Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, April 18, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, April 18, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ACCIDENTS Five injured in mishap at Cherlapally industrial area HYDERABAD: Five persons suffered burn injuries in an accident at the Surana cable unit at Cherlapally Phase-I industrial area near here on Saturday. They were admitted to the hospital. Police booked a case on receiving a complaint from ... More ECONOMY A long way to go for development goals: Chidambaram FIVE years after the international community stood as one and adopted the Millennium Development Goals, only a third of the distance has been traversed, the fact being "that we are already lagging in our tryst with our targets that we had set for ... More
G-7 finance chiefs discuss oil price rise
Kinfra interactive sessions on Kerala development FOREIGN TRADE 
India, Pak to set up joint business council — Revive commission on economic issuesTAKING forward the recent improvement in bilateral relations to the area of trade and economic co-operation, India and Pakistan on Sunday announced a number of measures such as revival of the joint commission on economic issues, establishing a ... More
India Inc hails initiatives to widen trade ties with Pak
INFRASTRUCTURE Hindujas sign MoU with Qatar for infrastructure projects THE Hinduja Group has announced an investment initiative totalling $10 billion with Qatar for infrastructure projects through an Indo-Qatar fund with an initial corpus of $1 billion. "Hindujas and the Qatar Government would contribute equally ... More
PSU 
Profit margins of PSUs on the riseFOR all the talk about public sector oil companies losing money on subsidised sale of kerosene, LPG and diesel, thanks to oil prices, the PSUs as a class are not doing all that badly. The average profit margin in the case of 79 public sector ... More PETROLEUM Karnataka petrol dealers to join protest THE Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts Petroleum Dealers Association has decided to join the nationwide protest on April 18 seeking a hike in minimum dealer's commission. Petroleum retail outlets in these districts will remain closed from 6 ... More
Petrol outlets in Kerala to remain closed POWER APTransco to invest over Rs 7,000 cr on reforms ENCOURAGED by the top rating it got from Crisil in implementing power sector reforms, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd has decided to invest over Rs 7,000 crore to implement reforms with renewed vigour. "This will ensure ... More
TAXATION VAT can drive up your hospital bills! THE next time you go in for an x-ray or visit a hospital for a medical procedure, your bill is set to get that much tougher on the pocket. And the pinch comes from the value-added tax (VAT) on medical equipment, pegged at 12.5 per cent. ... More
TN chamber plea on VAT Bill
VAT panel for intense interaction with trade
VAT on salt likely to go in AP FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Bengal keen on French tech for food processing sector AFTER progress in agriculture, West Bengal has decided to focus on agri-business and food processing, said Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, West Bengal Chief Minister. The State has approached France for technology to facilitate value addition to ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Wockhardt Hospital to train Chinese cardiologists IT'S not just patients from abroad who want to come to India for treatment. Chinese cardiologists, too, apparently want to pick up some skills from their Asian scalpel brethren. A batch of doctors from Beijing's Tongren Hospital will come to ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Kerala builders' body office-bearers KOCHI: Mr Prafullakumar of Geo Foundations and Structures, Ernakulam has taken over as the Chairman of Builders' Association of India Cochin Centre while Mr Cherian Varkey has become the State Chairman, according to an official release. ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Labour shortage hits Tirupur hosiery industry WHILE the bountiful rainfall in most parts of Tamil Nadu in the past one year has brought cheers to the farming community and lifted the rural economy, it has unsettled the business plans of the hosiery industry in Tirupur, which is facing acute ... More GENDER Banks offering new schemes to lure women depositors After introducing special credit and debit cards for women, several banks have now started offering special deposit schemes for women. The latest to join the bandwagon is UTI Bank, which recently launched Smart Privilege, a savings bank ... More SOCIAL WELFARE AP Govt sanctions Rs 600-cr financial aid for youth ONE lakh youth in Andhra Pradesh will get a financial assistance of Rs 600 crore to help them stand on their own. The assistance includes a total subsidy of Rs 100 crore and contribution of Rs 60 crore from the beneficiaries. Announcing the ... More EVENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship camp at Nitte in Udupi dist. MANGALORE: The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, and the Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Nitte, will organise a three-day `entrepreneurship awareness ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES 
Still groundedA scene from Edavannakkad, near Kochi, where lies a boat destroyed by the December 26 tsunami. Nearly four months after the catastrophe, the coastal areas are still in the grip of an economic ... More BOOKS AP Governor releases Jairam Ramesh book HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Governor, Mr Sushilkumar Shinde, has released a book authored by Mr Jairam Ramesh, a Rajya Sabha member, and a supporter of economic reforms, here on Saturday. The book, Making Sense of Chindia - ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 10-Apr. 16 Trade policy: EOUs hope for I-T relief Coal India sets production target of 343 mt for '05-06 Truck rentals slip on VAT confusion ICICI Group forays into realty — Arm sets up dedicated fund; partners Tishman Speyer New patent regime — Discovering new challenges Indian cos going slow on promoting Valdecoxib Govt may allow 20 pc FDI in FM radio broadcasting Corporation tax mop-up touches Rs 83,311 cr FDI enquiries building up for mid-tier realty cos Petro product sales up 1.2% in March; diesel demand falls Crude futures slide 9-10 pc at MCX Power consumers set to get choice of distribution utility — 11 State ERCs issue open access guidelines Qatar, India sign air services pact; keen to better trade ties `World trade growth to slow down this year' National Jute Policy aims to boost exports — Shipments to be increased to Rs 5,000 cr by 2010 Bumper year forecast for South Eastern Rly — Spurt in demand for rakes by sponge iron units Big FMCG brands regaining lost ground from low-priced warriors Chinese garments come cheap |
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