Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, March 25, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, March 25, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NRIS Malaysian expats coming THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Representatives of the third generation of Keralites settled in Malaysia will arrive in Kochi for a visit of the State on Thursday. An official spokesman said here that the `homecoming' trip is being arranged by the ... More AWARDS & HONOURS Malayala Manorama awards KOTTAYAM: As part of its efforts to conserve rain water, Malayala Manorama has instituted awards for schools and colleges under its `Palathully' (many drops) campaign. The students and teachers of the award-winning institutions ... More AUTOMOBILES Protocols for automotive electronics — Infosys becomes premier partner in Autosar SOFTWARE major Infosys Technologies has become the first Indian firm to join the Automotive Open Systems Architecture (Autosar) to develop standards and protocols for automotive electronics. Autosar is a network of major automobile ... More
CII suggests parks, incentives to drive up auto sector ECONOMY 
Inflation down despite costlier food itemsTHE annual wholesale price index-based inflation fell marginally to 5.23 per cent during the week ended March 12, from 5.3 per cent during the previous week. The year-on-year inflation fell by 0.07 per cent even as price of vegetables and some ... More
FOOD & DAIRY PRODUCTS Biscuit industry opposes VAT THE Federation of Biscuit Manufacturers of India (FBMI) has threatened a week-long strike to oppose the value-added tax (VAT) regime slated to become operational from April 1. Speaking to newspersons, the President, Mr B.P. Agarwal, said ... More HEALTH Reliance Life sets up cord blood archive NO, this isn't culled out of a Hollywood movie. True, it reads like fiction, but it is all fact, backed by scientific data. Blood taken out of the umbilical cord of a newborn, with the consent of the mother, finds its way into a cryogenic ... More
Dr Reddy's launches osteoarthritis drug
TB day observed in Kerala INFRASTRUCTURE `Plan panel focus on rural health, infrastructure' THE Planning Commission will focus on deficiencies in rural infrastructure, health and education sectors and identify some critical policy correctives during the mid-term appraisal of the Tenth Plan with the objective of achieving the 8 per cent ... More PETROLEUM Cabinet defers Bharat II diesel norms in 7 States till Oct 1 THE Union Cabinet on Thursday deferred implementing Bharat Stage II diesel fuel norm across seven States by six months. This means Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will ... More
OVL allowed to invest up to Rs 300 cr abroad: Aiyar
Numaligarh Refineries may ship high-speed diesel by barges soon
GAIL ties up with BPCL to supply CNG
Crude imports fall 1.9 pc in Feb
POWER FAPCCI seeks power tariff cut HYDERABAD: The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) has asked the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission to reduce the industrial power tariff to Rs 2.50 unit. "This will help in attracting new industries ... More TAXATION 
21 States agree to shift to VAT regime from April 1THE transition to the State-level value-added tax (VAT) is on, with 21 States today firmly committing themselves to march into the new tax regime from April 1.The five BJP-ruled States — Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and ... More
`Corporates not quite ready for VAT'
VAT: Bengal may alter composition scheme norms
CAIT decries move to go ahead with VAT RADIO/TV Obscene clips: I&B Ministry issues show-cause notice to India TV THE Information and Broadcasting Ministry has slapped a show-cause notice on India TV seeking an explanation on whether the episode featuring Bihar MPs allegedly caught in sexual antics violated the Programme Code or not. According to ... More EDUCATION Aspire Learning to open IIT training centres in AP EYEING a slice of the Rs 10,000-crore market for training students aspiring to join the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Aspire Learning Company has launched its operations in Andhra Pradesh. The Chennai-based company will open 15 centres ... More
ICSI oral coaching for students REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION India Inc pitches for `attractive' housing policy WITH the Government proposing to review the National Housing Policy, India Inc has pitched for certain incentives that would make it more attractive for all stakeholders - public, investors, and farmers. The Government had recently ... More
Banks gung-ho on property funds
PRECIOUS METALS 
Gold may test support levelSPOT gold prices tumbled lower amid profit-taking and rebound in the dollar, a day after the Fed's interest rate hike and warning about rising inflation. Fall in gold was not directly tied to Tuesday's tightening, which was mostly expected, but ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Clause 49 deferment: India Inc relieved, but worried over duplication of laws "The deferment will definitely help industry implement Clause 49 in a more structured and cost effective manner." More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING Allow publication of foreign dailies in India: FT FOREIGN media companies are asking the Indian Government to liberalise its policies for the media sector. The NewsCorp chief, Mr Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday sought an increase in foreign investment norms for the sector, while on Thursday, the ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT French envoy meets AP CM SOME regions of France are interested in entering into mutual cooperation programmes with Andhra Pradesh on the lines of the understanding with Karnataka, the French Ambassador in India, Mr Dominique Girard, told the State Chief Minister here ... More
Sharjah Govt finalises plan to expand SAIF Zone SOCIAL WELFARE Her `best title' yet `I've always believed that charity should be silent, so I did things that I didn't talk about.' More
No to kidney failure RURAL DEVELOPMENT Time to compress rural credit delivery system THE Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Finance Ministry has endorsed the Vaidyanathan Committee report (Task Force) on revamping the rural co-operative credit system and the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, plans to ... More EVENTS Meet on knitted fabric at Coimbatore COIMBATORE: Kumaraguru College of Technology and the Centre of Relevance and Excellence in textile technology and machinery functioning are holding a one-day workshop on problem solving in knitted yarn/fabric on April 8. The workshop ... More
NATURAL CALAMITIES Tatas reach out... Working with quiet efficiency, the Tata Relief Committee has contributed immensely to the ongoing relief efforts in the tsunami affected regions of Tamil Nadu. More
World Bank-outlined framework to help in tsunami recovery project TOURISM `Southern Splendour' may hit the rails next year SOUTHERN Splendour, a luxury tourist train on the lines of the Palace on Wheels, is likely to hit the rails next year. Following the Union Government's approval, the tourism ministers of the four southern States are meeting here next month to ... More STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS TN: Weights and measures sector to down shutters tomorrow THE Tamil Nadu Weights and Measures Manufacturers, Dealers and Repairers Association has, in a meeting held at Coimbatore, decided to down shutters on March 26, to protest against the illegal collection of conveyance charges. According to the ... More
Mobile kit to check weighbridges PEOPLE Sisodia re-elected NCUI President NEW DELHI: Dr Sawai Singh Sisodia has been elected as the President of the National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) for the second consecutive term, according to a release. ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 13-Mar. 19 Is US education losing its attraction? Govt plans to introduce rating system for SSIs Improving overall climate key to FDI flows: IMF Exports touch $70 b during April-Feb IDBI allots Rs 100 cr for hotel projects On fringe taxes and all that — Rollback is not a dirty word Dairy products export set to cross Rs 500 cr — GCMMF pegs export turnover at Rs 125 cr Gujarat flags off bio-diesel buses `Withdrawal tax may drive depositors to post offices' EU emerges largest Indian seafood buyer Budget: Innovative and worrisome Indian drug firms focus on micro-organisms `Tsunami reconstruction to cost India $1.2 b' ICICI Bank micro credit disbursements treble Tractor sales set to record 31 pc growth this fiscal Oil from Sakhalin field this year: Aiyar Cars to cost more from April `ST to continue in States that do not opt for VAT' PTC to offer coal intermediation services Truck, bus tyre production up year-on-year in Jan IT's good bet for realtors across cities Reliance refining margins rise as light, heavy crude prices diverge Govt scraps cess on coffee exports States opting for VAT may not get full compensation |
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