The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 26, 2002

`Nepal keen to boost Indian investment'
NEPAL is keen to promote Indian investment in areas such as water resources, tourism and manufacturing activities. Mr Purna Bahadur Khadka, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply of Nepal, addressing the industry captains at a luncheon meeting ... More

PETROLEUM

Cabinet nod for IPOs of oil PSUs in two months: Naik
Reiterating that all clearances for IPOs would be given in two months, Mr. Ram Naik said these IPOs were meant for funding new refinery projects and the expansion of existing refineries More

POWER

Karnataka: Privatisation of DisComs may be delayed
PRIVATISATION of the power distribution companies in Karnataka is likely to be delayed further. It is expected to take place only during the next financial year. The deadline for privatisation set for last year had been subsequently revised to ... More

KPTCL notifies revised power rates

TEXTILES

NTC plans training for executives
The programme has been framed in the backdrop of the revamp initiated in the NTC-run textile units where the post rehabilitation and revival plan would see both shrinking of production capacity and manpower through voluntary separation scheme. More

TYRES

`Shake-out in tyre industry on cards'
"LIKE most other sectors witnessing changes, the Indian tyre industry is set to experience a shake-out as we have entered a consolidation phase necessitated by the need to be competitive, according Mr R.P. Singhania, Managing Director, ... More

WATER MANAGEMENT

Down-to-earth technology
Technology promises to conserve the precious ground water we raise to our lips by drawing inspiration from the skies. More

TERRORISM

Vidhana Soudha, Karnataka HC to be fenced

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

Tests on ice creams give quite a mouthful
FOR Ahmedabad, the city that boasts the highest ice-cream consumption in the country, the summer of '02 may be on its last leg as rains threaten to break any time now. But, to say the ice-cream nibbling season is well and truly over may be ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Science summit in Bangalore

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Govt allows FDI in print media
IN a historic decision, the Union Cabinet today lifted the nearly 50-year-old ban on foreign investment in the print media. It allowed 26 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in news and current affairs publications and 74 per cent foreign ... More

100 pc FDI in tea plantations okayed
THE Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 100 per cent in the tea sector, following the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) early this month. The decision to permit FDI up to 100 ... More

Shot in the arm for small tea plantations
AMIDST select tea plantation company stocks finding activity at the bourses following the Government's approval for 100 per cent FDI in the sector, senior tea industry officials said they expected foreign interest in medium and small plantations. ... More

Assocham hails FDI in plantation, print media
THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has welcomed the Government's decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in tea plantation sector. In a statement, the chamber Alternate President, Mr R.K. ... More

FDI in print media a bold, significant step, says CII
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has termed the Cabinet decision to allow only 26 per cent foreign direct investment in news, current affairs, print media as a "bold and significant step". In a statement, the chamber has said that the ... More

Industry hails `logical' move; parties opposed
THE Cabinet's decision permitting foreign investment in the print media has evoked mixed response, with some industry members welcoming the move while major political parties have expressed dissent. Though certain media groups, such as the ... More

IPR

Institution of Engineers sets up IPR cell
THE Kerala State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) has set up a Centre for Intellectual Property Management for providing assistance and guidance to individuals and organisations in matters relating to intellectual property rights ... More

EVENTS

CII to host services sector meet in Bangalore in July
THE CII Institute of Quality is hosting its first-ever meet on the service industry here next month. The National Service Sector Conclave to be held on July 12 and 13 is meant to be a wake-up call for healthcare, education, financial services ... More

Thiruvananthapuram Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Brand rate of drawback for exporters simplified
IN an export friendly move, the Finance Ministry has announced a revised simplified scheme for fixation of brand rate of duty drawback effective July 1. The revised scheme has dispensed with the need for pre-verification of the data by the ... More

SBI organises meet for exporters

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