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Friday, January 31, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Draft policy highlights need for a biofuel movement The draft argues that besides fuel security for the country, the spin-offs can mean improved rural incomes and jobs, environment-friendly mechanisms and a better carbon trading position as biofuels sequester atmospheric carbon. More LOTTERY Kerala Govt plans online lottery THE Kerala Government is planning to come out with an online lottery scheme of its own to take on similar lotteries, sponsored from outside, now gaining momentum in the State. The Finance Minister, Mr K. Sankaranarayanan, told the Assembly on ... More CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Cetma to study VAT implications WITH the countdown to the proposed value-added tax (VAT) regime having begun, the Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers' Association (Cetma) has decided to approach the State governments on the issues concerning various sales tax ... More FOREIGN TRADE UK team coming HYDERABAD: Representatives of 13 British companies from the retail, legal services, education and training and engineering sectors are scheduled to visit Hyderabad for three days from February 5 to explore possibilities of business with ... More POWER Rationalising power supply inevitable: Mescom OF the 91,000 irrigation pump sets in the area under its jurisdiction in the Mangalore Circle, Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Mescom) has already installed metres to `streamline' power supply to about 41,000 pump sets and has ... More SSI NSIC offers advisory service for pump cluster entrepreneurs NATIONAL Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) which is moving its industry-supportive services towards cluster-based industries has come out with a mentoring/advisory service aimed at new entrepreneurs. The corporation has launched its first ... More MANAGEMENT Business management programme HYDERABAD: The Indo-American School of Business, which has affiliation with the University of Hawaii, has announced the launch of its business management programme — Global MBA — a two-year programme commencing in August ... More BREWERIES Tough act today for group on liquor IT will be a tightrope walk for the Joint Working Group (JWG) on alcoholic beverages - as it tries to strike a balance between the Centre and States on the issue of revenue-sharing. It has also to cobble an import tariff to recommend to the Union ... More CIGARETTES Cigarette makers seek exemption from VAT THE domestic cigarette manufacturers have pleaded against fresh dose of taxes at the central level in the ensuing budget. They have made out a case for exclusion of cigarettes from the ambit of the proposed value-added tax (VAT) regime that would ... More EDUCATION Hyderabad Public School feat HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Public School finished second in the National finals of the Limca Book of Records, inter-school quiz contest, held in New Delhi. Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore emerged winners of the contest sponsored by ... More HANDLOOM Rs 625-cr Plan outlay likely for handlooms AN outlay for Rs 625 crore is being proposed for the handloom sector in the Tenth Plan under various programmes with the Textile Ministry planning to launch a massive programme of skill upgradation of one-lakh handloom weavers over a span of five ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Biotech policy, board on cards THE Government is working on the development of a biotech policy for the State and is also in the process of setting up a biodiversity board. Announcing this while inaugurating the 15th Kerala Science Congress, the Chief Minister, Mr A.K. ... More DISINVESTMENT 
Shourie seeks status report from BSNL, MTNLGETTING down to business, a day after being sworn in as Communications Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, has sought a status report from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and the Telecom Commission by the weekend so ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Zensar `gifts a smile' for CRY ZENSAR Technologies head honcho Mr Ganesh Natarajan and some of his staff started off this week with some shopping and no, they were not at the latest shopping mall in the city. Mr Natarajan and staff kicked off `Gift a Smile', an event being ... More
Mid-day meal scheme RURAL DEVELOPMENT SHGs help improve rural banks' finances Regional Rural Banks avail 100 per cent refinance from Nabard at 6.5 per cent and lend to self-help groups at about 12 per cent. More INCOME TAX `Allow standard deduction for salaried class' THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has called for the continuation of standard deduction for salaried class, highlighting that there is an element of expenditure that needs to be allowed instead of taxing the gross ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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