The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 07, 2007

ENVIRONMENT
Agilent drive to improve eco-system
Coimbatore, Sept. 6 Agilent Technologies, a leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis, has started an ‘ecology improvement drive’. The company is striving hard to propagate the need for ... More

POLITICS
On titanium dioxide, ‘the whitest of white’ pigments
In the latest controversy surrounding land acquisition for corporate projects, the titanium dioxide plant, proposed to be set up by the Tata Group in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, has run into rough weather, with the local population ... More

MINERALS
Iron ore loading in Orissa’s Banspani-Daitari area hit
Kolkata, Sept.6 The rake loading of iron ore in Orissa’s Banspani-Daitari area served by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has remained suspended for the past few days due to the non-availability of ore. The district administration in ... More

INCOME TAX
Asset sizes of equity linked savings schemes swell
Equity linked savings schemes (ELSS), or tax-savers in other words, are coming into their own, considering the size of the assets these have started managing. The assets under management of several tax-planning funds is currently well over Rs ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Russia to sign draft rules today on Indian sesame seeds import
Kolkata, Sept. 6 The Export Inspection Council of India (EIC), set up primarily to facilitate development of exports through quality control and pre-shipment inspection, is learnt to have been nominated as the agency from the Indian side for ... More

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