Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping probe on ball bearings THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has initiated anti-dumping investigations on alleged dumping of ball bearings and related components from China, Poland, Romania and Russia. FAG Bearings, NRB Bearings, SKF Bearings, National ... More ECONOMY Making the grade THAT is nothing but `your life in a nutshell', explains an e-mail, which seeks to educate me on the nuances of the 21st century language. It also informs that `market correction' is something that happens the day after one buys stocks, and ... More ENVIRONMENT Impact of Asian brown haze `exaggerated' IS it a big bad brown cloud or just a haze far less harmful? Is it "fact or fantasy"? Or is it just a big black pot pointing fingers at a small and less developed kettle? Two IISc scientists have debunked the UNEP report on the villainous big ... More
In-principle nod for two toxic waste disposal sites
EMPRI, FICCI tie up HEALTH The Garden City is stressed out BANGALORE, the undisputed Indian capital for information technology, is also emerging as the `allergy capital' and, more disturbingly, even as the `suicide capital' of India. Bangalore has been registering high number of cases of people ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Masterplan on cards to develop Thiruvananthapuram A MEETING of the Sub-Committee of the Council of Ministers chaired by the Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, has decided to draw up a masterplan for the comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram city in line with its status as the State ... More PETROLEUM ONGC to pick up part of HPCL stake in MRPL OIL and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd plans to buy part of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's 37.5 per cent stake in Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd for Rs 2 per share. Mr Subir Raha, Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC, told ... More PHARMACEUTICALS 'Adopting pharmacopeial norms must for post-GATT regime' INDIAN pharmaceutical industry should adopt pharmacopeial standards to exploit the opportunities that are expected to emerge in the post-GATT, intellectual property regime-driven markets, the Drugs Controller-General of India (DGCI), Mr Ashwini ... More POWER Power infrastructure growth hinges on pricing, says IEA The IEA said the prospects for electricity supply are ``uncertain'', given the industry's severe financial difficulties. Massive investment is needed to boost India's generating capacity and improve its transmission and distribution networks to meet the growing demand. More
Survey on quality of electricity TEXTILES Spindle-based excise duty will prevent evasion: SIMA THE Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has said that it is exploring the scope of seeking `spindle-based' excise duty from the Government, which will eliminate the problem of duty evasion. SIMA has informed its members that the association ... More TWO/THREE WHEELERS More problems with 2-wheelers: Study THE Pune-based Metric Consultancy Ltd, which kickstarted a PPM (Promised Performance Monitor) for the two-wheeler industry on the lines of the JD Power report on four-wheelers, has found a significant jump in the number of problems encountered by ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Commercial property now attractive INVESTMENT in and sale of commercial properties are gaining popularity in India over the last one year, thanks to real estate prices hitting an all-time low and attractive schemes being offered by various housing finance companies and banks. ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Chamber urges TN Govt to roll back new levies A PLETHORA of levies imposed by the Tamil Nadu Government have eroded the competitive edge of the local industry and these should be rolled back to help tide over the recession, according to the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Firodia awards for excellence DR M.S. Valiathan, President of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai have been selected for the H.K. Firodia Awards for excellence in science and technology for ... More CINEMA In-film ads are multi-crore bets DOES in-film placement really offer value for money for brands? It's a multi-crore question and corporates seem to be groping for an answer. For instance, Pepsi India is believed to have invested close to a crore in the recently released ... More GENDER 
Creating `bullet-proof' managers for corporate worldA DECADE ago, when she lost her husband, her only child, a daughter, was barely 18 months old. "We had been married for five years and he died of a brain haemorrhage which was very sudden. I was totally unprepared and did not know what to do," ... More WTO WTO verdict on Byrd Amendment — Not a triumph of sorts Whenever any divisive issue crops up between the US or its transatlantic partners, India should not rush to either of the one in defence, but instead ponder over its options in the long-term interests. In specific cases there are several things to le arn from the US. Byrd Amendment case is one such which India has failed to comprehend in its entirety and in the process tragically let down its own industry, says G. Srinivasan. More IPR Dr Reddy's wins case over `Omez' DR Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) has survived yet another onslaught on one of its leading anti-ulcerant drugs, Omez. In an infringement case filed by the Hyderabad-based company against Sun Generics, the Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ... More LABOUR REFORMS INDUSTRIAL POLICY Karnataka Govt to direct KIADB BANGALORE: The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) would be asked to change its policy of building industrial sheds and handing them over to entrepreneurs. It would now confine itself to allotting plots, Mr Roshan Baig, ... More SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT Wipro's aid for school BANGALORE: Wipro has provided aid to a Government primary school at the Carmealaram Post on Sarjapur Road on the outskirts of Bangalore to enable the institution strengthen its infrastructure. The IT major spent Rs 1.02 lakh for the ... More INCOME TAX Govt plans to review taxing of dividends THE existing policy on taxation of dividends is in for a review. The Finance Ministry has finally set the ball rolling by initiating an exercise of examining the pros and cons of taxing dividends at the hands of shareholders. "The Central Board ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS `Software exports to US growing at 25 pc' INDIA'S software exports to the US are growing at more than 25 per cent during the current fiscal, according to the information available with the Department of Commerce in the Commerce Ministry. The Americas (the US, Canada and Latin America) ... More
`Policy must back reforms for export growth' TOURISM More Indian tourists visit Lanka, Mauritius WITH domestic airfares ruling much higher than those for competing international destinations such as Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives and Thailand, the Indian tourist seems to have been bitten by the international travel bug. Despite the drop ... More
India, Turkey to strengthen tourism ties STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS ACMA receives ISO 9001:2000 NEW DELHI: The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) has received a certification to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Systems Standard from TUV Rheinland. ACMA is the first industry association in the country to be ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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