Resentment among sugarcane growers in Uttarakhand is on the rise following a long delay in the start of the crushing season as well as the state advised price (SAP).

Resentment grows among cane growers in Uttarakhand

Business Standard

It could be an early Christmas for students at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year. The final placement process, which kicks off on December 1, is expected to be a season of bonanza, with recruiting companies queuing up once again after a two-year lull.

Students expected to be spoilt for choice

Having inaugurated the second phase of its steam turbine and compressor manufacturing facility at Vadodara, Siemens Ltd has chalked out a Rs 1,200 crore capex plan for the next two years in the state of Gujarat.

Siemens plans Rs 1,200 crore capex in Gujarat

The power generation business unit of Cummins India Limited (CIL) said it won the 'voice of the customer' award from the international consultancy Frost &amp; Sullivan, second time since 2007, reinforcing its position as the preferred power generation brand in India.

Cummins wins voice of customer award

Moving ahead with its ultimate goal of becoming self sufficient in power generation, Uttar Pradesh government today signed an MoU with mini ratna Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) to set up a 2,000 Mw thermal power plant at Ghatampur, Kanpur.

Neyveli to set up 2,000 Mw plant in Kanpur

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday inducted 39 ministers into his Cabinet. Of these, 16 are from Telangana, 15 from coastal Andhra and 8 from the Rayalaseema region.

New Andhra Pradesh cabinet sworn in

Bangalore-headquartered pharmaceutical company Strides Arcolab has rebranded its specialities division Strides Specialties Ltd as Agila Specialties though the new entity will continue to function as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the drug company.

Strides Arcolab rebrands its specialty division

The banks operating in the state- PSU as well as private sector banks- continue to struggle with recovery of loans with the recovery rate standing at only 45.39 per cent (as on September 30, 2010).

Banks struggle on loan recovery

The state owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Orissa (Idco) has allotted 34022.45 acres of land to 52 industries who have signed MoUs (Memoranda of Understanding) with the state government.

34022 acres land allotted to 52 MoU signed units

Peepul Capital Advisors, a city-based private equity fund with over $625-million (approximately Rs 2,875 crore) assets under management, is targeting more companies in the media and entertainment sector to park investments.

Peepul Capital eyes more media firms

The privately-held company is jointly promoted by Apollo International Limited, part of the $1.5-billion Apollo Group. It has so far made 2,140 installations across the country, including 890 down south.

UFO to invest Rs 150 crore by 2012

Carlsberg India on Wednesday opened its first brewery in the south in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of Rs 128 crore.

Danish beermaker Carlsberg opens  brewery in AP

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has given contracts for 31 vessels worth about Rs 6,000 crore, which will be delivered before 2014. The company will also order 15 more vessels by the end of this financial year to boost its fleet strength.

SCI gives contracts for 31 vessels

Visakhapatnam Cooperative Bank registered a total business of Rs 1,500 crore as of November 22. Of this, deposits constituted Rs 871.68 crore and advances Rs 629.82 crore.

Vizag Co-op Bank business touches Rs 1500 crore

As many as 19 mining leases approved by the Government of India are yet to be executed in the state mainly due to want of forest clearance and non-submission of Mining Plan.

19 approved mining leases yet to be executed

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on mining headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to meet in two days to take a final view on the policy regarding sharing of miners&rsquo; profits with the local populace. With this, the government seeks to end the debate on how to make the benefits of mining reach the predominantly impoverished tribal population.

GoM likely to meet tomorrow to finalise draft mining Bill

The Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into irregularities in the 2G spectrum allocation process has held the country's highest legislative body to ransom since November 10, the second day of the ongoing winter session.

Parliament logjam costs nation dearly

The Orissa government has accorded administrative approval for acquisition of 4905.19 acres of private land for the 12 million tonne mega steel project proposed by ArcleorMittal at Patana tehsil in Keonjhar district.

Orissa gives nod for land acquisition for ArcelorMittal plant

In a move aimed at maintaining fiscal discipline, the finance department had dropped most of the proposals submitted by various departments for inclusion in the second supplementary demands.

Fiscal discipline tops Chhattisgarh agenda

Viewers may be excused if they mistake the familiar figure in a plain Dhaniakhali sari and rubber sandals for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

Now, 'Didi' to bask in screen glory

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Steel majors ArcelorMittal, Posco, Tata Metaliks, JSW Steel, Bhushan Steel, NMDC and KIOCL among others are likely to be allotted captive iron ore mines in the iron ore-rich Bellary district of Karnataka as the state government has taken another step in this direction, a top government official said.

State readies to allot captive iron ore mines to steel majors

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