![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, January 15, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY IISc arm shows the way to biofuels FOR six years, they worked with the humble pongamia oil and showed how the poor man's fuel could light up villages, pump safe water through pipes into rural homes, run village enterprises and irrigate parched fields in the ... More ECONOMY `Implement Plan projects with private sector' VARIOUS economic and social Ministries have been directed to take up the implementation of Plan projects and schemes in partnership with the private sector for optimal utilisation of the scarce funds earmarked for such programmes. A directive ... More INFRASTRUCTURE TN, Malaysia sign pacts for administrative city project THE Tamil Nadu Government has signed MoUs with the Malaysian Government for carrying out detailed studies for the proposed administrative city near Mahabalipuram and for a project to beautify the Marina. The administrative city that is proposed ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Tax sops for R&D top drug sector wish-list TAX concessions for research and development (R&D) is the salient feature of the pre-Budget memorandum submitted by the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) to the Government. The IPA, a group of 11 frontline domestic companies including ... More POWER Failure to meet stipulated milestones No overseas loans for power reforms, Centre tells States The States are being told to draw the funds from the domestic financial institutions, including specialised agencies like the Power Finance Corporation / Rural Electrification Corporation. More
Govt awaits GE, Bechtel response to restart Dabhol plant TECHNOLOGY WATER Criticism over Thiruvaniyoor project refuted AS the public opposition to drilling of bore wells by the Kochi-based company, Drink 'N' Fresh Beverages, for their proposed bottling plant at Thiruvaniyoor hots up, the company has rebutted charges against it, saying that it was given the ... More COAL BCCL's methane recovery projects poised to take off THE national coal bed methane (CBM) demonstration projects at Moonidih and Sudamdih mines of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) are expected to result in CBM recovery and commercial utilisation by this year. The projects are being set up jointly by ... More EDUCATION Doubts over admission to professional courses THE continued suspense over the procedure that would be adopted for admission to professional courses in the State in the coming year in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling is keeping parents on tenterhooks even as the schedule for the Plus 2 ... More
A unique school in IT corridor INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS FICCI for restoration of 10% creeping acquisition limit "The 10 per cent creeping acquisition flexibility is very relevant for promoters for insulation against hostile takeovers. The limit may be restored to 10 per cent," says a paper prepared by FICCI. More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Management icon demolishes FDI myth IT was the right setting, time, audience and person. Dr C.K.Prahlad, the famed Indian - American management guru, was addressing the CII Partnership Summit in Hyderabad. He delivered a message of "Purna Swaraj" - economic independence in ... More WTO
Japan looks to positive role by India in WTO talksTHE Japanese Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr Tadakatsu Sano, has said that Japan is expecting "positive participation" from India at the next mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT CyberGrameen a rural project with a difference CYBERGRAMEEN is an IT initiative with a difference. It seeks to empower people in the rural heartland of the country leveraging the benefits of convergence technologies and thereby bridging the digital divide. In one such effort, the Swarna ... More HUMAN RESOURCES Hewitt Associates launches study on `best employers' The study will identify a league table of the country's best employers. This will be the third annual survey of Indian workplaces. It will also rank the `best employers in India' and provide insights into the HR practices. More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS BMS meet to focus on unorganised labour, women THE 15th triennial conference of the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will be held in Mangalore on January 19 and 20. The two-day conference will focus on the plight of unorganised labour in the era of globalisation and ... More EVENTS Kerala to showcase 4 minor ports at GIM THE development of four minor ports in Kerala will be showcased at the forthcoming global investors meet (GIM) being organised by the Government at Kochi on January 18 and 19. The Government had initially drawn up an Rs 5,000-crore plan for the ... More
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PEOPLE IPMA President NEW DELHI: Members of the Indian Paper Manufacturers' Association (IPMA) have elected Mr N. Gopala Ratnam, Chairman and Managing Director, Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd, as the President of the association. He will hold the office of ... 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 Stock scam unravelling Petrol pump controversy Kelkar Report Reliance & Telecom Competition 2002: A drought year Gold: Still the winner? Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma NPAs in Banking Book Reviews Q3 Results In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics India Interior Consumer Notes Looking back Jan. 5-Jan. 11 One award GM can't be proud of Big cos move WTO to block essential drugs supply Biscuit industry sticks to tried and tested recipes `GDP may run upstream thru river link' Mr Suresh Prabhu, Chairman, Task Force on Linking of Rivers Market conditions may not cheer consumer goods majors IRDA for more tax sops to encourage savings No money for the poor PM opens door for dual citizenship Legislation in Budget session OPEC to stabilise crude prices soon To consider concession for India At Maruti TrueValue, older is now better Petroleum reserve soon to meet contingencies `Investing in health will reassure foreign investors' |
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