Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, November 04, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, November 04, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY CII pegs GDP growth rate at 5.4 per cent THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) expects the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.4 per cent during 2002-03, which more or less corresponds to the 5-5.5 per cent growth range estimated by the Reserve Bank of India in ... More
GSDP growth rate slips to 5.3 pc in H1: Naidu HEALTH Apollo performs rare coronary bypass surgery APOLLO Hospitals, Hyderabad, has claimed to have performed a rare kind of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), using a novel technique called symmetry bypass system aortic connector. The surgery, done for the first time in the country by Dr ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Over 4 lakh units built under rural housing project scheme The local elected representatives take a special interest in the project because it has a social as well as a political benefit. If the project bombs, their popularity is at stake. More POWER RTPS surpasses previous records BANGALORE: The KPCL-owned Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) has surpassed all its previous records on performance, generation and fuel savings during the first half of current year by achieving 15 per cent higher efficiency in ... More SUGAR Courts playing catalyst role in sugar decontrol THE sugar industry today stands substantially decontrolled. And ironically enough, it is not the Government, but the courts that are playing a catalyst role in this process. Sugar mills are now subjected mainly to two kinds of controls. ... More TAXATION A tax thriller from Kelkar, with action & drama THESE days, the Finance Ministry's Web site does not show the photo of a jovial Jaswant. It's Dr Vijay Kelkar, the all-important adviser to the Finance Minister. And, the consultation paper prepared by the Task Force on Direct Taxes, or simply ... More
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Going easy on exemptions while cutting tax rates will hit revenue WATER MANAGEMENT Maharashtra, FICCI meet on rainwater harvesting THE Maharashtra Government and FICCI are planning to hold a series of seminars to create awareness on rainwater harvesting. Faced with a scenario where dependence on monsoon rains has become imperative, rainwater harvesting has assumed great ... More COAL `Time for coal companies to check unfair trade practices' DOMESTIC coal companies, in their new coal sales strategy to non-core sector consumers, should examine the option of charging different rates of premium for the same grade of coal from different collieries/sidings so as to ensure higher revenues ... More EDUCATION Rural IT Quiz winners BANGALORE: Students of Sarvodaya PU College, Tumkur have emerged winners of the third Rural IT Quiz, which was held to coincide with the IT.Com in Bangalore. This year, there were more than 48,000 participants in the first phase. The ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY 
Are diamonds forever?DIAMONDS may glitter, but for those in the business of cutting, polishing and selling it for a profit, the prospects are not so alluring. Leading companies in diamond jewellery business find that their bottom line has registered only a marginal ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Revision of building code on cards The Civil Engineering Division Council of the Bureau of Indian Standards is undertaking the revision process through 18 expert panels, each dealing with a specific section of the existing code, Mr Nair said. More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS TN foodgrains body welcomes bank rate cut THE Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Association has welcomed the Reserve Bank of India Governor's announcement on reduction in bank rate. In a statement here Mr V. Dhanasekaran, Secretary, said this would augment the available lendable and Cash Reserve ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS BII plans Bangalore centre BANGALORE: The Bioinformatics Institute of India (BII) is planning to open a centre in Bangalore soon. The centre, scheduled to open by December this year, aims at providing a platform for individuals, professionals, research and ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Young scientists do the nation proud — Minor planet named after Jaipur whiz-kid THE Jaipur-based high school `scientist' Akshat Singhal, who won a paid internship with Agilent Technologies for his computer science project at the Intel International Science Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) this May at Kentucky, USA, has added ... More
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT `FDI computing system needs changes' THE yawning gap between China and India in attracting the non-debt creating foreign direct investment (FDI) flows would no longer remain unbridgeable if an official committee's suggestions in this regard are implemented. In the wake of a recent ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rs 200-cr aid for SHGs in East Godavari district EAST Godavari district, with a record number of 46,574 self-help groups of women (SHGs), is in the forefront not only in the State, but the country, and the State Government has drawn up ambitious plans for the next three years to develop further ... More EVENTS Warehousing corpns convention BANGALORE: The National Association of Warehousing Corporations will host the annual convention of the International Federation of Warehousing Logistics Association (IFWLA) in February 2003. Addressing a press conference here ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS `Waive duty, allow deemed exports against excise bond' Seeking a level playing field for export production, the EEPC has suggested that Cenvat credit be made applicable also on the quantum of special additional duty (SAD) to provide the much-needed relief to manufacturer-exporters. More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES 319 medicinal plants of Indian origin endangered THE International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has featured in its `Red List of Threatened Species' at least 319 terrestrial plant species of known medicinal value and traced to India. These are among an ... More
Health wealth ECONOMIC OFFENCES A lifeboat for seamen? Though the government has no legal obligation to rehabilitate the Seamen's Provident Fund, there is the moral responsibility to help seamen get their money back. Accordingly, the Ministries of Shipping and Finance have been asked to work out a way to address the "valid claims" of seamen. More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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