The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 14, 2003

Dumping duty mooted on titanium dioxide
THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on titanium dioxide being imported from China as such imports constitute injury to domestic industry. In its preliminary findings ... More

ECONOMY

Municipalites in `fiscal stress'
MUNICIPAL bodies in small and medium towns are finding it difficult to raise resources to upgrade civic amenities and are under tremendous fiscal stress, says a study on municipal finance conducted by the Delhi-based NGO, Participatory Research ... More

ENVIRONMENT

There's a fortune beneath mineral sand
OPPOSITION to the State Cabinet decision to allow mining of mineral sand by the private sector in the coastal belt of Alappuzha district has taken a new turn with Mr V.M. Sudheeran, a Congress MP, who is spearheading the agitation against the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Poland keen on consulate in Chennai
THE Ambassador of Poland in India, Dr Krzysztof Majka, indicated that Poland is keen to establish a consulate in Chennai on account of the business potential the State presents. Addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) seminar on ... More

HEALTH

Venkateshwara Hatcheries to manufacture FMD vaccines
THE Rs 1,300-crore Venkateshwara Hatcheries group is all set to get into the business of manufacturing vaccines for the dreaded foot and mouth disease (FMD) which played havoc with economies around the world a couple of years ago. The company ... More

`Velugu' to launch healthcare project
A COMPREHENSIVE basic health package for the poor with private-public participation is all set to be launched in Andhra Pradesh on a pilot basis by the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), under the `Velugu' project. Modelled on the ... More

Lifecare to launch anti-fungal drug today
THE Gurgaon-based Lifecare Innovations has joined three other US-based companies in being able to perfect the technology for developing Liposomal Amphotericin-B for treating systemic mycosis and "kala azar". The "wonder drug" would be formally ... More

PETROLEUM

Oil PSUs reviewing auto LPG plans — `Infrastructure cost hard to recover without help from State Govts'
PUBLIC sector oil companies are reviewing business plans for auto LPG. The companies claim sales of the environment-friendly fuel are suffering due to lack of help from State governments. "The use of liquefied petroleum gas as a transport fuel ... More

POWER

Low reservoir inflow forces power cut in Karnataka
FACED with shortfalls in reservoir inflows, Karnataka has imposed severe power cuts throughout the State. Briefing reporters here today, Mr K.N. Srivastava, Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) , said that ... More

TAXATION

Bengal to launch one-time settlement for ST disputes
THE West Bengal Government will soon introduce a one-time settlement scheme for sales tax disputes, according to Mr C.M. Bachhawat, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. He was addressing members of the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce at an ... More

RADIO/TV

`Free channels in CAS regime may go up to 80'
THE Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Friday said as of now 70 channels will be available for Rs 72 in the conditional access system (CAS) regime. ``This number could go up to 80,'' he told ... More

EDUCATION

How to go to exams without studying
ASHWIN, a reader, wants to bring up his problem for E&OE's attention. "I am doing ICWAI final under new syllabus. I received my books only in January, except two books, viz. Valuation Management and Advanced Management Accounting. As of now, ... More

Wigan & Leigh (India) to foray into China, HK
WIGAN & Leigh College (India) Ltd, a domestic corporate body but affiliated to the 150-year-old Wigan & Leigh College, UK, will soon sell British management education programmes in China, Hong Kong and parts of "West Asia". The decision was ... More

IIMT-Oxford Brooks to offer hotel course
THE Institute for International Management & Technology (IIMT), which has on offer a B.Sc (Hons) degree course in Hotel and Restaurant Management in partnership with Oxford Brooks University of the UK, is hopeful of breaking even within the next ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Kolkata housing project stopped due to eco issue
THE State Government, which ordered work stoppage on a major housing project on the city's eastern fringes on Thursday, to protect a water body, will not allow the project to proceed till the builder obtains a no-objection certificate (NOC) from ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

FAPCCI foreign visit opens up avenues for AP firms
BALAJI Anodizing & General Industries, Balaji Steel Profiles and Balaji Tanks, the three city-based firms, have entered into an agreement with Gutal Trading Est. of Dubai to import aluminium extrusions of large sizes and special finishes, which ... More

Fapcci gets ISO certification

CINEMA

Kerala stakes claim to be film fest venue
THE State Minister for Culture, Mr G. Karthikeyan, has demanded that Kerala should be accorded the status as a permanent venue for holding international film festivals. An official spokesman quoted the Minister as saying in a fax sent to the ... More

LABOUR REFORMS

Karnataka plans to end child labour by 2007
The State Labour Department is also on a serious drive to curb commercial establishments from employing children in the age group between 6 and 14 years. More

EVENTS

Industry pitches for common economic zone in North
WITH India Inc's hope of having a "common market" within the country continuing to be a pipedream, industrialists in the North are now pitching for the creation of a Northern Common Economic Zone as a step towards the ultimate goal of having a ... More

Energy workshop offer
HYDERABAD: In a bid to create awareness about energy conservation, the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), a nodal agency of the Central Government, on Friday asked various industrial units to avail themselves of its ... More

Enlightening career
A group of aspiring anchors ready for stage performance on the final day of a workshop on anchoring organised by the AP Film and Television Institute with the help of the Department of Culture and the Film, Telvision and Theatre Development ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Quashing of order on ports for export sought
THE Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Central Board of Excise and Customs to quash the notification directing exporters to use specified ports for exports. Strongly opposing the move, the chamber said the notification would ... More

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