Consensus reached on divestment
New Delhi: The Government has unanimously decided to sort out the issue of disinvestment. Briefing newspersons here on Thursday, Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj said that Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie would announce the decision in Parliament next week. Ms Swaraj refused to give further details on the subject.
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Central PCB slaps notice on major TN distillers
Chennai: The Central Pollution Control Board has again slapped production restrictions on a number of distillery units in Tamil Nadu despite a clean chit by the State Pollution Control Board, according to industry sources.

The sources said that about six major distillery units in Tamil Nadu have been issued with production restriction notices. The Central authority has laid down norms that will essentially mean that distillery units will have to restrict production to about 30 per cent of the installed capacity.
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Calcutta HC refuses to stay court fee hike
Kolkata: Mr Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant stay over the ordinance on the hike in court fees.

Zenith Credit and others filed a writ petition challenging the legality of the West Bengal Court Fees (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002. In the petition, it was stated that a court order was required for not giving any effect to the enhancement in court fees and pleaded to strike down the ordinance.
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Field trials of GM groundnut crop on in india
New Delhi: The transgenic groundnut crop which is suitable for Indian conditions and is developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is currently undergoing a series of field trials, said the director-general William D Dar.
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Work on Kochi IT park from Dec 15
Thiruvanthapuram: The master plan for the 12-lakh square feet IT park at the Kinfra Export Promotion Park at Kakkanad near Kochi is ready and work will begin on December 15, according to sources in the state IT Mission, the official implementing agency for IT in the state.
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