The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 22, 2006

Anti-dumping probe initiated on pen-G imports from China
LOW-priced Chinese made penicillin-G imports continue to have a telling effect on the fortunes of the domestic industry manufacturing the drug. SPIC Ltd, a pen-G manufacturer, has approached the Anti-dumping Directorate in the Commerce Ministry ... More

AUTOMOBILES

Driving through the Auto Expo
THE biannual Auto Expo in New Delhi, India's answer to the Frankfurt, Geneva, Tokyo and Detroit auto shows, has been a platform for some of the big car and bike launches during the past decade and more. Cars and bikes that have since redefined ... More

The hot spots
THE two most exciting stalls at the 8th Auto Expo were that of the Audi and Honda. Both had snazzy, hi-tech cars that were technology showcases, and also promising new cars that are likely to hit Indian roads later this year. Audi took the ... More

FERTILISERS

"Policy changes will make subsidy more transparent"
Mr V. Ravichandran, President, Coromandel Fertilisers
GM crops have eliminated one kind of pest. In the natural order of things, when one pest is eliminated, there are always others to take its place. There has been robust demand for certain molecules alongside with the expansion in GM acreage. More

FOREIGN TRADE

Switzerland to explore FTA with India
SWITZERLAND would explore the prospects of a Free Trade Agreement with India. Identifying India as an important market, the Swiss Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr Joseph Deiss, said he would be discussing the issue with his counterparts in Delhi ... More

Quebec keen on attracting investments from India
THE Quebec Premier, Mr Jean Chareast, has said his country will focus on enhancing the Indo-Quebec bilateral trade, attracting Indian investment in the largest Canadian province and networking Quebec universities with Indian educational ... More

PETROLEUM

Gujarat State Petronet: Invest
THE IPO of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) can be considered for investment with a two/three-year perspective. The returns on the investment being made by the company now in expanding its pipeline network will begin to be felt only from the ... More

WATER

$105-m aid from World Bank for water schemes
THE Union Government and the World Bank have signed a $104.98-million loan assistance agreement for promoting the sustained and effective use of Hydrological Information System by potential users concerned with water resource planning and ... More

RADIO/TV

TN Govt introduces Bill to take over MSOs — Street-level cable operators out of purview
THE Tamil Nadu Government proposes to take over the operations of two multi-system operators (MSOs) — those who provide satellite television services through a network of cable operators — on grounds of public interest, through a ... More

Entertainment Network — Music to investors' ears
OUR recommendation for Entertainment Network is underpinned by the following factors: Benevolent policy framework: Radio Mirchi will now operate in a policy environment that is friendlier to private sector players in FM radio. The new ... More

Wrong signal, says Kamal Nath
"IF any State Government wants to get into the liquor business and cable TV it is going in the reverse direction," commented the Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Mr Kamal Nath. He was reacting to journalists who had sought his ... More

Entertainment Network: Invest at cut-off
INVESTORS should bid for shares in Entertainment Network (India) Ltd, which owns and operates radio networks under the popular Radio Mirchi brand, as it is likely to be the premier listed play in the FM radio space for some years to come. The ... More

CARS

WHEELS 'N' DEALS
Tata's XETA
TATA Motors has launched a new version of its small car. Christened Indica V2 XETA, the petrol-powered car with a 1.4-litre engine is said to deliver a mileage of 14 kmpl under standard test conditions. The XETA's engine, delivering 70 PS, is far ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Assocham sets up offices overseas
IN an effort to foster global relations, the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has set up branch offices in China, the US and the UAE. These branches would help facilitate trade ties between India and the respective ... More

IPR

Centre to allocate land for maritime complex in Chennai — Kamal Nath inaugurates Intelletual Property Office
THE Union Government will allot over 400 acres near Chennai for a maritime complex and four IT parks, said the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath. Inaugurating the intellectual property office for patents, designs, trademarks and ... More

EVENTS

Malaysia offers `Total Solutions' to boost NHAI activities
OUTLINING his country's domestic road network development experience, including involvement in the highway projects, the Minister of Public Works, Malaysia, Mr Dato Seri S.Samy Vellu, has said here "highways are systems, and, as systems, must be ... More

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