PM’s task force reviews problems of small industries

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Against the backdrop of the Government's efforts to continue its endeavour for stepped up economic growth, Prime Minister's Task Force on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises held its first meeting in the capital today to review the working of MSMEs. T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, chaired the meeting.

September 17th, 2009 Obama task force calls for National Ocean CouncilSAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration on Thursday released the first glimpse of a plan to strengthen the way the nation manages the oceans, coasts and the Great Lakes. President Barack Obama's Ocean Policy Task Force — comprised of 24 officials from the U.S.

September 8th, 2009 Merrill to pay $26.5M to 7 states in sales probeAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state securities commissioner said Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit will pay up to $26.5 million to seven states in a settlement stemming from a Texas claim that the brokerage allowed unregistered salespeople to sell securities. Texas will receive $1.6 million in the settlement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

August 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Wednesday requested Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee to hand over the excess railway land to the state government for developing small and medium-scale industries. "We, on behalf of the department for state cottage and small-scale industries, sent a letter to Mamata Banerjee, requesting her to hand over the excess land of the railways to the state government.

July 31st, 2009 Federal authorities create mortgage fraud teamNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Federal authorities are creating a mortgage fraud task force in Connecticut to investigate schemes that contributed to the economic crisis and emerging crime trends associated with the growing tide of foreclosures.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - After its land acquisition for industry went wrong twice, and with adverse consequences for it, the West Bengal government Thursday said henceforth the industrialists will have to directly purchase land from farmers. The government will no more acquire land for industries, Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta told the state assembly.

July 5th, 2009 RAIPUR - A Chhattisgarh environment panel has ordered that power supply to three sponge iron units here be cut after residents of the surrounding villages protested that industries were responsible for large scale pollution in the area, officials said Sunday. A team of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) raided Siltara and Urla industrial areas on the outskirts of Raipur last week amid complaints of gross neglect to pollution control measures and also for not using mandatory electro-static precipitator (ESP) machines.

June 11th, 2009 Obama looks to end expedited mining reviewsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants tougher environmental reviews for coal companies that mine the Appalachians by blasting off mountaintops and discarding the rubble in stream valleys. The administration plans to announce Thursday a proposal to eliminate the expedited reviews that have made it easier for mining companies to get approval for mountaintop mining.

June 10th, 2009 Senate to review work of Obama's auto task forceWASHINGTON — Members of President Barack Obama's auto task force face questions in the Senate Wednesday about billions of dollars in government aid to rescue General Motors and Chrysler and whether taxpayers would eventually receive a return on the money. The Senate Banking Committee was hearing from Ron Bloom, a senior adviser to the auto task force, and Edward Montgomery, who serves as Obama's director of recovery for auto communities and workers.

June 8th, 2009 Senate panel to question Obama auto task forceWASHINGTON — A Senate committee plans to question two members of the White House's auto task force about using taxpayer money to restructure General Motors and Chrysler. The Senate Banking Committee will hear from Ron Bloom, a senior adviser to the auto task force, and Edward Montgomery, who serves as the Obama administration's director of recovery for auto communities and workers.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday summoned Assam Chief Secretary P.C.

April 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, India's leading diversified mining and metal company with interests and operations in aluminium, copper, zinc and lead and commercial power, will announce its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31 on April 28. The results will also be available on the company's website, www.sterlite-industries.com.

April 23rd, 2009 Autos task force to consider SBA loans for dealersDETROIT — A national auto dealers group said Thursday that President Obama's auto task force is considering extending loans usually reserved for small businesses to dealers, making it easier for them to borrow money to acquire showroom vehicles. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, which met with the task force Thursday morning, the government is considering ways to help dealers access money to buy cars to stock their lots.

March 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau Thursday emphasised the need for setting up more agriculture and horticulture-based industries and processing units in the state for improving the status of small and marginal farmers. Speaking at the state-level national productivity award ceremony for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs here, Rau said potato chips processing units could be started in the Lahaul valley to help potato growers.

January 19th, 2009 MOHALI - The global financial slump has come as a boon for small industrial units in Punjab. As the bigger units pare down production and focus on cost-cutting, orders have begun to be re-routed to the small-scale sector in the state.