![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, August 03, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY TOYS Training for Kondapalli toy makers IN a bid to make the famous Kondapalli toys in Krishna district more attractive and acceptable in the domestic as well as export markets, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (Hyderabad) and the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh are ... More ANTI-DUMPING Help sought to check dumping duty on bed linen exports THE Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has asked the Union Government to sensitise the Indian missions in all the 15 member-states of the European Commission on what it calls the `back-to-back' anti-dumping proceedings initiated ... More
Dumping duty proposed on oxo alcohols COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES From Court to Commission A RECENT decision of the Supreme Court has laid down a few broad guidelines on how to go about the appointment of a sitting Judge of a High Court to a Commission. What's okay: Appointment of a sitting Judge to the following offices may ... More ECONOMY RBI for ceiling on States' loan guarantees TO bring about fiscal discipline in state finances, RBI has recommended a need for a ceiling on guarantees on loans given by State governments to various state level undertakings. A ceiling on state guarantees has also been recommended by a ... More
Soft interest rates right for economy now: Jaswant ENVIRONMENT Separate PCB office for Vizag SEZ THE Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) would be opening a separate office within the premises of the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) being established by the State Government near Visakhapatnam with private participation. A ... More FOREIGN TRADE `S. Asian nations must co-operate more on trade' THE countries of South Asia should move away from "confrontation politics" to co-operation in economic and trade relations and regional trading blocks should be developed on the lines of the European Union (EU) or the Association of South-East ... More INFRASTRUCTURE
MGR Film City to give way to knowledge parkThe MGR Film City did not take off as expected and had accumulated losses of about Rs 14 crore. More PETROLEUM
Petrol pump allotment issue rocks ParliamentTHE controversy over the issue of allotment of petrol pumps today rocked both Houses of Parliament with the Opposition calling for the resignation of the Petroleum Minister, Mr Ram Naik, and demanding a Parliamentary probe into the matter. The ... More POWER KPTCL appeals dismissed Regulator allows Tanir Bhavi to draw dues IN a landmark verdict, the Karnataka State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has dismissed the appeals by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) against Tanir Bavi Power Company Ltd (TBPCL) and the State Bank of Mysore ... More STEEL Durgapur, Rourkela Steel post heavy losses in Q1 EVEN though the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) and the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) have posted first quarter losses , the top brass of both plants expect a better showing by September-end. Together, these two plants accounted for Rs 765.11 crore out ... More SSI WATER MANAGEMENT KWA receivables more than Rs 190 cr THE State Irrigation Minister, Mr T.M. Jacob, has said that the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), the official drinking water supply agency, has totted up outstanding bills of Rs 190.34 crore as per latest available statistics. Replying to ... More EDUCATION Low-cost bank loan scheme for engg students on cards WANT to become an engineer but worried about raising finances? Take heart! Help is now at hand. Banks are considering a proposal to provide a special loan scheme for engineering students, which will enable them to raise resources at low rates ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
US hospitals scouting for Indian nursesAFTER software professionals, it is the turn of nurses to tap the rich prospects in the US, where hospitals are feeling the pinch of the shortage of such professionals. And Bangalore has come into focus to meet the huge demand for nurses. Apart ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Regularisation takes political hues in TN THE revised fee structure announced by the State Government for regularisation of unapproved constructions by slicing off nearly 50 per cent from the earlier rates seems to be the best bet in the current situation, with the Government trying to ... More PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT Increased diversion to power units Agro-based paper mills want `first charge' on bagasse Mr P.G. Mukundan, Secretary-General, Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association said, "An excise duty differential will help non-wood based paper mills to market their products in a better manner. The non-wood based mills are having higher cost o f production due to higher raw material cost than the wood-based units". More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Kanara chamber seeks more powers for port tariff body THE Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has asked the Shipping Ministry not to dilute the role and functions of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). Responding to the reported Government move to make changes in the nature and ... More PAINTS IPA in varsity tie-up KOLKATA: THE Indian Paints Association (IPA) has tied up with the Industry-Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) of Jadavpur University for setting up a Technical and Testing Centre. Prior to a seminar on the proposed `IPA Testing Centre,' ... More DISINVESTMENT CSL workers plan blockade THE employees of the public sector Cochin Shipyard Ltd are planning to block the National Highway in front of the yard along with their family members in protest against the Union Government decision to privatise the yard. As many as 10,000 ... More
Kerala MPs' plea against privatisation FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI in education being reviewed THE Government has decided to review the policy on foreign direct investment (FDI) in primary and elementary education, according to senior officials. The administrative ministry, the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD), has set up an ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Literacy campaign in AP VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government should introduce mid-day meal scheme in schools to promote literacy and to arrest the dropout rate, Dr C. Rangarajan, Governor, has suggested. He made the suggestion while launching the ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Where child labour breeds CASES of child labour exploitation have been reported from the coastal districts of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Orissa, where the children are being engaged in the prawn cultivation, processing and packaging industry. The Centre for ... More EVENTS INCOME TAX Perquisites: Amended rules held valid BY A notification dated September 25, 2001, the Central Board of Direct Taxes had brought in radical amendments in the Income-Tax Rules, 1962, in order to alter the mode of valuing perquisites for employees. Employees were divided into three ... More
Sec 80 L tax sops from this fiscal
Chambers hail I-T incentives
Tax sops welcomed NATURAL CALAMITIES TOURISM `Poll process to boost tourism' TOURISM in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to get a boost after the conclusion of election process according to the Director General of J&K Tourism Department, Mr M. Ashraf. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said apart from the one ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Jul. 21-Jul. 27 Shortage of vouchers I-T salary refunds date extended Signs of revival in project investment scenario Core industries post 5.7 growth in Q1 El Nino flies in face of Kerala experience Country facing worst drought in over 10 years: Ajit Singh Are States falling into a deeper debt trap? FM operators hit a roadblock |
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