The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 22, 2006

NRIS
GTM to develop complex in Rajasthan
GTM Builders and Promoters Pvt Ltd has entered into a strategic joint venture agreement with UK-based NRI promoters, Konichiva Builders Ltd, to build and promote an ultra modern housing complex at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, according ... More

ENVIRONMENT
US official discusses pvt sector role in clean tech
Mr James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, met the industry representatives on Monday to discuss the private sector's role in the Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate Change. The ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
India succumbing to global pressure?
Tariff sops for ASEAN: Doubts over domestic preparedness More

HEALTH
AIDS: Wockhardt initiative rustles up care-givers, students
To fill up gap in capacity-building, training among technical staff More

INFRASTRUCTURE
EGoM on special economic zones to meet today
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on special economic zones (SEZs), headed by the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, is to meet here on Tuesday to review the cap on the number of SEZs that could be established in the country. Informed ... More

Nabard to give Rs 990 cr to AP under RIDF
Nabard chief seeks revised proposals from Govt More

PSU
Govt set for face-off with Sterlite on Balco stake sale
Law Minister sees the issue headed for arbitration More

Minister talks tough
Formulating a general action as part of improving the performance of State-owned PSUs, the State Industries Minister, Mr Elamaram Kareem, has called upon the CEOs of PSUs for co-operation and co-ordination among the companies in matters of raw ... More

Kerala to offer funds for revival of sick PSUs
Meeting bank officials, CEOs on Aug 30 to work out modalities More

PETROLEUM
Reliance pushes for oil retail sale compensation
Appraises Petroleum Ministry about current oil scenario More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Maditssia lauds pharma park plan
The Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) has welcomed the Tamil Nadu Government's move to set up a 250-acre pharma park at Nanguneri special economic zone (SEZ). In a statement, the association ... More

POWER
Northern Grid to be synchronised in Sept
Preventive measures taken to avert overdrawal by energy-deficient grids More

TAXATION
Panel recommends octroi abolition in Maharashtra
Profession tax in municipalities, additional VAT, property tax hike mooted More

Concessional tax rate abolition may bring in more VAT revenue
The Central Ministries and organisations such as the Railways are likely to bring in at least Rs 2,000 crore of additional value added tax revenues annually to the States if the current proposal to do away with the concessional tax rate enjoyed ... More

`Service tax needs full-fledged Act'
`More clarity needed in rules regarding works contracts' More

TEXTILES
Panel prepares new course content in textile curriculum
To help meet manpower requirements More

Handloom export council show today
The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) will hold its second display-cum-sale under Development of Exportable Products and their Marketing Scheme (DEPM) here on Tuesday to coincide with the 24th export award function for top handloom ... More

SSI
Sivakasi match units facing crisis
High input costs, labour shortage taking toll More

RADIO/TV
Makkal TV pact with Sun TV
Makkal TV, a satellite TV channel promoted by Makkal Tholai Thodarpu Kuzhumam that is to be launched on September 6, has made uplinking arrangements with Sun TV, according to Mr Venu Sanjeevi, Chairman, Makkal TV. The channel ... More

Payments to PanAmSat not royalty: Tribunal
`Relief to channels facing huge demands from Revenue Department' More

EDUCATION
A blip that is worrying
I belong to the generation that went to school and college in Andhra Pradesh in the 1960s and the 1970s. The State was a laggard and hardly existed in New Delhi's scheme of things those days. Not until a man by ... More

Satyam bids to promote soft skills in engg colleges
Satyam Computers has taken up a project on an experimental basis to promote soft skills in five engineering colleges of the State, as most of the engineering graduates are lacking in communication skills, according to Mr Sudheer Mareddi, ... More

BEVERAGES
Kerala HC admits two writs on cola ban
The Kerala High Court on Monday admitted two writ petitions filed by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Ltd and PepsiCo India Holdings Private Ltd challenging the Government order banning the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the ... More

Tea Board irked by Pepsi's ad
Pesticide residue in soft drinks, tea More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
KGH doctors on strike; 4 die
The doctors of the King George Hospital here, animportant Government hospital in the three north-coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, went on strike on Monday and the patients were deprived of even ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Zee Business awards for realty sector
Zee Business, Zee's Hindi news channel, on Monday announced the Zee Business M-TECH Pinnacle Awards, a national level initiative to institutionalise and recognise excellence in the realty sector, construction industry and its ... More

GTM to develop complex in Rajasthan
GTM Builders and Promoters Pvt Ltd has entered into a strategic joint venture agreement with UK-based NRI promoters, Konichiva Builders Ltd, to build and promote an ultra modern housing complex at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, according ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
`HR should be at the core of companies'
CII may tie up with B-schools for certified courses in HR More

DISINVESTMENT
PSU privatisation inadequate, says CII survey
Abolition of industrial licensing considered most successful measure More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Crafting double-digit growth
To maintain growth in a sustained manner, the secret is in giving due importance to our roots, that is, agriculture and the village industries sector and intervene to craft their growth. More

For empowerment
RURAL FUND: The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Mr Jairam Ramesh, at the inauguration of National Consultation on Women in Trade in the Capital on Monday. The Commerce Ministry has set up a Rs 3,750-crore rural area assistance fund ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Higher wage bill for IT, media: Study
Companies in the financial services, IT and media industries have witnessed a huge rise in the wage bill, according to a study carried out by Assocham. The study, which compares the wage bill for the April-June period of the current year with ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Ayush Therapy Centre in Kochi
The former Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, has inaugurated the first Ayush Therapy Centre in Kochi and 24th in the country at Panampilly Nagar. The centre will offer authentic ayurvedic services that promote holistic health. ... More

TOURISM
Tourism Week in Kottayam
Tourism Week in Kottayam district this year includes cultural programmes by eminent artistes,said the District Collector, Mr Raju Narayana Swamy. The festival jointly organised by the district administration and District ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Quality certification issue dogs potatoes futures trading
MCX yet to identify agency More