Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, May 05, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, May 05, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY BUDGET SIMA welcomes passage of Finance Bill SOUTHERN India Mills Association (SIMA) has welcomed the passage of the Finance Bill which carries through the completion of the cenvat chain for the textile sector. `The completion of the cenvat chain will create a level playing field and ... More ECONOMY Political gimmicks, nasty GIM-nastics Whether GIM was a success is anyone's guess. As with countless other roadshows and expos by previous Governments, wholesome praise and optimism always come from those who manage such shows. After all, they have nothing to lose but their voices. More ENVIRONMENT HLL mercury waste to leave for NY on May 7 THE mercury waste from the thermometer plant of Hindustan Lever Ltd in Kodaikanal is likely to leave Tuticorin port for New York on May 7. The Greenpeace has voiced its concern for the shipment overstaying at Tuticorin. According to shipping ... More
Met data is elementary for project consultancy HOTELS PETROLEUM Goa plans reduction in sales tax on ATF THERE could be some good news for the domestic airlines industry in the near future. Goa is examining a proposal to reduce the incidence of sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to four per cent. "The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has ... More PLASTICS AP urged to set up special zones for plastic industry MR Kamal P. Nanavaty, Senior President (Polymer Division), Reliance Industries Ltd, has asked the Andhra Pradesh Government to "create Daman-Silvasa type" zones in the State to promote the plastic industry. Delivering the keynote address at the ... More POWER 
Reforms help cut power tariff this year: TranscoAFTER about four years of embarking on the reforms process in the power sector, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh has succeeded in reducing the power tariff by about 0.74 per cent in the current financial year. If the inflation is ... More
New power tariff from April in Karnataka TEXTILES Karnataka textile, garment makers seek entry tax exemption THE textile and readymade garment manufacturers plan to meet Karnataka Government officials later this week to seek exemption from paying entry tax. "We want entry tax abolished with VAT expected to come into place soon," the Chairman, textile ... More SSI Kassia launches `save SSI' drive THE Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (Kassia) has launched a `save SSI campaign' to draw the Government's attention to the issues plaguing the growth of small-scale industries. All State-level small-scale industries associations ... More EDUCATION MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Bypassing surgery? The Bio-Oxy clinic in Chennai uses chelation and ozone therapies to treat a variety of ailments. More LEATHER Tanneries welcome sewer system plan THE All India Skin and Hide Tanners and Merchants Association (AISHTMA) has welcomed the Tamil Nadu Government's announcement that underground sewer system would be provided in 14 municipalities. According to an AISHTMA release, the tannery ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI policy `lacks coherence' IN a direct indictment of the policy of foreign direct investment (FDI) being followed by the Government, the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Commerce has underscored the urgent need to improve the macro-economic and organisational framework ... More EVENTS INCOME TAX No income-tax sops for crorepati sportstars SACHIN Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly or Vishwanathan Anand may not be able to avail themselves of the proposed tax incentive for sportspersons announced by the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, last week. For, Finance Ministry sources say that for ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Traditional items drive export growthTHE 19 per cent export growth achieved during the first ten months of the fiscal 2002-03 was led by salutary trends in the export of traditional items such as gems and jewellery, chemicals and related products, engineering goods and textiles, ... More TOURISM KTDC introduces eco-certification for tourism sector THE Kerala Tourism Department has introduced an eco-certification scheme as part of its efforts to promote eco-friendly tourism in a big way in the State. The scheme, styled "Eco-Kerala", attempts to evolve a set of practices to help each ... More TRENDS 
New leaders with `richer aroma'IT often happens on railway journeys that span days and nights. You have a reservation but at some odd station up North, there comes in this gruff passenger who butts you in - in more ways than one - and plants himself firmly as an extra ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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