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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Meet on renewable energy tech to focus on poverty WINROCK International India (WII), a promoter of renewable energy technologies, will organise a national meet on `Policy and Financing mechanism for renewable energy development in Andhra Pradesh' on August 12. In spite of a number of ... More ANTI-DUMPING Jaitley defends dumping probes INDIA today defended its frequent use of trade defence instruments to protect the interests of domestic industry from injurious dumping and subsidised imports. Addressing a National Seminar on Anti-dumping and subsidy issues, organised by the ... More ECONOMY 
Jaswant upbeat on economy — But admits to 'pressure points' on Govt financesTHE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, today painted a rosy picture of the economy on account of good monsoon rains, declining inflation levels, modest interest rates, burgeoning forex reserves and buoyant exports, even while admitting to ... More
Supplementary demands for grants introduced in LS
CSEZ units irked by new norms on local purchases FOREIGN TRADE `Widening Indo-US trade gap not sustainable' THE US has an encouraging trade environment, with average import duties at around 2-3 per cent, but this is not the case in India, and such differences in trade parameters have the potential to develop into future problem areas. Addressing a ... More INFRASTRUCTURE 
Goshree Bridges to be ready by year-endTHE Rs 84-crore Goshree Bridges project linking the mainland from Ernakulam to the islands of Vypeen, Vallarpadom and Bolghatty is expected to be competed by December-end. The construction work, which was originally scheduled for completion by ... More
PETROLEUM Mega LNG project hits a roadblock The project viability itself is now under threat due to the scaled-down projections made by the Reliance group and others. More PLASTICS Haldia Petro, plastic sector decry ban on carry-bags in Bengal HALDIA Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) and the plastics industry are crying foul over the recent ban on the use of plastic carry-bags in some places in West Bengal, saying that while the move will achieve little for the environment, it will cause ... More POWER `TN resistance to hydel projects unwarranted' THE Electricity Minister, Mr Kadavoor Sivadasan, has said that Tamil Nadu has no locus standi to oppose a string of hydro-electric projects that Kerala proposes to set up with Chinese assistance. Replying to questions in the State ... More
No clearance yet for fast breeder reactor project TEXTILES SSI CII lays prescription to strengthen SMEs THE Confederation of Indian Industry has suggested a set of measures to strengthen the small and medium enterprise (SME) to face the challenges of competition. While the key parameter for such a challenges will be adoption of the cluster concept, ... More
RADIO/TV Buy set-top box and get all pay channels `free' FIRST it was a honeymoon package. Now all those who buy a set-top box (STB) are being rewarded with what is being called an incentive package whereby all pay channels would be offered free. In a bid to push for the implementation of the ... More
Star News gets a breather
EDUCATION CARS Road tax hike pushes car prices up in TN FROM August 1, the price of cars at dealers in Tamil Nadu has gone up substantially thanks to the new road tax structure coming into effect from that date. The Budget for 2003-04 had announced that the road tax on four-wheelers (non transport ... More BEVERAGES CSE questions cola majors' sample data EVEN as the Cola-bashing political bandwagon went from the Centre to States, the issue of pesticide-residue in soft drinks took yet another turn, late Thursday evening, with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) striking back on the data ... More
Cola companies seek to instil confidence DISINVESTMENT IMG okays US firm appointment for BPCL's ADR issue THE Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on disinvestment has cleared the appointment of US accounting firm Little & Co for divestment of the Government's 25 per cent shareholding in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) through an American Depository ... More EVENTS `After Skal, India will turn an exciting destination' THE Chennai chapter of the international tourism body, Skal International, is all set to position India as the most happening and exciting destination on the tourism map, as it gets ready to host the world's biggest tourism meet for the first ... More
TOURISM `Get Chennai going' TAMIL Nadu will have to gear up to host the 64th Skal World Congress and various government departments will have to be roped in to showcase the city to tourism professionals from all over the world, industry sources said. An industry source ... More
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