State Bank of India is targeting a 20 per cent growth in lending through its specialised commercial branches.

SBI eyes 20% growth via special branches

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Electrical equipment maker Havells India is planning to open 12 Havells Galaxy, its retail outlet, in Andhra Pradesh by the end of this financial year, adding to its current four. &ldquo;Havells Galaxy is targeted at end-users, architects and consultants, and showcases products from its eleven verticals. Andhra Pradesh is a big market for us and we have 30-35 per cent market share,&rdquo; said G Neeilkanth Rao, deputy GM, Havells India.

Havells to open 8 retail stores in AP

Korean-major Samsung Electronics Company Ltd has signed a Letter of Intent with the Tamil Nadu government. The company is planning to make an additional investment of Rs350 crore in its facility at Sriperumbudur Industrial Park, near Chennai.

Samsung to invest Rs350 cr more

The US-car manufacturer Ford is planning to export cars to 48 countries from Tamil Nadu. The company which started its export of its Figo, in July, said that by the end of this year it will export 8,000 Figos to South Africa, the first export destination for the company from Chennai.

Ford to export to 48 countries from India

With the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh having announced the state advised price (SAP) of Rs205-210 for sugarcane last week, it is now the turn of Uttarakhand to follow suit for the new crushing season.

U'khand to announce SAP after November 25

The Central Food &amp; Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) will play an important role in the country&rsquo;s shift of focus from hunger to nutrition as India prepares itself to introduce the right to food law, outlined Science and Technology Minister of State Prithviraj Chavan here recently.

CFTRI to play vital role in realising right to food

The Karnataka government proposes to link the allocation of grants to 5,628 gram panchayats on the basis of their population, instead of the present practice of extending a uniform grant of Rs6 lakh each.

State proposes to link grants to population

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The Haryana government has issued guidelines for setting up of hot mix plants in the state and has directed their operators to follow the prescribed siting criteria norms for establishing such plants in the state.

Haryana to set up hot mix plants

It is official now. The road between Dharwad and Ramnagar that connects Karnataka to Goa and which has been in a very bad condition for decades is being converted into double-lane highway by the state government. On Sunday, public works minister C M Udasi performed the bhoomi pooja for the road construction work at Alnavar in the presence of rural development and panchayat raj minister Jagadeesh Shettar and MP Prahlad Joshi.

Work on Dharwad-Goa road finally starts

Rural development and panchayat raj minister Jagadeesh Shettar accused the Centre of meting out a step motherly treatment to Karnataka in granting funds under the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Shettar flays Centre's bias in granting funds

Nano-technologists from across the globe will debate in Bangalore on December 8 and December 9 the future of this technology and explore how this technology will be put to use. They will discuss on &lsquo;Frontiers of Nanotechnology and its impact on India&rsquo; in the wake of it becoming potentially valuable for the common man and the society at large at the third edition of Bangalore Nano.

Nanotech set to explore its frontiers, impact on India

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will now train its guns on the state executing agencies which are frequently coming under scanner for misappropriating or blocking central funds under various schemes.

Many centrally-funded schemes to come under CAG scanner

With more than 60 per cent work being over, the ambitious project spread over 130 acres and built with a project cost of Rs150 crore would be completed within its deadline. Experts believe that trade with these two countries will further achieve a new milestone, once the state-of-the-art facility becomes operational.

Special integrated check post at Attari to be operational by April 2011

Central Bank of India CMD S Sridhar will launch a rickshaw finance programme in the Uttar Pradesh capital on November 9. The programme under the aegis of Rickshaw Federation aims at facilitating rickshaw pullers to own their rickshaw units and thereby bringing them under the formal banking system. Sridhar will hold meetings with the state government officials in this regard.

Central Bank CMD to launch rickshaw finance scheme

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President Barack Obama today announced support for India's quest for permanent membership of a &quot;reformed&quot; UN Security Council (UNSC) &quot;in the years ahead&quot;, as he wrapped up his three-day state visit.

Obama backs India's quest for permanent UNSC seat

Environment Ministry has finalised terms of reference (TOR) for giving approval to the Rs 978 crore expansion plan of Bangalore international airport aimed at augmenting its passenger handling capacity from 11 million to 17 million.

GVK group asked to show BIAL's expansion details

The Karnataka High Court today adjourned the hearing on disqualification of five independent legislators of the state assembly to next Friday.

HC adjourns hearing on independent MLAs' case

New CEO Sanjay Aggarwal must draw on his understanding of the sector to steer the troubled airline out of the red.

A rough flight ahead for Kingfisher's pilot

Auto component manufacturer Rane Group is planning to foray into defence and aerospace sectors and would look at acquisitions for technology.

Rane group to foray into aerospace, defence

The Tamil Nadu government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese prefecture of Hiroshima. The MoU envisages economic cooperation between Hiroshima and Tamil Nadu, said representatives from Hiroshima Prefecture.

TN signs pact with Hiroshima

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