The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 16, 2006

`Involve Transchart'
Shipping companies have not been taken by surprise by the Government's proposal to extend its permission to IOC to make its own shipping arrangement by one more year. In fact, the companies have been preparing themselves for a further reduction ... More

BPCL, HPCL seek nod to charter ships for oil imports
BPCL and HPCL have approached the Petroleum Ministry to allow them to charter ships for oil imports directly instead of going through Transchart, on the lines of similar dispensation given to IOC. Senior officials told Business Line that ... More

STEEL
Steel use to go up by 10 pc in 2006: IISI
But India remains far behind China in volume More

SSI
NISIET training programme
More than 110 international delegates from Afro Asian, West Asian and Latin American countries have come forward to participate in the training programmes offered by the National Institute for Small Industries Extension Training ... More

EDUCATION
Hone your auditing skills
Model papers on auditing for PE II and Final level students More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
NIN report on food safety
A massive report on the food and drug safety of Indian foods has been compiled by the Hyderabad-based, National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), here. To be formally released by the Union Minister of State for Health, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi on ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Reddy firm on IMGB land cancellation
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asserted that the State Government would not give in to arm-twisting and that it would protect its interests at any cost. Reacting to the threats held out by IMG Academies ... More

Purearth commercial complex on track
Purearth Infrastructure Ltd, makers of development complex, the Central Square, said that construction was well on track to create an integrated business district in the Capital's traditional commercial hub, with a distinct international ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold may test resistance level
Gold futures ended sharply higher on Friday, as a rebound in oil prices brought back investors in gold. Inflows from the equities side related to interest in gold exchange traded funds also added to the positive sentiment. Gold's rally defied ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
HSBC `mela' from today
HSBC is holding its Helping Hands mela - an annual event that brings NGOs across the country to its premises - here from Monday for five days. During the period, HSBC branches invite local NGOs to display their products, ... More

`Kudlotsava' from Oct 20
Mr A.G. Kodgi, Chairman of the Third Finance Commission of Karnataka, will inaugurate `Kudlotsava' - a State-level exhibition-cum-trade fair of SHG products - in Mangalore on October 20. The Mangalore-based Navodaya Gram ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
S. Africa seeks alliance with AP in HR skills
Mr Sello Moloto, Premier of Limpopo Province of South Africa, has sought close collaboration with India in general and Andhra Pradesh in particular in the area of improving skill base of their human resources for meaningful utilisation of the ... More

EVENTS
`Think global, act local'
"India as a brand is gaining recognition and the country is on the move with reform processes gathering momentum." More

North-East welcome
TO CAP IT ALL: The Union Minister Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Mr Kapil Sibal, being welcomed on arrival at the Regional Meterological Centre in Guwahati on Sunday. Mr Sibal, accompanied by a team of officials from the Ministry, is ... More

A milestone
RIGHT TO INFORMATION: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Chief Information Commissioner, Mr Wajahat Habibullah, at the national convention on `One year of RTI' in New Delhi on Sunday. ... More

Agenda for the week

INCOME TAX
Can I get refund of tax mistakenly paid?
A person files his returns and pays tax under the impression that his income is Rs 1.01 lakh, whereas on re-examination it turns out that his income is only Rs 98,100. Will he get refund of tax mistakenly paid? Nitin Bafna, ... More