Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, September 02, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, September 02, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ELECTRONICS Electronic manufacturers find India attractive AFTER having proved its expertise in servicing global software needs, India is slowly emerging as a hub for major electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers who seek a cheaper manufacturing destination. The latest to hop into the ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Further cut in protective duties can boost exports, says Plan panel It is suggested that customs duty reforms could be executed in two phases, with the basic "peak" rate of import duty reduced to 10 per cent by the end of the Tenth Plan (2002-07) and to 5 per cent by the end of the Eleventh Plan (2007-12). More FOREIGN TRADE Kerala govt team to visit China A HIGH-LEVEL Kerala Government delegation, headed by the Industries Minister, Mr P.K. Kunhalikutty, is to visit China between September 1 and 9. The visit follows invitations from International Network for Small Hydro Power and Sibit Asia-2002, ... More HEALTH Making a `beaming' difference Dr Rakesh Sinha of BEAMS has been involved with people not only as a well-known surgeon, but also as a mind management therapist. More
Minister stresses private sector role in healthcare
How safe are injections? PHARMACEUTICALS `Law to protect drug trade secret must' CAN a pharma company that has invested considerable cost, time and energy in developing an original drug expect to have its trade secret protected? The pharma sector's concern over some drug companies riding "piggy-back" on the research of others ... More POWER 24-hour power supply to all villages in AP FOLLOWING the commissioning of the second 500 MW unit of NTPC Simhadri thermal power station located near Visakhapatnam, there will be no difficulty in providing 24-hour power supply to all the 26,560 villages spread across Andhra Pradesh, ... More
LDF calls 48-hour hartal TEXTILES Textile sector in no festive mood EVEN as the countdown for major local festivals has begun, the city-based importers/ wholesalers and exporters of textile products and yarn are apprehensive about the overall business prospects during the festive months. This apprehension is ... More
Synthetic textiles export target likely to be met
27-pc growth in April-May COAL Equity role for States in coal cos proposed THE Centre is planning to begin a dialogue with the Governments of the coal-producing States to explore the possibility of their equity participation in the nationalised coal-producing companies which are currently 100 per cent owned by the ... More MANAGEMENT Managerial paradox CONSIDER these names: T. Thomas of Unilever, Rajan Pillai of RJR Nabisco, Bhaskar Menon of EMI, T.P.G. Nambiar of BPL, Biji Kurien of Asian Paints and Berger Paints, Alex Kuruvilla of MTV India, K.P.P. Nambiar of Keltron and Namtech, Rajeev Nair ... More BREWERIES EDUCATION REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
BDA drive against illegal structuresTHE Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is finally living up to its nomenclature. The BDA Commissioner, Mr Jayakar Jerome, the man behind the turnaround story of this Government authority, is leaving no stone untouched in his mission to ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Capexil sets up North-East Chapter CAPEXIL has set up a North-East Chapter at Guwahati to facilitate enterprise and promotion of trade in the North-East. Mr M.F. Vohra, President of the Council, said the new Chapter, besides providing access to information, will also execute ... More
READYMADE GARMENTS 
Readymades fail to dent suit makers' bizTHE change over to readymades seems to be mainly in the mid price segment and largely an urban phenomenon. Despite huge advertising budgets and branding communications, the market penetration is only 20 per cent. In the shirts category, growth ... More DISINVESTMENT SOCIAL WELFARE EVENTS Karnataka has more to offer than IT, Krishna tells NRIs THE Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, invited NRIs and US businesses to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Karnataka in a variety of sectors, besides IT and bio-technology. Inaugurating the World Kannada Conference at ... More
Indian juror for coffee contest
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Exports up 17.7 pc in July THE country's exports during July have gone up by 17.74 per cent. Exports in the period are valued at $4,041.43 million against $3,432.64 million during July 2001. In rupee terms, exports were worth Rs 19,707.41 crore, which is 21.79 per cent ... More TOURISM Apex board for tourism promotion mooted THE Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has urged the Government to set up an "apex board'' that would be focussed on the development of tourism in the country. The empowered board must have decision-making powers and have access to the ... More
ECONOMIC OFFENCES Tax evasion in import of kerosene, naphtha detected THE Intelligence Wing of the Commercial Taxes Department, West Zone, Mangalore has unearthed a sales tax `evasion racket' concerning import of superior kerosene oil and naphtha. According to a statement issued here by the Joint Commissioner of ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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