![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, February 13, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY Industrial growth hits fiscal year low of 1.6% in Dec THE country's industrial output has registered its lowest growth rate for the current fiscal, at 1.6 per cent during December. This is as against a growth of 3.6 per cent recorded during the same month of 2000-01. According to the latest ... More ENVIRONMENT Greenpeace seeks further study of samples -- Importer awaits test report on WTC scrap IS the steel scrap from the World Trade Center (WTC) debris, unloaded at the Chennai Port in January, contaminated with toxics, or is it as safe as any other steel scrap import? While the importer of the consignment is awaiting the result of ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Karnataka pharma body aims to double turnover in 5 years KARNATAKA'S strong but silent pharma industry is reinventing itself with a new vigour and focus. Its aim now is to nearly double the turnover and exports in five years and put the State firmly on the world pharma map. With the right policy ... More
Brandbuilding to prove costly for pharma cos? PLASTICS Call to cut ST on plastic cans THE Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has pleaded for rejuvenation of the plastic cans industry in the State through a reduction in the rate of sales tax from 12 per cent to four per cent. In a request to the State Minister for Rural ... More POWER Kerala likely to get Austrian investment KERALA, which is shifting the focus back on to hydel power generation, may well be in line to get Austrian expertise to set up a series of small hydel projects. The Austrian Trade Commissioner, Dr Sepp Dabringer, who met the Chief Minister, Mr ... More STEEL Capacity closures dominate OECD steel meet CAPACITY closures, financing closures and restructuring, and strengthening disciplines on Government interventions and market distortions in steel dominated the two-day high-level meeting on steel organised by the Organisation for Economic ... More
Focus on retail, industry told
Steel sector seeks support of FIs, Govt SUGAR
Sinha speculates on sugar futuresJUST as students suddenly wake up before the examination to the fact that they are not prepared for the test, the Finance Ministry too finds itself short of time to fine-tune things when the Budget is around the corner. It remains preoccupied ... More TEXTILES Squeeze in margins: Textile spinners bear brunt in Q3 THE performance of the textile spinning mills during the third-quarter in the 2001-2002 fiscal has proved agonising for most major players as their working results have left them bleeding more than they did in the first two quarters. In a sharp ... More
Abduction of industrialist stuns Tirupur WATER MANAGEMENT IBRD-aided rural water supply project launched A Rs 1,035.37-crore participatory rural water supply project funded by the World Bank has been launched here to cover 11 northern districts of Karnataka. The bank is providing Rs 810.77 crore (78.37 per cent) of the cost of the State's second ... More DISINVESTMENT PPL to set norms for sick PSUs With the exception of Modern Food Industries Ltd, the Government has been tackling only profit-making PSUs for disinvestment so far. More
Anxious Paradeep staff await verdict
Govt, Suzuki discuss Maruti rights issue
Disinvestment to cut deficit
Air India draws up plans to utilise HCI proceeds REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS Cost Audit Report Rules promulgated THE Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has issued a notification promulgating the Cost Audit Report Rules, in supercession of the Cost Audit (Report) Rules, 1996, while protecting action taken under the 1996 Rules. The new rules, which come ... More EVENTS `Technology, efficiency must for survival' INDUSTRIES will have to set themselves new goals and continuously enhance competitiveness to survive, according to Mr Suresh Krishna, Chairman, TPM Club of India. Addressing the Fifth Anniversary of TPM Club India and the second TPM Conference ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Are controls back in exim trade? The retrograde step is described variously - monitoring, regulating or, more simply, promoting trade. Call what you may, but the effect is clear. For private trade, the degrees of business freedom are sought to be curtailed. More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 3-Feb. 9 Bonanza awaits Govt on VSNL, IBP sell-off Non-captive iron ore segment -- Need for external marketing freedom Govt may allow FDI in tobacco sector E&Y taps India's `bio-economy' Rules of origin for textile, apparel goods -- India drags US to WTO again E-com deals may be kept out of I-T net Some home truths about Chinese threat PSU loan pre-payments come as boon to Govt Duncans Industries revamp -- A challenging task ahead Power Ministry draws up 6-level strategy Public sector weathers investment famine Indian Oil set to acquire IBP Software exports up 25 pc in Q3: Nasscom Restructure State finances or perish: Chelliah Tatas pocket VSNL for Rs 1,439 cr, IOC gets IBP Grain curbs off, sugar freed, new policy for drug sector Tatas hit jackpot with VSNL GDP growth estimated at 5.4 pc -- Agriculture, services come to the rescue IBA directive gives a fillip to CV financing Hotels post 60 pc drop in forex earnings Tanners face uncertainty as relocation deadline nears Pay hikes seen hitting rock bottom: Survey Zuari-Chambal bids for Paradeep Phos Defaulting States may get lower power allocation |
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