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POLLUTION


Tirupur dyeing industry seeks Jayalalithaa help
THE dyeing units in Tirupur caught in the pollution tangle and strictures from the Madras High Court for letting effluents into the Noyyal river are looking to the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, to bail them out. With the next hearing of ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Vigorous monsoon spell in North India
THE well-marked low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent Gangetic West Bengal has concentrated into a depression on Tuesday and moved in a northwest direction to position itself over Jharkhand. This, in tandem with the ... More

ECONOMY


Some States unhappy with TFC's suggestion on market borrowing
THE Twelfth Finance Commission's (TFC) recommendation that the Centre should not act as an intermediary in the borrowing programme of the States has come in for qualified reservation at the meeting of the National Development Council here A ... More

`Outcome Budget' in July
THE Government would bring out an "Outcome Budget" early next month to gauge the effectiveness of the money spent on various heads under different ministries, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said here on Tuesday. "In the first week of ... More

Efficient govt is the key: PM
STRESSING on the need for good governance, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh today called on Governments to function in an "efficient, effective and accountable manner." Speaking at the Inter State Council meeting, the Prime Minister said ... More

NDC `endorses' 10th Plan Mid-Term Appraisal
THE first meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) convened by the United Progressive Alliance Government gave "a broad endorsement of the Mid-Term Appraisal of the 10th Five Year Plan as a "roadmap for policy". It also set up two ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


Central excise to operate help centre from KCCI premises
THE Central Excise help centre for manufacturers in the small-scale sector will start functioning in the premises of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore from July 1. A KCCI release said here that the objective of the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Pranab sees scope to boost defence business with US
THE disappointing aspect of relations between India and the US has been that although the two societies are so close in terms of shared values, "we have yet to develop a substantial partnership in the defence industrial sector," the Defence ... More

PSU


NTC may develop gem, jewellery centre on Mumbai mill land
BUOYED by the returns the sale of surplus lands of its three mills fetched, amounting to Rs 1,160 crore, National Textile Corporation (NTC) is keen on retaining one of the mill lands for itself to develop it on a commercial scale. Sources in ... More

PETROLEUM


Govt asks IOC to seek second opinion on IBP merger swap ratio
IBP Co Ltd may have to wait for a little while before it is formally merged with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. The Government has asked IOC to seek a second opinion on the swap ratio for the proposed merger. The Finance Ministry had raised ... More

ONGC to net Rs 1,400 cr thanks to hike in gas prices
THE recent revision in natural gas price, which was raised to $3.86 per million british thermal unit (mmbtu), will have a positive impact of close to Rs 1,400 crore on ONGC's balance sheet during the remaining months of 2005-06. Talking to ... More

Oil industry services declared public utility for 6 more months
THE Government has declared services in the oil industry as a public utility for another six months. Services relating to the manufacture or production of mineral oil, motor and aviation spirit, diesel oil, kerosene oil, fuel oil, diverse ... More

GSPC gas may be ready for commercial usage by Dec '07
THE Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr Narendra Modi, said on Tuesday that 85 per cent of the estimated 20 trillion cubic feet (TCF) gas find by the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin is commercially ... More

POWER


Monsoon eases power situation across AP
WITH the onset of monsoon in several parts of the State, the demand-supply mismatch in the power sector that persisted during the summer is showing signs of easing. There is no load relief for the past seven days. However, the State resorted to ... More

NGOs seek review of hydel power policy
NEW DELHI: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called for a review of the hydel power construction policy in the country until the "feasibility and impact" of these projects is assessed. The environmental activists have cited the recent ... More

Coal, Power Ministers to discuss thermal plants' problems today
THE Coal Minister, Dr Dasari Narayan Rao, will meet the Power Minister, Mr P.M. Sayeed, on Wednesday to discuss the difficulties faced by the thermal power plants regarding coal supply. Today, Dr Rao approved coal linkages of 73.92 million ... More

