Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, July 15, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, July 15, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ECONOMY 
Monsoon deficient till date — May blow away hopes of economic recoveryIT is turning out to be a rather uninspiring — if not disastrous — monsoon. Contrary to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) predictions of a 15th consecutive `normal' South-West monsoon this year, the rain gods have not been ... More
Centre goes in for early expenditure management
Review reform process, says Asim Dasgupta ENVIRONMENT EDL's waste disposal project makes greens see red ENVIRONMENT groups have opposed the pyrolysis gasification technology to be used by EDL India Ltd for the proposed 600 tonnes per day waste-to-energy project at Perungudi in Chennai, saying that it has not got the due-diligence approval from the ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Chennai Customs' revenue collection up 13 pc in Q1 REVENUE collection (sea port) at the Chennai Customs House (CCH) increased by over 13 per cent to Rs 1,122.47 crore in the first quarter of 2002-03, compared to Rs 988.33 crore during Q1 of last year. The revenue collection, which in April was ... More INFRASTRUCTURE APIIC picks Dubai developer for Manikonda convention centre THE Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has selected Emmar Properties of Dubai for building an integrated convention centre complex at Manikonda village, adjacent to Indian School of Business. According to official ... More PETROLEUM Funding carrier pipelines — Petronet may get oil cos to `comfort' FIs PETRONET India Ltd (PIL) may rely on "comfort letters'' from oil companies - PIL's joint venture partners - to get financial institutions to fund its common carrier pipeline projects. PIL is looking at comfort letters as alternatives to ... More
Gasohol dollops being reviewed POWER Eastern region facing acute power crisis THE eastern region is hovering around a grid collapse with the National Thermal Power Corporation shutting down three of its 500 MW units in the region. This means a reduction of 1500 MW from the NTPC system, which supplies 3440 MW power to ... More
TAXATION VAT regime may see purchase tax in lieu of Central ST A KIND of unanimity seems to be emerging at the think-tank level over the mechanism of "destination-based Central Purchase Tax," as an alternative to the Central Sales Tax (CST), to pave the way for smooth implementation of VAT across all States ... More
TN Traders plan protest against resale tax
Jaswant seeks inputs on Central ST reforms SSI WATER MANAGEMENT Degremont water plant will leave Tehri farmers high and dry: NGO A DELHI-based non-governmental organisation - Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology - has raised objections over the Delhi Government's Water Treatment Plant project in Sonia Vihar, for which it has tied up with the French ... More
Work `in progress' on drinking water projects RADIO/TV EDUCATION A learning experience for Fabmart "RAHU kalam, no payment on a Tuesday or after 7 p.m — a part of every day Chennai life, no doubt, but can snowball into a logistic nightmare for an e-retailer," the Vice-President (Marketing) of Fabmart Pvt Ltd, Mr K.Vaitheeswaran, said ... More PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT `Supply gap may lead to heavy dependence on imports' — Paper makers seek policy on industrial plantation THERE is a strong possibility that India will be heavily dependent on imported paper and paperboard within a few years time unless a national policy for industrial plantation is framed to ensure increased availability of "fibrous'' raw material ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS READYMADE GARMENTS Readymade apartments prove popular in Delhi In the national Capital, small apartment complexes appear to be more in demand than the larger condominiums with better infrastructure facilities. More DISINVESTMENT A dumped concept being revived SHORTLY after he took over as the Finance Secretary in mid-1998, Mr Vijay Kelkar floated the idea of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to help expedite the process of disinvestments, and eventually privatisation. A few weeks after Mr Kelkar ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Fighting the witchcraft deaths in Telangana Mr M.V Ramachandra Raju, Superintendent of Police, Rangareddy district, said it would require concerted efforts by social activists, NGOs, the police and even the political parties to rid Telangana of superstitions relating to banamati. More RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SBI ready with social planSTATE Bank of India (SBI) has finalised an action plan to conduct 460 community service banking (CSB) activities in Kerala under various schemes during the current fiscal. The plan would cover various schemes for the weaker sections of the ... More EVENTS India to host climate change meet INDIA will host the Eighth Conference of Parties (COP-8) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at New Delhi between October 23 and November 1. Addressing a meeting organised by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce ... More
Madhapur to host Gitex expo in Jan
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Registration norms hurt drug exports to S. Africa THE recently-concluded four-day India-South Africa trade dialogue under the joint forum of ISACA (India-South Africa Commercial Alliance) in South Africa, according to independent observers, has opened up tremendous opportunities for export of ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES TOURISM ECONOMIC OFFENCES Rs 230-cr scam in 7 municipal councils — Lokayukta wants action against 100 staff Mr Justice Venkatachala estimates that only 10 per cent of the funds under development works are actually reaching the public, while the Government borrows several crores of rupees to raise infrastructure funds. More 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 Jul. 7-Jul. 13 Nalco divestment: Strategic sale first, says Baijal Lockouts overtake strikes in West Bengal Selling blue-chip PSU stake — Ministry may opt for public offer route `Alarming' drop in leather garment exports CCD nod to offload PSU blue-chip stakes into AMC FDI inflows hit record high of $4.06 b: Maran |
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