Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, April 07, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, April 07, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT Tribals change colours, turn eco guides TRIBAL people who were not long ago involved in firewood and minor forest produce collection through poaching have now changed stripe to serve as eco-tourist guides in the breath-taking Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) Sanctuary here. This ... More FOREIGN TRADE Post-war Iraq may `work' for Indian cos Post-war Iraq may throw up opportunities for Indian companies in areas as diverse as road construction, port development, urban infrastructure, housing, telecommunication repair and power generation. To provide Indian companies a head-start in ... More INFRASTRUCTURE EU grant for projects in TN, Pondy TAMIL Nadu has attracted nearly Rs 125 crore of grant from the European Union, for various social welfare projects. Twelve of the 22 projects have been completed, the others are going on, a visiting delegation of ambassadors from the European ... More
Study rates Delhi in poor ranking
PETROLEUM 
Crude import bill up Rs 6,000 crTHE country's crude oil import bill for 2002-03 has risen by Rs 6,000 crore because of higher international prices, to an estimated Rs 84,000 crore, said Mr Ram Naik, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has said. The Minister said ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Spurious drugs market growing IT'S worse than the killer flu. Many patients are affected by it without them being aware of it. The menace of spurious drugs is growing rapidly. It is not limited to the medicines for common ailments anymore. The technical ... More POWER NLC likely to have role in Hirma project THE Tamil Nadu-based public sector power company, Neyveli Lignite Corporation is likely to take up, at least in part, the 3,960-MW Hirma project, effectively picking up the thread from where the Mirant Corp-Reliance combine left off. NLC ... More TAXATION VAT's simpler: ST staff body VAT, when compared with the existing sales tax, is more simple and transparent, besides reducing the number of rates, according to Kerala Sales Tax Staff Association. Speaking to mediapersons at Kollam, they said that the agitation launched by ... More TEXTILES Cenvat has powerloom weavers in a tizzy — Fears of cost spiral, official harassment THE stiff resistance by the core powerloom weavers in Tamil Nadu against levy of excise duty on the cloth produced by them stems from their fear of a cost spiral at each stage of their woven fabric production, inability to pass on the new duty ... More WATER Kerala ready for fresh look at Pampa-Achenkoil discharge The Centre made the suggestion that a joint effort be made to arrive at a more accurate information on the river system, to which the State Government is amenable. More
Potable water quality in Delhi not up to standards: FICCI RADIO/TV Headlines Today to target the young IT'S all about hooking GenerationNext. TV Today's new English channel, which goes on air on Monday morning, is looking at redefining news. Called Headlines Today, the news on the channel will be "sharper, racier and fast-paced". Speaking to ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY 
Jewels 2003 expoA model gets ready for a photo shoot at ZAK Jewels 2003 -- an exibition of gold, diamonds, gem and jewellery in Chennai. |