Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, January 17, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY BUDGET Differences over Budget proposals WITH less than a month and a half to go before the Budget, sharp differences have emerged within the Government on three crucial Budget proposals pertaining to the restructuring of income-tax slabs, reduction in corporate tax rate and a change in ... More
Scrap service tax on entertainment sector: Sushma ECONOMY Kerala begins fresh round of cost-cutting THE Kerala Government, which announced a slew of cost-cutting measures targeted at its employees last week, has decided to bring all levels of administration, including autonomous bodies, under the austerity drive. Briefing newspersons after a ... More
`Marginal fiscal slippages no threat to stability' FOOD & DAIRY PRODUCTS For a scoop of their own The action in the ice-cream market is hotting up with the old majors being challenged by new entrants who have so far been catering to the premium segment but have now set their sights on the mass market. The coming Indian summer will see who's tops. More FOREIGN TRADE Indian aid for Ivory Coast INDIA would offer assistance to Cote'd Ivoire in supply of drugs and pharmaceuticals, diagnostic medical instruments and para-medical products. This was indicated by Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, at a ... More PETROLEUM Bill for oil board to be tabled in Budget session A DRAFT Bill that will pave the way for the setting up of an Oil Regulatory Board will be introduced in Parliament soon after it convenes for the Budget session on February 25. The proposed Oil Regulatory Board will outline the regulatory ... More
Oil majors kept out of divestment plan for now BREWERIES Liquor industry fears import flood if additional duty goes THE domestic liquor industry apprehends that the removal of additional duty on foreign liquor would open the floodgates in the `prestige plus segment' and may lead to local products in this category being wiped out by cheaper foreign brands. Mr ... More CARS Palio is `car of the year' NEW DELHI: Fiat India's newly launched hatchback, Palio, has been adjudged as the Car of the year 2001 and also the best value for money, by the CNBC Autocar Auto Awards. Mondeo, the luxury sedan from Ford, bagged the awards for the ... More READYMADE GARMENTS Textile exports to miss revised target READYMADE garments and cotton textile exports which constitute almost 70 per cent of the aggregate textile exports in the country, have recorded dismal performance during the first nine months of the current fiscal, quashing the optimistic ... More DISINVESTMENT Maruti second stage sell-off deferred THE second stage of the Government's plan to divest its holding in the joint venture car-maker Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) has been deferred to the next fiscal, a senior official with the Ministry of Disinvestment has said. The Union Government had ... More
CCD clears fiscal recast plan for Jessop, PPL
SBI Caps named Modern Foods sole advisor EVENTS Zhu shakes hands with India Inc IT'S not the time to talk about competition; it's time to think about complementarity. We both have relative strengths and there is no reason why we should not take advantage of them.'' With these words, the Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji, on ... More
Delphi launches new engine technology
Singapore keen to invest in biotech, IT
A desi show NATURAL CALAMITIES Earthquake anniversary -- Gujarat launches media offensive THE Gujarat Government, as a run-up to the first anniversary of the killer quake last year, has decided to come out with details of funds disbursed in various sectors. The exercise, which began on January 10, is scheduled to last till January 20, ... More TOURISM Sun shines for the Indian traveller The Indian traveller never had it so good. Air Mauritius, Emirates, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Swissair have offered special airfares and free excess baggage. More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Jan. 6-Jan. 12 UK will step up aid to India Working group not for withdrawal of MAT -- Fin. Ministry may not cut depreciation rates Analysts see mixed Q3 for IT sector Want IT experience? Well, pay up buddy `Scrap I-T sops on small savings' Industrial growth slumps to 0.9 per cent in Nov |
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