The Budget speech of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee left many surprised in the Unique Identity and Development Authority of India (UIDAI) &mdash; the agency tasked with providing unique IDs or Aadhaars to 1.2 billion Indians.

UIDAI: Miles to go for Nilekani

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The Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), which is executing the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, has denied it has acquired excess land from farmers and ruled out the possibility of returning any land to farmers.

NICE: We have not acquired excess land

A detailed national inventory of wetlands has been prepared on the basis of satellite imagery provided by ISRO, highlighting areas of critical ecological significance and those facing threat due to developmental activities.

First national inventory of wetlands prepared   

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Going a step ahead after agreeing to swear before the God, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today said he was ready to undergo a narco analysis test to prove his claim that chief minister B S Yeddyurappa through an aide tried to strike a &ldquo;compromise&rdquo; with him.

I am  ready to take narco test: Kumaraswamy

Commercial banks in Karnataka have been advised to speed up the efforts to achieve financial inclusion by the end of the present financial year. Presently, the banks in the state are lagging in meeting the deadline of March 2012 fixed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

State lags in implementing financial inclusion plan

Ahmedabad based injectables player Claris Lifesciences has appointed an external consultant to resolve the issue with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) regarding exports of its products to US.

Claris hopes to resolve FDA issues soon

The commercial banks have disbursed Rs 38,243 crore to the priority sector in Karnataka during fiscal 2010-11, achieving 98 per cent of the target. The banks had set a target of disbursing Rs 38,952 crore for the year under the priority sector lending.

Banks miss priority sector lending target for FY11

With the recent spurt in activities in the automobile space in Gujarat as Ford and Maruti come knocking, the auto-components industry at Rajkot is eying huge growth in the coming years. The component makers in Rajkot expect at least 20-30 per cent growth in business.

Rajkot auto-comp industry eyes growth as auto giants look to Guj 

Caparo Energy today said it has secured the first tranche of Rs 350-crore fund from The India Infrastructure Fund managed by IDFC Project Equity Company.

Caparo Energy secures Rs 350 cr funding from India Infra Fund     

Demand-supply gap jacks up price to Rs 1,590 per tin.

Groundnut oil prices hit record high

The auction of the stock securities will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tomorrow, Gujarat Finance Department Additional Secretary Manish Verma said in a statement.

Gujarat to auction state securities worth Rs 1K cr

After touching a figure of 6,000 parlours across India, Amul, a milk and milk products brand owned and marketed by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), is now betting on quick service restaurants called Amul Cafes. Tasting success with the two federation owned outlets of Amul Cafes at Ahmedabad, GCMMF is eying to spread the network of cafes across the country in the coming two years.

After parlours, Amul bets big on cafes

A leak was developed at Adani group's Mundra Port in Kutch district on Tuesday morning while unloading a vessel containing high speed diesel (HSD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). The leak, however, was contained shortly with some spillage of fuel on the jetty.

Leak causes oil spill at Mundra Port

Groundnut oil prices have surged to a record high of Rs 1,590 per 15 kg tin amid high demand and lower availability of ground nut for crushing.

Germany based valve manufacturer Samson Controls Pvt Ltd has set up a plant at Ranjangaon in Pune.

Samson Controls sets up new plant

Self-help groups in the state are ready to evolve into the next stage by acquiring an 'economic base' of operations such as procurement of foodgrain from farmers or becoming dairy cooperatives.

SHGs set to acquire economic base

City-based Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) today launched a robotic-assisted surgery facility at its hospital here.

KIMS launches robotic-assisted surgery facility

Overseas education consulting company, Oceanic Consultants has expanded its operations with the opening of its offices at three different locations in Andhra Pradesh &mdash;Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. With this, Oceanic will provide student-friendly services and counselling, including future planning and budgeting. &ldquo;The demand for immigration services has been soaring consistently in AP, which is why we have decided to render our services in this part of the country. We conducted a research and found that a large number of students from AP are highly ambitious and eager to pursue higher studies overseas. So, this spread out was planned in order to meet the rising requirement of our services across India,&rdquo; Fiona Richards, chief operating officer, said in a release on Tuesday.

Oceanic Consultants enters Andhra 

Talent management is seen as the biggest challenge faced by the Indian chief executive officers (CEOs). According to 'People matters &mdash; CEO as the chief talent officer', a study by online career and recruitment solutions provider Monster.com, 80 per cent of the CEOs surveyed agree that human resource (HR) issues were undoubtedly core to the success of their companies.

Indian CEOs donning the hat of chief talent officers

The annual plan outlay of Uttar Pradesh for 2011-12 has jumped almost 15 per cent to Rs 47,000 crore. This substantial hike would allow UP greater maneuverability in piloting its various social sector infrastructure schemes, including health and education.

UP annual plan size jumps 15 per cent to Rs 47,000 cr

With the centre issuing a warning on illegal sand mining in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that he will talk to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to settle the issue.

Uttarakhand CM to meet Ramesh on sand mining

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