The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 08, 2004

HEALTH
Programme for teenagers
NEW DELHI: THE Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has initiated `Family life education and life skills programme for teenagers,' in association with GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines. The programme was launched with a `Teenage Month' aimed at ... More

POWER
LIC loan for REC
MUMBAI: The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has agreed to extend a loan of Rs 2,000 crore to Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC). REC, which is a triple-A-rated company, has a massive programme of rural ... More

TEXTILES
`Product innovation key for European textile players'
EUROPEAN textile manufacturers will have to rely on their strengths in the field of product innovation and services in order to survive once quotas are phased out in 2005, according to Ms Isa Hoffman, a textile consultant based in ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS
New product launches, large investments on anvil — FMCG sector ready to bounce back
RESILIENCE in the FMCG sector is apparent as companies continue to go ahead with large investments in capacity augmentation despite stagnation in the industry, a poor monsoon and consequent dip in rural incomes. Besides, on the anvil are brand ... More

SMALL SAVINGS
Mercer Consulting to help PF body improve performance
THE Central Provident Fund authority is set to appoint Mercer Consulting as its investment consultant. A formal agreement will be signed shortly, after which Mercer will be given about four months to submit its report to the board of ... More

PF trustees to decide on rate tomorrow
THE Central Provident Fund Authority is willing to consider 8.5 per cent as the new rate for the current fiscal despite strong representation from certain quarters to hike the rate by a critical margin. Dr Ajai Singh, Central Provident Fund ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE
For a cause
Bollywood star Ms Aishwarya Rai, Ambassador for Polio Campaign, with the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at the inauguration of the Rotary International Presidential Polio Summit in the Capital on Saturday. ... More

SECURITY
Main battle tank Arjun rolls out
THE indigenously designed and built, main battle tank (MBT) `Arjun' rolled out of the Heavy Vehicle Factory at Avadi on Saturday. This marks a milestone in India's self-reliance in defence equipment, according to officials. The Defence ... More