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Agriculture

  • The farm accent
  • Of farmers, gender sensitivity

    Airlines

  • FDI in aviation capped at 49% — Buying of aircraft to attract tax

    Announcements

  • Toyota to set up R&D centre in India

    Automobiles

  • Shifting gears

    Awards & Honours

  • Of farmers, gender sensitivity

    Budget

  • Customs duty cut on metals: Major price impact unlikely
  • No impact on gold market; platinum prices may fall
  • Coop sugar sector needs tax holiday
  • Water bodies renovation innovative
  • Views from the bottom of a coffee cup
  • No excise duty on dairy machinery
  • Right thrust on crop diversification
  • Govt to facilitate crop diversification
  • A bitter-sweet pill for vegoil sector
  • Rs 2,000-cr cut in food subsidy
  • `Bold decisions taken on foreign investments'
  • More bank finance for stock brokers
  • FDI limit hike has insurers smiling — Service tax on risk premium for life cover is a dampener
  • RBI sees no Budget trigger for change in rate, inflation outlook
  • `Tax on transactions to affect market depth'
  • Transaction tax a dampener: FISE
  • `More clarity on turnover tax needed'
  • Turnover tax seen as a blip
  • May impact trading volume: market players
  • Removal of excise on tractors boosts M&M
  • A `neutral-to-negative' exercise: MFs
  • A progressive budget
  • Striking a balance
  • Spurring investments
  • Continuance of economic reforms
  • In line with expectations
  • Disappointing delivery
  • A rural slant
  • The farm accent
  • A major concern
  • More reforms needed
  • Three cheers to Chidambaram — Budget has all right things in right place
  • Of farmers, gender sensitivity
  • Budget 2004-05 — Strong step towards growth, stability and equity
  • Modest hike in Central Plan outlays in real terms
  • THE THRUST AREAS
  • Catch My Point!
  • In coalition company
  • FIPB to fly with clipped wings
  • Cap for SSI loans raised to Rs 1 cr
  • Assurance to States on VAT compensation
  • 3 key areas targeted for 24.6% revenue mop-up
  • Service tax hiked to 10 pc; list expanded
  • Service tax on transport intermediaries hailed
  • Shipping industry says `ahoy!'
  • Tonnage tax at last for a smooth sailing
  • Focus on rural housing; tax rebates to stay
  • IIG to beef up infrastructure
  • Hindujas interested in desalination project proposal
  • A bitter pill, says pharma sector
  • Budget fails to impress CETMA
  • Mixed response from India Inc
  • Captains of industry give Budget proposals a cautious welcome
  • `VAT by 2005, a step in right direction'
  • Shifting gears
  • A mixed bag
  • Nothing much to glow about
  • Sewing up the competition
  • Rural sops to get FMCGs going
  • Industry divided on price drop
  • Little more buoyant now
  • Smooth ride for tractors
  • A lot to cheer about
  • Move to drop Cenvat may pep up yarn market
  • Steps initiated to integrate stock, commodity markets
  • Toyota to set up R&D centre in India
  • SPV for Sethusamudram canal project
  • IDBI gets Rs 9,000 cr to turn zero NPA
  • Prices static? Not for long
  • Your dream car to become dearer
  • At your service, tax!
  • The jam in the Budget
  • Slip into khadi and morph into a geek
  • A taxing scenario for media
  • Personal finance: Thrust to direct equity investing
  • A cess to educate
  • Turnover tax may spook capital gains
  • Disinvestment, reborn
  • Adopting the Keynesian route
  • Chaos after the wait
  • A limited first step
  • `Back-to-basics' theme
  • Consolidation vital
  • `No clear theme in the Budget' — Mr Yashwant Sinha, former Finance Minister
  • A Common Minimum Budget
  • 'Market pessimism to end soon'
  • FDI in aviation capped at 49% — Buying of aircraft to attract tax
  • 0.15 per cent tax to be levied on securities transactions
  • Insurance FDI limit raised to 49 pc
  • FDI push on telecom
  • Mutual funds — Odds stacked against debt funds
  • Impact
  • Banking on industrial growth
  • ONGC, GAIL to carry the can
  • Little to build on
  • Power on `line
  • Oil and gas — Slickly left alone
  • More services annexed at a higher rate
  • Watch out as the government shifts gears and piggybacks
  • No luck if you cross a `lakh'
  • Tax admin: Reforms kept in arrears
  • VAT full of promises
  • Textiles woven in style
  • `Budget is not inflationary' — Transaction tax no impediment to stock market activities
  • Chidambaram plays the popular tune — Tax breaks for farm sector and lower middle class
  • Thumbs down by markets

