Will the group rivalry in the Congress spoil the United Democratic Front (UDF)'s chances in the next assembly polls in Kerala? It appears almost certain, going by the recent local body elections.&nbsp;The election to the presidentship of the state unit of the Youth Congress will be&nbsp;the latest&nbsp;litmus test in the party. The Congress A group led by the opposition leader Oommen Chandy has fielded PC Vishnunath,&nbsp;former president of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) as its candidate to the post and the I group's nominee&nbsp;is M Liju, former president of Youth Congress.

Groupism in Congress may spoil its chances in Assembly elections

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Dispute over sharing the cost of six new railway projects in Jharkhand caused cost and time overruns.

Cost over-run in six rlys projects of Jharkhand

The scheme offers a subsidy of Rs 3.5 lakh on the total cost of Rs 8.5 lakh by Government of India on the installation of 5 kilowatt of SPV pumpset. An additional subsidy of Rs 50,000 is offered by the HAREDA (Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency) to the beneficiary farmer.

Shrinking subsidy dissuades farmers from green energy

The Indian automotive aftermarket for parts is expected to reach around Rs 39,000 - 44,000 crore by 2015 from the current Rs 24,000 crore, while the industry would require around 1.3 million skilled people, according to a report from McKinsey &amp; Co.

McKinsey predicts 80% growth in auto aftermarket by 2015

In a report comprising findings of a three-year long empirical research which examined the learning outcomes among primary school children in rural West Bengal, the social scientists of Centre for Studies in Social Science, Kolkata have exploded the myth that all is well in the field of education at grassroot level under the Left rule.

Education in rural Bengal not adequate: Study

The wheat acreage in Punjab would remain roughly the same this year at 3.50 million hectares, as compared to last year&rsquo;s 3.52 million hectares. However, the total targeted production is likely to be higher.

Marginal rise in wheat production in Punjab

Bharti Airtel will commercially launch the 3G (third-generation) services in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh by January next year. The service will be launched in both the states, which comes under the Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh circle of the Bharti Airtel simultaneously. This would be the New Year gift for the Airtel subscribers in both the states, a company official said. The official said that priority of the company was to launch the service first in the metro and big cities.

Airtel 3G in Chhattisgarh by January

The Opposition in Orissa turned the heat on the government over Orissa High Court's recent judgment on the land acquisition process for the proposed Vedanta University Project (VUP). Terming the process for Rs 15,000-crore project as flawed and inconsistent with law, the Opposition stepped up the ante on the Chief Minister, demanding his resignation on the issue on moral grounds.

Row in Assembly over HC verdict on Vedanta University

The two-day marketing fest &lsquo;Index 2010&rsquo; of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) on November 20-21 provided key management lessons at Colvin Taluqdar College. The students, who had designed individual game stalls for the fest, learnt marketing and customer handling skills, even as they were on with the market research projects of 17 Indian and multinational companies. &ldquo;The market research projects were conducted by our students in the form of games and interactive programmes for visitors, while our students were on with their individual projects gathering inputs,&rdquo; IIM-L students affairs chairperson Ajay Garg said.

Fest gives lessons to future managers

The Kerala government today announced a welfare&nbsp;package to&nbsp;persons suffering from Endosulfan-related health hazards.

Welfare package for Endosulfan-affected

Despite coming from poor background, Archana Kumari (19) is ready to take the risk of a start-up business.

Local resources to generate employment

Technopark-based animation company Toonz has set up its new production unit in Canada -- Toonz Entertainment Global&nbsp;(TEG) in association with Mediabiz International of Canada. TEG Canada will concentrate on producing both animation and live action properties, the company said.

Toonz opens production unit in Canada

Muthoot M George Foundation announced the launch of Muthoot M George Excellence Scholarships for the toppers in the X Standard examination from Government schools&nbsp;in Kerala, coming under the educational districts of Ernakulam,&nbsp;Kozhikode, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kollam and Thrissur.

Muthoot Foundation to award scholarships

Bhopal-based AISECT Ltd, one of the leading IT education, training and services network, is set to open 300 centers across Gujarat over the next one year.

AISECT to open 300 IT training centers in Gujarat

Public sector Indian Bank, which has almost two-thirds of its branch network based in southern India, primarily Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, will now expand footprint in the northern parts of the country.

Indian Bank to expand in North India

Gujarat government owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has extended the deadline to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) for its 1 million tonne per year (mtpy) alumina refinery and 0.5 mtpy aluminium smelter by another week.

GMDC advances alumina plant tenders for the second time

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd(FIAL), a 50-50 joint venture between the Fiat Group Automobiles S. p.

Tata - Fiat's Ranjangaon plant crosses  2 lakh powertrains mark

Construction work has begun at Parala, which will soon have Himachal Pradesh&rsquo;s largest and most modern agriculture market.

Work kicks off on Himachal's biggest marketing yard

Visakhapatnam Port is planning to develop a standby stream for iron ore exports. The project, to be executed on a public-private partnership basis, will involve an investment of about Rs 270 crore.

Vizag port to develop standby stream for iron ore exports

Broadridge Financial Solutions (India) (BFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc, has expanded the scope of its operations to include a full range of financial business process outsourcing (BPO) services, such as back office, middle office, corporate and finance functions.

Broadridge expands BPO services

Hyderabad-based information technology services provider Mahindra Satyam, formerly Satyam Computer Services, has announced a major recast of its Americas operations. It appointed three executives to strategic leadership roles in the region with a view to enhancing capability to address growth opportunities in the Americas.

Mah Satyam sets up new leadership structure for Americas

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