BITS expanding presence
Panaji: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is expanding its presence by establishing three more campuses in addition to the existing three in the next five years. With the new institutes the strength of Pilani, Goa and Dubai taken together, would rise to 8,000 in the next two years from the present 4,000.

The Chancellor of BITS, Pilani, K.K. Birla said BITS campus in Hyderabad would come up soon for which it has acquired 200 acres of land from the State Government. He said that when that campus becomes fully functional, the total student strength of BITS, including all its other campuses, would rise to about 11,000.

The institute opened its Dubai campus in 2000 which has 900 students and the number is expected to touch 1,500 soon. Apart from campus training, around 10,000 students were receiving education of a high order through off-campus and collaborative programmes.
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Karnataka to set up SEZ at Shimoga
Bangalore: The Karnataka government plans to set a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Shimoga in Southern Karnataka to promote textiles and IT sector. This would be the third SEZ in the state after Mangalore and Hassan.

A government official said the government of Karnataka intends to promote industries, especially export oriented units, and to generate employment. A number of SEZs are also being promoted by the private sector in Karnataka which are facing a unique problem regarding notification.

The official said the new Karnataka Industrial Policy (2006-2011) would be announced shortly and would includes an updated version of the state's export policy. The government also plans to rework the government-sponsored Focus Town scheme soon.
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