Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER 
`Low' in southeast Bay set to intensifyGiven the limitations in which an easterly wave operated, the Bay system is not expected to intensify beyond the status of a well-marked `low' More NRIS AP to showcase business avenues in each district THE State Government has charted out a strategy to showcase district-wise investment opportunities in all the 23 districts during the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas slated for January 2006. This is aimed at educating people about the development ... More SOCIAL SECURITY 
Labour Minister to take up EPF interest rate issue with PM againTHE Labour Minister, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao, will again take up the issue of "best returns" for provident fund deposits when he meets the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Thursday. Last Wednesday, after a meeting of the Central Board of ... More CHEMICALS Kalam calls for 20% cut in energy consumption by chemical plants DESCRIBING the four strategies for enhancing the energy efficiency of chemical plants, the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has asked the industry to attempt a 20-per cent cut in energy consumption to bring down production costs and overcome ... More ECONOMY Manufacturing sectors post `impressive' growth THE domestic manufacturing sector reported impressive growth for the April-September period of the current year compared to the corresponding period last year, says an ASCON-CII survey conducted recently. Of the total 140 manufacturers sectors ... More
Bengal annual Plan outlay fixed at Rs 8,024 crore
BRIC economies doing fine, have weaknesses too ENGINEERING EEPC to set up pavilion at Sharjah expo THE Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India will set up a dedicated pavilion at the second edition of SteelFab, to be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from January 22-24. "Engineering exports from India have been steadily growing and ... More FOREIGN TRADE Presentation on India, EU ties KOCHI: Mr Stefano Gatto, Counsellor (Trade and Economic Affairs), Delegation of the European Commission to India, made a presentation here on "Trade and Economic Relations between India and the EU: Doing business with the EU" at the ... More HEALTH Yoga nidra for BPOs
Four-day expo on diabetes in Hyderabad INFRASTRUCTURE Govt plans to set up second industrial estate in Mangalore CONSIDERING the demand for land by entrepreneurs, the Karnataka Government plans to set up a second industrial estate here. Mangalore has an industrial area at Baikampady near New Mangalore Port. Replying to the queries of entrepreneurs at ... More
World Bank clears $60-m credit for Himachal project PSU 15 Kerala PSUs register profits AS many as 15 public sector undertakings under the Kerala Industries Department made profits till September 30 in the current year. The profit-making units and agencies include Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML), Kerala State Industrial ... More PETROLEUM 
Aiyar hints at deregulating natural gas prices`The era of cheap gas is behind us. Administered price mechanism is not possible for the gas sector.' More
ONGC bids for fuel facility at new Bangalore airport
PHARMACEUTICALS Push for the pill Over-the-counter marketing is at a nascent stage in India, which continues to be prescription-driven. Even as pharma companies grapple with strict legislation and preference for home remedies, there is need for greater brand promotion. More POWER NTPC, Reliance Energy investing in rural electrification projects NTPC is encouraging the local community to get involved in the projects and is also carrying out their training and capacity-building. More
Govt plans `ultra-mega' power projects at coastal, pithead sites TAXATION Lok Sabha passes taxation laws Bill THE Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a crucial taxation laws (second amendment) Bill that seeks to bring legal validity to the income-tax department's efforts to recover tax on a retrospective basis on certain income arising from sale of Duty ... More
Service tax collection up 70 pc in Apr-Nov period
`Chhattisgarh will lose Rs 400-cr revenue by scrapping CST'
Chidambaram to meet VAT panel on CST SSI `Kerala must set up small enterprise commission' THE Kerala Government, to get its holistic vision of development into action, should set up a small enterprise commission to re-energise the small and micro enterprise sector by developing appropriate mechanisms. Setting up of such a commission ... More EDUCATION exevo ties up with management schools KNOWLEDGE Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm exëvo has announced its partnership with several institutions, including the Fore School of Management for MCA, Department of Business Economics, Delhi University, to provide its employees with an ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
