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Friday, February 21, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING `Slap SAD on copper products, zinc oxide from Nepal' The duty concession has resulted in large-scale import of two items thereby idling the manufacturing capacities in the country and also draining foreign exchange besides the loss of revenue for the Government. More ENVIRONMENT It's a clash between need and greed THE current conflict in the wildlife sanctuary at Muthanga in Wayanad district, which has a large portion of tropical rainforests, has its genesis in the marginalisation of the dominant tribal population by encroachers from outside. The ... More HEALTH PETROLEUM 2-month import cover for petro products THE Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday that there is no need to worry on potential price spurt of petroleum products in the event of an outbreak of war on Iraq as two months supply contingency plans from various other sources have been firmed up, ... More POWER APTransco opposes direct supply to Rlys THE Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTransco) has strongly opposed any proposal for direct supply of power for railways from the Central Generating Stations (CGS). Responding to the issue raised by the representatives of the ... More STEEL War threat may hit steel body meet THE war clouds gathering over West Asia seem to be threatening to throw into disarray the board meeting of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) slated to be held in New Delhi in April. Available information suggests that some of ... More TAXATION 
Traders' strike partial in KeralaMANY shops and commercial establishments in the State remained closed today in protest against the State Government's proposal to implement the Value Added Tax (VAT) mechanism in Kerala. The strike was in response to a call by a faction of the ... More
Motor vehicle tax to be hiked to 9 pc TEXTILES Export enclaves for textiles on cards The duty concession has resulted in large-scale import of two items thereby idling the manufacturing capacities in the country and also draining foreign exchange besides the loss of revenue for the Government. More WATER FICCI plans meet on interlinking rivers THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is holding a national conference on interlinking of rivers on March 5 at the Federation House in New Delhi. The Union Minister of Water Resources, Mr Arjun Charan Sethi, would ... More RADIO/TV EDUCATION Kerala signs MoU on English education THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has signed a MoU with the British Council for the launch of the English Language Partnership Initiative in the State. As per the MoU, the British Council will offer its Business English ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Salem Steel hospital thrown open to public The idea is to make the SSP hospital, which has facilities comparable to those offered by some of the major private hospitals in Salem, self-supporting and profit-making in the years to come. More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION AP builders forum decries draft master plan THE members of the Builders Forum have objected to several provisions of the draft master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan area, prepared by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA). Addressing a workshop on the master plan here on ... More
Bangalore building norms to be altered INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Plea for 30% import duty on caustic soda ALKALI Manufacturers' Association of India, in its pre-Budget memorandum to the Union Finance Minister, has suggested that the import duties on caustic soda solid, flakes & lye should be maintained at 30 per cent level till domestic producers are ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Cabinet clears Insat, spacecraft projects THE Union Cabinet has approved the INSAT 4A and 4B spacecraft projects, involving a total outlay of Rs 1,354 crore including a foreign exchange component of Rs 1,011.05 crore. These satellites are the first two of the seven satellites in the 4th ... More GRANITE & MARBLE Move to ban rough marble blocks import `retrograde' To meet the ever-increasing demand, the Government has opened up floodgates for imports of `cut and polished' marbles. More WATCHES & ACCESSORIES Global watch cos moot cut in customs tariff "The customs tariff should ideally come down to 12 per cent, so that it is at par with the other Asian countries." More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING `Media must do better in combating communalism' MR C.R. Irani, Editor-in-chief of The Statesman, and Mr N. Ram, Editor, Frontline, participating in a panel discussion on `Communalism in India and the role of the media', organised by the Press Club, Kolkata, today described ... More DISINVESTMENT ONGC told `not to bid for HPCL' IN a recent development, the Government top brass has informally told Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Subir Raha, that ONGC, a Government-controlled company, should not bid for Hindustan Petroleum ... More
`Air India, IA divestment being reviewed'
Too early for BSNL, MTNL sell-off: DoT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 
GoM meeting today to review ceiling in 32 industry segments — FDI floodgates may be openedTHIS could hold the real big-bang for the economy. Barely days before the presentation of the Budget, FDI ceiling in 32 industry segments falling under eight broad industry categories are coming up for review before the Group of Ministers ... More
FDI limit may go up for DTH services EVENTS Sorabjee to deliver Palkhivala lecture "PALKHIVALA and the Constitution of India" will be title of the first Palkhivala Memorial Lecture to be delivered by the Attorney General of India, Mr Soli Sorabjee, here on Saturday. It will also mark the launch of the Palkhivala Foundation, ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS UP to export potatoes to Gulf, Lanka SIGNIFICANT quantities of quality Indian potatoes are to be exported to the UAE for the first time this year, following the thrust given by the Uttar Pradesh Government to tap overseas markets in the wake of increased production of potatoes in ... More TOURISM The Indian tourist is in great demand THE Indian tourist is being wooed like never before by countries far and near. Turkey, for instance, is keen that Indian tourists come calling, not only to imbibe a bit of history but also to rejuvenate themselves at the number of Spas which dot ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Run-up to Budget Kelkar Report Bottled water: How safe is it? Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma Housing Fin. rate war: Bonanza for consumers! NPAs in Banking In Depth Simple Economics Consumer Notes Tax Talk The Brahmananda collections Corporate Governance Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Books and Reviews Looking back Feb. 9-Feb. 15 Paper cos turn focus on high-end products Duty consensus eludes liquor companies India Inc worried over weak demand: FICCI survey Industrial growth up 5.3% in Apr-Dec 2002 DNA fingerprints can solve identity crisis Passenger car sales buoyed by New Year effect States making a beeline for biotech companies Global coal suppliers bullish on Indian market Water purifiers see a clean opportunity Reliance strikes gas off Kutch |
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