Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, February 12, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Experts bare chinks in weather forecast armour THE National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), which specialises in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) modelling, proposes to significantly upgrade its super computing power and develop competent scientific manpower. The ... More NRIS NRI study group to visit Kerala THE Andhra Pradesh Government has set up a four-member study group to look into the problems faced by non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Andhra Pradesh, mostly in the Gulf region. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mr Mohammed Ali ... More ECONOMY 
Industrial output up 7.9 pc in DecINDIA Inc can afford to approach the Union Budget on an optimistic note, with the official Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering an annual growth of 8.4 per cent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal, over and above a ... More
Inflation declines on cheaper edible oils ENVIRONMENT STEC report on Kerala's environment on anvil THE Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (STEC) is in the final stages of preparing a `State of the Environment Report' for Kerala. The report's draft is ready and has been submitted to the Union Environment Ministry for ... More FOREIGN TRADE Italian President, trade team coming today THE Italian President, Mr Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who begins a five-day visit to India from Saturday, will be accompanied by the largest Italian business delegation to visit here. Addressing a press conference, the Italian Ambassador to India, ... More HEALTH 
Hearty smilesMs Ayisha Shahbaz from Lahore, who has undergone a heart surgery in a Kerala hospital recently, with her parents at a press conference at Kerala House in New Delhi on Friday. ... More
`Make anti-AIDS drugs available to local people at concession'
Steps to control jaundice in Kerala INFRASTRUCTURE `Low infrastructure spending - macro constraint' DR J MARK MOBIUS, the well-known portfolio manager at Templeton, has in a commentary underscored the country's low infrastructure expenditure, branding it the "single most important macro constraint" on the economy. India is currently spending ... More
Rs 129-crore ADB scheme to develop Thiruvananthapuram city PETROLEUM Govt to hold petrol, diesel prices till global trend stabilises THE Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, on Friday indicated that the Government may revert to the earlier system of linking the domestic retail prices of petrol and diesel to import parity prices within a certain fixed band. "We want the ... More
Iran gas pipeline project may be finalised by June COAL Coking coal unit in Vizag SEZ mooted SEVERAL companies are interested in setting up units in the special economic zone (SEZ) coming up in the vicinity of Atchyuthapuram in Visakhapatnam district and efforts are on to identify and allot suitable sites for them, according to Mr B. ... More EDUCATION UK B-school in partnership talks with IIMs THE UK-based Cranfield School of Management has begun talks with the IIMs to forge partnerships in India, a market in which several students are keen to acquire management degrees from international institutions. Cranfield, where about 6,000 ... More
ICFAI B-School begins MBA admissions
Kerala: IT exams dates announced MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Heritage Hospital to spend Rs 6.5 crore on expansion HAVING created an identity as the country's first geriatric hospital, Heritage Hospital has now expanded into a multi-speciality hospital, with 80 beds, and moved into a new premises in the heart of the city. The hospital is investing around Rs ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Omaxe announces Rs 148-cr residential project in Gurgaon REAL estate company Omaxe has announced the launch of a Rs 148-crore residential project, Luxor, in Gurgaon. The 416 multi-storied flats will include three and four bedroom apartments with a price tag of over Rs 40 lakh and Rs 50 lakh, ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Three-pronged strategy to promote biotech in AP THE State Government has evolved a three-pronged strategy to promote biotechnology. These include creation of world-class infrastructure, promotion of institutions to support bio-ecosystem, and provision of investment-friendly operating ... More GENDER Women empowerment meet begins in Kolkata THE fifteenth national meet of the forum of Women In Public Sector (WIPS) began here on Friday on the theme: "Empowerment: roadmap to sustainable development and global competitiveness". The two-day meet, participated by about 500 delegates ... More
IPR `Strong IPR key to US-India partnership in life-sciences sector' STRENGTHENING the IPR (intellectual property rights) regime to protect innovators is crucial to increasing US-India collaboration in the life-sciences sector. Speaking to newspersons, Mr Ron Somers, President of the US India Business Council, ... More LABOUR REFORMS Need for cos to self-regulate on labour laws EXPRESSING concern at the existing "inspector raj," a senior government official on Friday called for self-regulation by companies in adhering to labour laws. Addressing a PHDCCI delegation, the Labour Secretary, Mr K.M. Sahni, said, "It is ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Strikes down, but workforce participation goes up Celebrations over the decline of strikes need to be held somewhat in check on account of the absence of a clear trend in mandays lost. More
Kerala: Unions serve strike notice EVENTS Symposium on concrete tech THE Visakhapatnam-based Institute for Solid Waste Research and Ecological Balance (INSWAREB) is organising the second international symposium on "Concrete Technology for Sustainable Development" from February 28. About 350 delegates from India ... More
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Looking back Jan. 30-Feb. 5 `US benefits more from outsourcing' VAT panel yet to decide on purchase tax on foodgrains `Coalition politics has slowed reforms' — Lord Meghnad Desai, former professor, London School of Economics Severe Northern winter is in line with global pattern Airfreight sops for cardamom exports extended Govt divestment plans a positive step, say marketmen EPFO to study investment in equities BCCI an autonomous body, says SC Uncertainty over Indo-Pak series telecast rights Narcotics deadlock — Drug shortages hit epilepsy, anxiety post-operative care Paint cos may pass on input cost hikes to consumers GSPC goes all out to strike gas in third KG well Centre may take Rs 26,000-cr hit on finance panel proposals Govt sees Rs 9 lakh cr investments in power sector by 2012 AP: Medicines, cement, LPG to become cheaper on VAT `FDI reforms can pump $1-1.5 b into realty' Inflation declines on cheaper food, edible oils Nirma, Henko also to cost more Vegoil imports increase |
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