Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com MUMBAI: If development of ports and port-based infrastructure like special economic zones are a craze with Indian corporate, it has also started attracting specialized agencies with innovative solutions to assist port and other logistics developers. Antwerp-based Rent-A-Port, a
Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080510/real1.htm#1 Twenty-five years after its enactment, two notifications and one amendment later, the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act (HAOA), which seeks to regulate the development and administration of group housing colonies in the state, desperately needs a re-look. The law
Nirula's, a restaurant-chain that has a presence primarily in the northern region, is planning a nation-wide expansion with an investment of Rs 200 crore in the next three years. The company embarked on an expansion drive when the Nirula's family,
Announcing this here, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel also renewed his appeal to state governments to follow Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to reduce sales tax on aviation turbine fuel to four per cent. "We are very concerned about the rise
Oil prices are very high. Soft options are running out. Hard decisions need to be taken," he told reporters here. Crude oil prices today touched a record high at USD 126.20 per barrel. India imports 73 per cent of its
The state government has earned total revenue of Rs 1,250 crore, which is almost double of the collection made in previous year and an all time record," Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon said in a
In a paper presented at the International Conference on Natural Rubber Extension and Development, Tran Thi Thuy Hoa, Secretary General, The Vietnam Rubber Association, said in Vietnam, rubber tree has been ranked as one of the top perennial industrial crop
The southern African country introduced free antiretroviral therapy from 2004, thanks to help from the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and by 2006 the drugs were reaching more than 80,000 patients. Doctors from the London School of Hygiene
The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking rates, less physical activity and more alcohol use. The research adds weight to a stream of studies that have found obesity and other health problems in those who don't get proper
As a general group, women who reported they had been breast-fed in infancy had a 17 percent decrease in breast cancer risk," Hazel B. Nichols, who was involved in the study, told Reuters Health. "However, we did not observe this
The reserves have declined for the second consecutive week. In the week-ago period, the reserves had declined by USD 663 million to USD 312.871 billion. Foreign currency assets (FCAs), during the reporting week declined by USD 248 million to USD
That's because at 7.61%, it is more than enough to offset your interest earnings, giving you negative real returns. Most banks offer interest in the range of 8% to 8.75% on fixed deposits of tenures ranging from one year to
Researchers found that among 300 women age 40 and older, those with symptoms of a pelvic floor disorder were more likely to have a diminished libido, pain during sex, or problems reaching orgasm. Pelvic floor disorders refer to problems with
Xinhua news agency reported four new deaths, including an eight-month-old girl in southern China's Guangdong province and a one-year-old boy in the southwestern Guangxi region. Two more children also had died in the hard-hit eastern province of Anhui, it said,
For the study, the team of researchers led by Dr. Paul Whalen selected subjects diagnosed with GAD, who underwent brain scans both before and after treatment with venlafaxine, an antidepressant that is believed to be effective in treating anxiety. During
The five companies that make flu vaccine for the U.S. market plan to make at least 143 million doses for the 2008-2009 season. They made 140 million doses for the current season — the worst in four years for adult
Lead researcher Gideon Koren generated two rabbit models of LQTS for the study provides new insight into the mechanisms by which these mutations might produce an irregular heartbeat in humans. Mutations in several genes including KCNQ1 and KCNH2 have been
Children with JRA are being treated with the same drugs prescribed to adults with inflammatory diseases including corticosteroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate (MTX). However, these medications fail to improve disease activity for
To understand how the use of technology affects patient-provider interactions, Bonnie Wakefield, associate research professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing evaluated the effectiveness of a telehealth home-based intervention in patients with heart failure. The Patients were selected randomly
Consequently, growth in industrial production during the year fell to 8.1 per cent from 11.6 per cent in 2006-07, mainly due to poor showing of the manufacturing sector that accounts for over two-third of the Index for Industrial Production (IIP).
