Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, February 05, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, February 05, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY SOAPS & DETERGENTS Nirma, Henko also to cost more "With the prices of an ingredient likely to continue their upward spiral, there could be another round of price increase." More BUDGET 
Modest tax effort in Kerala budgetTHE imposition of 10 per cent luxury tax on marriage halls and related services, concessions in agricultural income tax, addition of a slew of items to the entry tax list and reliefs to small traders under value-added tax (VAT) regime are some of ... More
Kerala Budget: CII dubs it `directionless'
Chambers hail Kerala Budget ECONOMY 
Inflation declines on cheaper food, edible oilsTHE annual wholesale price index-based inflation dropped by 0.05 per cent to 5.37 per cent for the week ended January 22, mainly due to cheaper vegetables and fruits, edible oils, fuel and manufactured products. The point-to-point inflation index ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS CBEC working on single data centre IN a year's time, trade in India would be dealing only in the electronic form with all issues related to the Customs, Central Excise and service tax. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has taken up massive information technology ... More FOREIGN TRADE African team calls for strengthening of bilateral ties A 16-member high-level delegation of African envoys has called for mutual cooperation for the benefit of the two regions. The delegation, which is on a four-day visit to Andhra Pradesh, is discussing business and other areas for bilateral ... More
Congo team in talks with Ranbaxy to buy drugs PHARMACEUTICALS Elected to Pharma Society HYDERABAD: Dr Prakash V. Diwan, Deputy Director & Head, Pharmacology Division of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), here has been elected General Secretary of the Indian Pharmacological Society for a period of three years ... More POWER TAXATION Karnataka Assembly passes VAT Bill THE Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed the Karnataka Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2005, thus giving effect to the decisions taken at the national level to replace the existing sales tax system. VAT will come into force form ... More TEXTILES Investors in powerloom parks looking for bridge loan facility INDIVIDUAL investors taking up projects in the proposed hi-tech powerloom weaving park projects in Tamil Nadu have mooted a proposal to avail themselves of bridge loans to meet timely capital infusion needed for the decentralised weaving ... More SSI Mangalore fashion institute to hold `Khadi Walk' THE Mangalore Institute of Fashion Technology will hold a `Khadi Walk' from the college premises to the office of the Deputy Commissioner on February 19. According to a press release by the institute here on Friday, the walk is being organised ... More WATER EDUCATION Minister wants research at university level enhanced THE Union Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Culture, Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, has called for efforts to encourage research on university campuses. Regretting that research is being confined to specialised research institutions, neglecting ... More
Bangalore to host education fair from Feb 26-28 REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION `FDI reforms can pump $1-1.5 b into realty' The real estate industry, which has long been pressing for FDI in all real estate projects, including stand-alone ones, is now pinning its hopes on the Union Budget 2006, which is just around the corner. More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 
`Good response to India as investment destination'INDIA and like-minded developing countries which met in Davos recently would come out with a united position on agriculture in their forthcoming meeting in New Delhi in March 2005 besides exchanging views on other issues like non-agricultural ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Contributory pension scheme to cover all Kerala Govt employees THE contributory pension scheme will be extended to cover all employees joining Government service with effect from April 1 this year in the State. The Finance Minister, Mr Vakkom Purushothaman, announced this while presenting Budget 2005-06 ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Oracle to link Orissa panchayats THE Panchayati Raj Department of the Government of Orissa has engaged Oracle India to build an integrated IT infrastructure to connect 314 blocks and 30 District Rural development Agencies in the State. The idea is to cover all the 6,234 gram ... More EVENTS 
`Chartered accountants must strive for global competitiveness'WITH the services sector assuming a dominant share in the country's gross domestic product, newer opportunities were opening up for chartered accountants, particularly in the area of export of accountancy services. Stressing on this point in ... More
Plastics exposition to be held in Chennai from Feb 25-28
Coimbatore to host biennial show on subcontracting
INCOME TAX I-T Department sets higher target for TN THE Income-Tax Department has increased its target fixed for Tamil Nadu this financial year. The net revenue has reached Rs 8,000 crore and is expected to reach Rs 9,000 crore by the end of the year, according to the Chief Commissioner of ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Vegoil imports increase VEGETABLE oil imports last month touched four lakh tonnes, thanks to a decline in international prices. In the previous two months, imports averaged a little over three lt a month. According to estimate made available to Business Line by ... More
Amul aims at trebling milk exports this year NATURAL CALAMITIES TOURISM Training for tourist cabbies AS part of Athidi Devobhava campaign, the Union Ministry of Tourism will be holding a capacity building programme for drivers of auto-rickshaw and cars, beginning February 6. "We will tell them how to deal with the tourists. We will teach them ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES `Black' is not beautiful The black money menace needs to be handled administratively and not merely by legislation, says T. N. Pandey More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jan. 23-Jan. 29 Fall in passenger carrier sales hits 3-wheeler industry growth Manufacturing segment records strong growth in H1: CII survey Tamil channels ride high on dubbed English movies Petro product sales grow 1.5 pc in Dec Survey finds upheavals, subsidence in Andamans GoM meet on gas price hike for fertiliser, power units inconclusive On track to $50-b export goal: Maran `Govt to sign more customs cooperation pacts' Tea exports decline drastically; imports up Textile sector can touch $100 b post-MFA: Study Govt may hike subsidy for single super phosphate units Hill highway to boost Kerala's rural economy VAT group to submit report by Feb 15 |
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