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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
THE State Government has expressed concern over the Kelkar Commission's recommendation to impose tax on the income of non-resident Indians. In his address at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations in the Capital, the Minister for Non-Resident ... More

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
ONE more school with international standards of education is to start from the next academic year here under the management of the DRS group which has been involved in shipping and air cargo business. Called the DRS International School, it ... More

MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS


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    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

    Fear of globalisation
    HAD the forthcoming Global Investors' Meet (GIM) been called a mere `Investors' Meet' or given some less grandiose name like `Advantage Kerala', perhaps the opposition to it would have been less strident. It appears that a fear of ... More

    `Trade unions must change mindset'
    SPEAKERS at a one-day seminar on Kerala Work Force Vision organised by Confederation of Indian Industry stressed the need for a change in the mindset of trade unions so as to achieve consensus on various issues to attract industrial investments ... 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
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