Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, June 09, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, June 09, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Media Lab fiasco: Prof faults MIT THE Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has grossly underestimated the quality of research work that India is capable of doing and best evidenced in truly indigenous innovations such as the Simputer, among others, according to Prof ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER Monsoon sets in over Kerala THE southwest monsoon set in over the Kerala coast on Sunday, a full week behind schedule. Last year, the onset occurred three days in advance, but flattered to deceive, with the tropical weather system running up a huge 36 per cent deficit in ... More
ELECTRONICS `Grey market dominates VCD segment' The easy availability of affordable VCD software and hardware in the grey market drove this boom. Interestingly, as per estimates available, the grey market for VCD players has been growing year on year," Mr R. Zutshi, Director-Samsung India, said. More ENVIRONMENT Stress on better media, green groups interaction THE imperatives for the media to interact with environmental groups for a better understanding of environmental issues was highlighted at a workshop on `Environmental Hazards Related to Packaging', organised here under the aegis of Concern for ... More FOREIGN TRADE India hopeful of preferential trade pact with Egypt INDIA is hopeful of signing a preferential trade arrangement (PTA) with Egypt during the course of the current year, Mr Vishnu Prakash, Commercial Representative at the Indian Embassy in Cairo, said here. Addressing an `Interactive session with ... More
CII delegation to accompany Jaitley on US trip PETROLEUM Large LNG users may form consortium LARGE LNG users Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF), Tata Power Company, Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSES) and Ispat Industries Ltd may soon become part of a consortium to buy LNG at "reasonable cost" from prospective sellers ... More PHARMACEUTICALS More to medicine biz than mere profits DO pharma companies have a heart or are they all about making money on one's ill-health? In just one week, big guns like AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy and Eli Lilly have stated their involvement on public health platforms, such as research into ... More POWER New tech to curb pollution in Bengal power plant A TECHNOLOGY developed by the Heavy Water Board (HWB) of the Atomic Energy Department is being harnessed to control pollution at the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL). There are ... More
Rural electrification yields rich dividends in AP SSI Plea to expedite sick unit revival scheme TO enable revitalisation of the sick small-scale industrial units in the State, the Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has urged the State Government to come forward with support measures to expedite the sick unit revival ... More RADIO/TV CAS: Consumers aware, but apprehensive DESPITE the lobbying by broadcasters and posturing by multi-system operators, it is the consumers' response to the conditional access system (CAS) that will ultimately determine the outcome of this highly contentious initiative. With July 14 ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Who is the first scientist on Earth? WHO'S the first scientist on the planet earth? Wondering who? Even Dr Abdul Kalam, President, too was clueless when a 13-year-old wrote to him, seeking an answer for the question. The President posed the same question to a gathering at the B.M. ... More DISINVESTMENT 5 Kerala state PSUs up for sale THE process of disinvestment in select units, which forms part of the State Government's policy of restructuring of the public sector, has been set in motion with five units having been put up for outright sale. ICICI-Kinfra, a joint venture of ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Karnataka: Kalam launches meal scheme for poor children TEN-year-old Jayalakshmi from Mahalakshmipuram Government School will never forget Saturday, June 7, 2003. For, it was on this day that she had the privilege of being served rice and sambar by none other than the President of India, Dr ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Byrraju Foundation opens CRT BYRRAJU Foundation has announced the inauguration of its Centre for Rural Transformation (CRT) at Hyderabad. The President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the facility here on Saturday evening. Byrraju Foundation is a non-profit ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Salem Steel workers rattled by SAIL move THE employees of the public sector Salem Steel Plant are once again fearing a sell off of the plant after the reported move by the Board of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on May 28 to allow the SAIL's core committee for the SSP's divestment ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Fapcci told to use Mauritius as link to exports THE delegation of Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Fapcci) led by its President, Mr Omprakash Tibrewala, called on the Mauritius Prime Minister, Mr Aniroodh Jagannath, on Thursday. In a press release here on ... More
Higher duty-free import of jewellery consumables sought TOURISM More foreign tourists visit Hyderabad THE numbers of international passengers flying out and into Hyderabad has been registering a steady rise during the past nine months, consequent to more global airlines adding the city to its destinations. However, during April 2003, there has ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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