![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, September 12, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping probe on flashlights THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has initiated anti-dumping investigations on the alleged dumping of non-brass metal flashlights from China. Such flashlights are commonly known as `torches' in Indian market parlance. Industry ... More
COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES TN moves SC on release of Cauvery water THE Tamil Nadu Government has filed an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to Karnataka to release the balance 4.6 tmc ft of water. The Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, criticised the Centre for what ... More ECONOMY Business still echoes September 11 rumble ONE year after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., the consequences continue to ripple through the US economy. Every major sector, particularly airlines, securities, IT, hospitality and retail, took a hit, and the economy lost ... More FOREIGN TRADE 3-member panel to suggest ways to fine-tune DGFT THE Commerce Ministry has set up a 3-member committee to recommend measures for re-orienting and further fine-tuning the functioning of the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the context of the present liberalised trade regime. This ... More HEALTH Meet to focus on heart ailments NUTRIFIT, a diet and nutrition counselling centre, is organising a one-day meet here on September 15 under the theme, "Change of heart", focussing on the "management and prevention of heart problems". Briefing newspersons on Wednesday on the ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Where infrastructure wears work clothes "The Government is getting a coat ready for the baby," explained a diplomat in Shanghai. "It knows the baby will eventually grow into a man." More PSU RSP, DSP `must strive' to be back in black THE Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) and the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), which have been all but served an ultimatum to earn profits, are ready to pick up the gauntlet thrown before them by Mr Braja Kishore Tripathy, the Union Steel Minister. Mr ... More PETROLEUM Petrol, diesel may cost 40 paise more CONSUMERS may have to fork out 30-40 paise extra per litre of petrol and diesel in the wake of the recent spurt in global crude prices. Official sources said that this can, however, happen if the Finance Ministry endorses the Petroleum ... More
Promoters shying away from LNG project POWER KSEB yet to recover Rs 4,635-cr arrears IF the State Electricity Board could set up a mechanism for speedy recovery of arrears amounting to Rs 4,635 crore, set right the 10-lakh faulty meters and collect charges regularly from the consumers, much of its financial problems could be ... More RADIO/TV KL Radio eyeing Europe audience KL Radio, the Tamil channel on the WorldSpace platform, is expanding its horizon. The channel, which has been catering to the Tamil community in India, SAARC countries, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and UAE, through the West beam of ... More EDUCATION Govt schools lack quality: Study THE reach of and benefits from the Government-supported school education system have come in for a `fair grade' assessment by a national survey covering 24 States and Union Territories even as it raised serious questions on how well investments ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS TB sanatorium to get Rs 4-cr aid THE Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, US, will provide Rs 4.7-crore financial assistance to the Tamil Nadu Government for strengthening the Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Chennai. The assistance ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Assocham to open office in UAE soon THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry will be shortly opening its first overseas office in the UAE, according to a senior chamber official. The full fledged office will open in the emirate of Sharjah in a month's time following the ... More
FICCI opens office in Kazakh
MINING & QUARRYING Minister's assurance to mining industry `Take care of locals; I'll take care of you' DECENTRALISATION of mining resources should not end up in creating more monopolies, but must ensure public participation in these natural resources. The real owners of the country's mineral resources are the local people living there and they ... More GENDER Women get short shrift in J&K polls IN a State where one in three people suffer from neurological disorders and one in five women is a victim of domestic violence; a State that has been rocked by the worst form of violence, it is not surprising to find that women have been given ... More DISINVESTMENT `Need to send right signals for disinvestment process' DIFFERENT ministries in the Union Government speaking differently is a matter of concern as it sends wrong signals and derails the ongoing process, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, said commenting about the ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Implications of 100 pc FDI in oil sector The panel has demanded complete removal of sectoral cap for FDI not only on oil marketing, but has also questioned the current restriction of FDI to 26 per cent in public sector refineries. More EVENTS
Fernandes calls for joint effort on ALH productionTHE Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, today asked the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) consortium of participating companies to look at synergistic partnerships with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and his Ministry for setting up ... More
Hyderabad is Cidex' choice for international expos
India-Latam health summit to study tie-ups
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