INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Small edible oil refineries protest excise waiver for big Kutch units
SMALL and medium-sized edible oil refineries across western and northern States are rather upset with the rapid setting up of massive refining capacities in the Kutch region of Gujarat. They apprehend a significant loss of investment apart from ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
Expedite SAARC integration: Report
THERE is a compelling case for South Asia to effect its transition in an expeditious manner into an economic and monetary union by implementing SAFTA (SAARC Free Trade Area), forming a SAARC Customs Union and introducing a South Asian parallel ...
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Brazil keen on partnerships with India
BRAZIL is keen to strike partnerships with India in the area of infrastructure, railways, highways and energy, the visiting Brazilian President, Mr Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said here on Tuesday. "We are anxious and will be working towards ...
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HEALTH
Bangalore may emerge as major healthcare destination
BANGALORE'S repute as the Silicon Valley of the country may soon be overshadowed by another new development in the city. The CII Healthcare Task Force is furiously working toward making the IT city a major healthcare destination in the country. ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure sector needs regulatory bodies: Pant
THE Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr K.C. Pant, has said there was a need for effective regulatory institutions in railways, civil aviation and ports sectors on the lines of existing regulators in power and telecom. "It is clear that as ...
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POWER
Reliance UP project to generate power at `competitive price'
RELIANCE's proposed 3500-MW project in UP is expected to generate power at a cost of Rs 2 per unit. This reveals a highly competitive price. For instance, NTPC has estimated that at current prices, its proposed gas-based capacity addition at ...
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More n-power capacity in 10th Plan
THE nuclear power capacity in the country would be raised further than projected during the Tenth Plan, according to Mr S.K. Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). During a visit recently to the ...
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STEEL
DGFT asked to amend tinplate import norms
PEEVED with the rampant use of imported seconds grade tinplate by a large number of food processing companies for packaging food products and evading the floor price mechanism put in place by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), the ...
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WATER
Kerala SOS to TN for release of river water
THE Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, has sought urgent intervention of his Tamil Nadu counterpart in making available badly needed supply of water from the Parambikkulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) to the parched Palakkad district. Replying to a ...
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RADIO/TV
Broadcasters hold meet with TRAI over CAS
FOLLOWING the newly appointed broadcasting regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), issuing a preliminary consultation paper, both broadcasters and the cable industry on Tuesday highlighted the issues surrounding the ...
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Vijay, NDTV unlikely to renew pact
VIJAY TV, the Tamil channel of the Star group, may not renew its contract with New Delhi Television (NDTV), promoted by Mr Prannoy Roy, to produce its news programme. Mr Ajay Vidyasagar, General Manager, Vijay TV, told Business Line ...
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LEATHER
Leather industry upbeat on exports
INDIAN leather footwear makers are upbeat about the future because Europeans are looking to source from smaller Indian companies after the Chinese industry had proved too inflexible to handle small orders. Mr M. Rafeeque Ahmed, Chairman of ...
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SOCIAL WELFARE
Scheme for minorities launched in AP
THE Andhra Pradesh Minority Finance Corporation has introduced a special scheme called `Dukhan aur Makhan' for the benefit of minorities in the State. Such a scheme is not being implemented in any other State, according to the Chairman, Mr M. ...
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EVENTS
CII interactive meet with Bengal CM on Friday
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will hold an interactive session with Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, here on Friday. "The meeting will facilitate entrepreneurs from Andhra Pradesh to get firsthand ...
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In Hyderabad today
Horticulture Expo-2004: State Chief Secretary, Mr Mohan Kanda to present awards; Dr V.P. Jauhari, Agriculture Production Commissioner to be Guest of Honour; 4.30 pm Rock Heights, Shilparamam, Madhapur. AP Khadi Board Employees ...
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INCOME TAX
ICAI seeks to restore definition of RNOR
AFTER corporates , it is now the turn of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to pitch for restoration of the earlier definition of resident but not ordinary resident (RNOR) - a category of residential status for income-tax ...
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TOURISM
ICSI module for company secys' role in tourism
THE Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), which had recently undergone an image makeover, has now worked out a module outlining functions of a company secretary (CS) in the tourism industry. Though the tourism or leisure industry ...
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Hoysala Utsav at Hassan
MANGALORE: The Hassan district administration is all set to host `Hoysala Utsav 2004' at the world-famous tourist centres, Belur and Halebid. The utsav will be held from January 31 to March 3. According to a press release ...
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