    Budget Text

  • New deal for farmers; more funds for States
  • An effort to reflect mandate for change
  • Stress on moderation, stability in tax rates

    Cars

  • Toyota to set up R&D centre in India
  • Your dream car to become dearer

    Cartoon

  • A different stroke?
  • Little to build on

    Co-operatives

  • Coop sugar sector needs tax holiday

    Coffee

  • Views from the bottom of a coffee cup

    Commentary

  • Budget turns damper; volumes soar

    Cultivation

  • Right thrust on crop diversification
  • Govt to facilitate crop diversification

    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • No excise duty on dairy machinery

    Derivatives Markets

  • Outlook negative for Tata Steel, Nifty

    Detaxfication

  • Watch out as the government shifts gears and piggybacks

    Disinvestment

  • Disinvestment, reborn
  • A limited first step

    Economy

  • RBI sees no Budget trigger for change in rate, inflation outlook
  • Striking a balance
  • Spurring investments
  • Continuance of economic reforms
  • In line with expectations
  • Disappointing delivery
  • Three cheers to Chidambaram — Budget has all right things in right place
  • Budget 2004-05 — Strong step towards growth, stability and equity
  • Modest hike in Central Plan outlays in real terms
  • 3 key areas targeted for 24.6% revenue mop-up
  • Adopting the Keynesian route
  • A Common Minimum Budget
  • Banking on industrial growth

    Editorial

  • The farm accent

    Education

  • A cess to educate

    Electronics

  • Budget fails to impress CETMA

    Engineering

  • No excise duty on dairy machinery
  • Power on `line

    Excise and Customs

  • Customs duty cut on metals: Major price impact unlikely
  • No excise duty on dairy machinery

    Farm credit

  • `Bold decisions taken on foreign investments'
  • A rural slant

    Financial Institutions

  • IDBI gets Rs 9,000 cr to turn zero NPA

    Financial Markets

  • Steps initiated to integrate stock, commodity markets
  • Thumbs down by markets

    Financial Services

  • More bank finance for stock brokers

    Foodgrains

  • Rs 2,000-cr cut in food subsidy

    Foods & Food Processing

  • The jam in the Budget

    Foreign Direct Investment

  • `Bold decisions taken on foreign investments'
  • FDI in aviation capped at 49% — Buying of aircraft to attract tax
  • Insurance FDI limit raised to 49 pc
  • FDI push on telecom

    Forex

  • Rupee volatile; bond prices crash

    General Insurance

  • A rural slant

    Gold & Silver

  • Gold may break on lower side
  • No impact on gold market; platinum prices may fall

    Govt Bonds

  • Rupee volatile; bond prices crash

    HCV/LCV/Tractors

  • Removal of excise on tractors boosts M&M
  • Smooth ride for tractors

    Hardware

  • Industry divided on price drop

    Housing Finance

  • Focus on rural housing; tax rebates to stay

    Income Tax

  • No luck if you cross a `lakh'

    Industry Associations

  • Budget fails to impress CETMA
  • Mixed response from India Inc
  • Captains of industry give Budget proposals a cautious welcome
  • `VAT by 2005, a step in right direction'

    Infrastructure

  • IIG to beef up infrastructure
  • SPV for Sethusamudram canal project

    Insurance

  • Insurance FDI limit raised to 49 pc

    Interview

  • `No clear theme in the Budget' — Mr Yashwant Sinha, former Finance Minister
  • `Budget is not inflationary' — Transaction tax no impediment to stock market activities

