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Dairies focus on value-added products for future growth
As per estimates, share of these products is growing by 25% every year, this pace is likely to continue till 2019-20
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Carlyle exits Repco Home Finance
Carlye, which was holding about 11 million shares in Repco, is learnt to have achieved a return of 9x from its 6-year old investment
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Bihar's bitter lesson in teacher recruitment
The revelation of fraud in the employment of teachers in the state is a lesson to government officials that quick-fix solutions to development problems can end up doing more harm than good
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Bengal offers space to Nasscom for incubation centre
This would be Nasscom's second incubation centre in the country after Bangalore
Vizag port likely to drop plans to set up satellite port at Bhimili
Thought Vizag port's current handling capacity is about 80 million tonnes, this has remained underutilised as it gets 60-65 million tonne cargo a year
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Heavy rains lash Saurashtra region; Rajkot water-logged
Since Thursday night different parts of Saurashtra received about 25 mm to 250 mm rain
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Ship recycling industry rejoice after import duty cut
The industry expects rise in number of ships imported to India for recycling
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Sashi Reddi joins ShepHertz board
ShepHertz was incorporated by Siddhartha Chandurkar in July 2010
Adani, POSCO E&C to develop rail line in Australia
The rail project will lead to the opening of the Carmichael mine project, of the Adani Group
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Centre plans to set up medical device testing laboratory in Gujarat
Lines up slew of initiatives to boost pharma machinery, medical devices sectors
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Icrisat to cover 6 million ha of dry land in AP
It will extend its Bhoochetana programme to include all identified villages in the 13 districts in a phased manner starting with the Rabi season this year
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Justice delivered in Mullaperiyar dam: Jaya
The SC had on May 7 held that the 120-year-old dam is safe and allowed the Tamil Nadu govt to raise the water level to 142 feet and ultimately to 152 feet
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Experts for more punitive action against cyber crimes
Since the IT Act came into force, 2,098 persons (296 in AP) had been arrested. Of these, only four were convicted and all the four were from AP
Pharma industry concerned on Centre's drug price control
The industry is apprehensive that government would continue to use the clause for further price cuts, says IDMA president
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Pharma exports to US to be high this year
Pharmaceutical Exports Promotion Council's DG says US FDA's actions resulted in exports dropping to around 26 %
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Karnataka ready to give 500 acres free of cost for setting up IIT
Govt to seek Rs 4,300 cr under RUSA for infra devt at higher education institutions
Miners submit data sought by CEC
Miners submitted their statements on the issues like encroachment, boundary dispute, environment protection act and forest conservation act violation and infringement of Rule 37 of Mineral Concession
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