Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, August 19, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 19, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY Plan panel underlines need to rev up manufacturing sector The Plan panel Deputy Chairman, Mr K.C. Pant, has stressed that industrial development strategy for the Tenth Plan should foster conducive investment climate and optimise resource allocation besides ensuring enhanced flows into high growth areas and putting in place "efficiency-enhancing policies". More ENVIRONMENT Computerised tracking of auto emission in AP IN an effort to bring down automobile pollution, the Andhra Pradesh Government has introduced mobile computerised pollution task forces in the city. Launching five such task forces, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, ... More
INFRASTRUCTURE Bank loans to core sector project promoters urged THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has made out a case for allowing commercial banks to finance Indian promoters for acquisition of shares of companies in infrastructure sectors. Such a move, the chamber reckons, would help Indian ... More POWER Power loss more in villages: TNEB THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has taken up circle-wise energy accounting to give it a better idea of what exactly is the total energy lost and whether this ties in with the consumer profile in the circle concerned. Beginning last ... More TAXATION Service tax Act soon States have been pressing for the enactment of a legislation that would enable them to tax services. The demand was reiterated at a recent meeting of the high-powered committee of Finance Ministers to assess the fiscal situation of the States. More WATER MANAGEMENT Japan aid to be tapped for Cauvery plan phase II The Rs 1,072-crore Phase 1 is also funded by JBIC and its water component was completed recently. Some 110 mld of water from Phase 1 is already reaching the city in phases. More RADIO/TV AIR-CONDITIONERS & REFRIGERATORS Fridge market warms up with 15 pc growth in Apr-June "We expect to end the current year with a total growth of 15 per cent in the category," says a Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers Association (Cetma) official. Comparing the current figures to the marginal growth seen in the category last year , Cetma says, "People are getting out of the recessionary mode." More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS AIIMS venture gets caught in the Web WITH about 8,000 people browsing the portals of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) every day - the hospital has re-ignited a project to IT-enable its patient-care related systems, to cut administrative delays. However, the ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS PM's attention drawn to low Rly investments THE Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has called upon the Railways to apply innovative project and financial solutions to overcome the current impasse in investments. A systematic investment plan, according to KCCI, could provide ... More WATCHES & ACCESSORIES DISINVESTMENT Change in States' attitude augurs well for PSU divestment: Shourie A MAJOR change can now be seen in the attitude of most of the State Governments with regard to privatisation of loss-making PSEs, and this augurs well for the PSU disinvestment programme taken up by the Government for 2002-03. Making a ... More SMALL SAVINGS Kerala: PF arrears amount to Rs 52 cr AROUND 1,400 establishments in Kerala have defaulted in payment of employees provident fund (EPF) contributions during the last fiscal and as a result, the arrears have mounted to Rs 52.15 crore. Over 200 defaulters have arrears of Rs 1 lakh ... More IPR Keltron empanelling experts for IPR cell THE public sector Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) is empanelling a number of legal consultants on board Keltron Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (KIPRO), set up by the company recently. Speaking to ... More SOCIAL WELFARE RURAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 
Chennai Trade Centre a hit as exhibition venueTILL about two years ago, any organisation wanting to hold an exhibition in Chennai — one that required a fairly large amount of space — had to make do with either the large-sized marriage halls or a Government-owned indoor sports ... More
Career guidance — A mela of a different kind TOURISM Sahara plans floating ship in Sunderbans THE Sahara group is keen on beginning work on their proposed Sunderbans tourism project for which they have sought 740 acres of land from the West Bengal Government. Mr Barin Basu, Director of Tourism and Special Secretary to the State ... More
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