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Tuesday, June 04, 2002
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Petro price hike will result in higher revenues to States
WHY has the Finance Ministry undertaken a `revenue neutral' approach while dealing with excise cuts on petro-products and reduced excise duties on petrol and deisel only by 2 per cent? This, when the revenue estimates from petro-products is ... More

ENVIRONMENT


What to do with your old car? Ask BMW
IN India, moves are afoot to fix the maximum age of roadworthiness of an automobile at 15 years. That means, if your car has completed 15 years of faithful service to you, it has to be taken off roads. Delhi, Mumbai and now Hyderabad, are to ... More

Burning solid waste hazardous: Study
EVEN as the local bodies are groping for a solution to the burning of municipal solid waste (MSW), the lack of awareness on the hazards of burning the wastes is causing great concern. According to details available here, about 0.1 million ... More

HOTELS


Hotel cos to pay fees for exemption on disclosure
ALL hotel companies will now have to pay fees for seeking exemption on disclosure of `class of goods'-wise sales in their profit and loss account. The Government has issued a Gazette notification amending Companies (Fees on Applications) Rules, ... More

Hotels see exodus of foreign guests
HOTELIERS in the city are a worried lot as their hotels are fast losing foreign guests. After two months of above average occupancy levels, the city hotels have been hit with business travellers checking out suddenly due to tension on the border ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Entertainment park in Cyberabad on anvil
IN sync with the changing contours of the Cyberabad zone, the Andhra Pradesh Government is mulling a modern commercial-cum-entertainment centre — Future Park — modelled on a similar initiative in Hong Kong. The Vice-Chairman of ... More

PETROLEUM


Govt hikes petrol, diesel prices; cuts excise duty
THE Government today raised the price of petrol by around Rs 2.50 per litre and that of diesel by Rs 1.50. The hike is effective from midnight today. It has simultaneously cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel by 2 per cent. Oil marketing ... More

PLASTICS


AP: ST sops for plastic goods
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has issued a notification reducing the tax payable on sale of plastic containers, HDPE woven fabrics and woven sacks, polyethylene, polypropylene woven sacks, polythene bags and plastic bags to the extent of the tax ... More

POWER


Stress on use of renewable energy
THE pressing need for making good use of renewable sources of energy was stressed at a business meet here on `Solar thermal technologies for domestic, medical and industrial applications'. Mr M.Kannappan, Minister of State for Non-conventional ... More

TAXATION


Centre's net tax receipts Rs 17,000 cr till May
WITH refunds to corporates roughly at the same level as last year, the Centre's net tax receipts continued to be buoyant and stood around Rs 17,000 crore up to May this year, according to senior Finance Ministry officials. Income and corporate ... More

SSI


  • Karnataka: Khadi outlets to be computerised

    WATER MANAGEMENT


    Kerala: Vypeen to get desalination plant
    THE first ever desalination plant in the State is likely to be set up to make drinking water available for the rural population in nearby Vypeen island, who have been facing acute potable water shortage for a long time. A project report ... More

    EDUCATION


    Foundation stone laid -- TN CM pins hopes on American school
    THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, laid the stone for a new campus for the American International School in Chennai on Monday. The school, to cater to the international community here, is scheduled for completion in July ... More

    HANDLOOM


    Duty drawback move gladdens handloom goods exporters
    THE changes announced by the Government in all-industry duty drawback (DDB) rates have brought cheers to the exporters of handloom goods as the made-ups and fabrics produced from handlooms have been allowed DDB rates. The Government has allowed ... More

    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


    Garment to keep soldiers cool in hot conditions
    THERE is good news for armed forces personnel who have to work in tanks under very high temperatures. Henceforth, they will be able to work under comparatively cooler working conditions because of the availability of a special type of garment ... More

    DISINVESTMENT


    Post-divestment, Govt can call for SCI vessels in emergencies
    THE Union Government can requisition any part of the fleet belonging to Shipping Corporation of India even after privatisation to deal with emergencies such as war by invoking the relevant provisions contained in the Merchant Shipping Act, ... More

    Some hard `FACT's about divestment
    "As far as we are concerned, change of management is not going to solve the problems facing FACT.'' More

    RURAL DEVELOPMENT


    AP: Empowering rural youth to be self-employed
    The basic thrust of the initiative is to train rural youth in various skills that will help them turn into entrepreneurs. More

    EVENTS


    Global workshop on hygiene behaviour
    A MID-TERM monitoring and evaluation of the progress of the international comparative study of `Sustainability of changes in hygiene behaviour in Afro-Asian countries' will be held at Kumarakom, near Kottayam, from June 5 to 14. Announcing ... More

  • OECD defers meet on corporate governance
  • Social sector spending stressed

    INCOME TAX


    Rampant under-reporting of income suspected -- Non-salaried class comes under I-T Dept scrutiny
    THE Finance Ministry has decided to zero in on non-salaried tax payers — individuals and HUFs to check rampant under-reporting of income by this segment, to bolster revenues. The revenue department's analysis on the profile of income-tax ... More

    I-T Saral form to go back to one page
    INCOME-TAX assessees have cause to cheer as the Finance Ministry has decided to dispense with the multi-page I-T return ''Saral'' form for those with taxable income of up to Rs 2 lakh. These assesses will be permitted to file I-T returns in the ... More

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


  • `Mangalore has potential for SEZ'

    TOURISM


    War clouds spread gloom over tourism sector
    AS India and Pakistan indulge in threats and counter-threats, loose talk on exercising the nuclear option continues and the armies on both sides of the border remain on high alert, one of the casualties is the travel and tourism business. There ... More

    ITDC Kovalam resort
    The ITDC Kovalam Asoka Beach Resort near Thiruvananthapuram is situated on a hillock that overlooks the Arabian Sea. The property is among those listed for ... More

  • Private sector plans for Jog Falls

    ECONOMIC OFFENCES


    ITC charge-sheets: `FEMA may yield desired results'
    THE issue of charge-sheets to six former executives of ITC Ltd, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly violating the erstwhile Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) 1973, after a lapse of nearly five and half years makes poor economic ... More
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