The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 06, 2003

`Indians have the highest job rates among Asians in UK'
INDIANS in Britain have the highest employment rates among Asians, as per the newly released Census 2001 figures. A spokesman of the Global Association of People of Indian Origin (Gopio) informed Business Line that, in terms of economic ... More

HEALTH

Concern over pervasive cola culture
INVISIBLE subsidies and a larger plan to make the average Indian to shun water and consume colas could well be the agenda of cola companies, a senior nutrition scientist said here. Addressing a seminar organised by Social Cause and Vigyan ... More

Kerala: Muti-pronged steps mooted to combat AIDS
THE Kerala State AIDS Control Society (KSACS) is adopting a multi-faceted approach to tackle the spread of the disease in the State. While one aspect of this strategy involves targeted interventions among high-risk groups, increasing access to ... More

Double kidney transplants

INFRASTRUCTURE

Noida to get new multiplex, mall
NOIDA residents will no longer need to travel to Delhi for shopping or to watch movies with Centrestage Mall, claimed to be the largest facility of its kind in north India, set to open on September 28. Developed jointly by real estate and ... More

POWER

AP: Date for clearing electricity bills extended to Dec
THE Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister, Mr K. Subbarayudu, announced that no surcharge would be levied on the pending bills of domestic and agricultural consumers if they were cleared before December this year. The Minister extended the earlier ... More

NTPC may float bids for new terminal
NTPC has decided to source about five million tonne of LNG through international competitive bidding process. More

NTPC gets bonds from States for dues of Rs 11,503 crore
NATIONAL Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has been issued bonds worth Rs 11,503 crore by various States towards past electricity dues owed to the power generator. NTPC expects to get another Rs 5,862 crore worth bonds by the end of the month, ... More

TN electricity tax challenged in High Court
THE Tamil Nadu Government's decision to levy an electricity tax on domestic consumers has been challenged in the Madras High Court. The Voice (Consumer Care) Council, in a public interest litigation, said the levy was contrary to the provisions ... More

SSI

KVIC units post Rs 8,000-cr turnover
THE industrial units registered with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) reported a total turnover of Rs 8,000 crore last fiscal. The commission had set a target to increase this turnover to Rs 10,000 crore per annum by the end ... More

SSIs invited to expo

RADIO/TV

Kolkata writes to I&B Ministry on CAS implementation
AFTER Delhi, the implementation of the conditional access system (CAS) in Kolkata is more-or-less off with the West Bengal Government casting a spoke. The State Government has written to the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry stating ... More

EDUCATION

Keltron-NTTF centre to offer new courses
THE Keltron-NTTF Training Centre here will launch advanced courses in mechanical, electronics and IT branches during the next academic year, according to Mr V. Ramkumar, Managing Director, Keltron, and Mr N. Reguraj, Managing Director, Nettur ... More

AICTE mulls technical education in media
THE All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) may consider incorporating technical education in the media and entertainment sector as this is a largely unfocused area in the country, said Dr R. Natarajan, Chairman, AICTE. He was ... More

BEVERAGES

Gujarat gives clean chit to Coke samples
THE Gujarat Government has given a clean chit to 17 samples of soft drinks drawn from various places in the State, after they were tested negative for the presence of certain pesticides falling under the category of organochlorine such as ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

VoiceGate Tech unveils IVR solution for builders
VOICEGATE Technologies India Pvt Ltd, the Indian marketing arm of VoiceGate Corporation of Canada, has announced the launch of Builder Assistant, an interactive voice response system customised for builders and construction companies in ... More

Home care for senior citizens — LIC arm scouting for project site in South
The company hoped to get one such community project started for the aged in each State. More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Rs 800-cr investment in biotech sector expected
NEW investments between Rs 800-1,000 crore per annum can be expected to go into biotechnology industry in the next five years, according to the Director of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Dr K.V. Raghavan. Biotech has ... More

DISINVESTMENT

SC reserves order on BPCL, HPCL disinvestment
THE Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on petitions challenging the Union Government's decision to privatise Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL). The court, however, set no date for the ... More

Tata Chem not to bid for NFL
TATA Chemicals Ltd (TCL) on Friday informed that it had decided not to submit a formal bid for National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) and an official letter to this effect was sent prior to the closure of the bidding process. When contacted, Mr Prasad ... More

SMALL SAVINGS

Dave for phasing out PPF scheme
"PPF has lost its relevance as a retirement planning scheme. It is mostly used by depositors as a tax-planning instrument," Mr Dave said. He favoured phasing out of the scheme to enable more funds to flow into the pension sector. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

StanChart's plan for 100% NBFC gets clearance
THE Government has allowed Standard Chartered Bank to set up a 100 per cent wholly owned non-banking financial company (NBFC) in the country. Standard Chartered's Rs 250-crore foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal was among the 11 cleared by ... More

WTO

Developed countries responsible for distortions, says India
EVEN as the pre-Cancun picture is hazy with a lot of hard posturing from the developed and developing countries on the crucial issue of agriculture and Singapore issues in general and investment in particular, India made it categorically clear ... More

IPR

Music copyright law violators beware
THE next time you attend a fashion show, don't be shocked if the cops come calling just when the hottest model of the evening starts sashaying down the ramp. And don't blame the cops for being spoilsports. They are just doing their job, trying ... More

Amendments to patents Bill in offing
THE Government is on the road to putting in place a regime that recognises product patents, through an amendment to the Patents Act, Mr R.R. Shah, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, said here on Thursday, at the Second ... More

EVENTS

Fair deal
A scene at the `Domestic fair-cum-buyer seller meet of handmade paper & paper products' organised by Khadi and Village Industries Commission and the United Nations Development Programme in Hyderabad on Friday. ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

Kerala to set up AEZ for medicinal plants
The proposed areas under AEZ are in Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Wayanadu and Thiruvananthapuram districts. More

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