![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, January 27, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY INVESTMENTS
Shifts in focus of household savingsGROSS financial savings of the household sector as a percentage of GDP at current prices touched what may be an all-time high last year at 15.1 per cent, according to preliminary estimates. The previous peak in the period following the launch ... More ECONOMY Can Bush keep promise on halving fiscal deficit? EVEN as the Republican administration rolled out its emergency-spending request of an additional $80 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal deficit is soaring to a record $427 billion for fiscal 2005 or $15 billion higher ... More
RBI report highlights States' fiscal slippages FERTILISERS Govt may hike subsidy for single super phosphate units SSP manufacturers had complained that because of vote politics, no State Government was willing to increase the SSP selling price. More FOREIGN TRADE New strategy to boost competitiveness of EU A MAJOR epoch making policy overhaul is currently in offing, as European Union officials are working on a new strategy to contain underlying quest of all Europeans for economic growth, job creation and above all, boost competitiveness of European ... More
Unctad suggests trade measures to tsunami-hit nations INFRASTRUCTURE Urban infrastructure development `Decentralisation of financing a major challenge' MOBILISING urban infrastructure in a responsible fiscal framework to ensure growth momentum of the economy and a measure of improvement in the quality of life that citizens should expect pose a formidable policy dilemma, according to a senior ... More
AP asks banks to cut interest rates on loans under housing scheme
Vazhiyoram: Roadside amenities in the making
`Process of forming Mangalore SEZ under way' PSU Package soon for BHPV revival VISAKHAPATNAM: The Union Government has identified Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV) as one of the PSUs to be revived and a package will be prepared for the purpose, according to Mr A.S.C Sinha, its Managing Director. He was ... More TEXTILES Textile sector can touch $100 b post-MFA: Study THE Indian textile sector has the potential to touch $100 billion by 2010 in the post-MFA (Multi-Fibre Agreement) period. This could happen if reforms are initiated in the textile sector and adopted by manufacturers, says the study conducted ... More
Centre hikes capital ceiling for powerloom sector under TUFS
New drawback rates based on weight irk textile sector EDUCATION
Acid testA girl wracks her brains at a competitive exam hall in Kochi. Changing trends in the modern education system and the mushrooming of unaided institutions have dealt a deathblow to the staggering parallel college system in Kerala. The delinking of ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY Diamond exporters allowed indigenous sourcing of inputs THE Government has allowed diamond exporters with diamond imprest licences to source inputs from indigenous sources instead of going in for direct imports. The option to source inputs indigenously could be exercised through the advance release ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Call for integrated transport policy THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for an integrated transport policy framework, which would encourage competitive pricing and coordination between alternative modes. Moreover, in order to address issues relating to ... More PAINTS Paint industry seeks cut in customs duty WITH prices of key raw materials having risen by 15-50 per cent in recent months, the domestic paints industry, in its pre-budget memorandum, has made a number of suggestions to help ease the pressure on the industry's bottomline. According to ... More SOCIAL WELFARE AP Govt distributes 1.55 lakh acres of land This is for the first time that 1.55 lakh acres were distributed on a single day. Distribution of land to Dalits and weaker sections was a major demand put forward by naxalites. More HUMAN RESOURCES Nurses the new goodwill ambassadors! CAN Uncle Sam's pet grouse against outsourcing to India be nursed back into a healthy working relationship? Away from the heat of the out-sourcing debate - Indian nurses are, rather inadvertently, becoming goodwill ambassadors for the ... More SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Concor offers telescopic rate for bonded trucking service Tariff to go down with increase in cargo volume CONTAINER Corporation of India Ltd (Concor), which has introduced bonded trucking service for air-cargo in its basket of logistics products for shippers and transporters of Coimbatore, has come out with a telescopic tariff structure for cargoes ... More EVENTS
Amtex 2005 ExpoElectronic items on display at the 5-day `Amtex 2005' Asian machine tool exhibition at Palace Grounds in Bangalore on Wednesday. Taiwan, China, the US, Turkey and Germany are displaying their advanced machineries, tools and material handling ... More
Asian soaps meet to be held in Goa EXPORTS & IMPORTS Tea exports decline drastically; imports up TEA exports during 2004 have once again declined compared to the level of 2003. This is the second consecutive year that the tea industry has failed to increase its share in the global market. Though the official figures are yet to be ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES Learning from the tsunami The tsunami holds lessons in internal communications for companies which can and want to do much more than extend `cheque book support' to prove their integrity. More
LIC South zone settles 268 tsunami claims
TOURISM Blip in tourist arrivals to Kerala highlights need for better preparedness THERE has been a blip in long-distance tourist arrivals into Kerala, although of a temporary and minor nature. "There have been some cancellations from long-haul holiday seekers from Europe and the US, who seem to have diverted their long ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jan. 16-Jan. 22 Indirect tax collections up 12.23% in April-Dec `India must stop harping on US-Pak ties' ICFAI B-school to allow students vend financial products Coal India ready to buy from captive mine owners `Controlling fiscal deficit is the biggest concern' Dr Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, IMF Cairn Energy to invest $200 m in developing new oil finds NHB to launch housing index FMCG unlikely to show value growth this year Saudi Aramco may partner IOC to build crude reserves ONGC to bid for refinery project in Equador Same drugs with multiple price prints? Extreme climates to extend to more areas, warns study Spices exports top 2.5-lakh-t target Gem, jewellery exports rise 38 pc Cruise cos scout for Indian staff `Molecular medicine next big opportunity' Agrochem industry answers Jammu call Exports under deferred payment deals to get advance licence benefits |
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