Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, February 19, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Austria, AP sign MoU HYDERABAD: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) and Natural Bio-energy, bio-diesel venture with Australian collaboration for setting up a bio-diesel unit in Kakinada on ... More AUTOMOBILES Auto ind looking for measures in Budget to maintain GDP growth AS IT gets drawn more and more into a volume-based play, broad measures to maintain GDP growth is what the automobile industry would like to see in the main, in the upcoming Union Budget. Alongside, industry officials are also seeking a few ... More BUDGET AP Oppn dubs it jugglery, CM says best ever THE Opposition parties have dubbed the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2005-06 as a mere jugglery of figures even while the Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, described it as the "best budget" that has ever been presented in the ... More
Electricity duty cut in Gujarat budget
AP Chambers welcome Budget proposals EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Consolidated IT system for customs, excise, service taxes THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the creation of a consolidated computing infrastructure for customs, central excise and service tax applications with an expenditure of Rs 167.05 crore. The scheme envisages ... More FOREIGN TRADE Dutch Govt keen to boost trade ties THE Netherlands has recently initiated several new programmes to promote bilateral trade with India , said Ms Desiree Bonis, Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi. Speaking at an interactive session on "Doing business ... More
India, Slovenia sign pact to avoid double taxation HEALTH Hyderabad centre to train nurses for US jobs UCH Heritage Health Care Learning Centre, a joint venture between United Church Homes, the US-based not for profit healthcare organisation, and the Heritage Hospital, here, was launched today. The centre would train nurses to qualify for jobs ... More
Kamineni Hospital unveils Genesis for women, kids PETROLEUM India keen on stake in 4 oil fields in Kazakhstan INDIA has evinced interest in buying stakes in four oil-and-gas properties in Kazakhstan, as part of its plan to secure long-term oil supplies. Its interest in these properties was expressed by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr . More
Crude production from Mumbai High at 5-year high PHARMACEUTICALS 
Plea to keep drug prices affordable in BudgetIT will be a fine balance that the forthcoming Budget will seek to strike between keeping medicine prices affordable, even as the pharmaceutical industry is spurred to become more competitive. Echoing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ... More POWER KSEB officials `surprised' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Officers Association has expressed surprise over the remarks made by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, about the public utility being a `stumbling block' to the State's ... More STEEL Unshredded metal scrap imports at Nagpur ICD too UNSHREDDED metallic scrap could now be imported through Inland Container Depot (ICD) Nagpur, making this the 18th port eligible for such imports. The Government had last year revamped the import policy on metallic scrap and specified 15 ports ... More SUGAR Corporate battle for sugarcane intensifies In the event of these new capacities materialising, there is bound to be tremendous competition for cane supplies among all factories in the area. More TAXATION TN Chamber plea on service tax MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested levy of service tax on those goods transport agents who are registered under the Companies Act, if the Government was particular of the levy on the agents, at a meeting ... More
Bengal trade body backs all-India bandh on Feb 21 SSI Plea to raise investment limit in SSIs to Rs 3 cr THE Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has urged the Union Government to enhance the present investment limit for small-scale industries from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 crore. It has also demanded that this benefit be extended to SSI ... More TYRES Truck, bus tyre output rebounds in Dec 2004 TRUCK and bus tyre production staged a smart recovery in December 2004 to touch 9.68 lakh tyres as compared to a production of 9.04 lakh units in the previous month. The production in December 2004 was the best performance so far for the tyre ... More COAL Centre's loans to Coal India arm to be converted as equity THE Central Government's loans to Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) will be converted into equity, paving the way for the revival of the two loss-making Coal India subsidiaries. The Finance Ministry has approved ... More EDUCATION Warped view of education S. Murlidharan on the anomaly in Section 80E on tax benefit for educational loan More
Microsoft plans 3 IT academies in Maharashtra
