Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on metcoke imports extended THE Finance Ministry has extended the validity of the existing anti-dumping duty on metcoke imports from China up to May 4, 2004. This move comes on the back of a request for extension made by the Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry, ... More ECONOMY `Foresight' into post-war Iraq and oil prices A NEW report by the Strategic Foresight Group of the Mumbai-based International Centre for Peace Initiatives draws three global scenarios that could arise in the near future, post-US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and co-relates ... More ENVIRONMENT 
`Do more to save Orissa's Olive Ridleys'THE Dolphin Nature Conservation Society here has expressed concern over the alarming fall in the number of Olive Ridley turtles nesting on Orissa's shores It has sought urgent steps to arrest the trend in order to conserve the endangered ... More PHARMACEUTICALS `Flood of launches hits brand building in pharma sector' The flood of drug launches may have diluted the process of brand building, says Dr V. Mohan More
`Good drive for drug sector but POWER Karnataka clears payment security mechanism — Nagarjuna power project all set for a take-off THE Nagarjuna group's 1,015-MW power project near Mangalore has now become a reality with the Karnataka Government having cleared the payment security mechanism (PSM), including a State Government guarantee. The PSM demanded by the project ... More
APERC to survey quality of supply — Findings to help fix targets for DisComs SUGAR TAXATION We don't want VAT to be vexatious: Jaswant THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has indicated that the value-added tax (VAT) system has been deferred indefinitely. Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill 2003 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, he said that the system could be ... More
VAT panel to meet Jaswant
Lok Sabha adopts Bill on service tax
Delhi seeks to get closer to trading community TEXTILES Textile exporters face new form of NTBs DEVELOPING countries exporting textiles confront now a new form of non-tariff barriers (NTBs), which are manifest in the wake of recent concerns about the security of import shipments and those dealing on environmental management systems and ... More
Pdexcil seeks excise relief for made-up goods WATER Railneer to appear in Rly platforms soon THE Railways on Tuesday began commercial production of `Railneer', its packaged drinking water, and the product will make its appearance at railway platforms in the next 10 days. The first bottling plant, set up at Nangloi in the Capital, was ... More
COAL Coal India arms told to discard manual loaders ALL subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) have been asked to plan for underground coal mining sans manual loaders by 2005-06. The technology mix for underground production is projected to one per cent manual loading and 99 per cent mechanised ... More RADIO/TV `CAS deadline violators will be taken to task' THE Union Government has reiterated that the July 15 deadline for implementation of CAS (Conditional Access System) in the four metros would not be extended. Disclosing this at a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr Ravishankar Prasad, the ... More
FM channel for AP by next June
Kairali TV plans new programmes EDUCATION MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Brain Spect introduced in Manipal Hospital THE nuclear medicine department of the Bangalore-based Manipal Hospital has introduced the revolutionary imaging modality — Brain Spect (single photon emission computerised tomography). A press release here said that diagnostic procedure ... More
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION HC stays plea to demolish cottage in Kodaikanal THE Madras High Court has granted interim stay of enforcement of a notice dated March 26 issued by the President, Villipatti Panchayat, Kodaikanal, to a Chennai resident proposing to demolish the building (cottage) bought by him in Kodaikanal on ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Coimbatore Chamber unhappy with Alliance Air's new schedule THE Alliance Air's thrice-a-week direct flight between Chennai and Coimbatore introduced recently will not meet the needs of the business travellers from either Chennai or Coimbatore and may lose patronage in the days to come, says the Indian ... More MINING & QUARRYING Kerala Govt nod to sand mining draws flak from experts THE Kerala Government's decision to grant mining rights to a joint venture company Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Ltd (KREML) where in a Kochi-based private sector company holds the major stake, has evoked criticism from various circles ... More DISINVESTMENT EoIs called for SCI sale; bidding norms laid The net worth criteria for bidding is hiked to Rs 1,000 crore from Rs. 800 crore in the changed scenario where foreign bidders would be allowed to bid for the entire 51 per cent stake put up for sale without any equity ceiling in consonance with the FDI policy. More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BHP Billiton among FDI plans cleared THE Government today cleared foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 63.41 crore. The Minister for Finance and Company Affairs, Mr Jaswant Singh, approved a total of 23 proposals.The proposals cleared include mining major, BHP ... More IPR Seal of Cotton trademark commercial launch today THE Seal of Cotton Trademark is to be commercially launched in India on Wednesday. Products that have this seal will officially hit the stands at stores and retail outlets as well. This is the first time the Seal, promoted by the Cotton Gold ... More REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS PowerGrid moves CERC to recover fine from MPSEB POWER Grid Corporation of India Ltd has filed a petition with the Central Electricity Regulatory Authority against Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board for recovering an overdrawal fine of Rs 100 crore. PGCIL filed the petition after the SEB ... More EVENTS US cotton body to host meet in Coimbatore THE trade promoters for the America's extra long staple cotton, PIMA, are meeting the cotton textile trade and industry here on May 8 and 9. The delegation from SUPIMA Association of America, comprising Mr Rodger Glespey of Dunavant, Mr Hans ... More
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Exporters to focus on marketing, diversification BUOYED by the strong export performance of 2002-03, the exporting community have pledged to make this year's export thrust on aggressive marketing, diversification of both products and destinations and product innovation with due stress on ... More TOURISM `India keen on attracting tourists from W. Asia' RIDING on the back of a 15.5 per cent surge in international tourist traffic to India since October 2002, the Ministry of Tourism in India is focusing on the Gulf and West Asian market through the biggest participation to date at the Arabian ... More
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