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ANTI-DUMPING


Dumping duty on graphite electrode imports imposed
THE Finance Ministry has imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ultra high power (UHP) grade graphite electrodes from Poland and Brazil. Based on the recommendations of the designated authority in the Commerce Ministry, the Revenue ... More

ECONOMY


UP annual Plan fixed at Rs 7,250 crore
THE annual Plan of Uttar Pradesh for the current fiscal has been fixed at Rs 7,250 crore at a meeting between the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr K.C. Pant, and the Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, here. The Tenth Plan (2002-07) outlay for ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


India, Lanka open Nafta-type trade ties
INDIA and Sri Lanka today moved a step closer towards converting their free trade agreement (FTA) on the pattern of the US-Mexico North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) mode by striving to score greater congruity on issues of common ... More

PETROLEUM


Ethanol-blended petrol being tried out in Rajahmundry
RAJAHMUNDRY in Andhra Pradesh will be one of the six places in the country, where the Centre has firmed up plans to try out ethanol-blended petrol. The exercise is part of the Centre's in-principle decision to allow the use of 5 per cent ... More

Freight on imported crude likely to go up
FREIGHT on imported crude is expected to go up following the imposition of additional war-risk premium by marine insurers on foreign ships calling on ports on the western coast. Currently, over 50 per cent of the imported crude is carried by ... More

POWER


AP declines to forgo share of Talcher power -- Offers to sell surplus to TN, Karnataka
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has declined to forgo its share of power from the 460 MW Talcher station of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in favour of either Tamil Nadu or Karnataka. AP has a share of 150 MW from the Talcher ... More

DVC board meet to consider SBU proposal
It was being felt that the organisational rejig was the need of the hour if DVC were to face the emerging challenges of the times. More

TEXTILES


Labour laws to be amended soon: Rana
THE annual general meeting of the Federation of Hosiery Manufacturers Association (FOHMA), which met here, has called upon the domestic industry to forge unity among different textile producing industries forgetting sectoral differences so as to ... More

SSI


  • SISI to conduct career counselling

    RADIO/TV


    DD to seek mandatory rights for major events
    AFTER the recent Fifa World Cup miss, Prasar Bharati is taking no chances. It will ask the Government to bring in a law to enable the public broadcaster to get terrestrial rights to all major national and international events, especially ... More

    EDUCATION


    CII to expand ties with colleges in UAE
    The Confederation of Indian Industry is looking at expanding its co-operation with the UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) through collaborations with leading Indian technical institutions, according to a senior CII official. A delegation ... More

    Quality index of engg colleges
    THE Board for IT Education and Standards (BITES), Karnataka has launched its Web site — BITES-bangalore.org— and introduced the BITES Quality Index of graduate programmes in IT in engineering colleges in the State. According to a ... More

    NIFT-TEA institute ties up with Alagappa varsity
    THE NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute in Tirupur, promoted by the knitwear industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Alagappa University. The MoU will confer recognition from the Alagappa University to the students ... More

    IIM-B's new PG course
    BANGALORE: The Centre for Public Policy of the Indian Institute of Management here has launched a new post-graduate programme in Public Policy and Management. The programme aims to enable participants face the challenges and changes in ... More

  • Kerala: Medical exam results on Escotel

    GEMS & JEWELLERY


  • Jewellery design award finalist

    MANPOWER


    23 pc rise in retrenchments during '99
    RETRENCHMENT of workers witnessed more than 23 per cent increase during 1999 over the previous year. In its latest all-India survey, the Labour Bureau of the Ministry of Labour has said that 176 units resorted to retrenchments during 1999, ... More

    INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


    IEEMA office in Bangalore
    THE Indian Electric and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) opened its Bangalore office today, aimed at serving its members in the south. The presence in Bangalore will help IEEMA in keeping its members updated on the emerging ... More

    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


  • ADA official to resign

    MINING & QUARRYING


    Aussie miner plans to invest $10 m in gold exploration
    THE renowned Australian gold miner, Mr Charles Devenish, has finalised plans for a big-ticket entry into the Indian mining sector, with an initial investment of $10 million through the Mauritius route for exploration, prospecting and mining of ... More

    GENDER


    Fashion designing tech project for women SHGs
    THE Rs 25-crore fashion designing technology project for the women self-help groups in East Godavari district will be inaugurated by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday at Velamakotturu village near Tuni, ... More

    SMALL SAVINGS


    Seamen's PF board seeks relief package
    THE Board of Trustees of Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation (SPFO) has forwarded three proposals to the Union Government for compensating the fund to the tune of Rs 93 crore, which was lost in the recent gilts scam. At a special meeting held ... More

    RURAL DEVELOPMENT


    Govt plans hygiene programme for rural regions
    THE Centre will introduce a comprehensive sanitation and hygiene programme in the rural sector, according to Mr Anna Saheb Patel, Union Minister of State for Rural Development. The project would cost Rs 952 crore to the Exchequer, he said while ... More

    LABOUR REFORMS


  • Kerala: Factory Rules to be amended

    EVENTS


  • Thiruvananthapuram Engagements

    INCOME TAX


    Non-corporate tax payers can use old Saral form
    THE Government has decided to provide all eligible non-corporate taxpayers with an option to file their income-tax returns in the old Saral form or in Form Nos. 2 and 3. Two days ago, the Finance Ministry had announced that individual taxpayers ... More

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    Input-output norms notified for 16 new items
    THE Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified standard input output norms (SIONs) for 16 new export items. Amendments/corrections/deletions have also been effected to the SIONs of 38 existing export items. Of the 16 new items, ... More

    TOURISM


    `Heritage' town leaves a lot to be desired in TN
    THE legacy of the Pallavas, no doubt, draws thousands of visitors to Mahabalipuram every month. But for how long, is the question most people ask, after a visit to this heritage town. Plastic garbage seems to be choking the town. There is ... More

    AP-Goa tourism co-operation
    THE Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) and the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote tourism in both States through mutual cooperation. Under the MoU, both ... More

    ECONOMIC OFFENCES


    `Decentralisation shifts axis of corruption'
    FOR all the criticism that the people's campaign for decentralisation of power may have generated in Kerala, it has had a sobering effect on the manner in which corruption could well have become institutionalised at the grassroots level. This ... More
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