INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Under fog
CRAWLING TRAFFIC: Heavy fog disrupted traffic in Kolkata on Monday. Air traffic was also disrupted at the NSC Bose International Airport for over four hours. ...
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ECONOMY
Flexible rates may instil greater fiscal restraint
Should developing countries have a flexible exchange rate, which responds freely to market pressures? This was the question that Business Line posed to Mr Ramkishen S. Rajan, Associate Professor in International Economics at the School of ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
Deora leads high-level team to Libya, Yemen
The Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, is leading a high-level delegation to Libya and Yemen in a bid to enhance co-operation between India and the two countries in the hydrocarbon sector. He will first visit Libya and then Yemen. In Libya, ...
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Forging ties
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER and Minister for Enterprise and Energy of Sweden, Ms Maud Olofsson, with the FICCI Ladies Organisation President, Ms Mukta Nandini Jain, at a meeting in the Capital. ...
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HEALTH
Oscillatory ventilator launched
Shreeyash Electro Medicals, a Pune-based manufacturer of neonatal intensive care equipment, has launched a servo controlled high frequency oscillatory ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders amongst newborns. The new ...
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Five-city debate to finalise stem cell norms
Independent regulator for stem cells is also being considered
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PETROLEUM
Petronet LNG to sign deal with Aussie co
Draft is currently under finalisation
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PHARMACEUTICALS
`Streamline customs norms to boost pharma exports to China'
FICCI wants non-tariff barriers to go
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POWER
Ratnagiri Gas wants higher price for power from Dabhol
`Price of Rs 2.30 per unit is not feasible'
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GMR inks pact with Arunachal for 160 MW hydro power project
The Rs 900-cr plant is to be commissioned by end of 2011.
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TAXATION
Maharashtra tax revenue falls 20 pc in Dec
This has dented VAT States' overall growth rate
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Plea for VAT return collection centre
The Madurai District Consumer Product Stockists Association, in a representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes,has sought extension of time for submission of stock statement on inventory from December 31, 2006 to March 31. At ...
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AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS
Hyundai vendors may set up units near Chennai
Work is on at the second plant
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CINEMA
Films, piracy and copyright
The recent furore over the issue of piracy of Malayalam films highlights the need for creative alternatives to the conventional copyright route of protecting intellectual property.
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NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Blackstone to pick stake in Ushodaya Enterprises
The Blackstone group, a global private investment firm, will be picking up stake in Ushodaya Enterprises Ltd (UEL), which owns the Eenadu newspaper. As part of the transaction, UEL expects to raise $465 million, comprising $275-million ...
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Govt playing safe on maize imports
Ahead of the Union Budget 2007, which is just weeks away, the Finance Ministry has withdrawn Customs duty on corn/maize import. The commodity was under a tariff rate of quota of five lakh tonnes at 15 per cent duty and at 50 per cent duty on ...
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OUTLOOK
Auto sector envisages turnover of $145 b by 2016
Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16 report released
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