    Letters

  • A major concern
  • More reforms needed

    Life Insurance

  • FDI limit hike has insurers smiling — Service tax on risk premium for life cover is a dampener

    Metals

  • Customs duty cut on metals: Major price impact unlikely

    Mutual Funds

  • A `neutral-to-negative' exercise: MFs
  • Mutual funds — Odds stacked against debt funds

    Non-Performing Assets

  • IDBI gets Rs 9,000 cr to turn zero NPA

    Oilseeds & Edible Oil

  • A bitter-sweet pill for vegoil sector

    On the hedge

  • Outlook negative for Tata Steel, Nifty

    Personal Products

  • Rural sops to get FMCGs going
  • Prices static? Not for long

    Petroleum

  • ONGC, GAIL to carry the can
  • Oil and gas — Slickly left alone

    Pharmaceuticals

  • A bitter pill, says pharma sector

    Politics

  • In coalition company

    Power

  • Nothing much to glow about
  • Power on `line

    Private Banks

  • More bank finance for stock brokers

    RBI & Other Central Banks

  • RBI sees no Budget trigger for change in rate, inflation outlook

    Radio/TV

  • A taxing scenario for media

    Research & Development

  • Toyota to set up R&D centre in India

    Rubber

  • Rubber rules firm

    SSI

  • Cap for SSI loans raised to Rs 1 cr

    Sensor

  • Budget turns damper; volumes soar

    Shipping

  • Shipping industry says `ahoy!'
  • Tonnage tax at last for a smooth sailing
  • Little more buoyant now

    Small Savings

  • Personal finance: Thrust to direct equity investing

    Steel

  • A mixed bag

    Stock Exchanges

  • Transaction tax a dampener: FISE

    Stock Markets

  • `Tax on transactions to affect market depth'
  • Transaction tax a dampener: FISE
  • `More clarity on turnover tax needed'
  • Turnover tax seen as a blip
  • May impact trading volume: market players
  • Removal of excise on tractors boosts M&M
  • A progressive budget
  • Turnover tax may spook capital gains
  • Chaos after the wait
  • 'Market pessimism to end soon'
  • 0.15 per cent tax to be levied on securities transactions
  • Thumbs down by markets

    Sugar

  • Coop sugar sector needs tax holiday

    Taxation

  • FDI limit hike has insurers smiling — Service tax on risk premium for life cover is a dampener
  • `Tax on transactions to affect market depth'
  • `More clarity on turnover tax needed'
  • Turnover tax seen as a blip
  • May impact trading volume: market players
  • Assurance to States on VAT compensation
  • Service tax hiked to 10 pc; list expanded
  • Service tax on transport intermediaries hailed
  • Tonnage tax at last for a smooth sailing
  • `VAT by 2005, a step in right direction'
  • Move to drop Cenvat may pep up yarn market
  • At your service, tax!
  • Slip into khadi and morph into a geek
  • Turnover tax may spook capital gains
  • `Back-to-basics' theme
  • Consolidation vital
  • 0.15 per cent tax to be levied on securities transactions
  • More services annexed at a higher rate
  • Watch out as the government shifts gears and piggybacks
  • No luck if you cross a `lakh'
  • Tax admin: Reforms kept in arrears
  • VAT full of promises
  • Textiles woven in style

    Technical Analysis

  • Gold may break on lower side
  • Bears prevail

    Telecommunications

  • A lot to cheer about
  • FDI push on telecom

    Television Sets

  • Budget fails to impress CETMA

    Textiles

  • Sewing up the competition
  • Move to drop Cenvat may pep up yarn market
  • Textiles woven in style

    Water

  • Water bodies renovation innovative
  • Hindujas interested in desalination project proposal
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    Top Stories
    Budget 2004-05 — Strong step towards growth, stability and equity

    A Common Minimum Budget
    `Tax on transactions to affect market depth'
    At your service, tax!
    Mutual funds — Odds stacked against debt funds
    Rs 2,000-cr cut in food subsidy
    An effort to reflect mandate for change
    New deal for farmers; more funds for States
    Stress on moderation, stability in tax rates

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