Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, December 26, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, December 26, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY KREDL to add 1,500 MW of biomass-based power IN a bid to tap the potential of non-conventional energy sources in the State, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) is planning to set up about 200 units of biomass-based power plants. These power plants, with a capacity to ... More ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on PSF imports suggested THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imported polyester staple fibres (PSF) from South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan. In its final findings announced ... More AWARDS & HONOURS National design award HYDERABAD: Mr S. Sengupta, Head of Telecom Operations of the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), has been awarded the prestigious "National Design Award 2002", by the Institution of Engineers. The award is in recognition of ... More CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 
Consumer electronics cos upbeat on growthUPBEAT about the current growth in the segment, the consumer electronics manufacturers have set optimistic targets for themselves for the next year. The industry proposes to exit the year 2002 with a growth of about 20 per cent for the colour ... More ENVIRONMENT Plastic makers' move to rid Tirumala of waste THE Andhra Pradesh Plastic Manufacturers Association (APPMA) has come forward to extend a helping hand to the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD), to rid the temple town of plastic wastes. Though the TTD imposed a ban on the usage of plastic ... More FOREIGN TRADE Saudi keen on joint ventures to boost trade IN order to improve bilateral trade with India, businessmen from Saudi Arabia have invited their counterparts here to enter into joint venture projects in pharmaceuticals, IT and food processing. The total bilateral trade, excluding oil ... More HEALTH Free cardiac diagnostic service BANGALORE: "Heart-on-Wheels", a mobile cardiac diagnostic lab, fitted on to a bus would traverse through rural Karnataka from December 27 offering free diagnostic services to the under privileged. The mobile lab, a joint effort by ... More
Meet on holistic health PSU 
Salinity forces PSU units' closureOfficials said that an immediate solution to the problem would be to let out more water from the Edamalayar dam from wherein the tail race water would flow to Bhoothathanketu dam where the water collects and is let out in the Periyar river. More PETROLEUM IOC to unveil high-end fuel in 25 cities AFTER a lull of four months, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd's high-end fuel `Premium' is set to move out of Delhi. The company has plans to launch `IOC Premium' petrol and `Super Diesel' in Gujarat "before the end of this month''. Following this, ... More
LPG prices rising sharply on cross-subsidisation TAXATION Kelkar may cheer consumers THE Kelkar Committee on Indirect Taxes, which is scheduled to submit its final report on Thursday, is now expected to recommend specific duty rates for petrol and high speed diesel (HSD), besides pruning the excise duty rate for car ... More TEXTILES HC stays circular disallowing duty drawback — Textile exporters win reprieve THE Tamil Nadu-based Textile Exporters Federation of South India (TEFSI) has got a High Court stay against the operation of the Department of Revenue (DoR) circular that disallowed payment of brand rate of duty drawback. Thus the nearly ... More WATER Project to plug leakages: BWSSB to shortlist bids One of the first such in the country, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation-funded project to plug leakages in the potable water distribution system will be initially implemented in five service stations in the city's older areas covering 40,0 00 users, or 10 per cent of the board's connections. More
TN objects to Kerala project for water diversion
Meet focuses on need to conserve water BREWERIES TN Govt policy for wine making on cards — AF Ferguson to identify cos The Government will also shortly frame the rules and regulations and initiate the process of identifying international players in wine making. More GEMS & JEWELLERY EU says no to `blood' roughs THE European Community (EU), the largest trading centre in rough diamond, has finally said `no' to conflict (rough) diamonds. Rough diamonds are the raw material for the diamonds polishing industry. By adopting the new regulation on Monday, the ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Cell-phones fastest growing sector, says CII study WHILE 2002 was a year of recovery and steady growth for the services sector, most sectors are optimistic about the coming year too. This has been indicated in a survey conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The survey ... More HANDLOOM Handloom expo till Jan 2 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Ltd has organised a handicrafts and handloom exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram as part of its Christmas celebrations.The exhibition, which was inaugurated on Tuesday, will ... More JUTE Jute traders seek curbs on imports from Bangladesh THE recent demand by the Jute Balers Association to restrict import of raw jute into India from Bangladesh appears a tactical move. The request was made by Mr Nirmal Kumar Bhutoria, the outgoing President of the association, at its 93rd annual ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ISRO plans to launch Edusat It plans to fly the two-tonne satellite as GSAT-3 on its own launch vehicle, GSLV-D3, to provide one of the first of its educational satellites of its kind. The definition of the satellite had been completed, the ISRO Chairman, Dr K. ... More
Antony lauds CESS lab work DISINVESTMENT SCI carrier plans kick up storm THE decision of Shipping Corporation India (SCI) to invest around Rs 650 crore on buying two large crude carriers before its disinvestment has raised a storm in the Ministry of Disinvestment. What has baffled the Ministry officials is the way ... More
Demerger plan hits hurdles — Maritime institute valued at Rs 53 cr
HPCL, BPCL disinvestment — Markets seem to favour strategic sale RURAL DEVELOPMENT WLL reaches the villages via postmen THE Grameen Sanchar Sewak (GSS), a pilot project of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to provide accessibility of public telephone to the rural population by using wireless in local loop (WLL) technology, is a unique step, which ought to be ... More LABOUR REFORMS `Globalisation calls for changes in labour laws' THE policies adopted in Tamil Nadu for the welfare of the unorganised sector have been taken as a model by the second National Labour Commission while drafting the `Unorganised Sector (Employment and Welfare) Bill', according to Mr M.B. Pranesh, ... More CONSUMER ACTIVISM Consumer protection laws need revamp: Kerala CM THERE is a need to revamp and update consumer protection laws so that the interests of consumers are safeguarded, according to the Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony. Speaking at the valedictory session of a programme organised in the city to mark ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES EU headache brews for traditional drug makers FOR once may be the formidable Chinese traditional medicine sector ought to join hands with its Indian counterpart to ward off "perceived entry barriers" into the European Union. Come 2005 and traditional herbal medicinal products would be put ... More STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS 
Delhi Metro Rail gets green certificationTHE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been awarded the ISO 14001 certification for environment-friendly construction and operations. This certification, according to a press release, makes it the second metro system in the world after the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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