Pipeline network for petroleum will help decongest rail and road networks
The ongoing construction of the national grid of pipelines is believed to be a step in the right direction towards achieving decongestion on the rail and road networks. The network of pipelines carrying petroleum products will ensure a lower dependence on the already busy highways, which can be optimally utilised for transportation of perishable commodities.
Medical reps, pharma industry still at loggerheads over Act amendment issue
The controversy over attempts to include medical sales representatives (MSRs) under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Unfair Labour Practices Act is threatening to assume alarming proportions with both MSRs associations and the pharmaceutical industry sticking to their guns. Of the estimated 2.75 lakh MSRs in the country, approximately 40,000 are in Maharashtra.
Zimbabwe in bid to woo entrepreneurs
High Commissioner of Zimbabwe N NDando has beckoned to Indian entrepreneurs, particularly Gujarat, for greater trade and investment with his country, offering incentives like five years tax holiday and duty-free imports for inputs.
Tariff body urged to vacate stay order on JNP buffer-yard
The Mumbai and Nhava-Sheva Ship-Intermodal Agents' Association (Mansa) and the Container Shipping Lines' Association (CSLA) have jointly appealed to the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (Tamp) to vacate the stay order on the operations of the buffer yard at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP). The association has pleaded to Tamp and JNPT to resolve the existing difficulties without disrupting work at the yard.
Pune water unsafe for consumption, says study
A recent study by Thermax Culligan Water Technologies Ltd, as part of an ongoing service to consumers in Pune, shows an alarming picture. More than 42% of all water samples tested were found to be unfit for human consumption on account of microbial contamination or excessive mineral content, or both.
Tushar Gandhi fights to keep Bapu's legacy alive
Times are changing and the information technology (IT) industry in the country is keeping pace. Not to be left behind in the race for being associated with power, two IT-savvy persons are leaving no stone unturned to get there. One is none other than the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the other the media savvy executive director of Nasscom, the apex body of the software industry.
