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A move is under way in Goa, a state where the service industry accounts for half of its income and provides 40 percent employment, to evangelise college students and convert them from 'job seekers to job givers'. A joint initiative by the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), the Goa Principal's Forum (GPF) and NGO I Create India, it aims at promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship and will reach out to 18 colleges and 9,000 students spread across the state.

The West Bengal government has signed land lease pacts with seven companies, which would set up their industrial units in the state, involving a total investment of more than INR52.8 billion.

Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, said that it is investing INR1,000 crore at its new plant in Himachal Pradesh's industrial town of Baddi.