Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, December 17, 2005
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER 
Depression in Bay not likely to intensify furtherRain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands and isolated over Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala and Lakshadweep. While fairly widespread rains are likely to commence along the Tamil Nadu coast from as early as Friday night, isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and south interior Karnataka from Saturday morning. More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Canara Bank in talks with UNEP on carbon credits CANARA Bank has offered to negotiate for carbon credits on behalf of industrial and domestic solar power and water heater customers as part of its green energy financing initiative. Speaking to Business Line, Mr R. Prabha, General ... More SOCIAL SECURITY Pension through banks in Kerala THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pension payable under the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 will not be disbursed through post offices from this month onwards, an official spokesperson announced here. This is in accordance with the amendment of ... More
CPI(M) opposes Pension Bill, wants reworking of provisions ECONOMY 
Forbes finds India's rich outstrip China'sFOR all the hype and hoopla over China as an economic powerhouse, India's richest 40 are collectively worth a whopping $106 billion, four times more than China's richest 40 having a collective worth of only $26 billion, points out Forbes' latest ... More HEALTH Class on LASIK eye care in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) will conduct an awareness class on LASIK (Laser refractive error correction technology) here on Sunday. Dr Somasheila Murthy, Dr B S Ramamurthy and Dr Merle Fernandes will speak on the ... More INFRASTRUCTURE 
PM launches `Bharat Nirman' projectTHE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Friday launched the ambitious Bharat Nirman initiative aimed at strengthening the country's rural infrastructure including water supply, power, housing and roads, and proposed a `specific financing ... More PETROLEUM 
CCEA strikes down ONGC plan to invest in NigeriaTHE Government has shot down a proposal of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) to pick up stake in a Nigerian oil and gas field, while at the same time permitting downstream public sector oil companies to partner Oil India Ltd (OIL) in scouting for oil and gas ... More
Aiyar presents pricing options to energy panel
POWER KPTCL to raise Rs 900 cr to fund transmission upgradation this fiscal After unbundling into separate distribution and transmission companies KPTCL's risk rating has undergone a change. Most financiers now seetransmission companies as low risk borrowers. This was because of the consistent cash flow stream of transmissio n companies. More TAXATION 
CST phase-out: States seek full Central compensationTHE States have now made it known to the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, that full Central compensation of central sales tax (CST) losses was an essential pre-condition for phasing-out this tax from April 1 next year. Apart from ... More TERRORISM 
Bomb scare at Parliament HouseBOTH the Houses of Parliament were abruptly adjourned just before noon on Friday on receipt of an e-mailed threat of bombs going off in the building. The entire complex was immediately vacated and after a two-hour search, security agencies ... More RADIO/TV Cable TV sector seeks industry status It will soon approach the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to push for its agenda in this regard, Mr Sanjay Mansukhani, Secretary of Cable TV Equipments Traders and Manufacturers Association (CTMA) , on Friday told a news conference ... More EDUCATION VIBRANT VIRUDHUNAGAR - A SPECIAL FOCUS 
Towards sustaining prosperityThe town lies in a hot and dry belt. The soil is black. The minerals found are limestone, charnockite and unclassified gneissic rocks. It has rainfall much below the state average. It has a high mean temperature and a low degree of humidity. ... More
Unique `Mahamai' practice
Singapore shifts focus to hospital tourism, education
IIM-K inks pact with NZ varsity REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Puravankara forays into Kochi KOCHI: The Bangalore-based Puravankara Projects has announced its foray into Kochi with the launch of Purva GrandBay, a residential apartment at Marine Drive. The 14-floor high-rise single structure comprises 265 luxury sea-facing ... More
Kumar Builders eyes retail space in Mumbai, Bangalore SILK 
Mysore Silk gets geographical indicationThe Mysore silk story began in 1912 with the royal Wodeyar family nurturing the weaving art by importing 32 looms (that are still functioning) from Switzerland. More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CSIR's IP, tech management scheme gets nod THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to implement an Intellectual Property and Technology Management scheme at a total cost of Rs 145.15 crore over the period of the ... More
Cabinet clears next stage of GSLV project; to cost Rs 1,325 cr CINEMA Small film producers oppose move on big-budget films "There are good films and there are bad films, there is nothing like a big film or a small film," said Mr Tammareddy Bharadwaja, a senior producer. More PRINTING HP upbeat on print industry in India INDIA is the fastest growing print industry after China, according to Mr Steve Donegal, Business Manager, Digital Press, HP Imaging and Printing Group, Asia Pacific and Japan. Addressing the press at the opening of Hewlett-Packard's (HP) and ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Kerala: Rice at Rs 3 a kg mooted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A high power committee of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) has recommended that the State Government provide 25 kg of rice a month at a reduced price of Rs 3 per kg to each family below the poverty line. The ... More HUMAN RESOURCES Stress on HR for revival of sick units THE Andhra Pradesh State Finance Corporation (APSFC) Chairman, Mr M. Gopalakrishna, has said that human resources management is crucial for reviving sick industries. He was speaking after inaugurating a three-day national seminar on ... More EVENTS `Detach personal values from organisational values' ETHICS are self-inflicted rules and there are grey areas in legal and ethical issues that have to be clarified by individual employees. Addressing students of MATS School of Business and IT, Bangalore, Mr L.H. Bhatia, former Marketing ... More
Meet on poultry products today
ENTREPRENEURSHIP British venture capitalists scouting for talent in India VENTURE capitalists from the United Kingdom are in search of exceptional `intellectual property' among Indian entrepreneurs who could benefit from investing in the United Kingdom and partnering with companies there. The British venture ... More INCOME TAX No unjust enrichment by not refunding T. C. A. Ramanujam on the issue of refunds and time-barred assessments More
EET: An exercise in pettifogging
Out-of-pocket outgoings NATURAL CALAMITIES `Himalayan quakes may occur sooner than expected' WHILE the rupture zones of recent major earthquakes are immune to similar-sized earthquakes for hundreds of years, they could be vulnerable to even bigger destructive temblors sooner than scientists suspect, according to analysis by University of ... More
ECONOMIC OFFENCES Names of banned applicants in ICICI Bank issue removed A SCRUTINY of the applicants to the ICICI Bank issue has yielded the names of three or four investors who are among the 13 individuals and entities banned by SEBI from trading in YES Bank shares yesterday. These names have been removed from the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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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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