Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY 
Industrial growth in Feb falls to 4.9 pcTHE index for industrial production fell to 4.9 per cent during February 2005 compared to 8.3 per cent registered in February 2004. However, for the April-February 2004-05 period, the overall index for industrial production stood at 8.1 per ... More
Planning process to be assessed ENGINEERING Taiwan seeks partners in machinery ventures TAIWAN is scouting for partners to forge joint ventures with south Indian companies in the area of machinery. As part of this initiative, the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) is holding a three-day machinery catalogue exhibition, ... More ENVIRONMENT 
In for a faceliftWomen in traditional `burqa' lend a hand to weed out water hyacinth at the Mir Alam Tank, the largest water body in the Old City of Hyderabad, on Tuesday. The lake is set to get a facelift, with the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority taking ... More
GRC, Teri in pact to promote `Green Gulf' FOREIGN TRADE Trade hails supplement to foreign trade policy TRADE and industry circles here have welcomed the annual supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy for the current fiscal year announced by the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath. The President of the Tamil Nadu Chamber of ... More HEALTH 
PM launches rural health missionTHE National Rural Health Mission, an integrated health programme with an outlay of Rs 6,700 crore in 2005-06 aimed at the poor has finally taken off. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that the ... More INFRASTRUCTURE INFAC India team visits hi-tech park site at Nanguneri A TEAM from INFAC India Group LLC visited the proposed site for the hi-tech park at Nanguneri, about 35 km from Tirunelveli, on Monday. The team led by the Chief Executive Officer of the INFAC India Group, Mr Charles V. Loucks, and comprising ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Indian cos going slow on promoting Valdecoxib IT is not off the shelf officially, but most Indian drug companies are not promoting their generic versions of arthritis drug Valdecoxib. This comes close on the heels of Pfizer, the original patent holder of Valdecoxib, being asked by the US ... More POWER Mumbai suburbs suffer outage after REL's Dahanu unit trips PARTS of Mumbai suffered outage through the day after two units at Reliance Energy Ltd's Dahanu Thermal Power Station tripped this morning cutting power supplies to the city. According to REL, due to a technical snag in one of its switchyards, ... More
Govt to support flow of captive power to tide over shortages TAXATION Corporation tax mop-up touches Rs 83,311 cr CORPORATION tax collections of the Centre for the year 2004-05 has touched Rs 83,311 crore, according to the latest estimates available with the Revenue Department. The revised estimate for corporation tax for the year 2004-05 was pegged at Rs ... More
Kerala traders call off stir
`Govt will try to rectify anomalies in new tax regime'
FAPCCI urges review mechanism on VAT
`Exempt stockbroking franchisees from service tax' TEXTILES One-day seminar on technical textiles THE Federation of All India Textile Manufacturers' Associations and the Office of the Textile Commissioner are jointly organising a one-day seminar on technical textiles. The seminar will be held in Mumbai on April 25. It will host such ... More
Textile team to leave for China fair today — To explore opportunities post-WTO SSI Next Kerala B2B meet in Sept THE Kerala Government, which organised a `business to business' meet for small and medium industries in the State last year, is planning to hold a similar meet on September 6-8 this year. The meet in 2004 focused on promoting products in 10 key ... More WATER L&T bags Rs 165-cr order from Bangalore water supply board L&T has been awarded a Rs 165-crore order by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for providing a water supply system under the Greater Bangalore Water Supply Project (GBWSP) scheme. The BWSSB is extending the Cauvery water ... More
BARC desalination plant coming up in Lakshadweep EDUCATION NCC academy on the cards in AP HYDERABAD: The Directorate of National Cadet Corps (NCC) is planning to set up an academy to train cadets. The Deputy Director General of NCC (AP), Mr James Sebastian, said talks are also on with the State Government to set up riding ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Sisspa office-bearers COIMBATORE: Mr K.R. Selvakumar has been elected President of South India Small Spinners Association (SISSPA), Coimbatore for the 2004-06 term. The other office bearers are: Mr M. Lingappa Gounder, Mr K. Thirunavukarasu and Mr C. ... More DISINVESTMENT Govt not to divest stake in EIL NEW DELHI: In line with the policy laid down in the national common minimum programme, Engineers India Ltd (EIL) on Tuesday informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Government would not divest its 51-per cent stake in the company ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Govt may allow 20 pc FDI in FM radio broadcasting THE Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to allow 20 per cent foreign direct investment in private FM radio. However, it has decided not to permit private radio channels to air news and current affairs programmes. Under the ... More HUMAN RESOURCES Average salary offers touch Rs 10 lakh at ISB placements THE Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) has recorded an average domestic annual salary of Rs 10.01 lakh and an average international annual salary of $100,000 (Rs 44 lakh) from its placement programme for the 2005 batch. The highest ... More ENTREPRENEURSHIP A forum to hone skills of entrepreneurship IF building entrepreneurial qualities in students is the in thing, very little attention seems to be paid about the supply pool of teachers who can make this happen. In February 2003, the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, brought ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS CSEZ exports touch Rs 638 cr in 2004-05 FOR the first time since its inception 21 years ago, exports from the Cochin Special Economic Zone crossed the Rs 500-crore mark and touched Rs 638 crore during the financial year 2004-05. The exports in the previous fiscal was to the tune of Rs ... More
TN, APEDA pact to set up cashew export zone TOURISM India bid to woo more tourists from West Asia INDIA plans to have its biggest ever presence at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to be held in Dubai in May and it is launching new products at the region's premier travel and tourism exhibition. The move comes as India plans to further boost ... More
INTACH aims for corporate aid to protect Hyderabad heritage ECONOMIC OFFENCES ICAI wants cash transaction tax move dropped THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has urged the Government to withdraw its proposal to levy a banking cash transaction tax, stating that the proposed measure may not give the desired result of checking tax evasion. The ... More PEOPLE Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 3-Apr. 9 `VAT will lower tax burden on business' Zee Telefilms serves notice to BCCI, seeks Rs 1,630-cr compensation Chilli exports touch all-time high Thermal plants' coal shortage worsening Traditional items propel exports in April-December Pharma MNCs likely to tighten hold on patents 50% value addition must on tea exports by EOUs, SEZs New emission norms lead to shake-out in diesel car segment First mapping satellite to be launched in May Edible oil imports seen rising 5 lakh t VAT hits live chicken exports to Kerala Cement majors report rise in despatches US households swell Indian exporters' kitty Oil firms seek hike in petro prices; Cabinet to decide Consumers' purse in for a squeeze Vegoil imports down to 2.48 lakh tonnes in March IOC, Saudi Aramco plan merchant storage oil terminal — Drop plans for facility to store crude reserves Oil cos may lose Rs 810 cr if price hike not allowed On the right track to double trade, create employment China's loss could be India's gain in high demand apparel items Which is the largest selling car? Read the fine print |
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