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Telangana govt holds meeting with pipe manufacturers
The govt recently said that it was going to take up the project at an estimated cost of Rs 27,000 crore and will earmark adequate funds to this programme in the current year's budget itself
Pharmacovigilance body for withdrawal of codeine drug
Codeine sulphate is used to treat mild-to-moderate pain. It acts on certain centres in the brain and spinal cord to offer relief
 "Pharmacovigilance body for withdrawal of codeine drug")
India, China to command 70% of $20-bn global biosimilars market
This finding was made by Omics Group, a worldwide publisher of scientific journals
 "India, China to command 70% of $20-bn global biosimilars market")
JSW Steel plans to add 6 mtpa steel capacity at Bellary plant
It takes $1 bn investment to create a one million tonne steel capacity
Plans afoot to realign LNG pipeline
The 43 km-long pipeline, of phase 1 of the project, connecting Puthuvype to Kalamassery had been commissioned so far
 "Plans afoot to realign LNG pipeline")
'MGNREGA allocation to state should not be cut'
The funding for the scheme had been cut from Rs 3,150 crore to Rs 1,700 crore for 2014-15
 "'MGNREGA allocation to state should not be cut'")
Sical to convert iron ore port terminals for other cargoes
Coffee baron V G Siddhartha-backed logistics provider invested in Ennore, Mangalore terminals
 "Sical to convert iron ore port terminals for other cargoes")
 "UP potato growers to get training from Dutch scientists")
New chiefs for UP bodies likely in three days
Says a new lot of karyakartas (workers) will be given a chance with laal battis, however, in this new list some old faces are also expected to be reinstated
 "New chiefs for UP bodies likely in three days")
Uttarakhand seeks right to clear hydel projects up to 25 Mw
CM Harish Rawat also wants Rs 9,222 crore from Centre to rejuvenate the Ganga
 "Uttarakhand seeks right to clear hydel projects up to 25 Mw")
Bihar govt's tendency to sit on probe reports deplorable, says Sushil Modi
This include the Gandhi Maidan stampede incident during Dusshera festival earlier this month in which 33 people died, while 28 others sustained injuries
 "Bihar govt's tendency to sit on probe reports deplorable, says Sushil Modi")
Mamata assures Centre of all cooperation to fight terrorism
Mishra said that the government had taken the Barddhaman blast seriously and described it as an "issue of terror"
 "Mamata assures Centre of all cooperation to fight terrorism")
Vedanta's stalled power plant casts shadow on other projects
The 1200-Mw plant is waiting for approval for last two years in Chhattisgarh
 "Vedanta's stalled power plant casts shadow on other projects")
Centre urges WB govt to mandate rice packing in jute bags
The ministry has estimated that this can create an additional demand of 300,000 B Twill jute bags annually
Picking up after Hudhud
Days after the cyclone devastated Visakhapatnam, author visits the city and finds it struggling to get back on its feet
 "Picking up after Hudhud")
Cyclone 'Nilofar' heads towards Gujarat coast
Initial estimates by IMD project landfall near Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coast
 "Cyclone 'Nilofar' heads towards Gujarat coast")
Exploring all options to recover loans from Kingfisher Airlines: Private Banks
Banks could so far recover around Rs 1,000 cr by selling pledged shares
 "Exploring all options to recover loans from Kingfisher Airlines: Private Banks")
MSMEs continue to face woes in Andhra, Telangana: Report
A balancing act should come through promotion of a large number of new units. But, this is not easy as the constraints to growth of new units are varied, the report stated
Mindhelix garners $ 89,000 for its home security innovation
Kochi Startup Village firm, Mindhelix, has come up with Rico, a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smart phone
Hudhud: Vizag port may miss handling target
The port had set a target to handle 63 million tonnes of cargo this fiscal
 "Hudhud: Vizag port may miss handling target")