The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 13, 2006

ENGINEERING
`Technology has transformed welding industry'
The week-long special course for welding inspectors organised by the Indian Welding Society (IWS), Southern Zone, concluded at the BHEL premises here on Saturday. The Additional General Manager (Quality Control), BHEL, Mr S. Viswanathan, in ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Idaho opens trade office in India
Idaho, a State in the US, has signed an agreement with Mr Prem Behl, Founder-Chairman of the Exhibitions India Group, a trade fair organising company, to represent them in the subcontinent. This was announced by Governor of the State of Idaho, Mr ... More

Shanghai meet
NEW DELHI: The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, will represent India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government (Prime Minister level) Meeting scheduled to take place in ... More

HEALTH
Ranbaxy launches asthma drug
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd today announced the launch of its Avessa inhalation capsules in the country for the treatment of asthma. Avessa (Formoterol plus Fluticasone) is available as Rheocaps Avessa 100 mcg, Avessa 250 mcg and ... More

PETROLEUM
Subsidy sharing: ONGC suggests `price equalisation discount'
Ready to share 75 pc of its incremental revenue above a particular level More

TAXATION
States to review stance on CST compensation package
Empowered VAT panel to meet on Sept 23 More

RADIO/TV
Cable row leaves cricket buffs in the lurch
Quarrel between cable operators, Zee TV results in blackout of telecast More

EDUCATION
Prof Pylee felicitated
Dr M.V. Pylee, former Vice-Chancellor of the Cochin University, was felicitated by S. Chand and Company for his being awarded Padma Bhushan. Eminent personalities such as Dr Francis Cherunilam, Director, Albertian Institute of ... More

Foundation laid for engg college
The foundation stone for the Miracle Institute of Science and Technology was laid on Monday at Bhogapuram village in Vizianagaram district. Mr Prasad V. Lokam, the Chairman of the Miracle group of companies, said `a modern ... More

Corporate governance course
ICSI has proposed to begin a post-membership qualification course on corporate governance.This is expected to keep members up-to date-with the latest developments concerning a major aspect of modern business and industry. The institute is of ... More

`Commitment shapes path to leadership'
`Heart of management education is questioning the orthodox.' More

Sun Micro, BIT to set up competency centre
Sun Microsystems has partnered with Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT) to set up an academic centre of competency at the BIT campus at Sathyamangalam near Erode in Tamil Nadu. According to BIT sources, this would be the first centre of ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Food processing stocks post steady gains
Escalating ingredient costs may cause lean patch More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Delhi witnesses big realty growth: Survey
60,000 sq ft of space was transacted in Q2 More

LEATHER
Work on Ambur-Vaniyambadi leather cluster on track
Effluent treatment plant upgrade, waste water project More

PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT
Large capex may strain paper cos' financials: Crisil
Industry to invest Rs 9,000 cr More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Raghu Mody is ACMA President
The executive committee of Automotive Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has elected Mr Raghu Mody, Chairman, Hindustan Composites Ltd, as the President of ACMA for the year 2006 - 07. Prior to this, he had been the ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
Mining sector against giving captive iron ore mines to steel cos
Plans to bring down iron ore exports More

WTO
ICSI looking at global opportunities
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has approached the Government to build a consensus on including a new head for corporate governance compliance and secretarial advisory services under the `Services Sectoral Classification ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE
UTI AMC in talks with SHGs
The UTI Asset Management Company is in discussions with the self-help groups in Kerala such as Kudumbasree to bring them under the newly- launched micro pension scheme of UTI AMC. Mr Premkumar Nayar, Vice-President, UTI AMC, who ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
KERC final order on power tariff revision by October 15
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) will pass its final order on power tariff revision before October 15. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Mr K.P. Pandey, KERC Chairman, said that the Commission would complete its ... More

EVENTS
An emerging economic order
India, Brazil and South Africa Association meet More

Art of public posturing
At the Rio, on Monday, the meeting of the G-20 group of developing countries — which have formed an effective bloc in the ongoing WTO negotiations on the Doha Round — ended (not surprisingly) on a lacklustre note with no progress ... More

Call for leveraging IT for the auto industry
An effective customer relationship management (CRM) system can cut costs and increase conversion of leads into sales, according to Dr Jung K. Paeng, Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors ... More

Engineering design contest
The southern section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) India, along with Satyam Computer Services, said that it would organise an engineering design contest for engineering students at Crescent Engineering College, ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Global cashew meet to discuss marketing strategies
May generate additional exports More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Domestic producers of herbal products seek data-exclusivity
`Standardisation would help bolster image overseas' More