Advertising & Marketing
Eco-friendly lifts from Johnson
Quality Inn to get into 5-star ilk
Pernod Ricard, Virgin dance to Latino beat
Sluggish growth in soap market to continue
SPL gets aggressive in the rural market -- Spots core areas in UP, Kerala, Punjab
Marketing briefs
Market share scramble puts the pressure on
Agriculture
Global sugar output forecast at 124.4 mt
Rootwilt disease spreads to TN coconut gardens
Nitish Kumar assumes charge -- `Special task force on agriculture soon'
Panic in edible oils market on customs hike reports
Airlines
If global advisor recommends... -- Govt may further dilute stake in AI
Banking and Finance
Entry into insurance foray -- PNB wants RBI to clarify about loss-making arms
11-year Govt stock devolves on RBI
Re weakens to close at new low of 44.50
Vijaya sets off losses against equity capital -- Plans Rs 100-cr IPO in July
`Call rate to stay in 7.5-8 pc range'
Foreign bank plays the market on its own terms
SBH shelves IPO, awaits amendments to SBI Act
SBT hikes FCNR rates
M. M. Vaish passes away
Vysya leasing subsidiary converted to marketing co
Commodities
Silver falls to $4.9/ounce
New guidelines for gem and jewellery units
Consumer Electronics
Sharp drop in colour TV sales likely this year
Corporate
MMTC considering outlet for branded jewellery in Dubai
Alfa Laval to pay 40 pc interim
Kotak Mahindra Fin net at Rs 61.1 cr
Bajaj Auto launches 4-stroke CNG auto
Anant Rotospin gets final chance for rehabilitation
Tetra Laval nominees quit Alfa Laval board
Ranbaxy finalises ESOP
Liberty Shoes EGM to decide on revamp
Coates' Japanese parent to launch top-end products
EIH revenues, profits dip -- To maintain dividend
Apollo Tyres net up 114%
Corporate briefs
Tata Engg gets boost from other income
HPCL posts 17 pc rise in net
Economy
Exim Bank study calls for greater institutional support to SMEs
A `realistic' agenda for slum-dwellers
Looking back at India's trade policy
Globalisation, e-com and Sankhya Vahini
The equity factor in education policy
Ordnance Factories: Whither self-reliance?
SEZ area declared `foreign territory'
CBDT, CBEC get new chiefs
Changes in tax holiday sops flayed
Editorial
China's changing status
Environment
E&Y launches eco accounting tool
Fast track
Will monsoon gains bring permanent relief?
Foreign Trade
Envoy plea for higher India-SA trade, investment
Forex
More flexibility thru view on $/Re
Official signals on low $/Re risk
Impact
Satyam Computer: Dogged by rights
Geometric Soft: Enlarging client base
AP power hike: Eating into margins
Information Technology
US body facility for coding Net contents
Microsoft, Compaq in India initiative
Newgen licenses tech to US Net start-up
Careerrange ties up with Zeenext.com
ICIL hopes to reach Rs 100 cr in 3 years
Bunka Orient to tap Indian market
Sify ESOP for Satyam Comp staff
Infrastructure
Report on long-term leasing of airports by June-end
Management
Public projects -- The need for tighter monitoring
Miscellaneous
Illusions of an MBA
Last-minute blip in pattern may delay monsoon
Visa prize
PSU
WTO `pressure' for sell-off
Pharmaceuticals
Murugappa unit in marketing pact with Cadilla Pharma
Power
`Sale and lease back' for Raichur project
Power supply disrupted in Chennai, districts
States
Caution against shortage of seafarers
Gujarat Plan fixed at Rs 7,600 cr
`We want e-governance to take over'
Kerala co-op sector priming for insurance foray
Bid to keep Chinese vessel afloat at Paradip
Stocks
NSE trading terminal opened at MgSE
Satyam loses 4.34%
Pharma, cement scrips find the going good
Old economy, FMCG stocks in bull run
Technical Analysis
Uptrend steady
Telecommunications
Justice Sen made head of telecom disputes tribunal
Free phone for DoT, DTS staff
Travel & Places
Withdraw tax on mainland, Port Blair air tickets
