![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, June 15, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT India Inc scores high on hiring prospects in Q3, says survey INDIAN employers are the most upbeat about hiring prospects in their companies during the third quarter of 2005, according to a global survey on employment patterns by businesses in 23 countries by global staffing firm Manpower Inc. The ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Take up bio-diesel plantation: AP CM THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has directed officials to take up bio-diesel plantation with jatropha in 40,000 hectares on a trial basis during the current year in the 10 districts of rain shadow area. He was ... More
Indian model for solar energy promotion hailed ANTI-DUMPING Commerce Ministry to review dumping duty on caustic soda The Authority has noted that increase in cost of sales was more than the selling price leading to a decline of profits of the domestic industry. More AWARDS & HONOURS Entries called for FAPCCI awards HYDERABAD: The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) has called for entries for the 88th edition of the awards programme. Announcing the programme, Mr O.P. Goenka, President, said that there would be 20 ... More CHEMICALS Capexil seeks Rs 5,000-crore fund to upgrade technology THE Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (Capexil) has sought a Rs 5,000-crore technology upgradation fund for the mineral sector. At a seminar here today in which the Union Minister of State for Industry and Commerce, Mr ... More ECONOMY
Himachal Ski Village project `makes some progress'HIMACHAL Ski Village, the tourism project of Alfred Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford, has achieved some progress with the Himachal Pradesh Government giving the critical `Section 118 clearance' for setting up 300 cottages. The section of the ... More FERTILISERS ONGC row with IFFCO, GSFC on dues recovery deepens THE tussle between ONGC and the two fertiliser companies - the Gujarat State Fertiliser Corporation (GSFC) and the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (IFFCO) - on recovery of dues has intensified. The oil and gas major has ... More FOREIGN TRADE PM urges trade panel to chalk out plans to boost ties with US AS a preparation to his visit to the US next month, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has chaired the first meeting of the Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) and entrusted it with the task to chalk out plans for increased Indo-US ... More
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Sign preferential pacts only if it enhances trade: Plan panel HEALTH Kerala: 101 blood donors honoured THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of the observance of the World Blood Donors Day, 101 donors were honoured at a function held at the Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology here on Tuesday. The function was held in ... More HOTELS AP: Govt panel to look into extending hotel closure times THE Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to constitute a high-level committee to examine the issue of extending closure times of hotels well beyond midnight, in response to the hospitality industry's request in this regard. At a review meeting ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Sethusamudram project at core of CII report It also emphasised the need to provide international air connectivity to Madurai and reactivating the Tuticorin airport, the report said. More PETROLEUM Delay in Paradip-Haldia pipeline Crude lighterage may be handled at Sandheads till March THE crude lighterage operation at the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river, which is to be closed down from January 2006, may continue till March and beyond, according to informed sources. The 330-km-long Paradip-Haldia crude pipeline, ... More TEXTILES Textile exports to US down in April CONTRARY to expectations, the envisaged clampdown on Chinese textile and apparel exports to the US has not led to any gains for India, at least in the short run. According to official US data just released, Indian exports to the US in April ... More SSI `SMEs may be hit if interest rate cap on export credit is hiked' THE Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said on Tuesday that the proposal to hike the interest rate ceiling on export credit in foreign currency by 25 basis points may affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are exporting on ... More
Codissia loan mela COAL ECL's Rajmahal mine expansion nearing completion THE capacity expansion programme of Eastern Coalfields Ltd's Rajmahal opencast project is almost through. This could mean that National Thermal Power Corporation may get an additional quantity of coal from this mine in a year or two. The Rs ... More EDUCATION Education and career fair from June 24 to 26 FRIENDZ Exhibition and Promotions Pvt Ltd will hold its third education and career fair - Infra Educa 2005 - from June 24 to 26 to showcase the latest trends in education and career opportunities. The fair, in which 150 institutions will ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Mall rentals witness price correction THE initial mall euphoria that had pushed nationwide mall rentals to unrealistically high levels seems to have died down with markets such as Gurgaon now witnessing a price correction, even as parts of the National Capital Region and Mumbai see ... More
MINERALS Petition to restrain Tata Steel from mining in Tirunelveli A PETITION has been submitted to the Tirunelveli District Collector, Mr Atul Anand, seeking to restrain Tata Steel from carrying out mining activities at Kuttam in the district. Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State ... More DISINVESTMENT NMP unions stage protest against port divestment FIVE unions operating at New Mangalore Port (NMP) staged a half-hour demonstration in front of the administrative office of the Trust on Tuesday in protest against the Union Government's plans of divestment in major ports of India. Mr N. ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Hyundai Mobis among 19 FDI proposals cleared THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has approved 19 foreign direct investment proposals recommended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board in its meeting on May 27. An official release said the approvals amounted to Rs 444.8 crore and ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Common 'smart ID cards' for PF, ESIC on cards THE Provident Fund Commission and Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) are planning to introduce a common `smart identity card' for employees. The Centre has already formed a committee comprising Central trade unions and industry ... More
Rs 150-cr outlay to assist AP tribal families
Kerala Govt to issue one lakh title deeds RURAL DEVELOPMENT Nabard sanctions for AP HYDERABAD: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 177.26 crore as loan assistance to Andhra Pradesh for implementing rural road and bridge projects in 22 districts. These projects have been ... More LABOUR REFORMS Labour law `provides windows of opportunity' WHILE labour law amendments are needed to impart greater flexibility in employment, companies should also learn to live with the labour statutes. This is the underlining message handed out to scores of participants at a seminar on employment ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Contractors' body asks labourers to end `illegal' strike at VSP THE Ukku (steel) Contractors' Welfare Association has termed the ongoing strike by the contract labourers in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant as illegal and appealed to the workers to resume duty immediately. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, ... More EVENTS `UAE in India' expo to be held in Mumbai TOP UAE Government corporations and free zone authorities will take part in the third `UAE in India' trade exhibition due to be held in Mumbai, from December 7-10 this year. The show is being organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and ... More
PlastIndia expo in Delhi EXPORTS & IMPORTS Wheat tops Rs 7,500/t; imports may be dearer Traders warn that the moment India enters the international market as a buyer, prices would further escalate by $10-15 a tonne. More
Tea exports to West Asia, North Africa increase CO-OPERATIVES NDDB chief made member of co-op movement panel THE National Dairy Development Board Chairperson, Dr Amrita Patel, has been made a member of a high-powered committee on Indian cooperative movement. Dr Patel will assist in preparing a roadmap recommending the steps to be taken to meet the ... More PEOPLE New IIPE chief NEW DELHI: The Managing Director of Indo-Russian joint venture company, Romelt-SAIL (India) Ltd, Mr J.S. Saluja, has taken over as the Chairman of Management Committee of Indian Institution of Plant Engineers (IIPE) for the year ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jun. 5-Jun. 11 Waking up to the pollution threat Assocham pitches for rural home loans at 6 pc interest Cotton imports may slow down: USDA Monsoon brings copious rains in Kerala TN scraps entrance test for professional courses `Bumper quarter' likely for pharma cos Power sector remains area of concern: Plan panel Car sales up 13 pc in May; 2-wheelers increase 22 pc Biotech industry revenues cross $1 b; Biocon retains top spot High net worth individuals in India up 14.6%: Study Ma Foi survey points to job market slowdown Relief for oleoresin units as ban on light berries pepper import goes In terms of per capita GDP Karnataka, Bengal fastest growing States Opening monsoon `pulse' fizzles out Health study in Punjab shows high pesticide residues in blood `Indo-Thai FTA may hurt domestic cos' |
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