Bosch Electrical Drives India Pvt Ltd., a joint venture between Bosch and Igarashi Motors India Pvt Ltd, has announced the setting up of a plant in Chennai to produce Wiper systems, engine cooling fan modules, HVAC blowers and window lift drives products.

Bosch plans new plant in South

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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today slammed the Centre for its move to despatch an advisory to the State government, saying it was aimed at &lsquo;pacifying&rsquo; Congress leaders who tried to push for President&rsquo;s rule in the state through &ldquo;blackmail tactics&rdquo;.

Yeddyurappa slams central advisory

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The state government has drawn up plans to create an additional irrigation facility of 200,000 acres this year in all river basin areas in the state, minister for water resources Basavaraj Bommai said today.

State to expand irrigation

Thrissur-based Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) has registered a seven-fold growth in net profit during the financial year 2010-11 to Rs 12.18 crore against Rs 1.65 crore in the previous fiscal. Its deposits grew 25 per cent as against&nbsp;the industry average of 15 per cent, according to a bank release.

CSB sees over sevenfold jump in net profit in FY 2011

Magma Fincorp Limited is expecting a 50 per cent growth in business in Andhra Pradesh during 2011-12. Company vice-president Dhrubashish Bhattacharya said Magma would reach the target by adding two more braches at Ongloe and Anantapur during the current fiscal to its 15-branch network in the state.

Magma targets 50% growth in AP

Andhra Pradesh ranks at the top in rural electrification among all the states while its performance in other power sector reforms is also ahead of many states, said Minister of State for Power KC Venugopal.

AP ahead in power sector reforms

Godrej Appliances, the consumer durables division of the Godrej Group, is planning to set up its third manufacturing plant in south India.

Godrej plans mfg plant in south

Rain Commodities Limited, a Hyderabad-based manufacturer of cement under the Priya brand, on Wednesday said Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary, had voluntarily converted from 100 per cent export-oriented unit (EoU) into a domestic unit with immediate effect. This was done in order to service the increasing demand for calcined petroleum coke within India.

Rain Com converts EoU into domestic unit

Even though people of Assam had given a clear mandate to the Congress party to take over the reigns in Dispur for the next five-years, the state is yet to get a full-fledged government as finalisation of council of ministers is still awaited. The government in Assam presently consists of just the chief minister.

Assam still without ministers

The Orissa government will hold talks with the developers of three minor ports- Dhamara, Chudamani and Subarnarekha on Thursday on the crucial issue of the impact of the unilateral extension of Kolkata Port Trust's (KoPT) limits on these minor ports.

Orissa to hold talks with developers on KoPT limits extension

The Jagatsinghpur district administration today achieved a major breakthrough in Posco land acquisition work by making inroads into Gobindpur village, considered to a be stronghold of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), the organization spearheading the anti-Posco agitation in the state for over six years.

District administration makes inroads into anti-Posco stronghold

In a bid to expedite the implementation of Financial Inclusion Plan (FIP) in Gujarat, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has set ambitious targets to penetrate financial service in the rural regions in the state. Nabard's Gujarat region office aims to add around 3000 Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) in the current year to increase the credit availability to the farmers. JLG is a voluntary group of 4-10 small, marginal or tenant farmers, who would give a mutual guarantee for the credits made available to them. Currently, there are around 500-600 such JLGs operational in the state. In order to meet the targets of financial inclusion in the rural areas in the state, the regional office of Nabard plans to increase the the presence of JLGs in Gujarat.

Nabard to up JLGs, FCs for financial inclusion

After offering the one-year programme in public health management for government officials, the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) is now looking to expand its purview to non-government officials as well.

IIPHG to offer public health mgmt prog for NGO sector

Union Tourism Minister Subodhkant Sahai today announced an allocation of Rs 150 crore for Dwarka, Porbandar and Kabirwad while unveiling a mega tourism project at the Kabirwad on the bank of the Narmada in Bharuch district.

Centre allocates Rs 150 crores for tourism projects in Gujarat

City-based Phadnis Group is planning to invest Rs 800 crore&nbsp; indiverse sectors including real estate, hospitality and infrastructure in the next three years. The group has decided to develop 25 hotels across India which includes newly upgraded Radisson Blu in Alibaug.

Phadnis Group plans Rs 800 cr expansion

Mahindra Navistar Automotive which has recently added heavy commercial vehicles (HCV) of various range in its portfolio, which earlier consisted of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) only, is aiming to sell 50,000 heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) and 20,000 light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the next three years.

MNAL eyes  sale of 50,000 HCVs and 20,000  LCVs in three years

After the the cabinet approved the Himachal Pradesh Private Universities (Regulatory Commission) Bill earlier this month, it is now paving the way for effective functioning of private universities and other private institutes for higher education in the state.

Varsity bill will lead to smooth functioning of pvt institutes

The Left regime has helped conjure perceptions about industrialists&rsquo; proximity to a particular party, but that may not be the reality
About a week before the historic Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress supremo &mdash; and now the chief minister of West Bengal &mdash; Mamata Banerjee displayed 98 of her paintings at Kolkata&rsquo;s Galerie 88. In four days, the exhibition, titled &lsquo;Twenty five hours a day&rsquo;, which painters from her cultural camp described as a

Brand Bengal lives on

Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, chief minister Oommen Chandy said the government would introduce the full&nbsp;Budget for the current financial year in the session. Election to the post of Speaker will be held on June 2 while that of deputy Speaker will be held later. N Sakthan of&nbsp;the Congress will be nominated for the post of pro-term Speaker, he said.

Kerala assembly Budget session from June 24

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has suggested new buildings should compulsorily have solar panels installed at their rooftop to harness solar energy.

UP Power Corp for compulsory solar panels in new buildings

The subsidized chana (gram) scheme for poor people in the 'red zone' has fallen prey to naxal violence as the Chhattisgarh government had postponed scheme's launch.

Launch of subsidy scheme postponed in naxal zone

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