Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, April 01, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, April 01, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY AUTOMOBILES Jayalalithaa writes to PM for auto testing facility in Chennai THE Tamil Nadu Government has sought the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's support to ensure that an automobile testing facility is set up in Chennai. In a letter to him, the Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, has said that Chennai should be ... More ECONOMY 
GDP slows to 6.2% in Q3 on lower farm outputTHE Indian economy has registered a GDP growth of 6.2 per cent for the third quarter of 2004-05, a considerable slackening over the 11 per cent growth during the same period in the previous fiscal. The slowdown comes on the back of a dip in ... More
External debt rises to $120.9 b
Current account deficit up at $5.47 b in Oct-Dec '04
Coimbatore tops in annual credit Plan outlay ENVIRONMENT Madurai Corpn restrained against dumping garbage THE Madras High Court has restrained Madurai Corporation from dumping and burning hazardous garbage in open land adjacent to a school and a star hotel as there were reports of gross violation of pollution control laws. Responding to a public ... More FOREIGN TRADE Free trade pact with Mauritius being readied A joint study group had recommended the agreement and the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and his counterpart, Mr Paul Berenger, on Thursday accepted the suggestion and set up another team to negotiate the terms. In his address to the ... More HEALTH Session for blood bank staff in Thiruvananthapuram THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Surgicals major Terumo Penpol, the Kerala State AIDS Control Society and the Indian Medical Association (Ernakulam) Blood Bank are planning to organise a one-day programme on voluntary donations for blood bank ... More
Tata gift for cancer research institute in AP INFRASTRUCTURE IVRCL bags AP orders HYDERABAD: IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd has bagged new orders valued at Rs 570.10 crore. These orders included irrigation works of Rs 451 crore from the Andhra Pradesh Government to be executed by IVRCL, Sew & Prasad consortium, a ... More PSU CAG report cites mismanagement of PSUs in AP THE report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the audit of Government companies and statutory corporations in the State for 2003-04 has highlighted management deficiencies having financial implications. The ... More PETROLEUM Shareholders angry over BPCL-Kochi Refineries merger swap ratio A SECTION of minority shareholders of Kochi Refineries Ltd, led by the Kochi Refineries Investors' Forum, is aggrieved over the declared swap ratio of 9:4 for the company's proposed merger with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. The swap ratio ... More
ISO certification for ONGC's rig in AP POWER Captive power starts flowing into grid — PTC begins with Jindal unit SURPLUS power from India Inc's captive units is beginning to flow into the grid. PTC India Ltd (PTC) has made a start with the evacuation of surplus electricity from Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's 205 MW captive unit in Chhattisgarh. With the ... More
NTPC finding it tough to get more supplies from Coal India
NTPC plans to generate 164 b units in 2005-06
KSK financial closure for Chhattisgarh project STEEL SAIL's coal purchases under lens CERTAIN spot purchases of coal in the US market, by Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), have led to the Steel Ministry scrutinising the role of Mr S.K. Roongta, the company's Director (Commercial), in the transaction. Since SAIL is a Schedule ... More
RINL, Ministry sign MoU TAXATION Business community prepared to accept VAT: Assocham THE Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Thursday said business communities in Maharashtra, West Bengal and the southern States were adequately prepared for the value-added tax (VAT) regime beginning April 1. ... More
Kerala CM to meet striking traders today
VAT next? TN businessmen keep fingers crossed
YSR's assurance on VAT regime
Corporate India wants FBT proposal scrapped
Tally Solutions' campaign TEXTILES Textile units cheer move to allow women work late night THE Central Government's decision to amend the Factories Act to allow women to work in night shift between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. has cheered the textile sector, which have been calling for labour reforms in the face of what they call a shortfall in ... More EDUCATION Spark of an idea From producing Big Books to encourage shared reading, to creating audio-visual content to liven up classroom teaching, Spark-India is trying out new ideas in the world of education. More
ISTE to conduct award programme for schools CARS Used market expected to outpace new car market MR Vivek Hallur, an engineer and an IIM graduate, left a high-paying job with a software company two years ago to set up a pre-owned car dealership in Bangalore. He hasn't regretted his decision since then. Mr Hallur is one of the several ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS National strategy on R&D advocated INDIA needs to have a national strategy to make the country the leading destination for research and development (R&D) in the world in the next one decade, according to a seminar on innovation. Mr Vinay Deshpande, Chairman and CEO of Encore ... More
BIO-TECH & GENETICS Bank lending: Biotech cos seek priority sector status THE Department of Biotechnology (DBT) today proposed that bank lending to biotech companies should be categorised as priority sector lending. Also, accepting a long-standing industry demand, it has proposed the formation of a National ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Mineral Award for six ONGC geoscientists SIX geologists of ONGC have bagged the National Mineral Award 2003 for their contributions in fundamental and applied geosciences and also in the field of hydrocarbon exploration and production. The National Mineral Award is the highest honour in ... More
Agni-III missile to be test fired by year-end
Geophysical Union President CINEMA 
Demand for visual effects specialists in movies on the riseDEMAND for various art and software skills relating to visual effects in movies is on the rise world-over, Mr Barry Osborne, Oscar Winner and Producer, The Lord of the Rings, said here on Thursday. He said that movie-making had today ... More IPR Seminar on IPR in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will jointly organise a national seminar here on the `Importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for Handicrafts,' ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Their kitchen radiates energy From rolling papads and hand-grinding masalas to negotiating with foreign buyers, bankers and legal cells... two organisations that capitalise heavily on women's inherent strengths and skills. More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Cashew exports set to cross Rs 2,600 crIF the current trend in the exports of cashew kernels is any indication, the exports this fiscal are to cross Rs 2,600 crore for the first time in the commodity's history. Thus, it is expected to break the previous record of 96,805 tonnes valued ... More PEOPLE A crucial IRMA meeting for Kurien IT is an institution which he built 25 years ago. But on Friday, India's milk-man, Dr V. Kurien, faces perhaps the toughest challenge to his leadership of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). Much against Dr Kurien's wishes, the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 20-Mar. 26 G-20 adopts New Delhi Declaration `India has to focus on building strong corporations' New technique to remove cancerous breast tumours Coffee exporters, buyers grapple for stocks Mumbai port emerging auto exports hub GDP may grow 7-8 pc next fiscal: PM Maharashtra to slash stamp duty on commodity market transactions, G-secs `Common carrier principle to get buried with Petronet India' Infrastructure industry index slips 0.6 pc in Feb Displacing conventional fuels reduces energy/GDP ratio HDFC joins SBI to float real estate venture fund Spices export exceeds volume target Time to compress rural credit delivery system Protocols for automotive electronics — Infosys becomes premier partner in Autosar Inflation down despite costlier food items Reliance Life sets up cord blood archive MNC drug cos patently unhappy with new regime Traditional goods push exports up 20 pc |
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