The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 29, 2006

`Low quotas stretch wait for US immigrant visas'
Inadequate immigration quotas are stretching the wait for green cards in the skilled workers and professional category to over five years now, and the situation may get worse unless US Congress hikes numerical limits on employment-based immigrant ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Monsoon rains may hit Mumbai by Thursday
Heavy rainfall in western coast predicted More

ECONOMY
Being creatively industrious
If the LDF Government can sustain the interest and goodwill of Kerala's entrepreneurs, it can hope to turn around the State's industrial fortunes. More

FOREIGN TRADE
FICCI team for France
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sending a 20-member CEOs delegation to France from May 30 to June 1. The delegation will try to forge business cooperation in the field of energy, biotechnology, IT, infrastructure, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
MMRDA plans to raise funds from JBIC
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is considering raising funds from Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) for the second phase of the Mumbai Metro and other urban infrastructure projects. MMRDA is exploring ... More

PETROLEUM
Gas transportation in full sail
Tankers on demand as LNG/CNG consumption rises More

Supply us with maximum quantity of gas, GAIL tells exploration cos
Says it is better placed to monetise new K-G gas finds More

POWER
Power exchange: NTPC to work out parameters
PTC, PowerGrid participation in project likely; may pick up stake More

TYRES
Spurt in rubber prices may not hit manufacturing sector
Rubber prices have reached yet another milestone as it touched Rs 100 a kg. In response to a question about the unprecedented rise in rubber prices and its impact on the consuming sector, Prof. K.K. Abraham, a spokesman of the producing sector ... More

RADIO/TV
Star News to start news bulletin Satyameva Jayate
Star News has announced launch of its flagship news bulletin Satyameva Jayate that will take a definitive stance on the major news of the day. The half hour bulletin will be aired at 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The bulletin will also present ... More

EDUCATION
B-school hiring goes deeper
The country's second layer of B-schools, nearly 800 of them, are slowly coming into their own. Branded as catering more to the marriage market than the job market, these B-schools had to fight to get companies to visit them for campus hiring. And ... More

What it takes to be an entrepreneur
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Is it not a hereditary trait as seen in particular communities flourishing in business? How and when does the entrepreneurial bug bite? How does one realise he has the traits of an entrepreneur? Examination ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Madurai oil delegation to visit Malaysia
A 35-member team from Madurai Oil and Oil Seeds Association (MOOSA) will be leaving for Malaysia on a four-day business trip from June 27-30 to familiarise themselves first-hand with the production and business techniques of palm oil-based ... More

TEXTILE MACHINERY
Shanghai Crosrol eyeing Indian textile machinery market
To open spares centre in Coimbatore in July More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle expo
The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle Show, an annual consumer exhibition organised by The Hindu, will be held from June 1 to 5 at the Chennai Trade Centre. The event will be held over 1.40 lakh sq ft of space and host over ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
RBI stand on FDI in proprietary firms delays FIPB decisions
Give reasoned comments, apex bank told More

SOCIAL WELFARE
Quota debate and the Orwellian doublespeak
The Government has shut the quota debate by pronouncing that it has decided. But this, says P. V. INDIRESAN, is iniquitous as it has ordained that no institution — even if it has no government patronage — can admit students free of caste bias. More than the number, the reservation debate must also be about how good are those that get admitted to institutions of higher learning. More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Mahasemam Trust, Malaysian co in pact for smart cards
The Mahasemam Trust, a federation of women's groups, which takes credit to the grass roots, has tied up with Modular Corp (M) Sdn Bhd for a smart card programme. The Madurai-based Mahasemam Trust has more than one lakh members, mostly women, ... More

AP to enhance BPL annual income limit
Govt asks bankers to increase lending to SHGs More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Genius Consultants plans overseas foray
Decision soon on a branch in US, UK or Singapore More

EVENTS

Agenda for the week

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
SEBI embargo worries Karvy
While welcoming the breather it got from SEBI on Friday with regard to serving its 7.25 lakh DP customers, Karvy has said the embargo on opening new demat accounts and participating as Registrars to IPOs continue to worry the company. Reacting ... More

Clarification: Ban on Karvy