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Friday, January 03, 2003
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  • British Minister to visit Hyderabad

    CEMENT


    Cement majors report rise in Dec despatches
    ACC Ltd has reported a 10.6 per cent increase in cement despatches, year on year, for the month of December, 2002. Despatches were at 10.89 lakh tonnes for the month; and at 9.84 lakh tonnes for December, 2001. Production rose 17.5 per cent, to ... More

    ECONOMY


    Rally against globalisation
    THE People's Movements Encounters at the Asian Social Forum (PMEASF), a separate platform of social movements and trade unions of various sectors including landless agricultural workers, small farmers, dalits, adivasis, construction workers and ... More

    EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


    Excise duty on blended petrol cut 30 paise
    THE Government has reduced the excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol by 30 paise per litre. According to a notification issued by the Finance Ministry, the additional excise duty on petrol has been cut from the normal rate of Rs 6 per litre to ... More

    FOREIGN TRADE


    Curbs imposed on vanaspati, acrylic yarn from Nepal
    THE Finance Ministry has further tightened the screws on imports of vanaspati, acrylic yarn, copper wire and zinc oxide from Nepal. Imports of these commodities in excess of the quantities specified under the tariff rate quota (TRQ) regime will ... More

    HEALTH


  • Pulse polio immunisation programme

    HOTELS


  • Shangri-La outlet in Kochi

    PETROLEUM


    Special or interim, it's slick gain for Govt
    THE Damocles' sword of special dividend that was hanging over the heads of the oil companies has struck. How bad the wound is would soon be known when the oil companies finalise their dividend quantum. In what appears to be a response to the ... More

    Petrol, diesel prices hiked by over Re 1
    AFTER a brief hiatus, the state-owned oil marketing companies have hiked the retail selling prices of petrol and diesel ranging from Rs 1.01 per litre to Rs 1.21 per litre. In the case of petrol, the retail prices would go up by Rs 1.02 per ... More

    TEXTILES


    Ministry to ensure sops for textiles
    THE Union Textile Minister, Mr Kashiram Rana, has said that his Ministry would ensure that the textile industry, possessing the twin advantages of generating higher employment and earning enhanced foreign exchange through focused and sustained ... More

    WATER


    `Govt must clear doubts on water supply scheme'
    CONFEDERATION of Indian Industry, Kerala has urged the State Government to dispel doubts and create consensus on the Cochin Industrial Water Supply Scheme (CIWS) proposed to be taken up by the Government under the BOOT scheme to supply water for ... More

  • Water levels down in reservoirs

    MANAGEMENT


  • Indo American Chamber signs pact with MDI

    READYMADE GARMENTS


    Karnataka studying apparel park proposals
    The new venture partner is expected to build and maintain the infrastructure of the park and will be responsible for its operations. More

    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


    GSLV Mark 3 project gets Central nod
    THE Centre has approved the Rs 2,000-crore project to develop GSLV Mark 3, which can take a payload of up to four tonnes into space. The rocket is about five years away and ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) will soon take up building ... More

    SMALL SAVINGS


  • EPF adalat on Jan 10

    SOCIAL WELFARE


    Naidu launches Rs 250-cr mid-day meal scheme
    The Chief Minister said that the scheme was aimed at improving the attendance of children in schools and ensuring their retention. Besides providing nutritional food, this will ensure that there are no dropouts. More

    EVENTS


    ICWAI meet from tomorrow
    THE Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) would have its 44th National Cost Convention from January 4 to 6 at Chennai. The Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr P.S. Ramamohan Rao, would inaugurate the convention, which is being held by the ... More

    `Manufacturing must focus on tech'
    INDIAN Science Congress 2003, a five-day science extravaganza, opens here tomorrow, in partnership with industry for the first time in its 90-year history. As is the custom, the Prime Minister is inaugurating the congress being held from ... More

    Meet on business management trends
    DOING business is a chemistry of ideas and techniques as it has to take care of shareholders, lenders, employees, consumers and the community at large, said Mr Harischandra Prasad, Managing Director of Lanco group of industries, here on ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES


    Kerala Govt told to allot funds for co-op revamp
    More and more primary agriculture credit societies are falling into the red every year on account of low levels of recovery, poor managerial competence, and unrealistic interest computation leading to low or negative margins. More
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