The year 2010 will see a number of infrastructure and industrial projects taking off in the region. After years of being caught up in red tapism and/or legal tangles, SEZ projects, power plants, besides some big manufacturing units will finally be commissioned in the coming year.

More priority to power, clarity on infrastructure policy mooted.

In its quest to diversify its investment character from the overhang of Information Technology, the State Government has to make a mammoth effort to improve overall infrastructure, particularly in tier-II cities, to provide competitive investment opportunities with a sound eco-system.

Australia has allegedly wrongly presented its carbon emissions report by ignoring a massive rise in polluting gases from its agricultural and forestry industries, a report said on Monday.

This "misrepresentation" by the government has led to severe criticism from all quarters at the UN climate summit going on in Copenhagen.

BHUBANESWAR: Taking into account the immense export potential and employment generation capacity of the agro and food processing sector, the Orissa Government is all set to put in force a comprehensive State Food Processing Policy soon.

A proposal to set up tomato processing units in the district

BHUBANESWAR: Agro and agro-based industry in Orissa is upward bound despite the industrial scenario in the State showing signs of recessionary trends. The sector has posted positive performance in the second half of 2008-09 compared to the first half.