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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT Study calls for easing of CRZ norms in Kerala THE local self-governments and the State agencies have failed to convince the Central authority to classify the most populous and built-up areas such as Chellanam and Nayarambalam in Ernakulam district under CRZ II instead of CRZ III. This ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS CAG finds fault with Customs on seized goods sale ALTHOUGH the large value of goods seized by the Customs required to be disposed of, the department has not developed an efficient and cost-effective mechanism for this purpose with the resultant delayed or non-disposals leading to loss and ... More
CAG pulls up Govt for revenue loss on MRP-based excise duty
TN: Registration for Cenvat crosses 2000 mark FOREIGN TRADE `Downside risks on prediction remain large' — WTO pegs global trade growth at 3 pc WTO's Director-General Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi warned that this "uncertainty is detrimental to economic growth and development and can give rise to greater instability across the globe. More HEALTH International airlines told to follow rules for detecting SARS EVEN as international airlines are increasingly cancelling flights to countries affected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), India is taking no chances and has asked international airlines operating to the country to `strictly ... More
Meetings on tightening SARS control today INFRASTRUCTURE Conducive climate for investment pays off in AP SUSTAINED efforts by the State Government to create the infrastructure and the necessary climate for investment has begun to yield results and there would be heightened investments as we go along, a senior official in the State Industries ... More PETROLEUM TN ethanol programme still in limbo SIX sugar mills in Tamil Nadu have submitted bids to supply anhydrous ethanol to the oil companies, which are expected to commence sale of ethanol-blended petrol in June. It is a moot point whether these mills can participate in the tender, as ... More
Retail outlets: IOC seeks nod for joint venture PHARMACEUTICALS PLASTICS Hyderabad to host meet on plastics THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Fapcci), in association with the Small Industries Services Institute (SISI) and Andhra Pradesh Plastics Manufacturers' Association, is holding a national seminar on `Plastics - ... More POWER TN misses deadline for T&D profit centres TAMIL Nadu has missed the deadline it had committed itself to for creating profit centres within the transmission and distribution in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. This is pointed out in a ranking of the power sector in the States carried ... More
Oppn in RS seeks 81 amendments to Electricity Bill TAXATION Industrial incentives to continue in VAT regime IN a complete reversal of stance, the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Value Added Tax (VAT) on Wednesday decided to allow States that are adopting the sales tax exemption scheme to continue with the scheme even after the ... More
Protest against self-assessment scheme in Karnataka
Anti-war, anti-tax TEXTILES Registration norms eased for yarn, fabric traders THE Government has relaxed the pre-condition of registration for the traders of yarns and fabrics who pass on the credit of the duty paid on goods sold by them. A doubt has been raised as to whether the Central excise registration was required ... More COAL Ministry gets tough with coal washeries THE Union Ministry of Coal and Mines wants to see all existing coal washeries under the management of different subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) run profitably or else they would be closed down. The Ministry feels that running washeries is ... More RADIO/TV Broadcasters discuss CAS with policy panel TOP broadcasters including the Zee Telefilms Chairman, Mr Subhash Chandra, and the Star chief, Mr Peter Mukherjea, on Thursday met the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Mr Somnath Chatterjee to discuss the issue ... More EDUCATION `Indian students flocking to US varsities despite recession, 9/11' An interesting trend being witnessed was that more number of students from smaller cities and towns in the country were coming forward to go abroad in pursuit of higher education. More TRADING Kochi traders protest move to merge clearing houses A PROTEST march was organised on Wednesday in Fort Kochi by the action council led by the Indian Chamber of Commerce against the shifting of Kochi clearing house currently functioning in the SBI at Kalvathi, Fort Kochi, to Ernakulam. The bank ... More SMALL SAVINGS EPF trustees' meet on rate cut inconclusive THE Government seems to be in no hurry to effect a cut in the interest rate to be credited on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) deposits for 2003-04, with a sub-committee set up by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the EPF Organisation (EPFO) ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Cabinet defers decision on hiking FDI limit THE Cabinet today deferred taking a decision on increasing the FDI limits in several sectors. Official sources said "the issue did not come up for discussion". However, sources said the proposal to hike the FDI limit in the domestic civil ... More WTO 
`Cancun should not add new issues to Doha Agenda'THE forthcoming fifth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Cancun in Mexico in September this year should concentrate on the successful completion of the Doha Development Round which was launched in 2001, the Director ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS USFDA to bring in stringent measures to regulate imports THE US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), which had issued two proposed rules on bio-terrorism legislation signed into law last year, proposes to issue two other rules shortly and all the four rules carry an implementation date of December 12, ... More
BPO wave takes Karnataka IT exports up 28 pc TOURISM Promo to showcase Kerala's beauty `GOD'S own country', will soon have a new meaning when Kerala Tourism unveils its new advertising campaign. Unlike past campaigns that celebrated the natural beauty of the State, the new campaign will highlight Kerala's tradition of embracing ... More
`Tourist Police' on the anvil in AP
Himachal keen to promote tourism STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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