The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 06, 2008

ECONOMY
‘RBI may use CRR, market stabilisation to tackle inflation’
Mumbai, April 5 Faced with the tough job of balancing growth, which is showing signs of slowing down, and inflation, which is threatening to rise, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to use the twin tools of market stabilisation schemes (MSS) ... More

Govt identifies laggards in industrial growth
Corrective action to stem overall downturn may be on the cards More

Weekly round-up
For the first time, the Centres net direct tax collections have crossed the Rs 3-lakh crore mark. Official sources said that the net direct tax collections had crossed the Rs 3-lakh crore mark on March 29. The revised estimate of about Rs ... More

PETROLEUM
India, Germany will undertake studies on oil exploration in Ganga basin
Hyderabad, April 5 India and Germany will jointly undertake geophysical studies of importance in the Ganga basin for oil exploration.Under the Indo-German collaboration, with funding from the DFG of Germany and the Department of Science ... More

IndianOil’s refining foray into Turkey delayed
IndianOil’s proposed refining foray into Turkey is still hanging fire. More than three months after being awarded the provisional licence, IOC-Calik Holding joint venture is yet to make any headway in accommodating all interested parties ... More

ONGC gears up to enhance oil spill response capability
New Delhi, April 5 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has taken steps to enhance its in-house capability on oil-spill response. The company has worked out a strategy to strengthen its oil spill response capability and enhance ... More

OVL's high aggregate production
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POWER
Indiabulls Power gets LI for Chhattisgarh project
Mumbai, April 5 Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd said Indiabulls Power Generation Ltd has been awarded a letter of intent for the Bhaiyathan Thermal Power Project by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board. Chhattisgarh State Electricity ... More

Thermal power
Indiabulls Real Estate’s subsidiary, Indiabulls Power Generation, has been awarded the letter of intent for Bhaiyathan Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh. ... More

RADIO/TV
Goldstone expanding IPTV rollout
11 more countries to be covered More

Dish TV’s net subscriber base at 2.5 m
New Delhi, April 5 DTH operator Dish TV had, since it started operations, acquired three million subscribers. A company release said, however, after making adjustments for churned subscribers since its launch three years ago, the net ... More

EDUCATION
DLF chief favours real estate, housing subjects in B-schools
Hyderabad, April 5 One of the daunting tasks for India is revamping the entire housing and urban infrastructure to meet future challenges and clear the backlog, according to Mr K.P. Singh, Chairman, DLF Ltd.Addressing students at the ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Go slow on FTA with China, says Assocham
New Delhi, April 5 The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India has suggested that the Centre wait for a minimum period of five years before finalising a free trade agreement with China because India’s tariff structures are ... More

PRINTING
Heidelberg India hosting print education programme
Chennai, April 5 Developments in printing technology have outpaced generation of skilled workmen to man the machines. This gap has been a major impediment for the introduction of newer printing technologies in India.In order to ... More

EVENTS
Meet on food processing
The Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation is organising a one-day programme on ‘Possibilities in food processing - Towards a better linkage between agriculture and food processing’ at Kuttiyadi in Kozhikode district ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Allow non-edible sesame oil shipments, urge exporters
Pre-ban consignments worth Rs 11 crore stuck at port More

BEARINGS, CASTINGS & FORGINGS
Export-oriented foundry units facing closure
Pig iron price rise; EEPC seeks Govt intervention More