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Experts bat for national procurement policy

Public Procurement Bill was tabled in the lower house of Parliament, which lapsed with dissolution of the house after the 2014 general election

MapR to partner education firms to churn out data scientists

It is in talks with 'a couple of education service providers in the country to launch the Hadoop certification programme'

Punjab CPSEs record highest growth in jobs: Assocham

While Maharashtra has the highest share of 12.5 per cent in total employment generation by CPSEs in 2012-13

Cement makers in AP, TS in losses

Demand declines from 2.5 million tonne a month to 1.2-1.3 million tonne at present

Punjab Kinnow farmers face trouble over tube well connections

Punjab is encouraging farmers to diversify from wheat and paddy in view of depleting water table

CII forms special task force for J&K relief & rehabilitation work

The CII has tied up with the Indian Army's Western Command, headquartered at Chandimandir near here, to dispatch sustainable relief material to Srinagar

P&G finds it hard to stay put in Telangana

Company's plant being set up on Hyderabad's outskirts faces govt hurdles

FIR filed against Yogi Adityanath

The BJP MP had defied a ban on poll meeting

Gujarat by-polls campaigning ends

Assam constitutes commission to study working conditions of tea garden labourers

The commission, to be headed by a retired judge, will study the implementation of the Plantation Labour Act in the tea gardens of the State

Numaligarh Refinery explores possibility of producing bio-fuel from bamboo

Bamboo is one of the major non-food biomass resources available abundantly in North-East India and is amongst the fastest growing plants

Newsmaker: Roopa Kudva

Another well-thought out move

BJP demands Mamata's resignation

When she was in the NDA government she had resigned after the Tehelka scam on moral ground

Sun Pharma draws up plan to fix ailing Ranbaxy

It hopes to turn around Ranbaxy within four years of closing the deal by improving efficiency and resolving all regulatory issues

Saradha scam: TMC seeks to dismiss allegations

Trinamool Congress today sought to dismiss allegations by opposition parties that many of its leaders were involved in Saradha ponzi scam and claimed that it was a ploy by them to keep the main culpri

Sterling Hospitals to foray into diagnostics business

Plans to invest Rs 30 cr to have six main hubs and 20 smaller centers across Gujarat in phase I

Naveen announces pucca houses for Odisha's rural inhabitants

Annual allocation for the scheme to be enhanced to Rs 3,000 cr

SBI to open 20 more branches by 2014-end

Set up 15 new branches on Thursday, taking its network in Odisha to 799

Govt to pay contractors in infra projects via online system

According to state finance dept, process will minimise time used for payment to contractors

Pharma contract manufacturers seek WHO-GMP compliance

Apart from escalating demand by MNCs for contract manufacturing, Centre may incentivise upgradation of Schedule M facilities to WHO-GMP compliant units