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Australia India Council eyes southern States
THE Australia India Council (AIC), the key match-making body for identifying collaborative projects and funding between India and Australia, wants to have a South-focus in the near future. "We are looking at grounding between six and10 good ... More

PETROLEUM


`Task of reforming hydrocarbon sector most daunting'
The Working Group on Petroleum & Natural Gas sector for the Tenth Plan (2002-07) has said the challenges of globalisation and high and volatile oil prices worldwide render the task of reform in the country's hydrocarbon sector "all the more ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Few takers for drug cos' claim on prices
ATTEMPTS by pharma companies to allay fears of drug price rise on the ground that the market would be the leveller are not gaining currency with consumers. A reduced price control regime being imminent, following the recent Drug Policy 2002, ... More

SUGAR


Delicensing dilemmas
THE POLICY-MAKERS' ATTITUDE to sugar decontrol is best summed up thus: "Willing to strike, but afraid to wound". How else does one interpret the Government's hesitation to proceed in the matter of decontrolling the sector? True to its ... More

SSI


Malaysia woos Indian SMEs, IT firms
THE Malaysian Government and the small and medium industries (SMI) association of Malaysia have embarked on a mission to woo Indian small and medium sector enterprises and IT firms to explore the possibilities of synergising business ... More

COAL


Trade missions on coal to visit UK next week
WITH a view to taking Indo-British Partnership in the coal sector a step further, two parallel Indian trade missions are slated to visit the UK between February 18 and 22. Each mission will have nine delegates drawn from across industry and ... More

RAILWAY BUDGET


Realistic outlay: Nitish Kumar
NEW DELHI: THE Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has reversed the track record set by his predecessor, Ms Mamata Banerjee, of seeking a substantial jump in the Annual Plan outlay and ending the year with a shortfall. The Ministry has been more ... More

Railway wagon orders likely to remain static
Allocations under the rolling stock programme (RSP), including wagon purchases, would not witness any step-up following the proposed reduction in the Plan outlay and conservative freight traffic projections, a senior Railway Board official said. ... More

RADIO/TV


The more the merrier in TV circuit
EVEN as the broadcasting industry is plagued by recession, networks are scrambling to launch regional channels. Both Sahara and Eenadu TV have announced plans of spreading out across the country. However, regional channels have so far found the ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


`MNC retailers entry to spur competition'
THE entry of large domestic and multinational retailers would impact the levels of competition and give e-commerce a run for their money. According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), the real tussle will be between ... More

MINING & QUARRYING


States told to speed up mining sector reforms
THE Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Mr Ravishankar Prasad, on Sunday called upon the State Governments to change their mindsets and expedite the implementation of reforms process in the mining sector. Speaking at the valedictory ... More

DISINVESTMENT


Disinvestment — tailored arrangement?
OVER two years ago, when China's two State-owned companies — Sinopec and Petrochina — decided to list abroad, top foreign institutional investors, salivating at the prospect of huge earnings in an untapped market, went overboard in ... More

WTO


`Rich nations appreciate our stand on WTO'
INDIA has succeeded in impressing upon the developed nations at the Doha ministerial conference that the WTO's purpose was to strike a balance in trade matters between the advanced and advancing countries and that it should not become a global ... More
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Feb. 3-Feb. 9
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E-com deals may be kept out of I-T net

Some home truths about Chinese threat

PSU loan pre-payments come as boon to Govt

Duncans Industries revamp -- A challenging task ahead

Power Ministry draws up 6-level strategy

Public sector weathers investment famine

Indian Oil set to acquire IBP

Software exports up 25 pc in Q3: Nasscom

Restructure State finances or perish: Chelliah

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Grain curbs off, sugar freed, new policy for drug sector

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Defaulting States may get lower power allocation


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