IT practical test begins in Kerala CONSULTING Thanks to SEBI's revised listing norms — Consulting firms flooded with risk management assignments Come April 1 and company boards would have to grapple with the new risk management norms stipulated in the revised Clause 49 of SEBI's Listing Agreement, which requires firms to put in place a virtual check-point for identifying and mitigating ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Liberalised FDI policy will boost construction: Azad THE Government today said that liberalised foreign investment policy would spur house construction while also improving the quality of construction. Liberalisation of the FDI policy should help in raising flow of foreign investment for setting ... More PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT Paper industry seeks excise duty rationalisation THE Rs 15,000-crore domestic paper industry has sought rationalisation of excise duty and its reduction to 8 per cent, so as to remain competitive. Till recently, the industry was taxed at a flat excise duty rate of 16 per cent, regardless of ... More
Paper stocks move up on price rise expectation SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY New Director for RGCB THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted cancer researcher and biomedical scientist, Dr M. Radhakrishna Pillai, has been appointed Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), here. Dr Pillai is currently Head of Molecular Medicine, ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Bausch & Lomb, Colgate among 24 FDI proposals approved BAUSCH & Lomb Eyecare (India) Private Ltd's plan to set up a community cataract surgical centre involving foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow worth Rs 50 crore was among the various FDI proposals approved by the Government today. A total of .. More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Drive to help women SHGs become plantation owners in Nilgiris TWELVE women SHGs (Self Help Groups) in the Nilgiris are to become proud owners of 25 acres of tea plantations within the next fortnight. The Rural Development Organisation (RDO) Trust Executive Director, Mr N.K. Perumal, told Business ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Exempted from strike THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The joint action council of service organisations in the State has exempted hospital employees on ward duty and those in charge of power and water supply from the indefinite strike slated to begin on Tuesday next. A ... More EVENTS Boom in global steel sector may boost CIDEX trade fairs CIDEX Trade Fairs Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the Germany-based Koelnmesse International and Messe Duesseldorf, is bullish on the success of its trade fairs on tube and welding industries currently being organised at the HITEX Fairgrounds ... More INCOME TAX IDBI Bank's online tax payment facility Individuals and corporates can make their tax payments (income tax, corporation tax, gift tax) through the Internet. The assessee is required to log on to the Website of the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), click the tax-payment ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Tea exports up a tad THE Indian tea industry has managed to register a nominal growth in exports during 2004 compared to 2003, but net exports have fallen sharply. According to figures release by the Tea Board, exports during 2004 were 177 million kg against 173 ... More
ISEC buys raw sugar at $244/t
Exporters protest denial of 80 HHC benefits
Imports from Guatemala keep cardamom depressed despite thin arrivals
Kamal Nath's help sought on pepper imports NATURAL CALAMITIES S. Asia fisheries sector loss at $520 m: FAO THE Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) latest estimate for direct losses in the fisheries sector in the South Asian region as a result of the tsunami is around $520 million (Rs 2,200 crore). According to FAO's latest information 111,073 ... More
TOURISM Kerala plans 250 highway motels to woo tourists THE Kerala Government has launched `Vazhioram', a scheme to develop 250 highway motels all over the State, Mr E.K. Bharat Bhushan, Principal Secretary - Tourism, Government of Kerala, said. He said that the Government wants people who own ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES `Enact law to wipe out corruption' THE Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Justice N. Venkatachala, has said the Government should initiate action to bring down corruption among public servants. Delivering the Founders' Day Lecture at the corporate office of Karnataka Bank Ltd here on ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Feb. 6-Feb. 12 `Give priority to drug affordability' Marketing can be done without a patent: Madras HC Imported edible oils — Revenue considerations behind move not to slash tariff values? Hundred movies in one DVD? Hike in R&D spends eats into pharma cos' profits NCB cautions pharma cos on distributors with dubious connections VAT panel seeks removal of CST waiver on inter-State purchases Auto majors see rise in Q3 input costs Southern mills way ahead in raw sugar imports Govt hopeful of meeting export targets Policy on FDI in retail, realty soon: Kamal Nath Seafood exports may dip 10 pc Market for savings second only to food Chidambaram's 5-point agenda for India to drive global economy Industrial output up 7.9 pc in Dec |
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