The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 07, 2002

Jaswant calls meet on fiscal situation
WITH less than a month to go before the Finance Ministry kickstarts the 2002-03 Budget formulation exercise, the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has decided to take stock of the Centre's fiscal situation, particularly on expenditure trends so ... More

Banks told to go soft on farm loans
THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has asked the banks to align the interest rates for agriculture and rural sectors with the soft interest rate structure in the rest of the economy. According to Mr Singh, interest rates for the farm and ... More

IA too raises fares — Apex scheme untouched
THE state-owned Indian Airlines (IA) today followed in the footsteps of Jet Airways and announced a 10 per cent upward revision in the domestic rupee fares from November 10. While the general Indian rupee fares will stand increased by 10 per ... More

UTI index plan opens today
THE Index Linked Plan (ILP) of the Unit Trust of India under its Variable Investment Scheme (VIS) will open for subscription from Thursday (November 7). An open-ended scheme with a pre-defined allocation of equity and debt, ILP will be linked ... More

ITC to lay more products on e-choupal
IN a low-key but major initiative, ITC is entering the field of horticulture, aquaculture, spices and salt through its Secunderabad-based agri business division. The division has decided to spread its e-choupal procurement and marketing network ... More

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