Agriculture
Millennium's first Budget -- Give farm sector the importance it deserves
Copra traders, millers plan dharna on Feb 14
Decision on wheat MSP deferred again
AP farmers hail curbs on smoking
Airlines
Delay in AI, IA sell-off process `not a surprise'
French co offers blades, systems for LCA engine
Those Magical Moments
Joint aviation ventures welcome, says Fernandes
Swiss aviation co sees good market potential
Aquaculture
Stage set for Vizag seafood fair
MPEDA to focus on ornamental fish export
Move to build brand equity for seafood exports
Automobiles
Ford doing road tests of Mondeo
Cartoon
Cartoon
Cement
MRTPC issues NoE to cement majors
Coal
New Coal Minister
One BCCL miner rescued
Commodities
Raise domestic offtake, metal sector urged
Corporate
Chemexcil sets Rs 61,000-cr export target in 2006-07
BHEL unit gets ISO 14001
Biocon India gets USFDA nod
L&T-Demag kicks off operations
Sanmar shareholders okay merger
Lock-out declared at Balmer Lawrie unit
First Leasing's FD gets `safe' rating from Fitch -- Exposure to Rlys, the `comfort'ing factor
HM files affidavit against Nucent Fin
Gitanjali awaits FIPB approval for new venture
Mid-Day Multimedia plans Rs 50-cr IPO
Investing in people, the US way
ITC plays `good sport', exits sponsorships
Tata Engg board okays rights issue
Subodh Shah to succeed Pendse
ICAI panel to probe new avenues for members
Indian becomes partner in Alston & Bird
Courts
SC upholds HC order on water cess refund
GO increasing levy on TN distilleries quashed
Economy
`Investment famine' grips India Inc?
Domestic savings vital for 9% growth: Plan panel
WTO and India: Getting facts right
Editorial
Smoke signals
Environment
`Green concerns to drive future technology'
Natural resource accounting project on
Fast track
ITC: Huffing and puffing
Fertilisers
Fertiliser Ministry not for urea price hike
Alagh panel report on urea subsidy in a week
Financial Performance
Monnet Ispat's net up 48 pc
Schwing Stetter net at Rs 1.84 cr
UTI net sales up
Health
Reconsider ban on smoking, says ITA
Impact
Opto Circuits: Some spark
IDBI: Moolah from SIDBI sale
Cement cos: Volumes too up
Information Technology
Missing: Killer M&A in IT services
AP ropes in consultants for developing IT projects
`E-governance involves more than technology'
China threat looms on IT front
Trigyn looking at other areas for revenue boost
Bell Labs opens R&D facility at Hyderabad
Cyberspace sets up software tech park in Lucknow
Polaris to extend Esops to more employees
Infosys to set up another software centre in Pune
Dimensions Cybertech begins operations
VIS buys Sachi in 1:2 swap deal
MRO-TEK to deploy Extreme products
SSI-Sun Micro education package
Wipro Tech gets ISO 4001
Miscellaneous
Personal magnetism
When all roads led to Hesarghatta
Mutual Funds
Venture Capital fund pool at new height
Paper/Packaging
BILT likely to expand board
Pharmaceuticals
Govt considering 100% FDI in pharma sector: Dhindsa
Plantations
Quality brew
Policy
FDI easing raises hackles of several Ministries
Politics
Entering politics
Power
Dabhol power sale to third party discussed
PPN project in TN gets gas allocation for 150 MW
Shipping
New tariffs for box handling at Nhava Sheva likely
KCT to handle coal for TNEB at Paradip port
CCEA approves revised estimate for Ennore port
Seafood exports from Kochi port down
Payment security for shipowners, operators -- Petronet to set up onshore trust account
States
Tripura annual Plan at Rs 560 cr
FICCI-CARE budgets $15 m for Gujarat rehabilitation
Proposal for grants to panchayats
`Railways must seek more budgetary support'
Luxury tourist train to be introduced in Maharashtra this year
Contributors for Gujarat earthquake relief
Gujarat relief: CII enlists help of Gulf trade groups
Stocks
NSE to suspend trading in Banaras Beads
No ownership rights for DSE `other' members
Bulls rule; old economy scrips sprint
Old economy rally takes Sensex up 68
Sugar
ISMA seeks minimum price for exports
Taxation
Draft issue of new accounting norms for taxes on income
E-com tax panel submits report
ST collections up in Coimbatore
Technical Analysis
Bulls stage a comeback
Technology
Biotechnology
Textiles
Scheme to replace obsolete shuttle looms
Transport
Diesel cess for Rlys tied to tariff hike
Travel & Places
Sahara India plans Rs 900-cr tourism project for Bengal
Water Management
`Beneficiaries must share water supply cost'
