The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 02, 2004

POLICY
Textile Ministry sets new norms for jute packaging
THE Union Ministry of Textiles has prepared a new set of regulations for the dilution of the mandatory packaging orders currently followed by the jute industry under the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, ... More

POLITICS
Bush for pro-growth agenda
THE President, Mr George W. Bush, has taken the position that the right way for the US to respond to the growing economic challenges is not to retreat to economic isolationism but to pursue policies that include a ... More

Photo electoral rolls to be introduced
THE Election Commission of India is contemplating to introduce photo electoral rolls in the country. To start with it will be introduced on an experimental basis in selected constituencies in Pondicherry and Kerala where the percentage of voting ... More

SECURITY
National maritime commission on cards
THE Government is planning to set up a national maritime commission to protect the country's maritime interests in an integrated manner and the modalities for it are being worked out, Admiral Arun Prakash, Chief of the Naval Staff, has said. At ... More

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