Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES Kerala: Law panel working on second report THE three-member Law Reform Committee constituted by the Kerala Government has started working on the second report, which largely aims at unification of a minimum of 30 laws that were originally meant to apply to the erstwhile Travancore, Kochi ... More ECONOMY Services sector posts steady growth: Survey THE services sector continues to show steady growth in many sectors during April-November as compared to the same period in the previous year. This has been indicated in a survey of 12 major services sectors conducted by the Associations Councils ... More ENGINEERING Tooltech show bags orders worth Rs 3 cr THE five-day Tooltech International Exhibition concluded here on Monday with the meet generating business orders worth Rs 3.1 crore. Twelve foreign countries participated in the event, held for the first time in the southern region. The ... More ENVIRONMENT Gotcha, with GPS The Coimbatore Corporation is putting GPS receivers to novel use - fitting them to trucks that collect garbage. There's no getting away from the all-seeing eye, now! More PETROLEUM 
IOC begins auto LPG sales in ChennaiINDIAN Oil Corporation today launched sales of automobile LPG in Chennai. The formal launch happened at a company-owned petrol station near Koyembedu, but very soon a similar facility is expected to come up on the Poonamalee High ... More POWER Plan to scale up N-power capacity to 40,000 MW "We have recommended clusters of 4-6, 1,000 MW reactors at coastal locations to make it economically attractive. The idea is to scale up the installed capacity to 40,000 MW over a period of time," Mr Chaturvedi, NPC chairman said. More
AP Govt extends Rs 6,167-crore guarantee to power utilities
Energy conservation programme WATER 
Ground water legislation need of the hour: PantTHE Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr K.C. Pant, has said that ground water legislation is necessary to increase the potential of the available water in the country. Inaugurating the national seminar on "Jal Swaraj: Harnessing water, ... More COAL CIL sees loss of market share from low-tariff regime THE state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) fears that it may lose its monopoly position as producer and supplier of power grade non-coking coal if the customs duty on non-coking coal is brought down in accordance with WTO guidelines. Indicating this ... More CIGARETTES NGOs seek protection to beedi industry BANGALORE: Several non-governmental organisations have urged the Central Government to enact legislation to protect employment opportunities in the beedi industry and save it from the onslaught of multinational tobacco companies. ... More RADIO/TV `Pick your channel' Bill gets Parliament approval THE much-awaited Cable Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill (2002) has been cleared by the Rajya Sabha, which paves the way for the implementation of a conditional access system (CAS) whereby consumers would have to pay for the channels they wish ... More EDUCATION Wigan and Leigh to stop franchise operation WIGAN and Leigh India, offering vocational education courses, has decided to give up the franchise route of operation due to the deterioration in the quality of education offered by its franchisees. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Vinay ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Food processing body planned TO pave the way for an integrated food law, the Group of Ministers (GoM) is expected to meet on Wednesday, Mr N.T. Shanmugam, Minister of State for Food Processing said here on Tuesday. The GoM will also examine the possibility of setting up a ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Permanent exhibition venue for Madurai mooted THE Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation, Mr S. Rajarethinam, has said that a permanent exhibition venue in the city could be part of the Central Government's scheme to promote cluster enterprises. He sought ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Biotech industries meet HYDERABAD: A one-day programme on "Strategy and policy framework for promotion and development of biotech industries" will be held here on December 27 by the Small Industries Service Institute in association with the Department of ... More CINEMA New film chamber president BANGALORE: Former Minister, Mr S. Ramesh has been elected president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. Mr Ramesh defeated his rival, film actress, Jayamala, by securing 517 votes as against 428 polled by the artiste. ... More DISINVESTMENT GAIL to bid for HPCL stake GAIL (India) Ltd will bid for acquiring a controlling stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) when it is put up for strategic sale, a senior official on the company's board said here on Tuesday. "GAIL is interested in bidding for ... More
29 State-owned PSUs up for sale in Orissa
Shourie to seek A-G opinion on oil PSUs sell-off RURAL DEVELOPMENT Kerala drive to popularise development plan Utmost care will be taken to ensure that political or ideological differences do not come in the way of hard work for getting the Centre's approval for Plan schemes and reaching assistance to local bodies. More EVENTS Save lighting energy: Premji THE biggest challenge facing facilities managers currently is to optimise resources and reduce costs, according to Mr Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation. Delivering the keynote address at `India Workplace 2002' a conference and exposition ... More
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Fair for women entrepreneurs CHENNAI: A national fair on women scientists and entrepreneurs and shaping India's bio-future to be held in Chennai will highlight investment opportunities for women in biotechnology. According to a press release from the organisers, ... More INCOME TAX No TDS on REC bonds SECTION 193 of the Income-Tax Act is about "interest on securities". According to the Section, the person responsible for paying any income by way of interest on securities should, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee ... More TOURISM New status to bring more Chinese tourists NEW DELHI: In a move that is likely to see more Chinese tourists visiting India, China has accorded `approved destination' status to India. A memorandum of understanding granting the `approved destination' status to India was signed here ... More PEOPLE Piramal in PM's revamped trade council MR Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Nicholas Piramal Ltd, is being inducted into the Prime Minister's Council for Trade and Industry. Mr Piramal's inclusion into the council as a member, according to official sources, is to have a drug industry ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Inside China Gujarat Elections In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Dec. 1-Dec. 7 `Almatti height may hit AP power generation' GE Shipping hoots past SCI disinvestment Development data report shows AP in poor light Sugar import norms tightened Low funds, strict laws plague medicinal biotech sector ATMA members' H1 exports touch Rs 485 cr Direct tax receipts slow down in April-Nov period Farm, allied products boost export growth — Plantations, leather fare poorly Govt to review Centaur deal if found illegal Of ayurveda and farmers' rights Steep rise in foreign currency export credit during Apr-Nov ONGC, Iffco-Kribhco may be allowed to bid for HPCL |
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