![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, January 13, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY BUDGET 'Budget may plug unproductive expenditure' THE ensuing budget of Andhra Pradesh for the fiscal year 2003-04 would focus more on financial discipline and plugging unproductive expenditure, according to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing newspersons ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Plan panel moots new cluster growth scheme THE Planning Commission has suggested some modifications to the Industrial Cluster Development Scheme (ICDS), designed to upgrade the extant clusters of industrial units by upgrading their infrastructure to world class, with a view to improving ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Drug industry seeks duty waiver for R&D kits DESPITE all the fuss over the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, neither are they on par with the "sunrise" IT industry nor with the "traditional" textile industry. Subject to high duties ranging between 30 per cent and 57 per cent even on ... More POWER APTransco claims lowest power tariff THE Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd has announced here on Sunday that the State achieved the lowest tariff in agriculture and domestic sectors in the country owing to determined implementation of power sector reforms with renewed ... More TAXATION Govt asks IIIT-B to support VAT implementation THE Karnataka Government has requested the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) to handhold the project of VAT (value added tax) implementation in the State, Mr S. Sadagopan, Director, IIIT-B, today said. Speaking at ... More
Govt against move to tax NRI income TECHNOLOGY `Gas to liquid' tech not cost-effective, says Raha OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has set aside its plans to convert natural gas in Tripura to liquid fuel since the present technology is not economically viable. "We are of the opinion that the present gas-to-liquid technology is not a ... More WATER Saving for the non-rainy day Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is one area where awareness could bring about better advancements. And the involvement of CII in RWH campaigns is a welcome move. Lalitha Sridhar reports. More EDUCATION Pollachi college ties up with Canadian institute NOT long after signing of MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Nachimuthu Polytechnic and the Dr Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (MCET), the Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology at Sudbury in Canada decided to ... More
New hi-tech school for Hyderabad MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS DISINVESTMENT DMK opposes privatisation programme THE DMK, a constituent of the NDA at the Centre, has opposed the ongoing privatisation programme on the grounds that it went against the socialistic principles that have been adopted as the basic structure of the Constitution. It may be ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Does the economy really need FDI? EVEN as enthusiasm is widespread in Kerala over the imminent Global Investors' Meet (GIM), some experts are sceptical about the outcome of the event. Announcements of a number projects relating to agriculture, local self- Governments, tourism, ... More SOCIAL WELFARE HelpAge India receives aid for cataract surgeries HELPAGE India, a voluntary organisation engaged in mitigating the misery of the disadvantaged older persons, has received a donation of Rs 32,000 from the Heidelberg Prominent Fluid Controls (I) Pvt. Ltd. to support the organisation's efforts to ... More INDUSTRIAL POLICY Kinfra plans to set up four industrial zones KERALA Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is in the process of establishing four industrial development zones (IDZs) across the State. This is in keeping with the State Government's Industrial Policy-2001, which outlined ... More EVENTS Komarapalayam to be venue for Technomas 2003 THE powerloom town of Komarapalayam will be the venue for the Federation of Indian Textile Engineering Industry (FITEI) sponsored `Technomas 2003', the textile machinery and spares exhibition which will be held between January 31 and February ... More
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BEARINGS, CASTINGS & FORGINGS Eastern foundries likely to import pig iron Mr Ravi Sehgal, Managing Director of Carnation Industries Ltd, has said that IISCO's distribution policy over the last few years has been one of consistently ignoring the interests of the foundries of West Bengal. More TOURISM Govt to invest Rs 1,100 cr in 3 tourism projects THE Government plans to invest Rs 1,100 crore in three projects in the tourism sector shortly. The three projects proposed to be implemented are Skybus at Kochi, a resort at Kumarakom and a golf course at Vallarpadam, according to Prof K.V ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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