![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, November 27, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY CEOs urged to push for passage of pending Bills PASSAGE of the 23 pending Bills in Parliament is one of the foremost tasks as their passage is important to spur the growth of the industry, according to Mr N.K. Singh, Member, Planning Commission of India. Addressing a plenary session titled ... More
Manufacturing sector key to achieving 8 pc growth
Biz leaders foresee big league status for India FOREIGN TRADE
India-Singapore trade highest in Asean regionINDIA'S trade with Singapore was the highest out of 10 Asean countries during 2001-02 at $2.26 billion. Also, Singapore was the largest investor in India from the Asean region in terms of actual FDI inflow at $420.4 million during August ... More HEALTH Kalam stresses need for cost-effective healthcare To make health care affordable, multi-organisational missions leading to thousands of goal-oriented projects were necessary. They should be supported by the Government, industry and philanthropic bodies, Dr Kalam said. More INFRASTRUCTURE GAIL in talks to build gas grid for Reliance THE state-owned natural gas pipeline monopoly player Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) is in talks with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to build a pipeline grid to transport and market the latter's 40-50 million metric standard cubic metres per day ... More
Move to upgrade temples in AP PETROLEUM Talks with tanker owners fail LPG supply from BPCL, HPCL to be affected The negotiations with the IOC authorities ended amicably with IOC agreeing to an 8.5 per cent increase in rate. More
Kelkar plan will squeeze refinery margins: Ministry POWER AP Transco software for transformers THE AP Transco has developed a software package in-house that facilitates reduction in failure of distribution transformers, which in turn cuts losses and saves repair costs. This is to be deployed in all the distribution companies (Discoms) by ... More
PFC to fund Nagarjuna project sans Govt guarantee
`Comprehensive IT blueprint on power needed' TAXATION Trade and tax likened to flower and honey ANY presentation on the state of the economy these days, it seems, is not complete without a paean to Kautilya's Arthashastra. Quoting Kautilya, the MIT-trained Dr Asim Dasgupta, State Finance Minister, explaining the intricacies of value ... More TEXTILES Chamber plea to rationalise yarn duty structure THE Chamber of Textile Trade & Industry has urged the Union Finance Minister to rationalise the duty structure on all sorts of yarn and reduce it to eight per cent in the Union Budget 2003-04. The chamber has made this request in its proposals ... More WATER Nod for 7 urban water projects in AP HYDERABAD: Seven project reports from Andhra Pradesh under the centrally-sponsored Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme (AUWSP) for towns with less than 20,000 population have been approved with an investment of Rs 1,494.40 ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Drive for rainwater harvesting in Madurai MADURAI: The Madurai Corporation is planning to impose a fine on both existing and new buildings if rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures are not constructed, according to the Commissioner, Mr A. Karthik. Addressing the members of ... More LEATHER Kolkata Leather Complex ready, says Minister AMID the crisis over the location of the tanneries in the city and the status of the new leather complex, Mr Nirupam Sen, West Bengal's Industry Minister today said that the complex was now ready for occupation. Addressing the media at the ... More METALS Industrial park planned for electroplating units THE Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) and the Association of Industries, Madurai, plan to set up an industrial park for the electroplating industry. At least 60 companies would relocate their plants in the park, Dr M. Raghavan, ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Bright scope for funds flow in biotech sector WITH over 60 biotech companies reporting earnings, the stage is now set for more funding in the sector and India could well be a great destination for funding creative ideas, according to Ms Rekha J.Hemrajani, Biotech Investment Banking ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT `Foreign investors prefer China as there are no democratic delays' A DESPONDENT Divestment Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, seems to have thrown in the towel as far as the divestment process is concerned and talked the other day of the privatisation dukan (shop) having been virtually shut down by a section of ... More
Jumbo among Rs 206-cr FDI plans cleared WTO `Bilateral trade pacts no threat to multilaterals' THE growing spate of bilateral and regional trade pacts cannot be construed as a threat to the multilateral system, according to the Deputy Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mr Roderick Abbott. "There is no reason why these ... More EVENTS Symposium on instrumentation The programme is being jointly organised by the Instrument Society of India, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and the Department of Physics, Bharathiar University. The Bharathiar University in Coimbatore will host the event. As part of ... More
Hyderabad Engagements TOURISM AP Govt, Reliance to provide amenities on highways THE Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department has entered into an MoU with Reliance Industries to provide wayside amenities such as parking space for trucks, restaurants, restrooms, petrol and water supply, telephone and e-seva centres on national ... 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 Nov. 17-Nov. 23 Tax rebates removal, a breach of trust: Experts `Promote neem on global arena' ICSE online courses eye school dropouts Industrial fuels sale up in October Non-basmati varieties may take a beating Met office aiming at accurate forecast Festive October brings smile back to auto sector players TV channels among biggest ad spenders in print media Garment exports up 15 pc in first half Parboiled rice exports hit by price hike Fiscal deficit under control: Narayan SC hearing on limited mobility Cellular operators accuse DoT of ignoring TRAI recommendations Core sector growth in April-Oct at 5.6 pc Cement, steel lead the pack Govt to relax FDI rules |
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