Technology Requests
An Indian company is seeking technology for the production of activated carbon, coconut shell charcoal, coconut vinegar and other value-added products from coconut water and coconut pith briquettes. The company is already involved in the aqueous processing of coconut kernel and conversion of coconut husk into coloured coir ropes.

World Briefing
South Korean president Kim Dae-jung left for his first state visit to the United States on Saturday to seek support on security and economic issues. The presidential Blue House said the first priority of his nine-day visit would be to secure US support to overcome the country's financial crisis and lure investments.

First-timers go through the drill at BJP school
It's a school with a difference. The students are wet behind the ears first-time members of Parliament (MPs) of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the teachers are the veteran politicians of the same party. The curriculum: how to provide the country a government and party with a difference.