The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 11, 2005

Meet on business prospects using renewable energy at Kochi
THE Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) here is organising an international workshop on renewable energy based business opportunities here on April 19 and 20. The workshop will have the active participation of the UNDP, the ... More

ENVIRONMENT

UK seeks tie-ups with Indian cos in waste management
THE Environment Industries Sector Unit (EISU), working under UK Government's Trade and Investment Department, is seeking technology partnerships with Indian companies and municipal bodies in solid waste management. The UK Trade and ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Diversify exports to China, says CII study
AHEAD of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wen Jiabao's visit to India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for the diversification of the export basket to attain $20-billion trade between India and China by 2010 as compared to $13.6 ... More

`Lack of awareness on customs norms hinders trade with China'
THE managers of the economies of the two Asian giants - India and China - will have to contend with and address the concerns of Indian industry on doing business with China even as visiting Chinese delegation led by the Premier, Mr Wen Jiabao, ... More

HEALTH

World Health Day observed at Ernakulam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Surgicals major Terumo Penpol joined the Kerala State AIDS Control Society and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Blood Bank, Ernakulam, to celebrate the World Health Day at Ernakulam. A seminar on "The role of ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Kalpataru Power plans to lay oil, gas pipelines
POWER transmission equipment company Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) plans to enter the business of laying oil and gas pipelines. The Rs 362-crore company is part of the Kalpataru Group that has interests in the construction business. ... More

PETROLEUM

Panna-Mukta-Tapti — NTPC refuses to pay revised prices
THE state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the largest consumer of gas along the GAIL (India) Ltd's Hazira-Vijapur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline, has refused to shell out higher gas prices from the Panna-Mukta-Tapti (PMT) of the ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Pharma research: DST begins interaction with industry, academia
THE Department of Science and Technologyexpects to release funds for entrepreneurs before the end of this year as a part of the Rs 150-crore Budgetary allocation made towards pharma and biotech research. With the IPR regime in place, it has ... More

POWER

Power exchange: Task force on global tour to select ideal model
A NATION-WIDE wholesale market for electricity, benchmarked to the best in the world, could soon be in the offing. As a first step towards having an efficient power exchange in the country, a high-powered Task Force comprising officials from ... More

TAXATION

Truck rentals slip on VAT confusion
THE confusion over the haphazard implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) regime has lowered truck rentals 7-8 per cent. This is quite contrary to the usual trend at this time of year — financial year-end ... More

State VAT commissioners to meet on April 15
STATE sales tax/value added tax (VAT) commissioners are to meet here on April 15 under the aegis of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on VAT to discuss various issues arising from the implementation of VAT in 18 States from April ... More

Taxes Dept in Kerala being beefed up
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Assessment and Internal Audit (AIT) wings of the Commercial Taxes Department are being strengthened in the context of the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT). Six audit units have been set up under Deputy ... More

SSI

Maditssia's plea to CM
MADURAI: The Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia), while paying complements to the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, for clinching a deal with Nokia for the establishment of a project in the IT-enabled ... More

RADIO/TV

Story behind the story
Behind the cable TV soap beamed into your home is another interesting story that revolves round this question - do TV signals constitute entertainment? More

Asia cable association launches India chapter
THE Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has launched an India Chapter. This move is in line with a regional strategy, Mr Marcel Fenez, Chairman, Casbaa, said at a press conference. The association also has a China ... More

EDUCATION

Too many engineering colleges in TN: Study
A STUDY on employment potential for graduate engineers coming out of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu has concluded that there are not going to be enough job opportunities for them. The study, conducted by the Chennai-based Nandini ... More

MG Varsity college campus in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, has declared open the 25-acre campus of the Mahatma Gandhi University Engineering College at a function at Muttom in the industrially backward district of Idukki. Built at a cost ... More

`Banking & finance jobs most sought after by B-school graduates'
BANKING and finance and IT have emerged as the two most sought-after sectors by students passing out of the country's leading B-schools covered under the Eco Pulse (AEP) study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY

Chennai to host jewellery fair
THE World Gold Council and the Madras Jewellers and Diamond Merchants Association are organising the Gold Jewellery India International Exhibition 2005 (GJIIE) at Chennai Trade Centre between May 20 and 22. The organisers, after briefing the ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

`Political consensus needed for FDI in retail trade'
While the Centre will ensure that commercial banks and regional rural banks work for farmers, the onus of low-cost funding through co-operative banks rests squarely with the State Governments. More

EVENTS

Agenda for the week

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ahmedabad — Grooming entrepreneurs!
THE city known for its business acumen could well become the capital for honing entrepreneurs and their commercial ventures. Ahmedabad today houses three major technology business incubators (TBIs) and two entrepreneur training centres, making it ... More

INCOME TAX

PAN may be mandatory for large single-day cash drawals — 'Withdrawal tax' likely to be dropped
THE Banking Cash Transaction Tax (BCCT) endgame is getting intriguing. While the tax on cash withdrawals proposed in the Budget could well be dumped, the Ministry of Finance is drawing up a strategy to ensure that those who are using the banking ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

How much does export promotion cost?
THE differences between finance and commerce ministries over tax breaks for export promotion have thrown up a larger issue for debate — how much does it cost the country to run the various schemes for exporters? According to highly placed ... More

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