Hyderabad to become a metro city
April 15, 2008
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will join cities like Kolkata and Delhi to have a metro rail that give will further boost to connectivity in this fast-growing southern Indian hub.
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Indian equities move higher in initial trade
April 15, 2008
Mumbai: Capital goods, oil and gas and metal stocks were trading higher Wednesday in early trade at the Indian equities market, which opened with a positive gap tracking strong cues from other Asian markets.
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Anna Hazare, Indian green pioneer, wins World Bank award
April 15, 2008
Washington: Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly know as Anna Hazare, a pioneer in developing an ecologically self-sustaining village as a global model, has become one of the three recipients of the World Bank’s 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service.
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Chinese car firms diversify in battle for ‘green’ market
April 15, 2008
Beijing: Chinese car firms are diversifying into hybrids, electric, hydrogen and gas powered vehicles, as well as improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions, as they battle for shares of the emerging market for “greener” models.
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India’s air passenger traffic up by 10 percent
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic in India registered a 10 percent increase over the last year’s first quarter with 11.90 million passengers travelling in various airlines during January-March period this year, according to official figures.
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Tata Motors allowed say in Singur land acquisition case
April 15, 2008
New Delhi:The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Tata Motors to have its say during the hearing of a lawsuit challenging the acquisition of land at Singur in West Bengal, where it is setting up a factory to roll out Nano, the world’s cheapest small car.
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Navy orders 30 ships from Indian dockyards
April 15, 2008
Vishakhapatnam: As part of its 15-year programme to achieve 85 percent indigenisation of hardware, the Indian Navy ordered over 30 ships from the country’s shipyards, a senior officer said Tuesday.
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Morgan Stanley increases stake in Reliance Energy
April 14, 2008
Mumbai:Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley has increased its stake in the Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Energy Ltd (REL) to over five percent for about Rs.530 million ($13.25 million).
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Indian team in Pakistan to discuss pipeline project
April 14, 2008
New Delhi:A team of senior Indian officials is in Pakistan for technical discussions on the trans-national Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project ahead of Petroleum Minister Murli Deora’s visit to Islamabad next week.
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‘Goa’s infrastructure needs upgradation’
April 14, 2008
Mumbai: Lord Mayor of London David Lewis said Tuesday here that India’s tourist hotspot Goa was facing a conflict between its developmental aspirations and ecological preservation.
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