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ANTI-DUMPING


Dumping duty on acrylic fibre from Italy
THE designated authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of acrylic fibre (below 1.5 denier) from Italy. In its final findings, the authority has recommended a definitive ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


HC extends interim order on pump licences
MR Justice P.C. Ghose of the Calcutta High Court today extended the interim order passed on August 14 staying the operation of the direction of Prime Minister with regard to cancellation of petro-product distributorship granted from January 2000 ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Serial seminars on Western Ghats
COIMBATORE: `OSAI', an NGO for student environmental groups, is holding a serial seminar in the city-based colleges on the theme `Malai,Mazhai, Manavar 2002' with a focus on the Western Ghats , their water resources and their ... More

  • Norms for waste management

    FOREIGN TRADE


    More food-testing labs along India-Nepal border
    THE India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee, which met here over the past four days, has decided that India will set up additional food testing laboratories at two mutually agreed locations and three additional agriculture quarantine stations ... More

    HEALTH


  • Health scheme for AP Govt employees

    PETROLEUM


    Bangalore gets its first LPG filling station
    BANGALORE, which got its first auto gas dispensing station today with the formal inauguration of the facility at Koramangala here, will soon have two more - - one each at Mysore Road and Yelahanka, according to the Indian Oil Corporation ... More

    POWER


  • Streamline systems, APTransco told

    TAXATION


    Ministry banking on monsoon revival to sustain tax revenues
    THE Finance Ministry is banking on the revival in monsoon activity this month to sustain the growth in revenue collections in the second half of the current fiscal. "Revenue collections were buoyant in the first quarter . With the pick-up in ... More

    `Service tax assessees need not keep separate accounts'
    Service tax assessees need not maintain a separate set of accounts for the purpose of service tax. This was stated by Mr B.K. Mishra, Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, North Zone, at a seminar on `Applicability of Service Tax' organised by the ... More

    TEA


    Tea cos cheer `welcome aberration'
    THE erratic monsoon, which has impacted the fortunes of many industries, may benefit the Indian tea industry, which is facing oversupply and sluggish prices. Tata Tea Ltd, the leading tea producer, has acknowledged that the ``aggravated monsoon ... More

    TEXTILES


    Garment fair sets B2B target of Rs 35 crore
    THE fourth garment exposition to be held here under the aegis of the Garment Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association has targeted a total B2B (business to business) trade of about Rs 35 crore as against last year's Rs 25 crore. The Hyderabad ... More

    SSI


    Small-scale training scheme for PSU staff
    The EAC has been recognised as the nodal agency by the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises for implementing the counselling, retraining and redeployment (CRR) scheme for rationalised employees of the CPSUs. More

  • KASSIA plea to Govt

    WATER MANAGEMENT


    Karnataka: Nod for 624 works under drinking water project
    Under the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, three `pilot projects' are currently being implemented in Karnataka — in Dakshina Kannada, Bellary and Mysore districts. A sum of Rs 40 crore has been sanctioned to Dakshina Kannada for the purpose . More

    EDUCATION


    Hotel management institute at Haldia
    AS part of its business diversification strategy, the city-based Gujral Group of Hotels has set up an international hospitality management institute within the premises of its existing 120-room `luxury' hotel (The Golden Retreat) at Haldia in ... More

    HCV/LCV/TRACTORS


    Tractor sales down 13.6 pc
    TRACTOR sales fell by 13.6 per cent during April-March 2001-02 to 2,15,609 units from 2,49,572 units in the fiscal year 2000-01. Out of the 10 tractor companies surveyed, sales of about seven either declined or remained flat during the period ... More

    INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


    FICCI for easy norm on co deposit with minimum risk
    "Public deposits are a popular and efficient method of financing the medium-term needs of the companies. It is, therefore, necessary to create a conducive environment for such deposits to be freely invited and accepted, while simultaneously ensuring that an optimal risk reducing strategy is evolved,'' the chamber said. More

    Assocham to host CEOs' retreat in Agra
    AS many as 35 chief executive officers (CEOs) of Corporate India are to descend on Agra — the city of the Taj — for a three-day retreat beginning August 25 under the aegis of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ... More

    BIO-TECH & GENETICS


    Genome Valley Web site launched
    HYDERABAD: A Web site of the recently carved out Genome Valley in Andhra Pradesh, www.genomevalley.org, has been launched by the State Minister for ITES, SSI and Biotechnology at the ICICI ... More

    CINEMA


    Cheap finance still out of film industry's reach
    RECOGNITION of the film sector as a regular industry has not helped it access the critical benefit of easy and cheaper financial assistance, particularly the regional films, which is dominated by the southern States. The region, which accounts ... More

    EVENTS


    Hyderabad Engagements
    University of Hyderabad and IGIDRM, Mumbai: Dr C. Rangarajan, Governor, AP, to be Chief Guest at a special programme on Environment and Economic Development; DST Auditorium, UOH campus: 9.30 a.m. CII: Mr R. Vishwanathan, Indian ... More

    TOURISM


    Move to turn `Pushkaram' fete into a tourist event
    The `pushkaram' festival is celebrated once in 12 years and the State Government is making all-out efforts to turn it into a national festival, akin to `kumbh mela' in the North, to promote tourism. More

    Accolades for Kerala tourism
    KERALA'S tourism success story continues to receive nods of approval from both the national and international media. The Secretary, Kerala Tourism, Mr T. Balakrishnan, cited glowing references that have been made in three leading national and ... More

    ECONOMIC OFFENCES


  • Karnataka sets up task force to check corruption
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    Endosulfan remains a riddle shrouded in controversy

    Felling of trees made an offence in AP

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