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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY FOREIGN RELATIONS EU network to strengthen civil society links THE European Union (EU) would organise 80 to 100 network programmes in a year's span to strengthen the civil society links between EU countries and India, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to India, Mr Michel ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SEED plans to market solar-powered dryer THE Society for Energy, Environment and Development (SEED), a city-based non-Governmental agency which developed a rain-proof `solar- powered air dryer' that offers clean and hygienic products, has decided to market it in developing markets and ... More ECONOMY Finance Ministry says RBI growth projection realistic THE Ministry of Finance today seconded the Reserve Bank of India's projection of a 6 per cent GDP growth for the current fiscal made in the Credit Policy. ``We share the expectation of RBI of a good (6 per cent) GDP growth," the Finance ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Vizag zone excise earnings to go up THE central excise and customs collections in the Visakhapatnam zone, comprising the coastal districts and four Rayalaseema districts in the State, registered impressive growth during 2002-2003. During the current year the total earnings may rise ... More FOREIGN TRADE EU seeks to double trade with India WITH a view to doubling the bilateral trade with India, the European Union is planning to launch a massive euro 15-million `Trade and Investment Development Programme' in July across the country to focus on the business opportunities in the ... More HEALTH Kerala sets up team to monitor SARS According to information collated so far, people who have a pre-existing health condition or who are elderly have a higher death rate than people who are not elderly or who do not have a predisposing health condition. More
Sankara Eye Centre opened in Coimbatore HOTELS Edenpark Hotels launches `The Qutab' The Qutab is positioned as a business hotel catering to the frequent business traveller, who seeks quality and comfort at a `value for money' price. The Qutab was acquired by Edenpark Hotels Ltd (EHL), which is jointly owned by Mr Sushil ... More INFRASTRUCTURE TN mulls approach paper for funding urban projects THE Tamil Nadu Government is looking at evolving an approach paper for the third Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project (TNUDP-III) to enable continuous financing for urban infrastructure from international agencies, according to the policy note on ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Protection of pharma cos' research — `Data exclusivity must for consumer safety' IS consumer safety being compromised in India — when "a `me-too' drug, tested on as little as 12 normal people, is allowed by regulatory authorities to be marketed in a country with 100-crore people?'' A compelling case for norms on `data ... More POWER KPTC petition on monthly deposits: GMCI files caveat THE Greater Mysore Chamber of Industry (GMCI) has filed a caveat as a pre-emptive step in the High Court against any ex-parte court order on the petition filed by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation (KPTC) and four electricity supply ... More
JBIC loan for second stage of Bakreswar project TAXATION Traders want VAT put off till 2005 A TRADERS' delegation led by the senior functionaries of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday urged the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Value-Added Tax (VAT), Dr Asim Dasgupta, to defer the ... More WATER Chennai Metrowater plans desalination plant on BOOT basis THE Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Metrowater) will facilitate a 300 million litre per day desalination plant on build-own-operate-transfer basis to have a reliable source of water supply as part of drought-proofing plan, ... More
Railneer launch fixed for May 6 RADIO/TV Hindi music broadcast on Radio City 91 FM In continuing its promise of providing unlimited entertainment and valuable city-based information to its listeners, Radio City 91 FM, has started a non-stop `Hit Hindi Music' in its channel. All shows from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. will play `Hit ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS CCMB develops DNA test to identify animal species WILDLIFE poachers and traders involved in the business of animal products, beware! A new technique, soon to be available to law enforcing agencies, will quickly be able to establish the species of animals, whose parts have been confiscated, and ... More
Waiting for a lift DISINVESTMENT Ministry to invite EoIs for SCI sale THE Disinvestment Ministry will invite fresh expressions of interest (EoI) in the next few days for privatising Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) as per a revised plan approved by the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD). The ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES Engineers soon to come under rating ambit IN a bid to ensure credibility and accountability among engineers, the Engineering Council of India (ECI) plans to launch an accreditation scheme for practicing professionals. The scheme would not only establish basic standards among engineers in ... More EVENTS 
`Cos must follow right practices to emerge globally competitive'THE Planning Commission Member, Mr N.K. Singh, today said there was a need to emulate and replicate the success of some of the leading manufacturing companies to make the domestic industry globally competitive. "The country needs to look at ... More
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