![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, April 06, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY Project finance data reveals slowdown IN a clear sign of industrial slowdown over the past couple of years, disbursements by 47 development-funding agencies in the country for project financing grew by a meagre 2 per cent during the fiscal year 2000-01 to Rs 39,866 crore from Rs ... More
ELECTRONICS Electronics export up 37 pc IT and electronics export during the 11 months of last fiscal grew by 37 per cent to Rs 45,397 crore from Rs 33,138 crore in the same period of the previous year, according to the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council ... More
ENVIRONMENT Tannery effluents: Focus on reverse osmosis Despite connecting their facilities to individual or common effluent treatment plants, the tanners of Vellore were unable to meet the TDS of 2,100 parts per million prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. More
No quick-fix to pollution woes: Minister FOREIGN TRADE S. Africa invites investors to tap surplus power SOUTH Africa has invited Indian power-intensive industries to set up manufacturing bases in the country, and avail of electricity available at 75 paise unit. Being a power-surplus country capable of offering low-cost electricity, South Africa ... More PSU PETROLEUM
Natural gas at market prices to power, fertiliser cos: NaikFERTILISER and power producers using natural gas will now have to pay market prices for the feedstock. The Cabinet will shortly take a view on revising natural gas prices. Hereafter, there will be no subsidy for use of gas as feedstock, Mr Ram ... More
States levying sales tax on oil products may be `disciplined' TAXATION TN industry looks forward to CM's `vision' CONSIDER this: Tamil Nadu introduced entry tax on iron and steel inputs in the 2002-03 Budget. Its neighbour, Karnataka, has no entry tax on iron and steel inputs. Besides, it also levied entry tax on some more items. Take the case of some ... More COAL Uniform pricing for coal soon THE Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, announced on Friday that a uniform pricing mechanism would shortly be introduced for core and non-core sector coal consuming industries. Under the new mechanism, both the sectors would ... More BREWERIES Liquor sales zoom; excise dept upbeat Out of 22 distilleries, 20 were extended licence last fiscal ended March 31, 2002. The Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Ltd, the nodal agency for sale of liquor in the State, regulates trade in IMFL and beer. More
Pilot project to barcode liquor at retail level EDUCATION
B-school holds its own...AT a time when campus recruitments are at a low due to prolonged recessionary trend, for a placement seeker from a B-school it is an uphill task both in terms of choice of organisation and package. Under these times, the first batch of Indian ... More
UxChange team cares and shares
SSLC exam material online GEMS & JEWELLERY A rough time for India over Russian diamonds The Indian gem industry gets 70 per cent of its rough diamonds from De Beers while the remaining 30 per cent is routed through Antwerp. Currently, 50 per cent of rough diamonds from Russia are routed for sale through De Beers. More
Surat diamonds sparkle through dark clouds MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS GMCI focus on export priorities WITH the Exim policy sending a strong signal to the States to play a critical role in exports, it has become imperative for them to fine-tune their strategies and focus on export competitiveness and infrastructure. Taking its cue, the Greater ... More
High-level FICCI team for Singapore
KCCI protests KRL mooring outside Cochin port OFFICE EQUIPMENTS & SUPPLIES
Spaced outA young girl and her sibling play with a discarded typewriter at the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation office. Widespread computerisation has edged out the once-ubiquitous typewriter out of most ... More RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING FINANCIAL POLICY Medium-term fiscal policy statement soon THE Government is set to go ahead with its plans of formulating a medium-term fiscal policy statement, which will lay down three-year rolling targets for prescribed fiscal indicators. The proposal to lay such a policy statement in Parliament at ... More DISINVESTMENT Aurangabad Ashok: Rlys to get part of sell-off proceeds THE Railway Ministry will get a share of the proceeds accruing from the sale of ITDC's Hotel Ashok property at Aurangabad in Maharashtra. A compromise formula to this effect was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) on March ... More
Delta Paper to expand Nizam Sugars units RURAL DEVELOPMENT Jaitley promises to ease finances for panchayats THE Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Mr Arun Jaitley, has said that Article 243(g) read with Schedule XI of the Constitution of India would be suitably amended to devolve adequate financial powers to the panchayati raj ... More EVENTS SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT
`Citizens unhappy with public services'WHAT do citizens feel about the public services in the country? The first, independent study using feedback from 40,000 households in 24 States offered some interesting insights. Pioneered by Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore and released by MP ... More TOURISM Plan allocation for tourism may rise 10-15 fold THE Plan allocation for the tourism sector for the year is set to increase 10-15 times, the Minister for Tourism, Mr Jagmohan, has said. Addressing members of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant of India (FHRAI) here on Thursday, the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Mar. 24-Mar. 30 The Indian workforce who counts? `TN textile stir due to misinformation' Forex reserves rise nearly $10 b this fiscal Service tax exemption likely for special economic zones One-time settlement of SEB dues approved Visa applications -- US consulate cutting down on personal appearances EPCG, DFRC schemes -- Govt to relax norms for exporters Bangalore leads in lead poisoning Importers can rebook cancelled forward deals Karnataka set to do a Kerala in tourism FDI approvals hit a nadir since 1995 Passenger cars buck auto export trend |
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