![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, December 12, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Land features mellow `Fanoos' TOPOGRAPHY of the point of landfall forced Tropical Cyclone Fanoos to smash its underbelly against the island mass of Sri Lanka, letting open a pressure valve on the left flank and sparing the adjoining south Tamil Nadu coast collateral damage. ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY CDM body clears TASMA wind energy project THE wind energy project presented by Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA), seeking registration for carbon emission reduction (CER) certificates, has received the host country approval from the National CDM (clean development mechanism) ... More SOCIAL SECURITY
Pension corpus of new Govt staff swells to over Rs 2,500 crTHE pension kitty that would be available for fund mangers from day one of the proposed New Pension System (NPS) is steadily swelling. With pension reforms getting repeatedly stuck in the political quagmire, the corpus built through contributions ... More FOREIGN TRADE Call for closer ties between SAARC, Gulf states Top 50 Indian, Gulf cos urged to step up investments GREATER economic co-operation between the two political blocs - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and SAARC - and the need for the top 50 Indian and Gulf companies to actively interact through large investments on both sides are among a host ... More
`India must work to expand trade among SAARC'
India urged to open capital markets to Arab investors INFRASTRUCTURE
Development projects Kakinada port in troubled watersPETROLEUM India-China combine faces tough competition in Syrian oil stake bid THE combined negotiating skills of the State-owned energy firms of China and India - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and ONGC - are being put to test for acquiring assets in Syria due to aggressive bidding by other players. Sources ... More POWER Call to reduce power tariffs in Kerala THE High Tension and Extra High Tension Electricity Consumers Association has urged the government to reduce the power tariffs, saying that the present situation did not warrant a continuation of the hike due to the comfortable position in the ... More TAXATION BJP meet may focus on VAT revenue loss compensation and CST phase-out Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand are the five BJP-ruled States that are yet to switch over to State-level VAT. More
Khaitan & Co all set to launch indirect tax practice MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Hindustan Latex launches nationwide hospital network WITH a view to offering quality and affordable reproductive and child healthcare services in rural and semi-urban areas, a trust set up by Hindustan Latex has kicked off a nationwide hospitals network with the brand name LifeSpring Hospital, ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Madhucon inks pact for Kukatpally project HYDERABAD: Madhucon Projects Ltd has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Board for developing a housing-cum-commercial project on 9.04 acres at Kukatpally. In a release, the company said that ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Sat-nav system GAGAN demo in mid '06 likely Its business opportunities are enormous. Apart from cellular and satellite phones, sat-nav can eventually spread to umpteen GPS-needing users such as railways, logistics and cars. More CINEMA Bangalore to have film city by next year-end BY next year-end, Bangalore will have a mega film city and entertainment centre. The Innovative Film City is a Rs 150-crore project housing six mega studios, a film institute, a production house, an IT park, a wax museum, a retail street and a ... More WTO
Bowl of untangled spaghetti with sauce to embellishINDUSTRIAL POLICY Left parties preparing plan to identify sources to fund NIF To press for review of Govt sops to industrial units THE four Left parties are working on preparing a roadmap within the framework of the National Common Minimum Programme for identifying alternative sources of fund raising for the National Investment Fund (NIF). The broad areas from where funds ... More EVENTS Textile expo at Vizag VISAKHAPATNAM: Finlay's Mills a unit of the National Textile Corporation (South Maharashtra) is holding an exhibition of its cotton products here from Monday to January 15. The exhibition of a new range of exquisite ... More
INCOME TAX Chamber seeks withdrawal of FBT THE Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has called for the withdrawal of the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) at the earliest, stating that it has adversely impacted the competitiveness and the globalisation efforts of Indian companies. In a ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES IAF rescues flood victims from Amaravathi River AN IAF helicopter from Sulur Air Force Station, near Coimbatore, today rescued four villagers who were stranded in the middle of the swollen Amaravathi river after water was released from Amaravathi dam due to torrential rains. IAF swung ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
CEOs seek Kerala Govt help in popularising ayurvedaCEOs of various ayurvedic institutions have called upon the Government to extend maximum support for the development of ayurveda in view of its increasing popularity worldwide. They were of the view that ayurveda has to be developed as an ... More TOURISM Move to boost medical tourism in Kerala KERALA Tourism is working on an initiative to give a boost to medical tourism in the State. According to Mr B. Suman, Director of the State's Department of Tourism,the availability of high-quality healthcare infrastructure at reasonable prices ... More
Bangalore lures tourists for X-Mas, New Year celebrations ECONOMIC OFFENCES SEBI tracking `abnormal' stock price movements BUOYED by the success in cracking the whip on jacked-up penny stocks and saving thousands of gullible investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has further strengthened its surveillance system for `early detection' of ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Focus Trends in IT - 2005 FDI in retail sector Indian Aviation: Sky is the limit India Inc's bonus bonanza India Inc's overseas acquisition
In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Tax Talk
Looking back Dec. 4-Dec. 10 Bill to amend CST Act to be introduced For Railways, steel may indeed be worth its weight `Growth story for paints is here' Booming economy drives domestic market to the fore Crop cover: Satellite images to assess claim payouts Tax experts want wider scope for quoting PAN to check evasion Panel for exempting contribution to superannuation funds from FBT `Releasing ads thru DAVP not in PSUs' interest' Cotton exports likely to top 20 lakh bales EEPC facilitates $1-m export orders from SE Asian markets e-encyclopaedia on traditional knowledge getting ready China's appetite for commodities far from satiated German textile machinery industry bets big on India 30 pc chilli output dip may hit oleoresin sector Niche foreign retailers have big plans for India Shrimp exporters turn innovative; revamp biz India could become a hub for vaccine production: PM China's auto sector set to enter critical phase Centre tries hi-tech initiative to monitor power stations Advanced degree H-1B visas likely to dry up soon BMW looking to source components from India Signs pact with TN for CKD plant 15 lakh t soyameal contracted for exports Beer: No more a seasonal drink? PM urges unions to respond to changing times |
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