Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, August 22, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on POY from S. Korea, Turkey THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of partially oriented yarn (POY), a yarn of polyester, from South Korea and Turkey. POY is an intermediate that is subjected ... More ECONOMY Core sector grows 9.3 pc in July EVEN as the economy faces the prospect of a sharp decline in agricultural production due to the monsoons playing truant this year, there is continued good news flowing on the industrial front. The official index of the six `core' infrastructure ... More ENGINEERING Bangalore & machine tools — made for each other? MACHINE tools might not be a match for its better-known cousin, information technology (IT), that has put Bangalore on the global map. But no one can deny the fact that much before IT even got into the lexicon, Bangalore had made rapid strides ... More
National Manufacturing Technology Show: Holding the `Ace' thru sheer effort ENVIRONMENT `Brown haze impact exaggerated' THE scare being sought to be raised over the so-called Brown Cloud hanging over the Asian landmass and its likely impact on monsoon and agriculture in the country have been dismissed as speculative and based on poor assessment of the ... More
IIT to introduce pollution-free vans
Central order on distilleries irks TNPCB
AP Govt earmarks Rs 650 cr for forest project
India set to do a Doha at Johannesburg summit FOREIGN TRADE 
Bengal seeks to tap leather markets in South AfricaUrging the industrialists present to explore the possibilities of business opportunities with Southern African countries in the leather sector, the Minister assured full support from the State's side for strengthening initiatives in this regard. More INFRASTRUCTURE Public-private partnerships in infrastructure `not adequate' Pointing out that the coverage of urban population through civic amenities such as sanitation and supply of potable drinking water was still low, he remarked that inadequacy of urban infrastructure adversely impacted the environment. More POWER `1.6 billion do not have access to electricity' ABOUT 1.6 billion people today have no access to electricity and 2.4 billion rely on primitive biomass cooking and heating. In the absence of radical new policies, 1.4 billion will still have no electricity in 30-years' time, according to Mr ... More
`Make energy while the sun shines'
Move to prevent grid collapses due to over-drawals STEEL Panel for wide-ranging reliefs to ferro alloy units THE committee set up the Union Government to assess the demand for ferro alloys during the Tenth Plan period has made several recommendations towards removing the constraints hampering the industry. Its first recommendation is that power should ... More
Sponge iron cos urge dumping duty on scrap TAXATION Drought surcharge on the cards? The officials, however, clarified that the additional surcharge route would be taken only after exhausting all other options, including re-appropriation of demands under various Plan schemes and dovetailing these with drought-related projects. More WATER MANAGEMENT 
Rain centre inauguratedThe Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan, and the Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Ms Santha Sheela Nair, at the inauguration of the Rain Centre in Chennai on ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Nasscom sees pricing pressure bottoming out THE National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), a grouping of Indian software exporters, feels that "there are indications of pricing pressure bottoming out," its president, Mr Kiran Karnik, has said. "Pressure from the ... More READYMADE GARMENTS Bind tariff for garments export at 20%: CIAE THE Confederation of Indian Apparel Exporters (CIAE) has suggested to the Government of India to bind the tariff-line for garment at a uniform 20 per cent with a condition that lowering the import tariff for garments should be linked to similar ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NIO centre at Vizag bags ISO 9001 THE regional centre of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Visakhapatnam, a major ocean research facility on the east coast, has been awarded the ISO 9001 certification by TUV, Germany, for quality system for research in oceanography and ... More EVENTS Manufacturing tech show opens today THE National Manufacturing Technology Show (NMTS 2002), an exhibition of indigenous machine tools and manufacturing solutions, will be inaugurated on Thursday at the Ace Designers Complex in Peenya Industrial Area here. The five-day ... More
INCOME TAX Banks reject tax challans sans PAN IF remittance of tax dues is mandatory, can banks turn down challans for want of a `Permanent Account Number (PAN)'? This is exactly what is happening here, for no fault of the assessee. Banks have, during the last couple of days, refused to ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 'Raw sugar imports to replenish stocks' — Part of cost-effective operations, says Sakthi Sugars CMD SUGAR mills in the country have begun to import raw sugar as part of their operations to be cost-effective. In a situation of excess stock position, rock bottom rates in the international arena, high cost of financing the working capital ... More TOURISM Maharashtra shows its wares Maharashtra is pulling out all the stops with a high-decibel campaign to attract a cross-section of tourists to the state. More
Plans for big boost to tourism in Haldia
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Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Aug. 11-Aug. 17 Naidu bullish on PPP model Students make a beeline for foreign professional courses `Gaping holes' in education Bill Job outlook to remain sombre, says FICCI survey Competition hotting up in washing machines market Machine tool industry upbeat on growth FDI at $2.51 b sets new record in H1 Morgan Stanley cuts forecast to 4.7% Software exports from STPI units up 47 pc Car market shifting gear; end of the road for Maruti 800? CII revises up industrial growth estimate to 4.5% Prasar Bharati to restart programme outsourcing Endosulfan remains a riddle shrouded in controversy Felling of trees made an offence in AP GoM grapples with problem of PSU dues |
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