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BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE NATIONAL Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India is to explore the creation of joint ventures with state electricity boards as well as publicly-owned foreign utilities to meet its target of boosting capacity by 20,000 megawatts by 2012.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
INDIA’S Reliance is close to a deal with the Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum for marketing petroleum products from its Jamnagar refinery, Gujarat. The Press Trust of India said that Reliance had dropped demands for ‘take-or-pay’ contracts with the national oil companies.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A FINANCED global action plan to improve safety in the nuclear energy sector has been approved in principle by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. A number of countries have pledged around US$4.6 million to fund its programmes, although this falls far short of the US$12 million price tag claimed by the IAEA, which also wants a fund of US$20 million established to handle security emergencies.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
COMPETITION is intensifying to supply the planned new 615 MW power plant in Saurashtra, Gujurat, India, with fuel. Gujarat State Petronet Ltd is about to submit a feasibility report on laying a IND Rupees 1,650 million, 65-km, sub-sea gas pipeline connecting the mid-Tapti fields with the Gujurati port of Pipavav.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding has been signed by nine south Asian electricity utilities regarding the promotion of regional cooperation in energy development. As a result, utilities from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal will share information on best practice regarding energy generation and management.…

Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has taken little time to approve the proposals from the European Commission to confirm, (and therefore re-impose), the suspended tariffs on cotton-type bed linen from India. New Delhi has already restarted disputes proceedings at the World Trade Organisation.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
COMPETITION is intensifying to supply the planned new 615 MW power plant in Saurashtra, Gujurat, India, with fuel. Gujarat State Petronet will submit a feasibility report on an IND Rupees 1,650 million sub-sea gas pipeline connecting the mid-Tapti fields with the Pipavav port.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
INDIA’S Sprandi International has launched a new range of sports and leisure footwear called Dome, which are targeted at 18-35 year olds. Available in leather and synthetic uppers with rubber and phylon soles, priced between Rs 900 and Rs 2,300.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
INDIA’S Woodland footwear company has launched a new collection of jogging shoes called Great Escape, available in two uppers, soft nubuck leather and split leather, priced at INDRupees 1,595, and INDRupees 1,395 respectively. They are available in camel, brown and green.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INDIAN government is planning to set up 27 so-called ‘food parks,’ dedicated industrial estates for food processing industries.…