Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, July 29, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, July 29, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY POLLUTION Mumbai High: Govt begins operation to counter pollution CONSEQUENT to the fire incident in Mumbai High and in anticipation of oil pollution, a pollution response operation has begun today, according to the Ministry of Defence. An aircraft is undertaking aerial dispersal of oil spill dispersants for ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER Heavy rains forecast in Gujarat THE Met Department has forecast heavy rains across Gujarat following the merger of two cyclonic systems over the State. The cyclonic system that wreaked havoc in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra has moved northwards into Gujarat and merged ... More
Fresh `low' over Bay likely to extend rain cover to entire country ECONOMY 
Kalam presents 10-point agenda for Kerala`There cannot be any mission other than removing the poverty of the people and bringing prosperity to the State in a time-bound manner.' More
ENGINEERING Engg exports may double in 5 yrs ENGINEERING products exports from the country have the potential to grow at a much higher rate in the next five years than the current $13.29 billion, if cost disability factors such as higher transaction costs, cumbersome procedures etc., can be ... More ENVIRONMENT AP corpn to build waste treatment plant in Kochi THE Kochi Corporation and the Andhra Pradesh Technology Development Corporation (ATDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a solid waste treatment plant at nearby Brahmapuram. The project, with a capacity to process ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS 'Commission will settle tax disputes faster' THE Settlement Commission of Central Excise and Customs has assured that it would settle cases brought before the Commission within six months from the date of appeal filed by the companies. "The Settlement Commission is undoubtedly a ... More PETROLEUM Govt may not issue directions to refiners on kerosene output WITH the oil marketing companies (OMCs) reaching an understanding with the standalone and private sector refiners on increased supply of kerosene (SKO) for meeting the public distribution system (PDS) demand, the Government may not be required to ... More PHARMACEUTICALS US pharma lobby seeks changes in Patents Act THE powerful US pharmaceutical lobby, PhRMA, has begun attempts to persuade the Indian Government to change certain provisions of the Patents (Third) Amendment Act. This comes days after India and the US entered into several agreements during ... More POWER 
`Fuel shortage will ease only in 2008-09'THE fuel crunch faced by power utilities is likely to continue for two to three years, with supplies of both coal and gas falling far short of demand. "The coal shortage is not going to get better over the next couple of years. By 2008-09, we ... More
AP may cut power tariff for industrial users TAXATION `VAT swells States' tax revenue kitty' STATES that have implemented value-added tax (VAT) are experiencing greater revenue buoyancy and greater tax compliance than under the sales tax regime, according to data collected by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ... More
New AP stamp duty norms from Aug 1 TEXTILES Investments in textiles sector THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government will commit further investments in the textiles sector, according to the Industries Minister, Mr V.K. Ibrahim Kunju. He said this while inaugurating the customer meet and technical seminar ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION `Real estate prices may go up further in Chennai' Developers from other parts of India such as the Delhi-based DLF, Unitech, Runwal from Pune, RMZ from Bangalore to name a few, have entered the Chennai market. More
Building designers urged to adopt holistic approach PRECIOUS METALS European central banks' gold sales target within reach The selling interest implies that physical market factors will not support gold prices. More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Reverse osmosis plant: CM's help sought for getting subsidy THE Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council and President of Tirupur Exporters' Association, Mr A. Sakthivel, has asked the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, for help in getting 25 per cent subsidy from the State and Central ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Kalam outlines agenda for Indian space missions THE President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has outlined an eight-point agenda to guide India's space missions for the next 25 years. Inaugurating a symposium at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, organised to commemorate ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Bengal, Indonesia co sign pact for two-wheeler unit THE Indonesia-based Salim Group, which has already lined up investment in real estate sector in West Bengal, has entered into an agreement with the State Government on Thursday for setting up a two-wheeler manufacturing facility at the Uluberia ... More EVENTS Blood donation drive THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: HSBC, Thiruvananthapuram, and Terumo Penpol are jointly organising an elocution competition with a view to promoting the concept of voluntary blood donation. The theme for the competition will be `Promoting repeat ... More
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