The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 13, 2006

POLLUTION
Pollution check
TELLING IT AS IT IS: The Karnataka Forest Minister, Mr C. Chennigappa, and the Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Ltd., Mr M.R. Hingnikar, at the inauguration of an electro magnetic display board depicting environmental parameters, at ... More

SOCIAL SECURITY
Retirement savings' plans: Will it happen soon?
At a time when 401(k) in the US celebrates silver jubilee More

ECONOMY
`Oil prices have boosted rupee'
There were some interesting changes that happened in the US a couple of days back. Mr Rajeev Malik of JPMorgan Chase Bank discusses the repercussions of the recent developments in the US on the Indian economy. As far as US growth is concerned, ... More

`Manufacturing in H1 records smart growth'
34 sectors posted over 20 pc growth: Survey More

High credit offtake keeps yields firm despite easy oil
Spreads narrow on insurers' demand for long-dated paper More

Pru ICICI expects interest rates to tighten
Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company, a private sector fund house, expects interest rates to increase a little further from now to February or March next year, as liquidity gets tighter. "The Reserve Bank of India has raised repo by ... More

ELECTRONICS
National Instruments meet at Bangalore
National Instruments will be holding its annual conference on November 16. The conference, `NIDays 2006,' will focus on new product presentations, live demonstrations, technology-focused sessions and the latest innovations in ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Going green ... with IT
Technology enables the TN Government to restore degraded forests. More

FOREIGN TRADE
`India-China trade can double to $30 b by 2009'
FICCI: Both sides must identify new products for trade More

HEALTH
AIMS observes Diabetes Day
A three-day academic and cultural programme is being organised by the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here as part of the World Diabetes Day that began today. A free medical exhibition was arranged at Dental ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Kochi projects reviewed
The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr T.K.A. Nair, reviewed the progress of the LNG project and the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) project being implemented at the port-based Special Economic Zone at Vallarpadam ... More

Rehabilitation dept clearance `must' for SEZs in Maharashtra
Bid to protect interests of affected farmers More

Bengal Unitech to develop terminal
The truck terminal at Kona in Howrah district of West Bengal will be developed into a logistics hub by Bengal Unitech Universal Infrastructure Company, a private firm, at a substantial investment. The terminal, spread over more than 100 acres, ... More

Thrissur to have knowledge park
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is working on a project to develop a `knowledge park' in Thrissur. The proposed knowledge park will be dedicated to knowledge-based industries such as biotechnology, ... More

PETROLEUM
Plan for private role in underground coal gassification
Framework to include extension of fiscal benefits More

TAXATION
FBT on staff's family tour
As per our company policy whenever employees are on official tour whether within India or abroad, they are allowed to take their families with them. And, in all cases, their travel, conveyance, and boarding and lodging expenses are borne by ... More

EDUCATION
Not a tough nut to crack
An analysis of the November 2006 CA (PE-II) paper on income-tax and CST More

COUNTDOWN TO CAT - 10
CAT's around the corner!
Read all the questions, that's the golden rule. More

`Quiz consumers on relevance and use before product launch'
Tracing the live case study of the Ford Fiesta launch in India, Mr Ranji J. Cherian, Vice-President and Client Services Director, JWT, Chennai, narrated how `advertising and marketing translates into an integrated marketing communication ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Apollo plans cardiac centre
The cardio-thoracic team of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, headed by Dr Vijay Diksit, has completed a record 10,000 open-heart surgeries. Addressing a press conference, Dr Diksit said the hospital now plans to create a Rs ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Service tax on residential complex
I had purchased flat in Pune. The booking was done on June 1, 2004, and the registration of the flat, on July 31, 2004. I got possession of the flat on July 1, 2006. The builder is now demanding service tax. Should I pay service ... More

HANDLOOM
Handloom cluster schemes to be revisited
The Department of Handlooms, Textiles, Handicrafts in Tamil Nadu will be revisiting various government-supported schemes in operation to assess how far the stakeholders in these clusters really derived benefit out of them. The effort in this ... More

TRADING
Traders' welfare board reconstituted in TN
The Tamil Nadu Government today announced that it had reconstituted the Traders' Welfare Board. The Board, whose Chairman is the Chief Minister himself, will have as members 20 representatives from as many traders associations across the State, ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
TRAI for mandatory sharing of landing stations
Wants to make international long distance sector more competitive More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Kerala govt launches clean-up at Kochi port
Extortion racket More

EVENTS
Agenda for the week
Merchants' Chamber of Commerce: Interactive session with the CMD of RINL, Mr Y. Siva Sagar Rao; 11.30 a.m.; Chamber premises, Kolkata. National Institute of Fashion Technology: Press meet; 1.30 p.m.; NIFT Campus, ... More

CONSUMERISM
Banks propose fee for pass books
Printing pass books and issuing monthly statements would increase transaction costs for banks. More