Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, September 21, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Governor does a SWOT analysis — `TN needs to raise R&D spend' THE Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr P.S. Ramamohan Rao, has urged the IT industry and the State Government to collaborate more in research and development (R&D) to counter the threats posed by neighbouring States not only in the IT sector but also other ... More ANTI-DUMPING Dumping probe into hexamine imports from Iran THE Designated Authority in the Ministry of Commerce has initiated anti-dumping investigations on alleged dumping of hexamine from Iran. Hexamine is a white crystalline powder with a sweet metallic taste. In a pure form, it is colourless and ... More ECONOMY 
Govt contests S&P line — `Downgrade poses no problem'THE Government has written to the credit rating agency, Standard and Poor's on Friday contesting the assumptions made by it for downgrading India's local currency debt to `junk' status. S&P had cited concerns of mounting domestic debt and ... More
Kerala Govt extends austerity measures to more units
Cement, steel power core sector growth in April-Aug
A knee-jerk reaction, says CII chief
`S&P move will impact borrowing cost for corporates' INFRASTRUCTURE Durgapur city project Phase I to be ready in November While the West Bengal Government is the key facilitator, the project cost is being met by Bengal Shristi through fund-raising efforts. More
UB city Phase I may be ready in 30 months POWER Exxon bids for Bidadi gas supply contract Exxon's interest comes close on the heels of the exit of Unocal from the joint venture on the expiry of the memorandum of understanding it had signed with the State-owned utility, Karnataka Power Corporation for setting up the project on a joint vent ure basis. More
KSEB for more load-shedding
APTransco remote metering facility
Wind power producers seek sops for smooth sailing SSI `SMEs should focus on intellectual properties' THE Indian small and medium size (SME) IT firms should concentrate on creating intellectual properties (IPs), rather than competing and thinking about large firms such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services. ``The SMEs should understand that ... More
How China is racing ahead in industry WATER MANAGEMENT 
Cauvery water supply scheme inauguratedReferring to the pending issue of privatisation of water supply and distribution in the city, Mr Krishna said the Government was giving serious thought to the proposal. More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS BIO-TECH & GENETICS Getting the basics right Is biotechnology really going to be the next big bang after IT in terms of job opportunities? To make it big, BT will have to concentrate more on education rather than rush into short-term contract work. More SILK Silk exports up 15 pc in Q1 SILK exports have registered a 15 per cent rise in the first quarter of the current fiscal. Exports during April-June were Rs 488.91 crore as against Rs 482.30 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, according to the figures released by ... More JUTE 
Jute textile exports set to top Rs 1,000 cr: RanaMr Rana said the revocation of patent order would provide ``a great relief to the Indian jute industry'', which is already reeling under industrial and business problems due to highly competitive global market and charging of royalty by Geohess would have rendered the price of the Indian hessian highly uncompetitive in the global market. More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Metsat beams first images THE first pictures have been obtained from the country's exclusive meteorology satellite and they "are of excellent quality," ISRO said today. Launched on September 12, Metsat is expected to reach its final designated slot on September 24 and ... More DISINVESTMENT SCOPE moots alternative route for divestment plan The Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), the apex professional organisation representing public enterprises, has suggested alternative routes to the strategic disinvestment decision pursued by the Government and stressed for a ... More
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Plea to reject N.K. Singh panel report on FDI THE Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS) and Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) have urged the Government to scrap the N.K. Singh committee report on foreign direct investment (FDI) which has recommended sweeping changes in the ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS Textile TUs object to wage accords MAJOR textile trade unions in Tamil Nadu fighting for revision in the wages for the organised textile industry in the State have raised objection to wage settlements filed by 34 textile mill managements before the special industrial tribunal ... More
Port, dock workers defer strike plan EVENTS EXPORTS & IMPORTS Imports of sensitive items rise 25 pc IMPORT of 300 sensitive items being monitored by the "war room'' set up in the wake of removal of import curbs has shown an alarming growth of 25 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal. An official release said the total ... More
MoST okays land for Kochi SEZ NATURAL CALAMITIES AP drought situation alarming: Minister THE drought situation in Andhra Pradesh is getting worse by the day and the Government has almost given up hope of any improvement in the kharif season, as the south-west monsoon even in the retreat phase (September-October) is not yielding any ... More TOURISM Tourism will be engine of growth, says Antony TOURISM in Kerala has been recognised as a core competency sector on account of its potential for generating income and creating employment opportunities, according to Mr A.K. Antony, Chief Minister. Speaking at the 51st annual convention of ... More
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Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Sep. 8-Sep. 14 Cement majors flout jute order Why disinvestments must go on As China booms and preys, Hong Kong rues lost business Corporate tax collections up 45% Implications of 100 pc FDI in oil sector Industrial growth 6.4 pc in July — CSO data point to revival trend Productivity-linked reward scheme — Port, dock workers to press for flat 20 pc payment Textile, plantation sectors drag export growth — Modest growth in gem, jewellery, petro goods Insulin prices hiked; TB drugs to cost less |
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