![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY Positive US numbers do not add up to rate rise THE flow of encouraging economic data from the US has resumed. The last couple of weeks have seen a reversal of previously negative news. The highlights were the surge of 1.1 per cent in durable goods orders and the unexpected rise in new home ... More
SIPCOT parks lie vacant -- Await policy props to lure investors
`India Inc must look for resources at home' PHARMACEUTICALS Controlled drugs list by June-end THE official list of drugs under price control is expected to be notified by late-June. Highly-placed Ministry sources told Business Line that the draft of an amended list of drugs is now with the nodal Ministry of Chemicals and ... More POWER U-turn in policy on IPPs -- Belgaum power project gets Karnataka Govt guarantee THE Tata Electric Company Ltd, which is operating the 81.3 MW liquid-fuel power project in Belgaum, has finally been allotted a sub-sovereign guarantee by the Karnataka Government. So far only the Tanir Bavi Power Company had been provided with ... More SSI
Kerala: Boom time for umbrellas, schoolbagsWITH schools to reopen on June 5 and the South-West monsoon to set in on June 1, if the meteorological department's forecast turns out to be true, the manufacturers of umbrella and school bags are out to woo children with their new ... More EDUCATION FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING CII for adopting national food safety code IN order to give a boost to the food industry, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has stressed on the need to harmonise various food laws and putting them under one law. A national food safety code covering all aspects of food safety ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION ALUMINIUM Aluminium trade seeks LME-linked pricing THE Aluminium Association of India, an apex body representing all manufacturing segments of the domestic aluminium industry, has urged primary aluminium producers to fix domestic metal price linked to London Metal Exchange (LME). An LME-linked ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Assocham votes for e-mail notices THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has recommended that companies be permitted to send board meeting notices through e-mail. The chamber has made this recommendation in response to a letter from the Department ... More
CII not in favour of recordings READYMADE GARMENTS Short & tight, Aamir style goes trendy The answer may very well go in its favour, what with short and tight shirts flying off the shelves after Aamir Khan wore them in last year's urban flick Dil Chahta Hai. Among the apparel companies that tasted success with short ... More WTO `Govt must move WTO to ease curbs on broadcasting' INDIA must seek relaxation of restrictions placed on audio-visual services by some developed countries as part of the ongoing negotiations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) according to the Federation of Indian Chamber of ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Folk tales that make a difference Technology is transforming our lives for the better, say villagers in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. And among enthusiastic users is a 65-year-old illiterate grandmother. More LABOUR REFORMS
Panel suggests go-slow on labour law reformsA SPECIAL Group on Employment of the Planning Commission has concluded that the programme for creating 50 million employment opportunities over the Tenth Plan period (2002-07) is "feasible" and urged the Government to go slow on labour law ... More EVENTS INCOME TAX TDS on Rly staff perks -- Ministry seeks PMO nod for partial rollback THE Finance Ministry is set to seek the clearance of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to partially roll back its decision to deduct tax at source on the perks given to railway employees in the form of free railway passes and Privilege Ticket ... More
Rly staff want tax on perks to go TOURISM `Kerala Govt clued in on need to promote eco-tourism' The Government has also taken steps to develop and preserve Magalavanam in Kochi as a prestigious eco-tourism project by conserving the birds, trees and wetlands of the area. More
15-20 pc drop in tourist arrivals post-Sept 11 ECONOMIC OFFENCES ED to issue FERA notices before sunset clause expires THE Enforcement Directorate is set to issue notices to scores of companies and individuals under the erstwhile Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), with just three days to go for the expiry of the sunset clause under the Foreign Exchange ... More
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Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Guide to derivatives Looking back May. 19-May. 25 Reliance bags IPCL for Rs 1,491 cr -- Quotes Rs 231 per share for 26 pc stake Salaried employees can perk up: Easier norms likely for cars, cards, club expenses A costly miss for Indian Oil? Beware of pollution from hi-tech gadgets Steady growth in consumer durables output: Survey Grid failure hits western Maharashtra Go online via power point, cable in waste water systems Colour TV sales witness healthy growth rate |
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