Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping probe into ammonium nitrate imports THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has initiated anti-dumping investigations on alleged dumping of ammonium nitrate from Russia and Iran. Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers Company Ltd (GNFC), National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL) and ... More COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES ECONOMY Jaswant to use US visit to defend reforms record THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, will attempt to dispel fears among foreign investors of India's economic reforms after the recent setback to the disinvestment and FDI opening up process, besides the downgrade of rupee debt to junk status ... More
Plan to make Kovai an outsourcing hub ENVIRONMENT AP Govt constitutes task force on flyash utilisation THE Andhra Pradesh Government has constituted a special task force to monitor the implementation of the various Government Orders related to utilisation of flyash by all Government departments in the State. With utilisation of flyash, generated ... More
MoU signed for `clean' leather parks in AP HEALTH Meet focuses on need to tap vaccine market VACCINATION is the cheapest method in healthcare and in view of the tremendous possibilities for improvement in this sector, the country would do well to manufacture vaccines to cater to global markets, said Prof G. Padmanabhan, former Director ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Hassan SEZ getting ready BANGALORE: Karnataka's Special Economic Zone for exports at Hassan is poised for a take-off with infrastructure like roads, water and power already in place in an area of 1,825 acre. The State Government has invested about Rs 65 ... More
CRPF plans to build flyover on NH 47 PHARMACEUTICALS Post-IPR, drug prices set to rise: Report ONE of the main contentions at the recent TRIPs meeting in Doha by developing countries including India was that prices of medicines would rise with the implementation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. This stand has been vindicated ... More POWER Rise and shine Technology offers a great opportunity to the Indian power converter market. Now's the time for the players to turn challenges into spurs for growth. More TAXATION TN: Commercial taxes yield up 13 pc in April-Aug Officials attribute the growth in tax collections to two major taxation items — the five per cent infrastructure surcharge and the one per cent resale tax — that came into effect from July 1, 2002, the realisation from which will be refle cted in the August collections. More TEXTILES Textile testing centre at PSG Tech The PSG College of Technology here and Premier Polytronics Ltd, a textile testing equipment manufacturing company, have come together to set up a new state-of-the-art textile testing centre. Set up at a cost of Rs 1 crore, the PSG Premier ... More WATER MANAGEMENT Study on national river water grid in final stages A TECHNO-ECONOMIC feasibility study of a countrywide national river water grid is in the final stages, the Union Urban Development Minister, Mr Anant Kumar, said here today. Equivalent to the Rs 65,000-crore "golden quadrilateral" national ... More
CIGARETTES Taxes on cigarette companies unfair: Godfrey Phillips THE cigarette industry has been hit by "prohibitive and discriminatory tax and marketing restrictions", according to Mr R.A. Shah, Chairman, Godfrey Phillips India (GPI). Speaking at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) here on Tuesday, ... More PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT 7% growth seen in disposable cup market THE paper-cup manufacturing sector is expected to expand in a big way in the coming years following the growing awareness of the ill effects of using non-food and bio-degradable containers for serving beverages. According to a study conducted ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 
Indian industry to donate 25 computers to Kabul — CII show to push `brand India'THE Indian industry will donate 25 computers and set up a computer centre in Kabul as part of its efforts to be a major player in the emerging market in Afghanistan. The official announcement about the donation is to be made in Kabul during ... More
`No S&P impact on funds for Indian cos'
FICCI in pact with German trade body
CII (SR) team to visit Thailand, S. Korea
Italian course for corporates
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IISc ties up to launch Web library INDIAN Institute of Science, Bangalore, in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University and the Government of China is going to launch a Web library, which, to start with, will have as many as 2,500 books on various subjects such as ... More
Approval given for five tech business incubators CINEMA AP bars `outside' recording of film songs RECORDING of film songs in Telugu films will now have to be mandatorily done in Andhra Pradesh. The Government has decided to withdraw the facility for the industry to undertake recordings in other States from November 1. Also from that date, ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Foreign airlines may not be allowed domestic stake EVEN as the proposal for hiking the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in domestic airlines from 40 to 49 per cent is expected to get the nod from the Government, the proposal for allowing foreign airlines to pick up stake in the domestic ... More
India slides in confidence RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Policy soon for training of rural bodiesTHE Union Ministry of Rural Development has embarked on an exercise of formulating a national training policy that would take care of the training needs of all the rural development functionaries in the country, according to Mr Lalith Mathur, ... More
Plan to improve villages near Electronics City TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS INTERVIEW 
Make use of common economic space for balanced development — Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr K.C. PantTHE Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr K.C. Pant, has proposed joint development strategy by both the Centre and the States to take advantage of the "common economic space'' within the country for ensuring balanced development. "Today, if ... More EVENTS APITCO may send team to Canton fair THE Andhra Pradesh Industrial and Technology Consultancy Organisation Ltd (APITCO) has firmed up plans to organise a business delegation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the forthcoming Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Canton ... More
School of Social Work meet in Oct SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Export, production ban on 5 seafood unitsIN a move that has sent shockwaves amongst the seafood export community, the Export Inspection Agency (EIA) has issued a directive to five major seafood units across the country for immediate stoppage of production and export. Total exports of ... More TOURISM Amadeus to launch e-ticketing by year-end e-ticketing means you do not get a physical ticket; instead will be provided boarding pass on production of your photo identity card at the airport counter. More ECONOMIC OFFENCES Snake skin worth Rs 5 lakh seized CHENNAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chennai, has seized snake skins worth about Rs 5.25 lakh in the Indian market. On a tip-off, the DRI officials intercepted a van inside the air cargo complex on Saturday and ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Sep. 15-Sep. 21 Jindal Strips `favoured' in race for Salem Steel Plant Hank yarn transfer premiums still hot No plan to privatise coal sector, says Minister `India not geared for export industries' — Mr M. Arunachalam, Chairman, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong `Nasscom going all-out to crack down on piracy' SEZs need sops for viability, says IDBI report Dhindsa against sell-off in profit-making PSUs Foodgrain exports set to cross 15-mt mark `Task force report on chem sector will be implemented' Golden Quadrilateral Phase-I to be completed next year Cement, steel power core sector growth in April-Aug How China is racing ahead in industry A knee-jerk reaction, says CII chief |
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