![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, September 26, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES Pictorial `Meghdoot' post card at 25 paise INDIAN Post Office Rules, 1933, have been amended to plug in one more heading after the `competition post cards' category. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announcement speaks of `Meghdoot' post card priced at 25 paise. ... More ECONOMY PSUs on hit-list to boost revenues THE deceleration in tax revenues has forced the Finance Ministry to target public sector undertakings for shoring up non-tax receipts in order to avert any possible slippage in fiscal deficit. The Ministry has, for a second year in a row, ... More
Promote small family norm, Pant tells States
Ascon study upbeat on service sector ENVIRONMENT Mashelkar panel for Euro-III norms by '05 THE Mashelkar Committee on National Auto Fuel Policy today recommended Euro-III emission norms by 2005 and Euro-IV norms by 2010 to reduce vehicular pollution. The implementation of this scheme would require an investment of close to Rs 55,000 ... More PETROLEUM Oil import bill rises by Rs 5,000 cr THE crude oil import bill for the first six months of this fiscal stands at Rs 39,000 crore, up Rs 5,000 crore over the corresponding period last year, on the back of soaring global crude prices, Mr Ram Naik told presspersons today. Mr Naik ... More
Petro cos may spend Rs 20 cr each for ethanol petrol POWER Wary of State guarantees... PFC putting in place new security package ALARMED over the deteriorating quality of State Government guarantees, Central Government-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) is putting in place a new security package. Sources said that this security package involved tight asset cover ... More
Naidu voices concern at drought, power situation
APTransco hints at load shedding TYRES Criteria for DEPB credit Tyre makers plead against Customs `harassment' DOMESTIC tyre manufacturers apprehend that the Customs authorities may now apply the present market value (PMV) criteria for granting duty entitlement passbook (DEPB) credit on tyres exported by them. The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' ... More BREWERIES No small beer A joint venture between UB, S&N and Ravi Jain makes frenetic moves to grab volume and market share in the Indian beer market. It is geared to deliver unassailable advantage to UB and its Chairman Vijay Mallya's competitive value in the beer world. Will it keep their mugs brimming over? More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Bitter news for sweet lovers SWEETS and chocolate manufacturers in Mumbai plan to increase prices following the 4.5 to 7 per cent octroi hike announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently. The hike is timed for `Dassera-Diwali' when the consumption of ... More TEXTILE MACHINERY Nod for import of used shuttleless looms likely The formal clearance for the import of 10,000 projectile shuttleless looms under special import licence is expected any moment, according to reliable sources in the weaving industry. More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY New initiatives from national laboratories THE three national laboratories under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology ... More DISINVESTMENT BIFR nod for Jessop stake sale INITIAL hiccups not withstanding, the ball has been set in motion for disinvestment of other sick public sector undertakings. The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) has sanctioned the scheme for the induction of a strategic ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT `Security' curbs likely on FDI from neighbouring nations According to informed sources, the stringent rules being put in place to largely bar FDI from the neighbouring countries, especially China, in view of the security risks involved, will apply equally on the State Governments which are now directly try ing to attract foreign capital. More EVENTS `STIC a boon for small-scale units' KOCHI: The Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre (STIC) is a boon for small-scale industries with its modern, sophisticated equipment to provide analysis, testing and calibration services, according to Mr S. Gunasegaran, General ... More
Lectures on transaction analysis
EXPORTS & IMPORTS $20-m short-term import credit sans RBI okay THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted banks to extend short-term credit of up to $ 20 million, for less than three years to importers without having to obtain its prior approval. The procedure has been amended with a view to simplify ... More TOURISM Action's all at home It pays to woo the domestic traveller, as airlines and luxury hotels realise in the wake of falling international tourist arrivals. More
States spruce up
CRZ norms hampering Karnataka tourism: Minister
AP has big plans for World Tourism Day
Kerala Govt targets Rs 500-cr investment in tourism ECONOMIC OFFENCES Six CSE brokers in police custody THE Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Calcutta today remanded six stockbrokers to police custody till October 4. They were arrested on September 24 by the Detective Department of Calcutta Police. Following a complaint filed by the Calcutta ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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