The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 10, 2006

Sino-Indian border trade
If the reports from China are to be believed, the country's trade with India by land route through Nathu La Pass in Sikkim should start from June. According to Xinhua, the Chinese news agency, a trade market on the strategic Sino-Indian border ... More

India-Pakistan barter?
Pakistan is facing shortage of sugar and India of wheat. Both the countries therefore are exploring the possibility of a barter arrangement — India bartering sugar for Pakistan's wheat. However, a decision in this regard will be finalised ... More

Industry welcomes supplement to trade policy
`A big boost to export growth' More

CLIMATE & WEATHER

UK co tea output hit by Kenya drought
The British tea conglomerate Camellia Plc has been affected by the recent drought in Kenya with its production falling by around 20 per cent. This was stated by Mr M.C. Perkins, Chairman of Camellia Plc. He was in the city to attend the 30th ... More

NRIS

Gulf NRIs seek time till Oct 1 on PAN compliance to participate in RPL public issue
SEBI's new norm for opening depository accounts More

ENVIRONMENT

`Locals should be given more control'
Forest management More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS

Machining for EOU
We are running a small-scale unit. We carry out grinding, drilling and other such operations on various machine components supplied by our customers on job-work basis. We collect only our labour cost. We were told by our customers that they ... More

HEALTH

Healing begins with optimism
Larry Dossey, MD presents `fourteen natural steps to health and happiness' in The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things, from Harmony Books (www.crownpublishing.com). These steps are: Optimism, forgetting, novelty, tears, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Mumbai airport gets licence ahead of modernisation
Ahead of the start of the modernisation process in the Mumbai airport, the Government has given a licence to the airport. Official sources told Business Line that the licence, valid for six months at present, was issued earlier this ... More

STEEL

Australia lures Indian steel companies
Australia has invited Indian companies to capitalise on its huge reserves of coking coal, a raw material essential for steel industry.Stating this Mr Ian McDonald, Minister of Natural Resources, New South Wales, Australia, said: "Our country has ... More

COAL

Logistics needs steeling up to tackle SAIL traffic
Are the Railways, ports and other agencies concerned really geared fully to handle the additional volume of traffic of coking coal and metal production for SAIL. More

RADIO/TV

Kanpur network, Hathway tie-up
Hathway Cable & Datacom Private Ltd said it has entered into a joint venture with the leading local cable TV network in Kanpur - Jai Mata Di Sherawali Cable Network (JMD). Managed by Mr Deep Chand Dixit and Mr. Sanjeev Dixit, More

EDUCATION

From classroom to boardroom
Harsh reality awaits the student as she moves into the corporate world. More

`Efficient, proactive management impacts information security'
Opening-up due to new policy is cause for concern More

Bihar plans to set up higher education institutes
With the objective of improving the quality of manpower and upgrading skills of the workforce in the State, Bihar is setting up a law university, a medical college, a management and other such institutes. Speaking at a business meeting, ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Welfare fund for fishermen
The Karnataka Government will think of setting up a welfare fund for fishermen based on the Kerala model, according to the Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Horticulture, Mr B. Nagaraja Shetty. He was inaugurating the first ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

India emerging as engg hot spot for global firms
Potential for outsourced services estimated around $10 b-12 b More

Be warned, employee training can cause attrition
Engage adequately with the employee before and after training and you and the employee are sure reap the benefits. Miss this and the training investment can become a potential risk, especially in today's vibrant labour market. The organisation needs to go beyond merely "empowering the employee" More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Land of traders
Rather than threatening to block newcomers, local traders ought to be encouraging them to enter, in a more-the-merrier spirit. More

EVENTS

National Technology Day
The Kerala State Council for Science and Technology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) and surgicals major Terumo Penpol will jointly observe National Technology Day on May 11. The day is ... More

Agenda for the week

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

High-level meet in May to firm up export target
We are optimistic of stepping up export growth: Commerce Secy More

FIEO panel to draft roadmap on creating 2 m jobs
The FIEO Committee on Agro Exports will draft a comprehensive road map to assist the Union Ministry of Commerce in achieving its target of creating two million additional jobs. In a release, Mr Walter D'Souza, Convenor of the FIEO Committee on ... More