Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, March 28, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY BUDGET 
Fresh tax proposals to garner Rs 690 cr -- TN Seeks Rs 3,000 cr grant from CentreCHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu budget for 2002-03 has levied fresh taxes to net Rs 690 crore, apart from a 5 per cent infrastructure surcharge and sales tax on some commodities, while lining up disinvestment of public sector undertakings to ... More
Budget signals reforms zeal
TN Budget: Many items to attract entry tax
TN: Food subsidy bill trimmed
TN to stop sale of cheap liquor
CEMENT TN Budget proposal take cement makers by surprise FOR the cement manufacturing companies in Tamil Nadu which say there has been nil or flat growth in cement offtake in the State, the proposal to charge a higher sales tax if the price of cement exceeded Rs 145 a bag has come as a rude ... More ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT EXCISE AND CUSTOMS FOREIGN TRADE 
India `hesitant' towards international competition`The hesitant approach towards international trade was partly due to inadequate understanding of the beneficial effects of global trade, wrong perceptions and fear of competition.' More HEALTH AP: Smoking in public places banned HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Bill seeking to prohibit smoking in public places and in public service vehicles. The legislation seeks to ban smoking in auditoria, hospital buildings, health and ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Orissa plans civic bond route to raise Rs 250 cr THE Orissa Government is taking up major sewerage improvement and institutional strengthening projects at Bhubaneswar, Puri, Cuttack, Paradip and Sambalpur. In this regard, it is planning to raise Rs 250 crore from the market for the funding of ... More PETROLEUM New cell to replace OCC THE Government plans to replace the Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) with the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) on April 1. The OCC provides a forum for petro-marketing companies to administer the sale of four controlled products ... More
PHARMACEUTICALS NPPA seeks WHO help on medicine costs THE National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has sought help from the World Health Organisation (WHO) with regard to the `cost per day per medicine' criterion that will form part of the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2002. The recently ... More POWER Kerala: Power sector to go in for BOT scheme THE State Government has decided to introduce the build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme in the power sector. The Government has already taken a policy decision to open up certain infrastructure areas for private participation through the BOT ... More
Federal Bank loan for Raichur thermal unit
Empty purse forces power sale
Tax-free bonds to settle TNEB dues TAXATION ICAI plea on easier income norms for trusts THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has made a case for more flexibility in the proposed modifications to the conditions for accumulation of income of any fund or a trust. In a recent post-budget interaction with senior ... More EDUCATION ELECTRICAL GOODS 
Electrical gear makers aim at doubling exports by 2003THE Indian Electrical and Electronics Equipment Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) has said it has drawn up an accelerated export development programme to double the industry's exports to Rs 5,000 crore by 2003. The programme, developed after a ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS AP: Registration must for pvt hospitals HYDERABAD: Private medical care establishments, which include private hospitals in Andhra Pradesh, would have to compulsorily register with a new Authority to be created soon. A Bill seeking to make this mandatory provision with the ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
Construction gets a body to lobbyTHE Construction Federation of India (CFI), affiliated to the Confederation of Indian Industries, was set up on Wednesday to lobby for the construction sector. Inaugurating the CFI, Mr N.K. Singh, Member, Planning Commission, said the industry ... More MANPOWER The buzzword is `rightsizing' MANPOWER reduction is not uncommon anymore, even in sunrise industries. More so in manufacturing. It has been a difficult situation, though, for the companies in the country to downsize its workforce considering the size of the population, lack ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Textile exporters resent high air freight charges KNITWEAR exporters, seeking to catch up with late shipments, complain of airlines collecting high freight charges. Exporters are being forced to pay high rates as most airlines have started accepting cargo only on special express rates, which ... More DISINVESTMENT TN: Panel soon to draft divestment norms THE Tamil Nadu Government plans to constitute a commission to frame guidelines for disinvestment in profit-making State-owned undertakings and privatisation of loss-making units and cooperative institutions. Presenting the budget on Wednesday, ... More
AP: Bidders meet for co-op mills FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT The year of international salesman TRULY, 2001-02 was the year of the international salesman. The year when the humble door-to-door salesman was vanquished and politicians and Chief Ministers of several States hit the road, touting their wares. As increasing number of doors ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS EVENTS Need for honest bureaucracy stressed NEW DELHI: A stable Centre and an honest bureaucracy are a must for any social security programme to succeed, according to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Muni Lal. Inaugurating a seminar on Integrated Social Security ... More
SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT EXPORTS & IMPORTS Norms eased for exporting goods to fairs abroad THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has further liberalised facilities for exporters by permitting them to export goods for exhibitions or sales outside India without taking prior permission from the central bank. Previously, exporters ... More
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Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Mar. 17-Mar. 23 LPG price hike cut by half Economy in for better days: Sinha PM defends divestment of blue-chip PSUs Free market throws up new equations -- Essar offers to market Reliance petro products Playing catch-up with global majors... Steel cos set to hike prices Jalan puts growth rate at 6-6.5% Designs to make people work better Pact signed for India's first private satellite Panel against foreign investment in newspapers Govt focussed on NPA recovery, says Sinha Sinha hints at further rollback |
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