![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, April 16, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY AUTOMOBILES Turbo-charged mobikes save auto sector blushes in 2001 -- Q4 sales surge rescues cars A SHARP rise in sales at the fag end of the year helped passenger car sales hold steady in 2001-02 while motorcycles maintained a robust 37 per cent sales rise, according to industry data. Aided by strong sales in the last quarter of 2001-02, ... More ECONOMY FOREIGN TRADE
India, Croatia to step up bilateral tradeINDIA and Croatia have agreed to take steps to further increase and diversify bilateral trade on a mutually beneficial and balanced basis. The bilateral trade was reviewed at the Sixth Session of the Indo-Croatian Joint Committee on Trade and ... More
HEALTH Health policy to be finalised soon: Krishna BANGALORE'S Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology will soon move into its new premises on Bannerghatta Road. The 13-crore hospital complex has a bed strength of 550. Inaugurating the new building today, the Chief Minister, Mr S. M. Krishna, said ... More POWER Gridco to supply 250 MW power to Karnataka -- Pact to be signed after wheeling glitches are removed GRID Corporation Ltd (Gridco), the power transmission utility of the Orissa Government, is entering into an agreement with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL) for the supply of 250 MW of power. The power purchase agreement is ... More
CII concerned at slow pace of power reforms
TEXTILES Dhaka ban on cotton yarn imports irks textile trade The National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh imposed the ban on imports of Indian yarn with effect from March 11, while the decision to increase the import duty on Indian yarn from 7.5 per cent to 17.5 per cent was announced on Saturday. More SSI `SSIs hit hard by power tariff revision' THE Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has asked the Government to make a provision of Rs 50-Rs 60 crore in the Budget to be paid to the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL) to mitigate the burden of ... More EXIM POLICY BREWERIES CARS
Daewoo's loss is others' gainCAR makers in the country have feasted on the problems plaguing Daewoo Motor India, with seven of the 10 manufacturers managing year-on-year sales growth in 2001-02 despite an almost flat market, latest data showed. Daewoo Motors India Ltd, the ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Need for clear manufacturing policy: CII THE Confederation of Indian Industry - Southern Region (CII-SR) wants the States to frame a separate manufacturing sector policy. Highlighting the CII-SR's initiatives in the region for 2002-03, Mr T. Kannan, who has taken over as the CII-SR ... More
FICCI seeks panel to review abatement rates KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Tirupur cluster development -- Textiles Committee may take over from Unido THE Textiles Committee, the statutory body under the Union Textile Ministry, is likely to assume the role of a facilitator for the Tirupur cotton knitwear cluster development programme (CDP). It will take over from the United Nations Industrial ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
India, Myanmar ocean study in Andaman SeaINDIA and Myanmar will conduct the first joint oceanographic study in the Andaman Sea to organise a multi-disciplinary field data and sample collection in the shelf and slope regions influenced by the Irrawaddy River. The joint exercise to ... More
Projects in Indian Ocean
CSIR to close shop in Kerala MINERALS Mineral output in Feb valued at Rs 4,499 crore NEW DELHI: The total value of mineral production, excluding atomic and minor minerals, in the country during February 2002 was Rs 4,499 crore. Coal accounted for 44 per cent of the value estimated at Rs 1,958 crore followed by petroleum ... More CINEMA Little gains from rate hike for theatres in small towns Given the onslaught of television and the availability of multiple channels of entertainment which has led to a fall in the occupancy rate in cinema houses, most theatres would have to ponder over any enhancement of entrance charges More
Bollywood hits rough patch DISINVESTMENT SCI asked to put investment decisions on back-burner THE Ministry of Disinvestment has advised Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to defer taking major commercial investment decisions till the Government successfully concludes the deal to induct a private strategic partner. In a recent ... More
Finolex group submits EoI for Hind Copper RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mandatory audit for local bodies THE Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has made it mandatory for local bodies and panchayat raj bodies to get their accounts audited by a Chartered Accountant (CA). A panel of private CAs would be prepared soon, according to the State Minister for ... More EVENTS Workshop on CRZ norms THE Cochin University of Science and Technology and the DELFT University of the Netherlands have jointly conducted a workshop on `Existing coastal zone regulations and People's Planning Programme' at Chellanam Panchayat, a coastal village in the ... More
TOURISM Tourism an effective antidote to terrorism, extremism: PM "Just as terrorism is a foe of tourism, tourism, in the broadest sweep of its effects, is an antidote to terrorism and extremism," Mr Vajpayee said, while delivering the inaugural address at the 51st annual session of the Pacific Asia Travel Associat ion (PATA) meeting. More
AP: `Virtual tour' for a hectic sight-seeing
Cultural village to come up near Golconda Fort
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Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Apr. 7-Apr. 13 WHO's new mantra: Put on your jogging shoes TN to push for number one position in FDI flow Buy India Act to redefine Govt steel procurement MFs can invest 4 pc of assets in foreign papers -- SEBI fixes individual limit at $50 m Direct tax mop-up falls short of target No petro price hike for now: Minister Caution to Govt on dividend tax India to return to higher GDP growth soon: ADB Suzuki set to take control of Maruti with 56% stake -- Rights issue renunciation almost finalised I-T rules on perks to be eased further It's a different `dot' game Madras HC stays cut in tax on perks Industrial growth marginal at 2.6 pc in 11 months 3 key Budget proposals being reviewed by Govt EPF trustees stick to 9.5 pc Kalam makes light of Pak nuclear `threat' |
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