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Industry gets PM rap for delay in affirmative action

Pulling up the industry for laxity in affirmative action for SCs, STs, the PMO today set up a high-level committee to ensure that the promises of providing jobs to backward

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

Guar cultivation shows appreciable rise in Haryana

The area under guar seeds in Haryana, the country's second largest producer, is all set to rise by around 60,000 hectare in the 2008-09 crop marketing year because of its

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

FMCG industry may be on growth path despite spiralling costs

Despite the dramatic rise in input costs, the Rs 82,000 crore Indian FMCG industry is likely to sustain its robust growth momentum aided by increased rural incomes, taxation benefits and

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

Wary of fresh WTO text, automakers may meet Nath

Auto industry leaders are likely to hold talks with commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath soon to voice their opposition against the continued inclusion of certain provisions in the World

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

FAO to help 48 nations to fight inflation; India not included

To help farmers and consumers mitigate the negative effects of rising food and input prices, the UN body FAO has launched a series of projects worth $21 million in 48

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

Maha draws action plan to tackle rising power shortfall

The Maharashtra government and unbundled entities of MSEB would soon roll out advertisements explaining rising mismatch between the power demand and supply thanks to the inadequate rainfall across the state.

July 11th, 2008 | Categories: World

Shear Bureaucracy

Thomas Martin is a modern-day barber with an old-fashioned business sense. There was a time when you could walk into one of his shops, ask for a haircut and be

July 8th, 2008 | Categories: World

Growth Spurt

True to form for a 12-year-old, the ABA’s annual lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill keeps on growing. ABA Day in Washington, D.C., which became a two-day event soon after it

July 8th, 2008 | Categories: World

Inside the Scalia Interview

Like any public building before the crowds come, the U.S. Supreme Court at 8 on a rainy March morning is quiet as a tomb. Two janitors holding Styrofoam coffee cups

July 8th, 2008 | Categories: World

It’s a Small World

In these increasingly tough economic times, there is more opportunity than danger for the ABA. If history is any guide, our association should weather the current economic storm without incurring

July 8th, 2008 | Categories: World

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