WestBridge makes first PE investment from new fund

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WB govt wants to adopt cluster devt approach to enhance productivity and competitiveness as well as capacity building of MSME

Draft industrial policy focuses on MSME

More than a decade old,  National Thermal Power Corporationâ€™s 1,980 MW North Karanpua Super Thermal Power Project (STPP), at Tandwa in Chatra district of Jharkhand, is likely to see the light of the day following the approval by the Centreâ€™s cabinet committee on Investment (CCI), recently.The proposed STPP envisaged by the state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Jharkhand, had earlier virtually been shelved, as after constitution of the new Jharkhand state in 2000, two successive governments of the state failed to acquire 2,600 acres of land required for setting up the 1,960 MW STPP despite a team of officials led by the general manager of the NTPC met the then chief minister Madhu Koda and apprised him the problems facing the proposed acquisition of land for the STPP at Chandwa.The NTPC team had also informed the then chief minister that the proposed power project was held up because of indifferent attitude of the officials of the revenue and

Jharkhand's power project gets Centre's nod despite CIL objection

Says the move of the apex bank a win-win situation for all

PNB welcomes RBI guidelines on banking licence

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The technology is used for the first time in Odisha and second in India

JSPL introduces new construction technology in Odisha

Expenditure at 101% of approved outlayOvercoming its not so encouraging track record in spending Plan outlays, the Odisha government has logged 101.07 per cent expenditure in the 11th Plan period (2007-12).The state government spent Rs 44,290.16 crore against the approved outlay of Rs 43,820 crore under the 11th Plan, Maheshwar Mohanty, minister for planning & coordination informed the state assembly.Sectors like energy, industry & minerals, transport, science & technology, social services and general services registered more than 100 per cent spending in 2007-12.The remaining sectors- agriculture & allied activities, rural development, special area programmes, irrigation & flood control and general economic services clocked over 90 per cent expenditure in the period. The minister also informed that Odishaâ€™s debt-GSDP (gross state domestic product) considerably improved from 55.92 per cent in 2002-03 to 17.87 per cent in 2011-12. An ave

Odisha spends Rs 44,290 crore in 11th Plan

The 5th round of hearing of Odisha govt and the miners by the Commission may to take place from Wednesday

Shah Panel visit this week, to raise mines boundary issue

State PSU to challenge de-allocation of Baitarani west coal block

OHPC to move high court against coal ministry order

Agriculture dept of Maharashtra seeks separate agriculture budget for the state

Maharashtra may have separate agri budget

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The CESCâ€™s request was sent to all industrialists by the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industries

CESC asks Mysore industry to restrict power use during exams

Chief minister Jagadish Shettar has written to Union power minister to consider setting a UMPP in stateKarnataka has sought to push the Centre to set up an Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in the coastal Dakshina Kannada district.In a letter to Union Minister of State for Power, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar noted that a team of officers visited four potential sites identified by Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) for setting up thermal power plants in coastal region of the state last year.The officers were from Central Electricity Authority (CEA), CMPDI, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), Karnataka Port and Inland Water Transport Department, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Power Company of Karnataka Ltd (PCKL) and Revenue Department.The CEA had informed Ranchi-based CMPDI, who were rendering consultancy services for identification of potential sites for coal-based thermal power station

Centre asked to set up UMPP in D-K district

The number of seats in five taluks and Mysore city is 204

Local polls: 1,733 file nominations in Mysore district

Ruling Congress in Himachal took over the land given on lease to Baba Ramdevâ€™s Yogpeeth Trust

HP Land row: BJP to stand by Ramdev

The dept is also offering certain incentives to film producers like accommodation at state government owned hotels at discounted rates

Tourism dept offers single window system for filmakers

The party is in favour of breaking Kangra into four districts, and Shimla and Mandi into two districts each

Himachal must have five new districts, says BJP

Late Ponty Chadhaâ€™s political clout ran across political spectrum and ideologies

UP set to retain excise policy benefical to Chadha Group

The CBI has arrested one more police officer in connection with the 2004 alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others, officials of the agency said.The CBI late last evening arrested police inspector, Special Operation Group (SOG), Gandhinagar, Bharat Patel in the case and he was produced today before the court, along with suspended DySP Tarun Barot, who was also arrested yesterday. Patel, who was the police sub-inspector with Crime Branch, Ahmedabad in 2004, was called by CBI for questioning at Gandhinagar office.Metropolitan Magistrate A U Jujaru today ordered them to be sent in CBI custody for 24 hours. CBI investigating officer of the case, G Kalaimani, prayed for 14-day custody.

Another Gujarat cop arrested in Ishrat encounter case

Having successfully rolled its broadband Internet services in Surat, RK Infratel Ltd. is now eyeing a pan-India rollout. The company has applied for a class A licence with the department of telecom (DoT) which, if and when received, will allow RK Infratel to roll out optical fibre based broadband services in other major cities across India.The company not only provides broadband services under the brand name 'Airlink ', but also offers optical fibre network for enterprise clients in telecom, oil & gas and Internet sectors."We are quite ambitious to expand our broadband services as well as enhance our optical fibre network within Gujarat and outside. We have applied for a class A licence with the DoT for pan-India rollout," said Rajendra Sheth, chairman and managing director of the company.Under the 'Safe City Surat' project by Surat City Police Department and Surat Traffic Education, RK Infratel recently provided its optical fibre network for success

RK Infratel seeks DoT licence for pan-India broadband rollout

Synthetic rubber consumption clocks CAGR of 15-20% as against 5-7% growth rate in natural rubber consumption

Synthetic rubber consumption outgrows that of natural rubber

Indians prefer quick service restaurants (QSR) over other formats as they offer international taste at low budget, finds a report on Indian restaurants

Indians love to eat out at QSR

Sources say the deal is in final stage where valuation is to be finalised for the 225-bed hospital

Apollo in talks to acquire Chennai hospital

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