Legislative affairs minister D Sridhar Babu on Saturday introduced the Andhra Pradesh Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending) Bill, 2010 in the Assembly.

MFI Bill introduced in AP Assembly

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Siemens IT Solutions and Services Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm and a 100 per cent subsidiary of Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH, has announced a media platform iNeevM &mdash; to unify the management of digital content with the value of social media.

Siemens solution to tap social media

Corrupack 2010, the 39th annual conference of Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers (FCMB), was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in Hyderabad on Friday.

Corrupack 2010 in Hyderabad

NEA (New Enterprise Associates), a global private equity fund with committed capital of around $11 billion, is understood to have clinched a deal to invest $50 million in Bangalore-based Tutorvista, spearheaded by serial entrepreneur K Ganesh. TutorVista is an educational portal offering one-to-one live tutoring over the Internet and has various arms in the education space, spanning digital learning content, consumer Internet, brick-and-mortal tutorial centres and schools.

Tutorvista to get $50 million from NEA

West Bengal ferroalloy makers that contribute 40 per cent of national production are expecting annual relief package of around Rs 30 crore on electricity tariff from the cash-strapped West Bengal government.

West Bengal Ferroalloy makers seek power-relief package

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Linco Beauty and Slimming Equipment Private Limited, a city-based manufacturer and importer of wellness products and fitness equipment, is in the process of roping in 100 franchisees for its fitness and wellness business and 50 more for its organic spa and salon outlets by the end of the 2011 calendar year.

Linco Beauty to rope in 150 franchisees

Emami Paper Mills, a part of the Kolkata-based Emami Group, has earmarked over Rs 2,000 crore for capacity expansion and a foray into the pulp and writing paper segment, a top company official said.

Emami to invest Rs 2,000cr for capacity building, new venture

Bangalore headquartered rose exporter Karuturi Global is in the final stages of talks with a group of banks to raise a debt of around Rs 800 crore in the next one month.

Karuturi to raise Rs 800 crore debt

West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee accused opposition Trinamool Congress of joining hands with the Naxals to spread violence and stall development.

Trinamool Congress spreading violence with Naxals: Buddhadeb

For those who are riding high on the recent projects announced by Wipro and Infosys in West Bengal, Nitish magic in Bihar, Naveen&rsquo;s rule in Orissa and the enormous investment potential of the North-East, here comes a shocker.

East India faces FDI drought: Report

Public sector undertaking National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) today signed a power purchase agreement with Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) for a 2,640-Mw coal-based thermal power project at Gidderbaha, being undertaken at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore.

NTPC inks deal with Punjab for thermal power project

In order to increase bilateral trade between India and Pakistan, various industry chambers in Pakistan feel the Indian government should allow more items to be imported from Pakistan through Attari Road, Wagah (Amritsar). They also expect Pakistan to include more items in the list of goods to be imported from India through the Wagah route. At present, India mainly exports fresh vegetables and meat through the Attari road while Pakistan exports dry fruits to India through the route.

GoI should allow Pakistan to export more items to India: Pak chambers

Centum Learning Limited, the learning and skill-building solution arm of the Bharti Associate company, plans to train 40,000 employees of Airtel, for its African operations.

Centum to train African Airtel employees

Cigarette and consumer goods major, ITC is among nearly 24 companies which are seeking land in the key industrial estate of Haridwar in Uttarakhand for the expansion and setting up of new shops.

ITC among 24 firms seeking land in Haridwar

But yesterday&rsquo;s POP was yet another big milestone for the IMA when it achieved the rare distinction of producing more than 50,000 army officers in its 78th year of its inception.

Another feather in IMA's cap

Hyderabad-based Apalya Technologies, a mobile video platform developer and owner of &lsquo;MiMobiTV&rsquo; service, is planning to add 25 more channels in the coming two months.

Apalya to add 25 channels

Coking coal prices are set to go through the roof, pushing up valuation of assets. Coking coal contract from January is settled at $225 a tonne, up from the previous $209 a tonne, and indications are that prices for the second quarter of the financial year will hit $250 a tonne.

Coking coal prices set to go up

The overall collection, both tax and non-tax, stands at Rs 7505.60 crore till the end of October as against the budgetary target of Rs 13525 .99 crore for 2010-11, minister for finance &amp; excise Prafulla Chandra Ghadai informed the state assembly.

Orissa tax collection at 55% of target till October

Pollution Board serves showcause notices on 11 industries

The winter session of the state Legislative Assembly is going the Parliament way. Even on Monday, the third day of the six-day session, the House was adjourned without conducting the day&rsquo;s business.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly goes the Parliament way

The Orissa government has initiated work on five major irrigation projects involving a cost of Rs 4788.23 crore. These projects include Upper Indravati Irrigation Project, Integrated Anandapur Barrage Project, Kanupur Irrigation Project, Lower Indra Project, Lower Suktel Project.

Work on for five mega irrigation projects worth Rs 4788  crore

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