Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, June 14, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Central help sought for tech hub KARNATAKA, with its research base, wants to be a hub of technology enterprise. It has sought Central support for its plan to promote a winning Industry-R&D agency interface, according to the Industries Commissioner and Director, Industrial ... More AUTOMOBILES Panel to remove auto sector roadblocks THE Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Mr Suresh Prabhu, on Thursday offered to set up a "ministerial mechanism'' to remove constraints hindering growth in the automobile sector, a Government statement said. Mr Prabhu made the ... More CHEMICALS Ministry drops plan to set up chemical estates -- To support States keen on the project "We have decided that we may extend some support to those States which decide to build these estates." More ECONOMY 
Jalan hopeful of 6.5 pc growthTHE Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, has said that the economy could register a growth of six to 6.5 per cent for 2002-03 on the back of a good monsoon, well in line with the projections made by the central bank earlier. He told ... More ENVIRONMENT 
An initiative to recycle PET bottlesIF you are living in South Chennai, do not throw away the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in which you buy soft drinks or water. An entire collection chain is being put in place by the end of this month that will take your bottles up to ... More
KSRTC's eco-friendly initiative INFRASTRUCTURE 
FI, bank funding of projects worth Rs 50,000 cr -- Special purpose vehicles for infrastructure likelyFINANCIAL institutions and banks are considering the setting up of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to fund infrastructure projects worth close to Rs 50,000 crore over the next four to five years. All financial institutions barring the troubled ... More PETROLEUM POWER CESC falters on FRN interest CESC Ltd, the RPG-controlled power utility, has defaulted on the interest payment on its $70-million floating rate notes (FRN), which are due in 2007. The interest payment had become due on May 8, according to a notice from Law Debenture Trust ... More
Kerala: Policy for small hydel projects on anvil
`KPTCL payments fall short of PPA' -- Tanir Bavi may invoke escrow account
WATER MANAGEMENT Groundwater maps for 3 more States THE States of Gujarat, Orissa and Jharkand will be provided with satellite-based digital groundwater prospect maps by the end of the current year. The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), here which is co-ordinating the preparation of these ... More
COAL BIFR may go in for wind-up order -- Uncertainty over ECL revival BIFR has directed CIL, the Union Ministry of Coal and the West Bengal Government to decide on the various concessions sought by the ailing ECL within 10 weeks. More BREWERIES AP guzzles more beer this summer THE summer beer sales in Andhra Pradesh, the largest guzzling State, moved up by 38 per cent during the April-May months of the financial year 2002-03 in comparison to the same period in the previous year. The cumulative sales of all brewers ... More PERSONAL PRODUCTS `FMCG sales decline rate has stabilised' THE rate of decline of Indian retail sales of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs), which was on a 10-month slide, has stabilised at three per cent, according to a report from investment bank DSP Merrill Lynch. The report says that the sales in ... More EDUCATION LEATHER Costing standards for footwear sector THE Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has come out with Cost Accounting Standard on Classification of Cost, guidelines on Transfer Pricing and Cost Accounting Rules relating to footwear industry here today. "The relevancy ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 
Develop technology suited to Indian needs: ChidambaramTHE country is poised before a "great opportunity" to cash in on its technology assets but should ensure that this is driven by purely Indian needs, Dr R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, has said. In the ... More DISINVESTMENT RSP fertiliser unit sale bids to be opened soon The fertiliser unit has an installed capacity for manufacturing 3.4 lakh tonnes of the nitrogen-rich fertiliser, calcium ammonium nitrate, which used to be marketed under the brand name `Sona'. More LABOUR REFORMS Karnataka Labour Dept to launch Web site THE State Labour Department will be launching a Web site to detail labour-related issues, including the recently revised minimum wages, according to Mr D.N. Narasimha Raju, Commissioner of Labour. Addressing the members of the Federation of ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Govt forms core panel for export finance under DEA THE Union Government, in a bid to give special thrust to exports under the medium term export strategy (MTES), particularly in the area of export finance, has constituted a Core Committee headed by a Joint Secretary handling foreign trade under ... More
Product-specific safeguard duty on Chinese goods in offing
Duty drawback claims -- Exporters asked not to manipulate documents Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Guide to derivatives Looking back Jun. 2-Jun. 8 Uncle Sam's report card Exports recover, up 18% in April Petrol price hike likely on Monday 100% FDI plan in tea plantation raises queries Ambattur estate: Survival of the fittest? Rs 9,063-cr shortfall in tax revenue -- Fiscal deficit overshoots target by Rs 4,490 crore What to do with your old car? Ask BMW Govt hikes petrol, diesel prices; cuts excise duty Visa troubles cause worry in travel, tourism industry Steps to check money laundering Patents Bill needs surgery, say pharma MNCs Eco-savvy women's self-help groups Not much difference in FDI flows to India, China: IFC India, Lanka open Nafta-type trade ties |
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