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Canbank Venture Capital picks 5% in Anand Teknow for Rs 16 cr

Anand Teknow will deploy the funds for expansion of its ball valve plant at Talawade near Pune

Sugar mills, Karnataka reach agreement on payment of cane arrears

Both parties agree to pay Rs 100 a tonne each to farmers for 2013-14

SAD chief asks Modi to intensify surveillance along border

Badal also called for banning cultivation and sale of opium and poppy husk in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

Progressive dairy farmers bank on high-yielding cows in Punjab

Punjab currently ranks as the second among milk producing states in the country and contributes eight per cent in the total output of the country

Rawat going for a makeover of his govt

After tightening his grip over the ruling Congress, Rawat also appears to be looking for newer ways to catch public attention

Industry wants Akhilesh to harness 'Make in India' theme

Industry laments that UP was fast losing out to other states, including its neighbouring states such as Madhya Pradesh and Bihar

#fame raises $10 mn in follow-on financing from TO THE NEW Ventures

This round follows the $3 mn investment TTN Ventures had made when the business began in beta mode in early 2014

IOC scouts for JV partner for LNG terminal

Company hopes to complete the Rs 5,150-crore project by 2017-end

VA Tech Wabag bags order for Ganga Action Plan Project

Wabag will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the sewage treatment plant

Rubber prices gain as buying by tyre companies goes up

The state was able to convince tyre companies that the fall in rubber price was taking a toll on farmers by making them quit its cultivation

Top firms should invest more in renewable energy R&D: Pachauri

For India to scale higher targets under renewable energy generation, Pachauri said the Centre, through a policy change, should "target getting rid of subsidies on some fossil fuel sources of energy"

Gujarat forest dept ropes in BSF, FSL experts to curb poaching

The cell was constituted in 2007 in the wake of lion poaching in Junagadh area

Regulating e-commerce: Complaints and regulations along with big leap forward

Mining law: Auction rules may benefit previous coal block owners

Legal reforms: One step forward, but a long road ahead

Land acquisition: Despite cut in time lag, spiralling project cost remains a concern

OPTCL pegs power carrying cost at 37.12 ppu for 2015-16

Odisha seeks funds for telecom connectivity in Naxal-hit regions

The state has identified 253 sites for installation of telecom towers in such districts

'Lok Ayukta notices to Prajapati family return sans reply'

Lok Ayukta N K Mehrotra had also served notices to two other state mining department officials

Stamp duty evasion case remains unresolved

Last year, the Hero group had allegedly evaded a stamp duty that caused a loss of Rs 254 cr to Uttarakhand's exchequer