Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Weather observation network in Kerala fails to measure up: Study AN assessment of the weather data observation network in Kerala, the first port of call for the southwest monsoon, has revealed that the existing infrastructure fails to measure up to standards prescribed by the World Meteorological Organisation ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Labland Biotechs to supply jatropha saplings to Saudi Arabia A LOCAL bio-technology company will supply jatropha saplings, a source of bio-fuel, to Saudi Arabia under an agreement with the London-based bio-diesel supplier, D I Oils. Mr Sudheer Shetty, Managing Director of Labland Biotechs, said his ... More
Ethanol-blended petrol programme — We responded to Petroleum Ministry's draft MoU, says ISMA AUTOMOBILES Automobile sales top Rs 1,10,000 cr in value terms WITH domestic and export sales driving growth, the Indian automobile industry registered a significant increase in value sales last year. According to official data, the value of domestic sales of automobiles and export put together was more ... More ENVIRONMENT Jadavpur varsity plans meet on waste management THE Centre for Quality Management Systems of Jadavpur University plans to organise a national symposium on municipal solid waste management here in July. The symposium is being held to make the municipal authorities in West Bengal aware of ... More FERTILISERS Phosphoric acid pricing — Fertiliser cos, global suppliers to meet today The country needs around 2.4 million tonnes of DAP during the kharif season. More HEALTH GlaxoSmithKline to meet meningitis vaccine demand in Delhi IN order to combat the meningitis outbreak in and around Delhi, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Pharmaceuticals has decided to bring in 50,000 doses of vaccine from its plant in Belgium. Speaking to newspersons, Mr Sumer Dheri, General ... More POWER YSR dismisses comparison with Maharashtra on free power DISMISSING any comparisons with Maharashtra, where the Congress Government has done away with free power to the farm sector, the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has remarked, "Maharashtra is Maharashtra. Andhra Pradesh is Andhra ... More TAXATION 
Chidambaram inaugurates e-payment facility for Central excise, service taxTHE Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, while inaugurating the e-payment facility for Central excise and service tax today, said the Government intends to hard sell the newly launched facility to get as many big corporate assessees on ... More EDUCATION IGI sets up `School of Gemmology'in Mumbai THE International Gemmological Institute (IGI) has set up `School of Gemmology' in Mumbai. Along with certification, the IGI has also focused on education with the intention of having uniform standards and terminology for various categories of ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION SC allows Mumbai mills to go ahead with construction — `NTC mill land can be developed as per BIFR plan' `The construction of buildings for residential purposes in the land would be at the risk of the owners and would be subject to the result of the writ petition pending in the High Court.' More
Nod for construction activities — Mumbai Mill owners welcome SC verdict DISINVESTMENT 
CAG adopting double standards, says ShourieFORMER Union Minister for Disinvestment Mr Arun Shourie has questioned the "standards" adopted by the Comptroller and Auditor-General while passing strictures. In an interview to The Hindu group of publications on Tuesday, Mr Shourie ... More
SMALL SAVINGS Growth in EPF coverage, recovery in Kerala SEVEN hundred and thirty new establishments with 96,945 members had been brought under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act during the last fiscal in Kerala while around 79 per cent of the realisable arrears had been recovered, according to a ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Talking shop What do various players in the retail industry and trade think of the Government's intentions on FDI in retail? Catalyst reports. More LABOUR REFORMS Cabinet clears Bill to amend labour laws THE Union Cabinet today gave its nod for introduction of a Bill in Parliament for simplifying the forms of returns and registers prescribed under certain labour laws. The Bill would amend the Labour laws (exemption from furnishing returns and ... More INCOME TAX Direct tax collections in Gujarat up by 32 pc DIRECT tax collections in Gujarat have shot up by 32 per cent during 2004-05, but the State continues to be a laggard at the national level. "We stand at eighth or ninth in the all-India collections, way behind Mumbai and Delhi which are the ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Japan alert on banned antibiotics — Govt steps up vigil on shrimp shipmentsTHE Government authorities and seafood exporters have stepped up monitoring activities to detect presence of any banned antibiotics in shrimp after Japan has issued an alert. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has ... More TOURISM Centre calls meet to rev up tourism drive GIVING a major push to the Atithi Devo Bhava (Guest is God) campaign, Union Ministry of Tourism is convening a national meet of nodal officers from different Union Ministries and State Governments in New Delhi on Thursday. "The basic idea is to ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back May. 1-May. 7 `I-T sop for salaried class with rider needs relook' `E-governance of judicial system to be fully implemented soon' Chidambaram tells I-T Dept to target big spenders to widen tax base China's rapid economic growth hits Asian nations differently Molasses duty cut to Rs 750/t India Inc disappointed over FBT retention Service tax exemption for farm income insurance premium Drop in shipments to US affects pepper exports; down to below 15,000 t IBM among 29 FDI proposals cleared Edible oil imports surge in April Five commodities drive exports 26 pc in April-February Costlier edible products drive inflation up CAG finds fault with surplus land sale of NTC unit Small savings collections up 19% |
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