The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 25, 2005

Tech constraint trips plan for cheaper power
EVEN as thermal power plants globally are shifting to the highly efficient 660 MW-based supercritical sets, India's quest to produce cheaper power in the long run through this energy-efficient technology has received a setback. Despite the ... More

TRAI to outsource studies
FACED with shortage in manpower the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is restructuring its operations to outsource some of its activities to private consultants. While there are 140 posts in TRAI, only 110 are taken with the officers ... More

TCS, NTPC to replace HPCL, Zee in Sensex
IN a major reshuffle in its stock indices, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in its benchmark index, the BSE Sensex, from June 6. These two relatively ... More

Recovery may continue
LAST week, Dalal Street recorded a mild recovery as a correction in short-term outlook set in. However, the liquidity is yet to cover a lot of ground to match the February-March average. FIIs reported a net outflow, while the domestic mutual ... More

IEA prunes oil demand forecast
INTERNATIONAL Energy Agency (IEA), which reports on the global oil demand/supply and inventories, has revised its daily demand forecast slightly downward by 50,000 barrels to 1.77 million barrels a day. This is the first downward revision in ... More