreement with Aquatech Systems Asia, for its biological treatment technology for industrial and municipal applications in the India market.

Aquatech, AECOM in pact for wastewater treatment

The Kerala government today signed&nbsp;a lease deed with Tecom of Dubai for the commencement of the civil work of&nbsp;Smart City Kochi. The deed was signed by Tecom CEO Abdul Latheef Al Mullah, and K Sureshkumar, secretary, IT department of Kerala in the presence of S Sharma, Minister for Registration.

Kerala govt signs lease deed for Smart City project

IDBI Bank, which six years back had transformed into a universal bank, is betting big on North-East. Besides infrastructure sector, the bank has expressed its keenness to finance the region&rsquo;s MSME sector.

IDBI bets big on North-east infra, MSMEs sectors

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