The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 28, 2002

What rollbacks mean for you
THE announcement of the roll back of some measures announced by the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, in the 2002-03 Budget is on expected lines. The enhancement in the tax rebate and the ceiling for eligible investments, inclusion of ... More

CEMENT

Cement majors sign individual coal supply pacts with CIL
MORE than 80 per cent of the leading cement producers have signed individual coal supply agreements with Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries. This is the first time that such agreements have been signed between large cement companies and ... More

ECONOMY

Vajpayee takes `political wind' out of Sonia's sails
IF yesterday it was Ms Sonia Gandhi who sought to market the Congress (I) as the natural party of governance for India Inc to do business with, today it was the turn of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to hit back. In a ... More

Believe in India, and also in Sinha
NEW DELHI: THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, who faced flak from his own party ranks for several of his budget proposals, on Saturday found support from none other than the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, himself. "When our ... More

OECD optimistic of growth prospects
THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has forecast that the economic growth in its member countries would "accelerate gradually" reaching nearly two per cent in 2002 and three per cent in 2003. In its bi-annual World ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Ashok Soota takes over as CII President
REFLECTIVE, perhaps, of the increasing dominance of services as opposed to manufacturing in the economy, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has chosen Mr Ashok Soota, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MindTree Consulting Pvt Ltd, as ... More

WTO

Cotton bed linen exports -- India asks WTO to set up settlement panel on EU move
COTTON bed linen trade has once again turned out to be a bone of contention between India and the European Union (EU). After the EU initiated a review of anti-dumping measures of cotton bed linen imports from the country on February 12 this year, ... More

EVENTS

India Inc shows its compassionate face
FROM the Maruti chief, Mr Jagdish Khattar, to Ambuja Cements' Mr Harsh Neotia and from Ranbaxy chief, Mr D.S. Brar, to BILT's Mr Gautam Thapar - corporates across the board turned up on a sleepy Saturday afternoon to prove a point. "The ... More

Reservation must continue but without `creamy layer': Jaitley
MR Arun Jaitley, Minister for Law, Justice and Company Affairs, has said that considering the plight of the socially depressed strata of the society, reservation for certain sections should continue. However, elimination of the `creamy layer' ... More

6 challenges to meet teledensity targets
MR N.K. Singh, Member, Planning Commission, has outlined six challenges to meet the teledensity targets. Speaking at the CII National Conference and Annual Session, he said that the first is the challenge to keep pace with technology to deliver ... More

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Vajpayee takes `political wind' out of Sonia's sails

Cotton bed linen exports -- India asks WTO to set up settlement panel on EU move

Forex reserves cross $55 b

OECD optimistic of growth prospects

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Guide to derivatives

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Apr. 21-Apr. 27
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SCI buyer allowed up to 25% tonnage stripping

Power funds for States to be linked to performance

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