Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), which had set new benchmarks in production in 2010-11, has commenced the current fiscal on a positive note.

RSP scales new highs in steel, hot metal output 

Business Standard

To minimise the rush of passengers in the ongoing summer season, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to add extra coaches in 13 trains.

ECoR adds coaches in 13 trains for summer season

The Centre is waiting for the assembly elections to be over in five states to hike the prices of petroleum products, which would be its 'gift to the aam admi', West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, claimed today.

Petroleum price hike to be the centre&#39s gift to aam admi : Buddhadeb 

Press Trust of India

Custom milling of rice has come to a halt as millers are finding it hard to procure paddy of good quality.

Poor paddy yield affects CMR production

Chhatradgar Mahato, the leader of the Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), is contesting this election from behind the bar in Jhargram assembly. Chhatradhar was arrested in September, 2009 for his role in the Lalgarh movement and the state police have booked him under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Chhatradhar Mahato fighting it out from  Jhargram

Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affiars K V Thomas has indicated that India is unlikely to allow wheat exports this year. &ldquo;Despite a bumper harvest and a buffer stock of wheat the government should refrain from allowing wheat as the country is gearing up for the historic Food Security Bill so we may be requiring huge quantities to be distributed to BPL families&rdquo;, he said in a press conference here on Friday.

Wheat exports unlikely: Thomas

The United Nations Children&rsquo;s Fund (Unicef) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) Alumni Association to assist the United Nations (UN) children&rsquo;s body in its programmes.

Unicef partners with IIM-L alumni to assist UN programmes

The Directorate of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-based Cheema Boilers Limited (CBL) to impart skill training in fabrication (welding and fitting) sector to the students of government industrial training institutes.

Punjab board signs MoU to impart skill training

The concept of &lsquo;digital classroom&rsquo; is catching up fast in private schools, with the segment growing at almost 25 per cent annually.

Boom in switch to digital classrooms

The cancellation of 56 hydel projects has cast a shadow over the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency&rsquo;s (Ureda&rsquo;s) plans to develop micro hydel projects in the hill state despite heavy grant available in the sector.

Ureda's plans for micro projects hit roadblock

Tube Investments of India Ltd (TII), part of $3-billion Murugappa group, is planning to set up green field facilities to manufacture bicycles, tubes and chains. The company has said it would invest around Rs 600 crore in these facilities.

TII plans Rs 600 cr capacity expansion

Addressing the group's annual press conference in Chennai, A Vellayan, executive chairman, Murugappa group, said that its turnover in 2010-11 stood at Rs 17,051 crore from Rs 13,617 crore in 2009-10, an increase of around 25 per cent.

Murugappa group to invest Rs 1,500 cr in 2011-12 

Landmark Construction, a Chennai-based real estate developer, has launched a high-end luxury apartment project at an estimated project cost of Rs 261 crore, in the city. It has 20 projects in the pipeline, including six ongoing projects, and expects the turnover to grow from current Rs 95 crore to around Rs 400 crore in next two years.

Landmark begins Rs  260-cr luxury home project

The Finland-based mobile handset manufacturer Nokia, which reported a drop in market share below 30 per cent for the first time in almost a decade, is now betting big on India to regain the business momentum.

Nokia to introduce dual SIM models soon

Bangalore headquart-ered real estate developer, Brigade Enterprises has posted a 15 per cent drop in its net profit at Rs 27.24 crore in the fourth quarter of last financial year as compared with Rs 31.95 crore reported earlier. The dip in net profit is attributed to drop in sales numbers of the company in the fourth quarter.

Brigade Q4 net dips 15 pc to Rs 27.24 crore

Production at pharmaceutical company Zenotech Labs was suspended for the fourth consecutive day today with the employees continuing their strike.

Stalemate continues at Zenotech

The property market in Hyderabad would gain from a strong leadership in the state that can rebuild the brand image of the city, says a city-based developer.

'Hyd property market strongly linked to its brand image'

Also offers 5-10% rebate on other seeds sold by GSSC.

State offers Rs 100 rebate on Bt cotton seeds

After finally getting the Centre's nod, the Girnar ropeway project is going global. With the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) giving a green signal to the original plan, the ropeway project will now be designed in the European country Austria.

Girnar ropeway design to be made in Austria

Buoyed by robust demand in the domestic market, Cera Sanitaryware Ltd is planning to infuse fresh capital of Rs 100 crore to expand its manufacturing capacity.

Cera to infuse Rs 100 cr in manufacturing

Household savings of an average employee in the metros has come down by 45 per cent in the last six years due to the exorbitant increase in the prices of essential commodities, fuel, education, burden on housing loan installment and increase in health insurance premia, an Assocham survey has revealed.

Inflation hits household saving rates 45%

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