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Amul plans to invest Rs 5,000 cr to set up 10 plants
Revenue target for FY15 is Rs 22K crore
 "Amul plans to invest Rs 5,000 cr to set up 10 plants")
Big ticket investment proposals lined up for state: Mamata
She also said that the Panchami Coal reserves and steel industry in Durgapur would create huge employment opportunities
 "Big ticket investment proposals lined up for state: Mamata")
Newsmaker: S Jaishankar
His worldview sets him apart
 "Newsmaker: S Jaishankar")
Reforming FCI or cutting back food security?
The Shanta Kumar Committee on restructuring FCI has suggested the reach of the National Food Security Act be curtailed to 40 per cent of the population
 "Reforming FCI or cutting back food security?")
Chhattisgarh gets ready for kharif crops
The kharif marketing season 2014-15 is yet to end in Chhattisgarh with paddy procurement still continuing
CIL divestment: Trade unions to hold demonstrations
They have also warned of a possible strike at a later stage
CBI to quiz Mukul Roy on Jan 30
Mamata to meet partymen day after
 "CBI to quiz Mukul Roy on Jan 30")
Odisha to lose Rs 300 cr on non- levy of VAT on food items
Neighbouring states like West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharakhand do not levy tax on wheat and wheat products
Fresh norm on forest clearance saves closure of key mines
The modification allows all operating mines to obtain clearance for entire forest area before January 31, 2016, extending the earlier deadline by a year
 "Fresh norm on forest clearance saves closure of key mines")
Odisha Annual Plan size at Rs 40,000 crore in 2015-16
Own tax revenue to grow 5.42%, market borrowings projected at Rs 7,501 cr
Punjab offers to supply grains directly to Kerala
A delegation of Punjab government would soon visit Kerala to work out modalities of the system
 "Punjab offers to supply grains directly to Kerala")
Congress targets Baba Ramdev on black money
On the clean Ganga project, the Congress leader said BJP also used the issue of purity of Ganga and the need to clean the holy river for political gains
Punjab govt plans to set up Asia's first bio-ethanol refinery
This will go a long way in tackling the major problem of paddy straw burning, resulting in irreparable loss to land's fertility and environment
Haryana govt and railways to join hands to speed up projects
The state and the railway will form and register a company with limited liability
 "Haryana govt and railways to join hands to speed up projects")
Spice Group to set up e-waste plant in UP
Plant would recycle discarded mobile phones to form the backend integration chain for proposed cellphone manufacturing unit
 "Spice Group to set up e-waste plant in UP")
Railways proposes to float SPVs along with states
The JVs will take up expansion, modernisation projects
 "Railways proposes to float SPVs along with states")
KCR's wishlist for railway minister
Telangana CM requests Suresh Prabhu to upgrade and develop two existing railway stations located on the outskirts of Hyderabad into full-fledged terminals
 "KCR's wishlist for railway minister")
Business houses put forward key issues of concern before FM
Say govt should aim at making India globally competitive and focus on issues relating to taxation and the ease of doing business
 "Business houses put forward key issues of concern before FM")
Singapore's GIC bets heavily on Indian realty
GIC is ahead of Blackstone, another prolific global investor in Indian real estate, which has reportedly done deals worth about Rs 1,500 crore in six months