The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Bio-mass energy developers seek own identification
THE Bio-Mass Energy Developers Association of Andhra Pradesh (BEDA) wants the State Government to separate biomass-based energy from other non-conventional energy (NCE) sources such as wind power, cogeneration and mini hydel power with regard to ... More

ECONOMY

Roadmap to boost Kerala's growth
The industrial policy, at the outset, aims at enhanced and sustained industrial growth and generation of higher employment. More

Petroleum sector drags down Q1 infrastructure growth
THE slowdown in petroleum refining and crude production has hit the official index of infrastructure industries, which has registered a growth rate of only 4.1 per cent during the April-June quarter, compared to 6.2 per cent in the corresponding ... More

No review of Tenth Plan targets: Pant
THERE will be no review of the eight per cent growth target fixed for the Tenth Plan and nor is the Plan size going to be truncated, despite the pessimism aired by the recent World Bank report, according to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning ... More

Orissa annual Plan fixed at Rs 3,200 cr
THE annual plan of Orissa for the current fiscal has been fixed at Rs 3,200 crore here at a meeting between the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr. K.C. Pant, and the Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, here. In his remarks, Mr Pant said ... More

World Bank report `more positive'
THE Finance Ministry on Tuesday claimed that the World Bank had not painted a dismal picture of the Indian economy and pessimistic news coverage of its report titled `India: Sustaining reforms, reducing poverty' is based on "selective and partial ... More

ENVIRONMENT

Anaerobic tech mooted for sewage treatment
The technology has been successfully applied in several countries such as India, Columbia and Brazil. More

FOREIGN TRADE

`Indo-French trade has much scope for growth'
THE economic co-operation between India and France is not the most satisfactory aspect of the relationship between the countries and is not commensurate with the potential, according to the French Ambassador in India, Mr Dominique Girard. There ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

A pipe dream?
A village boy passes by bundled pipes lying idle at Chintapatla village in Ranga Reddy district. The pipes were brought to supply water to the village from a borewell dug recently. With the onset of monsoon, the project and the pipes seem to have ... More

PETROLEUM

GoM on gas price to meet today
A GROUP of Ministers (GoM) is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss revision in natural gas prices besides the pipeline transportation tariff. Currently, the natural gas price is capped at Rs 2,850 per thousand cubic metres. The new level will ... More

POWER

Govt to move 3 amendments to power Act
THE Government would be moving three amendments to the Electricity Act 2002, during the current session of Parliament, in deference to the wishes of its principal Opposition party, the Congress. The Congress Party had earlier facilitated passage ... More

Tanir Bavi project — KPTCL sets terms for PPA extension
THE Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) has set the terms for extending power purchase agreements with the GMR Vasavi-owned Tanir Bavi Power Company Ltd ( TBPCL). TBPCL operates a 220 MW barge-mounted power project on the ... More

TEXTILES

Cenvat: TN powerloom units having it tough
HAILING from the powerloom town of Erode, Mr Hari Kumar, used to consider supplying the yarn dyed fabrics to GAP, the global garment retailers, as coveted ones and cherished it as much as it demonstrated his ability to meet the standards in ... More

SSI

Soft loans likely for projects using non-polluting tech
KARNATAKA Cleaner Production Centre is trying to bring finance closer to SMEs that want to adopt non-polluting techniques in their manufacturing units. Depending on the size and the sector, an industrial unit may require finance of Rs 1-50 lakh ... More

Plea to help SSI sector
THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Industries (FAPI) has urged the Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India to pave the way for revival of several sick small-scale units by reducing the debt burden on them. At a press meet here, Mr. B.V ... More

WATER

River link plan won't succeed: Jacob
THE Centrally-sponsored Pamba-Achankovil-Vaipar link project (PAVLP), as part of the National Perspective Plan for Water Resources Development, is unlikely to take off as the Kerala Government would not agree to its implementation, on the ground ... More

RADIO/TV

AP: Network studio to be operational soon
THE Andhra Pradesh Government, which has initiated an ambitious project that leverages the satellite KU band to beam developmental programmes including education content, will commission a Rs 8-crore AP Network studio in the next three ... More

Star submits second set of responses
STAR India on Tuesday submitted a second set of responses to the Government clarifying on issues such as equity structure, shareholding pattern and financial details on its uplinking application. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING

Karnataka plans fresh steps to boost food processing
FPMC will be responsible for formulating norms to set up food processing industries and to advise on quality-related aspects such as food laws and food safety. More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

CETMA gears up for change of guard
CHANGE is inevitable. And gearing up for change of guard is the Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers' Association (CETMA). "The second-week of September will see a new team heading the association," a CETMA official said. The process to ... More

CCI plans to take up `competition advocacy'
THE Competition Commission of India (CCI) proposes to take up the task of `competition advocacy' by the middle of September to generate wider consciousness of the role of the commission in the wake of the changing economic scenario. The role of ... More

EVENTS

AIMA to hold HR summit on August 1-2
THE All-India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management profession, is organising its annual two-day HR Summit on August 1 and 2 here. The summit will bring together top HR professionals of the country to brainstorm themes ... More

Hyderabad Engagements

TOURISM

KERALA INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO
Tourism promotion going steady in `God's own country'
One aspect of Kerala tourism's strategy is to increase the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) traffic to the State. The Department of Tourism has unveiled a series of measures intended to position Kerala as one of India's best M ICE destinations. More

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