SC allows NTC mills, buyers to submit development plansTHE Supreme Court today permitted five NTC Mills and developers, who had purchased land belonging to these mills in Mumbai, to submit development plans to the authorities concerned for approval and for seeking environmental clearance. A Bench ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS UPASI seeks special fund, ending of FBT as bailout package THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) has sought assistance from the Centre to bail out the ailing plantation sector from an unprecedented crisis. The apex body has, in a pre-Budget memorandum to the Union Finance ... More GENDER Women form only 6% of corporate workforce: Study WOMEN constitute only six per cent of the total workforce, says a survey conducted by CII, which was released by Mrs Anu Aga, Director of Thermax Ltd, on Wednesday. The survey, which covers 149 companies, focused on medium and large companies. ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI only in limited cos; doors closed for partnership firms THE door for foreign equity in partnership firms is getting formally closed. Foreign direct investment will be allowed only in limited companies. The Government is against allowing FDI in partnership and proprietary companies. As a matter of ... More WTO WTO meet: Stalemate on farm, export subsidies continues India, whose statements have come to symbolise the stand of the developing countries, struck to its position that any discussion on Non-Agricultural Market Access (industrial tariff) was not possible without firm commitments from the developed countr ies on the farm and export subsidies. More IPR `Kerala among first States to have IPR policy' A POLICY to protect intellectual property is a necessity, said the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, while inaugurating a two-day symposium on the draft Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy for Kerala in the city on Wednesday. Mr Chandy ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Training in micro finance at Madurai MADURAI: The need for going beyond financial perspective to make significant impact on poverty and development was stressed at an interactive session held on Wednesday by the participants of international training programmes on micro ... More HUMAN RESOURCES `Employees willing to take more stress in lieu of higher pay' THE next time employees complain about stress at work, employers better read between the lines. In an online poll conducted by Monster India, an online career and recruitment site, it was found that 41 per cent of the respondents were willing to ... More EVENTS SHG products expo in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: Mr D. Srinivas, Minister for Rural Development and Employment Generation, would inaugurate the regional Saras/DWCRA (Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas) on December 16. The expo would close on December 26. About ... More ENTREPRENEURSHIP Indian `Band of Angels' keen to fund start-ups IT'S an Indian version of the `Band of Angels' and they are here to do exactly what their illustrious namesakes in the US have, with immense success, been doing in funding Silicon Valley start-ups. The Indian version of the `Band of Angels', ... More INCOME TAX I-T raids on hospitals, doctors in Chennai, Kumbakonam THE Income-Tax Department has cracked down on some of the hospitals and doctors in Chennai and Kumbakonan, in an operation codenamed Operation Crush. Mr Santhosh Datta, Director-General, Income-Tax Investigation and Chief Commissioner of ... More
ITAT upholds assessee claim in export income case EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
India keeping off Malaysian crude palm oil?INDIA has not bought a single tonne of crude palm oil from Malaysia so far this month. This is despite Malaysia's palm oil month-on-month exports rising 9.6 per cent during December 1-10 period to 3.12 lakh tonnes (lt). The development comes ... More
`Poor logistics costing seafood industry Rs 6,000 cr annually' VENTURE CAPITAL NRI Dinesh Dhamija to set up $200-m fund for Indian market UK-based entrepreneur of Indian origin Mr Dinesh Dhamija, who earlier this year sold his company ebookers for close to $500 million, is now training his sights on the Indian market. Mr Dhamija's private equity firm India Gate Partners is in the ... More
TOURISM `Medical tourism to attract 1 m visitors by 2010' THE Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps to promote the country as a major health destination to attract an additional one million medical tourists by 2010, the Minister of State for Tourism, Ms Renuka Chowdhury, said here, on ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES SAT orders compensation for DSQ Soft shareholders THE Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has directed SEBI to identify and compensate the buyers of unlisted shares of DSQ Software, which were sold in the open market in 2000. DSQ Software had allotted more than one crore shares in 2000 which ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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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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