![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY FOREIGN TRADE CII's `India Club' to open up China for small-scale sector "The opening of the India club should benefit the small and medium enterprises who are looking for business opportunities in China," Mr Piyush Bahl, said. More PETROLEUM Petroleum product prices in post-APM era Panel asks Govt to rationalise duty structure THE Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals has called for evolving a suitable mechanism to stop the frequent revision of prices of petroleum products to give relief to the domestic customers. While analysing the demands for grants of the ... More POWER Power generation restored THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Generation at the 300-MW Sabarigiri hyderoelectric project has resumed. According to sources in the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), the generation was disrupted following the breakout of a major fire in the ... More TAXATION VAT will level the playing field: Kodak "The industry has welcomed VAT, but there are worries about uniformity and implementation." More TEXTILES `Cenvat, power tariff hike hurting small spinners' Sisspa wants the Union Government to reduce the excise duty on cotton yarn from the present 8 per cent to 4 per cent and extend the excise duty exemption given to other SSI sectors to the small spinners. More SSI AP Govt prompts SHGs to set up cottage units for jute products AS awareness among the general public is growing about the perils of plastic products and the environmental degradation they cause, the demand for jute products such as carry-bags, schoolbags and wall-hangings is on the rise but there are not ... More BREWERIES Sales in Andhra Pradesh rise 27 pc Southern beer markets sedate in 2002-03 BARRING Andhra Pradesh, the growth of beer sales in the rest of the southern States remained sedate during the financial year 2002-03. This comes at a time when the overall beer consumption in the country reportedly moved up 12 per cent during ... More RADIO/TV Prasar Bharati plans to offer DTH services ALMOST a year after the Planning Commission suggested that the national broadcaster enter into direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, the Prasar Bharati Board has finally decided to get into the act. The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr ... More EDUCATION Directories launched on AP professional colleges BBL Publications, the city-based information provider for the student community, has announced the launch of its publications - directories on `Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh' and `Medical-Dental Education in Andhra Pradesh and South ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Seminar on food processing in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Assocham are jointly organising a national seminar on `Food Processing Industry - Focus Andhra Pradesh Vision 2020 Action Agenda' on April 16. The ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION AP State-level workshop on fly ash utilisation THE Rayalseema Thermal Power Plant of the Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation (APGenco) generates about 12 lakh tonnes of fly ash every year. Of this, a mere 12 per cent is utilised, while the rest goes waste. Similarly, there are several ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Tirupur hosiery workers threaten strike on wages Token protest today SIX central trade union-affiliates, representing the Tirupur-based hosiery workers, have threatened to call an indefinite strike any time after April 25. They said the threat will be carried out if the knitwear factory managements failed to ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS
War, virus no impediments Bangalore biotech show takes off todayDESPITE being impacted marginally by the Iraq war and the SARS scare, Bangalore Bio 2003, the third annual international biotech tradeshow is set to take off on a positive note on Tuesday. About 120 companies from 20 countries are ... More
Karnataka Govt finalises location for biotech park
Destination Bangalore PACKAGING Corrugated packaging units resent high input costs KRAFT paper prices in the country have gone up by about Rs 4,000 a tonne or by 22 per cent on all major grades in the last two months, due to a sharp increase in the cost of major inputs such as diesel, electricity and adhesive materials. As a ... More DISINVESTMENT SC issues notice to Govt on sale of HPCL, BPCL THE Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the legality of the Government's decision to privatise public sector oil firms Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan ... More IPR HUMAN RESOURCES `Bengal has good labour productivity in a few sectors' CONTRARY to public perception, West Bengal has had reasonably good labour productivity in quite a few industry sectors, according to a study done by the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). Covering 1999-2000, the study says that in sectors such ... More EVENTS `No move to wind up Coal India' THOUGH powers currently exercised by Coal India Ltd (CIL) relating to procurement of all items, except explosives, as well as powers relating to marketing of coal in the non-core sector will be delegated to its producing subsidiaries, there is no ... More
EXPORTS & IMPORTS `Govt not complacent on deluge of Chinese goods imports' It was erroneous to resort to unsubstantiated accusations that the authorities have been complacent to the deluge of cheap goods from across the Middle Kingdom, DGAD sources said. 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 NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Books and Reviews Looking back Apr. 6-Apr. 12 Traditional items push exports up 20% in April-Dec VAT legislations `States must stick to revenue neutral rate' Potable water quality in Delhi not up to standards: FICCI Crude import bill up Rs 6,000 cr VAT's simpler: ST staff body Gold goes off `green channel' Silent revolution under way in TN villages We're going out... they aren't coming in CAS likely to hurt content providers Who will bell the `surrogate' cat? Pickled bananas turn hot business IT cos losing charm in campus recruitment Bill makes smoking a pipe-dream VAT on sugar, textile, tobacco items Centre urged to review need for additional excise duty 8 per cent growth target realisable, says India Inc `Manufacturing, core sectors hold key' MAIT urges excise duty cut to boost PC sales |
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