46 SEZs get approval
New Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Minister, Kamal Nath, has cleared 46 special economic zones (SEZ), based on the recommendations of the Board of Approvals (BoA) at its meeting held on August 8.

Of these prominent ones include Essar Jamnagar SEZ Developer Ltd (Gujarat), Infosys Technologies (Karnataka and Maharashtra), Wipro Ltd (Maharashtra), Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd (Tamil Nadu), HCL Technologies Ltd (Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh), Bata (West Bengal), Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (Haryana), Mahindra Gesco Developers Ltd (Maharashtra), Unitech Real Estate Project Ltd (Kerala), NIIT Technologies Ltd (Uttar Pradesh) and Enfield Exports Ltd (West Bengal).

The sectors covered include multi-products, engineering goods, IT/ITES and biotechnology. In all 150 SEZs have been approved so far.
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World Bank approves health projects after investigations
Washington: The World Bank has approved $672 million for India's health system, which had been withheld while the bank investigated corruption allegations in the procurement process. The bank is supporting three new health projects that focus on improving services for women and children and on the reduction of infectious diseases, the World Bank said. India has made significant progress in improving its health-care system, but it still has very high levels of maternal and child mortality, the bank said. About 136,000 women and 2.4 million children die every year in India mostly as a result of preventable causes, the World Bank said.
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Sri Lanka allows Indian food imports to Jaffna
Colombo: Sri Lanka allowed private traders in the island's embattled Jaffna peninsula to import food directly from south Indian ports.

The Hindu Affairs Minister, Douglas Devananda said, "The decision was taken because of the shortages we expect in Jaffna," the minister said.
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