The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Parched landscape
A team of Human Rights Forum activists visiting Appapur tribal village in Mehboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh to assess the drought situation in the remote villages of Telengana and Rayalsaeema areas of the State. According to the team ... More

ANTI-DUMPING

Engineering goods top dumping list, says report
A MIXED trend is noticeable on imports and exports of the products attracting anti-dumping duty in the country, according to an impact analysis carried out by the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD). This was disclosed ... More

AUTOMOBILES

Auto companies see slight improvement in supplies
AS the truckers' strike enters its ninth day, it is evoking a mixed reaction across auto companies. While a few companies have halted production, others are heaving a sigh of relief as a few transporters are back on the roads. However, things ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

`Lanka can be trade gateway to India'
THE Sri Lankan Minister for Industries, Mr Rohita Bogollagama, on Tuesday said that Sri Lanka could become a gateway to India in the same manner as Hong Kong was for China. Stressing on the growing bilateral relations between the two nations, ... More

HEALTH

4 confirmed cases of SARS in India
EVEN as SARS numbers tumble out of the closet in several countries, India on Tuesday officially announced four SARS confirmed cases and about 15 suspected. Though the toll continues to creep up, the Centre seems disinclined to introduce a ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Another business park to adorn Bangalore soon
SIX months from now, Bangalore will see yet another business park on the Outer Ring Road between Airport Road and Sarjapur Road. Called Ecoworld, the 140-acre park, is being developed by RMZ Corp, an offshoot of the Mumbai-based Raheja Group. ... More

55 pc households in TN have no drainage: Survey
In 2001 census only about 35.15 per cent of the total households had latrines, the remaining 64.85 per cent have reported that they have no such facility. More

Aditya Trade Centre launched in Hyderabad
ADITYA Trade Centre, a commercial complex comprising a three-star hotel, two-level shopping mall measuring 60,000 sq.ft. and about two-lakh sq.ft. of office space, has been launched here on Monday. The city-based Manjeera Estates Pvt Ltd, engaged ... More

TAXATION

Rs 90,178-cr tax arrears uncollected as on March '02
Stating that the amount remaining uncollected in 2001-02 rose by Rs 33,746.25 crore (59.8 per cent) over 2000-01, CAG said a major reason for the increase in arrears was a large amount stayed/kept in abeyance by courts/tribunals/revenue appellate aut horities. More

SSI

North Indian SMEs constrained by poor infrastructure
THE small and medium scale (SME) sector in north India finds itself constrained by the poor state of transport infrastructure and power situation and feels that domestic demand is unlikely to revive in the near future. According to a PHDCCI ... More

RADIO/TV

Indiavision begins test run
INDIAVISION, the latest entrant into the Malayalam satellite channel space where entrenched players are fighting to retain eyeballs, has started a formal test run prior to the full-fledged launch on July 14. According to Dr M.K. Muneer, the ... More

EDUCATION

ICFAI study centre opens in Mangalore
THE ICFAI University started its operations in Mangalore from today. ICFAI's Mangalore study centre is its fourth one in Karnataka with two study centres in Bangalore and one in Mysore. The ICFAI network in the country has now risen to 60. ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Green rating system for buildings in offing
HOW environment friendly is your building? The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) hopes to have an answer soon with a green building rating system, which would specify the standards to be adhered to while designing buildings that would have ... More

Central subsidy for building houses

MANPOWER

IMTMA plans centre of excellence in Bangalore
The Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association (IMTMA) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are jointly planning to set up a centre of excellence for training of manpower for the machine tool industry and a convention-cum-exhibition ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Industry paralysed in Kerala, says CII
THE truckers' strike, which entered the ninth day on Tuesday, has paralysed the industry in Kerala, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region), Kerala. Due to lack of movement of raw materials into the State, the ... More

HANDLOOM

In dire straits
A scene at Chendamangalam Handloom Co-operative Society in Kochi. Withdrawal of rebate has resulted in piling up of stocks worth Rs 7 crore, leaving 5,000 workers, mostly women, employed by 14 co-operative societies in the lurch. ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

TN: Stone laid for Ticel Biopark
THE TIDCO Centre for Life Sciences, the Rs 62.5-crore Ticel Biopark Ltd, to be set up in technical collaboration with the Cornell University, US, is expected to be fully operational by January 2004, according to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Financial support for IICT project

GENDER

Outrage over abuse
A girl takes part in a rally in Hyderabad on Tuesday in protest against trafficking of adolescent girls for sexual exploitation in Andhra Pradesh. A large number of under-age and impoverished village girls are reportedly being lured into the ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Cabinet to decide on FDI caps today
THE Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Wednesday to ratify the decisions taken by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on increasing the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap applicable for five sectors, namely petroleum and natural gas, Internet ... More

INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Naidu moots exit policy for industrial units to dispose of surplus land
AN exit/ dispersal policy that will aid disposal of surplus land by the industrial units in the State for revival of sick units other than BIFR cases, as well as shifting the units out of urban limits, to overcome pollution problems should be ... More

NEW PROJECTS

Investment proposals in Karnataka worth Rs 3,620.33 cr approved — TVS Motor, Infosys, Intel figure in list
Intel will invest Rs 196.8 crore ($41 million) in its design and development centre for microprocessors, semi-conductors and memory chips. More

EVENTS

Meet on trauma care
COIMBATORE: A mega conference of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association on Trauma is slated between April 25 and 27 at Hotel Residency. The focus would be on trauma management in the backdrop of rising accident rate and poor ... More

ICSI seminar on April 25
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is organising a seminar on `Futures and Options' on Friday at the Coimbatore Stock Exchange (CSX). According to Mr K.S. Ravichandran, Chairman, ... More

CRY quiz contest on April 28
CHENNAI: The Maruti Suzuki FACT quiz, organised by Child Relief and You (CRY), will be held at Vani Mahal, T.Nagar Chennai on April 28. CRY, a non-profit organisation working for child rights in India, organises FACT (Free A Child ... More

Thiruvananthapuram engagement

INCOME TAX

Tax sops in offing to boost SEZs
A PACKAGE of income-tax benefits to bolster the growth of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country is on the anvil. The Commerce and Industry Ministry has recommended a host of income- tax benefits for units in such zones and these ... More

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