Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, February 08, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on paracetamol recommended THE designated authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of paracetamol originating in or exported from China and Taiwan. Paracetamol is a bulk pharmaceutical active ingredient, ... More BUDGET FIs, banks seek redefinition of interest exemptions FINANCIAL institutions (FIs) and banks have pitched for a re-definition of exemptions under section 10 (23 G) of the Income-Tax Act as part of their Union Budget wish-list. This section of the I-T Act exempts interest on lendings to designated ... More ECONOMY Pay hikes seen hitting rock bottom: Survey THE future looks bleak for employees in the country, since for the first time in five years, increase in salary will be in single digit. According to a study conducted by a global management consulting and outsourcing firm, titled 2001-2002 ... More
Chambers for more reforms ENVIRONMENT New tech to cut power station emissions IN an interesting collaboration, the Heavy Water Board (HWB), a unit under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the US-based Chemithon Corporation are blending their technologies to help bring down particulate emissions from coal-based power ... More
FOREIGN TRADE 
US keen on closer trade tiesTHE US has said that it is keen to enhance trade dialogue with India both at the bilateral and multilateral levels. The visiting US Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Mr Kenneth Dam, indicated this when he called on the Union Minister of Commerce ... More
Free trade urged HOTELS Hotels post 60 pc drop in forex earnings DESPITE the brave noises made by the hospitality sector, the third-quarter results of hotel companies reveal that most of them have posted a loss or a steep decline in profits. The results of the three hotel companies— Oriental Hotel Ltd, ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Swiss pharma cos seek IPR protection THE Swiss-based pharma companies would not look at major investments in India, unless the latter puts in place laws to protect the companies' intellectual property, the Swiss Ambassador to India, Dr Walter B. Gyger, said here on ... More
Drug price control order `sketchy' SUGAR Bitter challenges of a free market After the proposed abolition of levy and monthly release system, sugar mills will have full freedom to market their production. Operational freedom should ordinarily have brought cheer to the producers; but the industry is worried that a captive mark et - Government purchase for public distribution system - may be lost and the overhang of stocks will depress prices in the open market. More TEXTILES Govt relief for more textile mill workers THE eligibility criterion of relief for textile workers from closed private mills has been enhanced from those drawing a salary of Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,500 per month to ensure larger coverage under the Textile Workers Rehabilitation Scheme (TWRS) ... More SSI SSIs to get MDA support for bar-coding registration THE scheme for Market Development Assistance (MDA), particularly for SSI exporters (SSI-MDA), will now include financial assistance for registration for bar-coding. The office of the Development Commissioner (SSI), Ministry of Small-Scale ... More EDUCATION A school for Cyberabad's elite "THE approach to education, the facilities, the mentality of the teachers and the quality of teaching are some of the aspects of the school that has afforded my children a very smooth transition,'' says the Microsoft India Product Unit Manager, ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS 
Specialty Ranbaxy seeks norms for pathological labsSPECIALTY Ranbaxy Ltd on Thursday said that it has requested the Ministry of Health to bring out an accreditation guideline for pathological laboratories across the country. Mr Vidhur Kaushik, Chief Executive Officer, Specialty Ranbaxy Ltd, ... More LEATHER Tanners face uncertainty as relocation deadline nears As many as 231 tanneries in West Bengal will have to relocate themselves by February 28 as the Supreme Court has asked the State Government to sever the water and electricity connections to these units. More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 
A swap deal worth trying?HOW about an offer to swap your tax saving National Saving Certificate or RBI relief bond for equivalent equity shares of HPCL or BPCL at a discounted price? Sounds interesting? This could be possible if the Government considers the Indian ... More
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Insat-3C at home BANGALORE: Insat-3C on Thursday reached its space slot at 74 degrees East longitude. The satellite launched on January 24 will be commissioned by February-end. Before that, its 33 transponders will be tested in the coming weeks. During ... More DISINVESTMENT Price bids for Paradeep Phos today THE Union Government will invite price bids for selling 74 per cent of its stake in Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL) on Friday. The price bids submitted by the bidders would be vetted by the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment and referred ... More IPR `Stronger global IPRs will impact foreign investment' A STRONGER global intellectual property rights (IPRs) regime would have an impact on foreign investment, technology transfer and pricing under enhanced market power. This was stated by the Chairman, Law Commission of India, Mr Justice M ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Narrowing the digital divide in rural areasSTALWARTS in IT — and nearly everyone else — are enthusiastic about the rapid proliferation of innovations and equipment. High-speed wireless networks will enable faster connectivity to millions of devices, location sensing will be ... More EVENTS `Quality in agro-products key to develop exports' QUALITY in agro-products is a key issue that India will have to address to enhance exports to developed countries, according to Mr A.C. Muthiah, Senior Vice-President, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While India was ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Jan. 27-Feb. 2 Economic growth likely to be below 5 pc: CEO poll Bowling over `Star-stuck' advertisers Fiscal deficit up 37.7 pc Viewers must have choice of channels, says panel GDP growth pared to 4 pc Tatas, Reliance bid for VSNL Taiwan wooing India Inc with hardware tech Govt moves to speed up APM regime phase-out |
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