Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, September 20, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT Grass looks greener in land of kiwis Though IT jobs continues to be the major draw, more Indians are migrating to New Zealand is to start their own businesses. More
CHEMICALS COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES Stay order saves cows, for now A STAY order reportedly obtained by some animal rights activities from a court has earned a last-minute reprieve for 88 imported cattle that were to be "put to sleep" at the quarantine station here. According to reliable sources, these 88 cows ... More ECONOMY Bengal cuts bonus payments by 50 pc THE cash-strapped West Bengal Government has announced a 50 per cent cut in bonus payments to its employees and teachers in State-aided schools, Dr Asim Dasgupta, State Finance Minister, has announced. Addressing a press conference at the ... More
Suicide rate on the rise EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Govt offers relief to excise duty payers FROM October 1 this year, the Government will bring into force a new system of issuing registration certificates to central excise duty payers on the spot. The registration certificate will bear a 15-digit PAN-based registration number. This ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Golden Quadrilateral Phase-I to be completed next year Once completed, the GQ project would cut down travel time by 20-25 per cent. The likely financial benefits to the economy, as per the World Bank estimate, mainly on account of lower fuel costs, is said to be around Rs 8,000 crore per annum. More
Mahindra City launch soon POWER Almatti power project contract — TAC clarification puts more pressure on pvt insurers THE bid rankings for the insurance contract of the 290-MW Almatti hydel power project is likely to change following the clarifications given by the Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC is the tariff-fixing arm of the Insurance Regulatory and ... More
TAXATION TRAVEL & PLACES 
`Kochi can be major convention city'THE Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) is planning to highlight Kochi as a major `convention destination' in view of the existence of major hotels in the city, Mr Jehangir N. Katgara, President of the Association, has said. Kochi has the ... More WATER MANAGEMENT AP Govt urged to expedite Krishna water project THE State Government should act quickly to finalise the tenders, provide guarantees and allow for the execution of the Rs 875-crore project to bring Krishna river waters to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Expediting the project ... More
Madurai farmers face water crunch CREDIT POLICY Credit policy on Oct 29 THE Reserve Bank of India will announce its mid-term review of the monetary and credit policy on October 29, the RBI said today. While a section of the market is expecting reduction in interest rates, there are others who bet on the central ... More EDUCATION New syllabus for IIT entrance exam next year THE Ministry of Human Resource Development is planning to review the syllabus for the joint entrance examination for the IIT entrance examination to be held in April next year. A Ministry official told Business Line that the new ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS More facilities at AIDS centre in Chennai hospital THE YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) has extended its health centre at the Voluntary Health Services (VHS) hospital to include an additional intensive care unit, learning resource unit, training and research data ... More
Wage rates for hospital staff fixed INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ITPO in pact with Madurai industry body A MEMORANDUM of Understanding was signed between India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) represented by its Executive Director, Mr Ranjan Chatterjee, and the Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) represented ... More DISINVESTMENT `IPO preferable over strategic sale of Nalco' THE Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has said that it does not propose or support strategic sale of Nalco as the first option. "We prefer public offer of shares over strategic sale," its convenor, Mr S. Gurumurthy, has said in a statement seeking ... More
Karnataka sets up new Disinvestment Dept WTO `Counter-NTBs a must for trade survival' INDIA should seek to mount competing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to meet the threat from developed countries and thus ensure a level playing field for itself in the international trade arena. Delivering his Presidential speech during a one-day ... More IPR `Respect to IPR crucial for pharma pacts with Germany' NON-COMPLIANCE with IPR issues was one of the main reasons why German companies did not want to collaborate with India in the past, Dr Lukas von Hippel, who was representing Degussa Fine Chemicals and BASF at India-Chem 2002, said here ... More EVENTS Indiatech fair to be held in Melbourne THE Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), after successfully organising its exclusive `Indiatech' fairs (Indian engineering exhibitions overseas) in Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Venezuela and the UK (Birmingham), has now selected ... More
EXPORTS & IMPORTS DFGT promises bigger role for States in exports THE office of the Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has launched a drive for drawing up State-wise export data, which would help in the process of apportioning funds under the scheme of Assistance to States for Infrastructure and ... More
NATURAL CALAMITIES Drought situation in AP grim, says Naidu DESPITE good spell of rains during August, the drought situation in Andhra Pradesh appears `grim' and concerted efforts are needed to tackle its fallout, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has said. The average rainfall ... More TRENDS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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