The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 01, 2006

`Inflation will continue to moderate'
The Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram, has expressed confidence that the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation would continue to moderate in the next few weeks even as he admitted that there was still pressure on food prices. Data ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Maharashtra to acquire farm lands at market price
New industrial policy for business purposes on anvil More

PETROLEUM
Risk of ruin
All of you may be aware of how Amaranth Advisors, a US hedge fund, recently lost 65 per cent of its capital betting on the price movements in natural gas. Some experts contend that Amaranth ignored the "risk of ... More

Change of guard
NEW ORDER: Following the merger of Kochi Refineries Ltd with the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd recently, the KRL hoardings are being changed in Kochi. BPCL having a strong marketing network has bought 55 per cent of the equity held by the ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Global consolidation moves — The side effects on Indian pharma
In a globalising world, local industry cannot remain immune to developments elsewhere. And when the local industry is one with large outward linkages — with interests in export markets, contract manufacturing for generic players worldwide, ... More

SSI
Adverse factors affecting fireworks industry
Prices rise 10 per cent compared with the last two years More

CARS
Chassis — the starting point
The types and technologies used in developing vehicular chassis over the last few decades have changed based on the demands of consumers, the urge to cut costs, and produce in mass scale. More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Cabinet approves INSAT 4G project
The Union Cabinet has given its nod for carrying out design, development and launch of GSAT-8/INSAT-4G spacecraft at a total cost of Rs 610 crore with a foreign exchange component of Rs 380 crore. Of this amount, Rs 300 crore will be for the ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
PM wants Centre-State row in mining issues resolved
Seeks new policy at the earliest More

INCOME TAX
Gaining a fortune
I am a 75-year-old doctor. I stopped practising three years ago. My only source of income is a State government pension of Rs 8,000 per month. I have been furnishing my tax returns every year though I do not have any tax payable. I have an ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Sugar mills say exports viable at current rates
New opportunity to ship 10 lakh tonnes opens up in West Asia More

Change in Target Plus scheme to be challenged
It is a strange case of an agency set up by the Government readying to fight its own creator, the Government itself. Aggrieved by retrospective amendment to Target Plus scheme of the Commerce Ministry, the western regional office of Federation of ... More