With investors lining up for mineral-based industries like steel, aluminium, power, cement and ferro-alloys, the Orissa government is preparing to take fresh stock of its mineral resources. Full story
Not having been able to amend the APMC Act on the lines of the central Act is depriving retail chains like Reliance Fresh in Jharkhand from having their own marketing yards as well as preventing other such chains from entering the state. Full story
The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to extend more 'sector-specific incentives' to encourage the electronics and hardware industry in a big way. Full story
The ruling Congress-NCP is fully prepared to take advantage of the widening cracks in the saffron Shiv Sena-BJP alliance during the monsoon session of the Assembly beginning July 16. Full story