The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 24, 2004

ECONOMY
Move for Debt Management Cell afoot in Kerala
THE State Government has decided to set up a Debt Management Cell in the Finance Department that will oversee the implementation of the `debt swap' scheme as also identify various means ways of arresting the rising trend in yearly debt servicing ... More

Bengal to woo foreign capital and NRIs, says CM
THE West Bengal Chief Minister, , Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is prepared to visit any destination in the US in order to attract fresh investment, provided there are firm investment proposals from the American companies as well as non-resident ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Indo-Japan Centre to focus on strengthening trade ties
THE Indo-Japan Centre, which focuses on cultural relations between the two countries, will also work on strengthening trade ties. It will evolve into a chamber of commerce and industry, the centre's President, Mr R. Veeramani, said. At a ... More

HEALTH
Trinity included for SGHS
Trinity Hospital & Heart Foundation has been given recognition under the State Government Health Services Scheme (SGHS). With this, it can provide cardiac services for State Government staff and their families. The hospital set up in 2001 has ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Plea to bring services sector under project import norms
A SECTION of corporate India has urged the Government to bring the services sector under the ambit of the project import regulations. This would help the sector to utilise the benefits that are already available to the manufacturing sector under ... More

POWER
Coal stocks in thermal stations at `critical' levels
A TOTAL of 23 out of 75 thermal power stations operating in the country with coal from different subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) are in rough weather with stocks at their end declining below the declared critical level equivalent of seven ... More

CARE asked to assess cash losses of SEBs
CREDIT rating agency CARE has been mandated by the Ministry of Power to assess the reduction in commercial losses by State Electricity Boards (SEBs) for being eligible for incentives under the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme ... More

TEXTILES
`Feel-good textile schemes lag on implementation'
THE introduction of schemes such as the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC), and Textile Reconstruction Fund (TRF) may well be ameliorative schemes that gave the `feel-good' factor to the textile ... More

RADIO/TV
Set-top box owners aggrieved
WHILE a majority of the television viewers in Chennai, who have had to endure the Conditional Access System for about six months now, have reasons to be happy with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recommendation to defer CAS for ... More

EDUCATION
Autonomy has a price, if you're ready to pay
MUCH ink has been spilt over the IIM fee issue. Protests to Joshi's drastic cut are vocal while there are only feeble voices that support the move. Profs and b-students, columnists and CEOs, lawyers and courts are all seized of the problem. ... More

AIMA for national task force on management education
THE Government must set up a national task force to develop a roadmap for management education in the country, the President of the All India Management Association (AIMA), Mr R. Gopalakrishnan, has said. "The task force should be chaired by a ... More

JD Birla institute opens B-school in Kolkata
THE J.D. Birla Institute, affiliated to Jadavpur University, today opened a school of management. According to Mr B.K. Birla, Chairman, the institute has been growing fast and has signed postgraduate programmes with some UK Universities. The ... More

CARS
`Fear is the driving factor in auto design'
THE Managing Director of Stile Bertone, Mr Roberto Piatti, is an antidote for designers not yet weaned from the profession's habitual cloak of flamboyance. Though his company has to its credit noted automotive designs worldwide, Mr Piatti ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Chemexcil officials unhappy over break-away Pharmexcil
IT has not been an easy ride for Pharmexcil, which finally looks set to come into its own, having crossed the several hurdles in its path. But there is more heart-burn apparent, since the creation of an export promotion council dedicated to the ... More

SILK
A silky touch of technology
THE traditional weavers of Kancheepuram, known for creating the magic of the heavy bordered and gorgeous silk sarees seem to have got a further boost with introduction of technology. The sheer number of designs have spiralled from a meagre 500 ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Six killed in Sriharikota blast
A BLAST in satellite launch home SHAR Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and located about 100 km from Chennai, has left at least six dead and four injured, according to information reaching here. The blast, which led to a fire, is said ... More

DISINVESTMENT
Punjab Govt invites EoIs again for divestment of Conware
THE Punjab Government on Monday invited fresh expressions of interest (EoIs) for the sale of its 100 per cent equity in Punjab State Container and Warehousing Corporation Ltd (Conware) to a strategic investor after addressing issues raised by the ... More

EVENTS

Seminar on steel

In Hyderabad today

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Exporters can breathe easy with DGFT e-initiatives
INTRODUCTION of a digital signature code programme in the office of the Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), New Delhi, enabling seamless transmission of Exim documents, including applications for IEC numbers and other procedural changes, ... More

Rising pepper imports worry growers
ANOMALIES in the Exim policy are depriving the pepper growers benefits of the good local market due to the entry of pepper of foreign origin imported free of duty for value-addition and re-export. Pepper imports through the Kochi Port ... More

TOURISM
KSINC bids to cash in on tourism potential
THE Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC), pioneers of inland navigation in the State waterways, is diversifying into various other sectors in order to remain competitive in the changed business environment. The company has ... More

PATA awards for Kerala tourism
THE Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the winners of its 2004 `PATA Gold Awards'. While India Tourism has won two gold awards and one `honourable mention', the Kerala Tourism has won three gold awards, says an official ... More

Hotel Metropole relaunched — To throw open doors for guests in May
HOTEL Metropole, a heritage building enjoying the patronage of global travellers in the Royal City of Mysore sometime ago, has been formally relaunched after restoration of the premises to suit the modern amenities. The hotel, had remained ... More