TEXTILES


Textile hub for Mahabubnagar
CHEGURU Village on the Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway in Mahabubnagar district is tipped to emerge as a textile hub. Investments of Rs 2818.16 lakh are expected for creating the necessary infrastructure in the public-private partnership ... More

IL&FS keen on textile proposals
INFRASTRUCTURE Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) is eyeing an opportunity to promote commercially-viable infrastructure projects in cluster-based industries including textiles. The multi-lateral funding body, which supports ... More

RADIO/TV


Cabinet to take up pvt FM radio policy
THE Cabinet is expected to take up the new private FM radio policy at its next meeting, which will pave the way for moving from a licence fee regime to a revenue sharing structure. While the 20 per cent foreign investment cap will remain, the ... More

EDUCATION


AP: Training in soft skills
HYDERABAD: Renaissance SoftLabs and Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) have come together to impart soft skills for students aspiring for professional careers and to train trainers. Announcing this partnership ... More

Coaching classes for GATE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), Kerala State Centre, is conducting coaching classes for the GATE 2006 Examination in civil, mechanical, electrical, mechanical (production), electronics and communication, ... More

Learning programme
CHENNAI: "I am Gifted, So Are You," a motivational and accelerated learning programme for teenagers will be launched in Chennai in September. The concept is designed for students in the age group of 13-18 years to help them achieve ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY


Jewellery market estimated at over Rs 58,000 cr: Survey
THE total jewellery market in India is estimated at over Rs 58,000 crore, of which diamond jewellery comprises the largest segment at about Rs 15,000 crore. According to a survey by the Gitanjali Group, branded diamond jewellery is growing at ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Real estate boom may help NTC fund revamp
NATIONAL Textile Corporation (NTC) may net from asset sale more than the Rs 4,000 crore it has proposed to spend on revamp, if the prevailing boom in the property market continues for some more months. The current round of the Mumbai-centric ... More

HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS


Clarity eludes sale of nutraceuticals in Maharashtra from July
LACK of clarity and nutraceuticals seem to go hand-in-hand. First, there is ambiguity on whether nutraceuticals is a food or drug. And, now, there is confusion on whether nutraceutical products can sell in Maharashtra without a drug licence, come ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Tariff reduction formula only on bound rates, says Kamal Nath
INDIA on Tuesday made it clear that any tariff reduction formula negotiated under the aegis of the WTO would have to be based only on bound rates and not on applied rates. Addressing the Unctad stakeholder consultation workshop on ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


Kerala to formulate bamboo policy
IN line with the Centre's thrust on development of the bamboo sector in the country, the State Government is framing a bamboo policy that, among other things, aims at sustainable development and utilisation of bamboo resources in the State. ... More

INCOME TAX


Direct taxes advisory panel revamped
THE Government has reconstituted the central direct taxes advisory committee under the chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram. A release said that the committee would have three official members and 16 non-official ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Amul posts marginal topline growth, trebles its exports
LAST fiscal, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) became the first Indian dairy products company to treble its export sales to Rs 115 crore. However, the federation's topline grew just 1.4 per cent in 2004-05 to reach Rs ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES


ADB's extended tsunami mission from July 1
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) team, which has just completed a field trip to the tsunami-hit areas in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, is in the process of approving about $20 million for retroactive expenditures. The bank expects an extended mission ... More

PEOPLE


DGP to head Youth Hostels Assn of AP unit
VISAKHPATNAM: Mr Swaranjit Sen, State Director-General of Police, was elected the President of the State unit of the Youth Hostels Association of India earlier this week in Hyderabad, according to a press release issued here on Tuesday. ... More

SAS CEO named to WEF panel
NEW DELHI: The Chief Executive Officer of SAS, Mr Jim Goodnight, has been named to the World Economic Forum's India Steering Committee. The committee identifies key issues and themes for the annual India Economic Summit of the World ... More



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