The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 14, 2002

Institute for organic farming soon
COIMBATORE: The Union Government has proposed to set up a National Institute on Organic Farming in Ghaziabad very soon, Dr J.S. Samra, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), ICAR, said. He said the institute would ... More

Govt eases norms for ADRs, GDRs
THE Government on Wednesday operationalised the two-way fungibility scheme for American depository receipts (ADRs) and global depository receipts (GDRs) announced in the 2001-02 Budget. Indian companies will now be in a position to re-issue ... More

CCD to vet PSU restructuring
THE Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) has been authorised to vet all cases of financial restructuring involving sick PSUs that are lined up for disinvestment by the Union Government. This is a deviation from the existing arrangement ... More

STATES

Net link via powerline -- Assam Govt inks pact with Apind
Assam would be the first State in India to have Internet over power line, which would usher in an era of optimum use of IT for the good of the people. More

Karnataka to `Connect' pvt sector to tourism
KARNATAKA has embarked on a major initiative that will see involvement of private sector from the planning stage to implementation of various schemes as a partner through a new forum called `Connect'. Announcing this at a press conference here ... More

IT, agro-sector investment potential seen in Bengal
A SECTOR-specific study commissioned by the State Government to identify potential industrial strengths of West Bengal, by McKinsey & Co, is expected to be finalised soon. The preliminary findings are said to be positive. At an interactive ... More

Land-lease rows stall privatisation process
REFORMIST Governments in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have stalled the Union Government's bid to privatise Instrumentation Control Valves Ltd (ICVL), Bharat Heavy Plates & Vessels Ltd (BHPV), NEPA Ltd and Tungabhadra Steel Products ... More

Kerala hardens stand against striking staff
EVEN as the indefinite strike by the employees enters the second week despite the threat of arrest under the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), the Kerala Government has issued an ultimatum to the temporary staff to either get back to ... More

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