Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, April 29, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, April 29, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Panchayati institutions to be involved in jatropha cultivation THE Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, has said that a joint committee of the Ministries of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Panchayati Raj has been set up to make recommendations on modalities of involving Panchayati Raj Institutions in ... More BUDGET Debate on Finance Bill initiated in LS DEBATE of the Finance Bill, 2005, was initiated in the Lok Sabhaon Thursday. The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, however, did not indicate the changes that are likely to be proposed while moving the Bill for consideration and passage. The ... More ECONOMY India second last on AT Kearney globalisation index INDIA, along with other BRIC nations — Russia, China and Brazil — figured at the bottom of the heap in the annual ranking of the world's most globalised nations carried out in the latest 2005 AT Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalisation ... More
NCAER projects GDP to grow by 7.2 pc ACCOUNTANCY ICWAI releases monograph on contemporary issues THE Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has come out with a series of guides on what have been billed as "important contemporary issues". The monographs relate to the following: Arms length pricing, input tax credit, joint ... More ENGINEERING AF Ferguson drafts report on export of engineering goods AF Ferguson, a consulting company, has prepared a draft strategy paper for the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) on promoting exports and exploring new markets. According to Mr Rakesh Shah, Chairman of EEPC, the consulting company ... More FOREIGN TRADE WTC Mumbai trade team to visit Russia WORLD Trade Centre (WTC), Mumbai is planning to take a trade mission to Russia to participate in the WTCA Asia Pacific Meet being hosted by World Trade Centre, Ekatarinburg (Russia) in May 2005. WTC is keen to project India and its image in the ... More PETROLEUM March crude output exceeds Govt target THE crude oil production in March was more than Government output target of 2.703 million tonnes (mt). During the month, the crude oil production was 2.917 mt. This was a surplus of 7.9 per cent. According to an official data, the ... More POWER Time-of-day power tariffs on the anvil CONSUMERS in most States could soon end up paying different electricity tariffs during different hours of the day. Various State Electricity Regulatory Commissions have decided to work overtime to usher in `time-of-day' tariffs. In a meeting ... More
NTPC Hydro inks pact with Bengal for Rammam Stage-III TAXATION Kanara Chamber plea on service tax MANGALORE: The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged the Union Government to reinstate the earlier system of payment of service tax due by 25th of the succeeding month. In a letter to the Union Finance Minister, it ... More
Maharashtra Govt to clarify on VAT for commodities not attracting ST
AP Traders' bandh against VAT TEXTILES `A golden period ahead for textile industry' FOLLOWING the removal of quantitative restrictions in textile trade from January, some of the major challenges for exporters worldwide will be managing free trade, being cost competitive and managing the value chain effectively. This would ... More SSI Closer SIDBI, banks linkage for SSI credit flow THE Reserve Bank of India is drawing up a scheme to forge a strategic alliance between the branches of different commercial banks and those of SIDBI to enhance the flow of credit to the small-scale industries (SSI). This is part of RBI's ... More TRAVEL & PLACES Relocation support scheme for US visitors STUDENTS and professionals visiting the US for longer duration of stay can bid adieu to the worries about procedural, financial and personal issues of obtaining social security number, opening bank account and fixing utilities services after ... More CREDIT POLICY Bengal chambers hail plan for banking codes board DESCRIBING the slack season credit policy announced by the RBI Governor on Thursday as an "exercise in stability," reflecting a cautious approach to the growth momentum, chambers of commerce here have welcomed the steps to increase the credit ... More
Bombay Chamber welcomes credit policy
FAPCCI hails Credit Policy BREWERIES Liquor industry seeks clarity on brand-extension ads THE Kingfisher Airlines may be serious business involving an outlay of around Rs 8,000 crore for the UB group. The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry may well feel that it is only a surrogate for the group's liquor business. All eyes in More EDUCATION SSC results thru SMS HYDERABAD: Idea Cellular will let SSC students to access the results through SMS and voice-based service. To get results through SMS, customers need to type RESHall ticket no{gt} and send an SMS to 6789. He/she would get a reply, ... More ELECTRICAL GOODS `Use green tech to cut cost' HYDERABAD: Mr B. Mazumdar, Director-General of Works, Central Public Works Department, has asked the industry to focus on research and development and improve the quality of electronic chokes. Addressing the inaugural of the two-day ... More CONSULTING ADB seminar on consulting services THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is conducting here a seminar on consulting services, as part of its multilateral role as a development finance institution on May 2 and 3. The New Delhi-based, Consultancy Development Centre, EXIM Bank and ... More MINING & QUARRYING 
Further liberalisation likely in mining sectorHINTING at further liberalisation in the mining sector, the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, has said Government was contemplating to take "some steps" in the sector. "We will be taking some steps in the mining sector," Mr Kamal ... More MINERALS Bauxite mining in E. Godavari, Vizag districts opposed THE recent proposal by the State Government to permit bauxite mining in East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts has evoked protests from environmentalists, NGOs and others because of the ecological implications and the likely fallout on the ... More GENDER A helping hand We're looking at the concept of `fortune at the bottom of the pyramid', and are seen as a trusted partner of the SMEs. — Ram Venuprasad, Adviser (Enterprise), Commonwealth Secretariat. More EVENTS Call for better factory conditions on workers' memorial day AS per the International Labour Organisation, 2.2 million people die from work-related causes every year, which means 60,000 a day and one death every 15 seconds. Of these deaths, almost 3.5 lakh occur during work accidents and the rest are ... More
PF adalat on May 10 INCOME TAX I-T collections short of target in AP HYDERABAD: The total income-tax collections in Tanuku of West Godavari district and Rajahmundry in East West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh during the financial year 2004-05 are Rs 18 crore and Rs 50.21 crore, respectively. The ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Traditional items boost export growth in April-JanACCELERATED export growth in traditional items such as agriculture and allied products, gems and jewellery, chemicals and related products and engineering goods which account for a lion's share of the country's exports helped in propelling the ... More
NATURAL CALAMITIES Tsunami scare grips coastal village near Kakinada AN unusually high wave (6-8 metres high) triggered panic at Uppada-Kottapalli village on the coast near here on Thursday morning, but there was no inundation of any part of the village. The beach road was, however, flooded for a while. As a ... More TOURISM 
Five-member committee to finalise modalities for SPVThe Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked the southern States to make the discerning foreign tourists realise the tourism potential in the region. More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 17-Apr. 23 `Fringe benefit tax to hit SSIs hardest' Banks offering new schemes to lure women depositors India second largest apparel exporter to US? Panel report on oil PSUs' merger likely next month Charak Pharma in pact with Russian co for liver disorder drug IISCO-SAIL merger: Montek riles Left again Power projects sans govt guarantees — FIs ready to accept alternative payment security mechanism Global consumption of finished steel products to cross 1 b tonnes CII lists anomalies in Customs duty structure Oil marketing PSUs lose Rs 1,300 cr in two weeks Gem and jewellery exports up 29 pc at $15.7 b — GJEPC prefers exemption system over refunds for VAT Bank deposits losing favour with NRIs Textile companies move to keep up with global trends It's advantage India as China plans to tax its textile exporters As global iron prices fall — Domestic steel prices likely to soften Good pre-monsoon showers may help advance cardamom picking |
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