Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, November 08, 2002
| Markets (Nov. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, November 08, 2002 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
INDUSTRY & ECONOMY PENSION PLANS 
Pension, social security cover for unorganised sector on the anvilA PENSION system for unorganised workers is being firmed up, as per the announcement made in the Union budget for 2001-02. Disclosing this while inaugurating a national seminar on the unorganised sector here on Thursday, the Deputy Chairman of ... More ECONOMY 
Jaswant asks Ministries, depts to tighten beltWITH the Government under pressure to meet the funding requirements of drought-hit States, the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, sent out a clear message to all Central ministries and departments to curtail unproductive expenditure and maximise ... More FOREIGN TRADE India, Finland pact to boost investments FINLAND is looking forward to strengthening and broadening its commercial and economic ties with India, including investment, according to Mr Jari Vilen, Minister for Foreign Trade of Finland. He stated this at the `India-Finland Business ... More
`Scope bright for better trade ties with France' HEALTH Cancer awareness programme BANGALORE: Central Lab, the speciality lab dedicated for hormones and cancer markers, has launched a three-day Cancer Camp coinciding with the National Cancer Awareness Day observed on November 7. Patients walking in for a check-up ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Slow infrastructure growth hits investment prospects in AP THE investment climate in Andhra Pradesh is still `hazy' despite the best efforts of the Government to make it industry-friendly. No new investments have been committed significantly in the last one year even though the Chief Minister, Mr N. ... More PETROLEUM Gasohol tax: Naik to meet State Ministers today THE Union Petroleum Minister, Mr Ram Naik, will be meeting excise ministers of nine sugarcane-growing states on November 8 to extract sales tax and other fiscal concessions on sale of petrol doped with 5 per cent ethanol from January 1, 2003. ... More POWER WBSEB drive against power theft KOLKATA: Vigilance squads of the West Bengal State Electricity Board raided 10,711 industrial and commercial premises since the enactment of the new legislation to check power theft. A WBSEB release said that armed with the Indian ... More
To ease risk of policy reversals — Parekh panel moots fund for power sector reform
Nagarjuna power project nearing financial closure TAXATION 
MS, PwC launch VAT softwareMICROSOFT Corporation India and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India have jointly developed an off-the-shelf Value Added Tax (VAT) software solution for the State tax departments in the country. The solution, developed by PwC using Microsoft .NET ... More TEXTILES Karnataka: Apparel park draws foreign interest The new venture partner is expected to build and maintain the infrastructure of the park and will be responsible for the operations of the park. More SSI Vendor development programme HYDERABAD: A national industrial exhibition-cum-vendor development programme is being planned here for December 19 and 20 by the Small Industries Service Institute (SISI) in collaboration with the State Department of Industries and ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Sankara Nethralaya plans hospital in Kolkata SANKARA Nethralaya, which pioneered the concept of a dedicated hospital for eye care, is set to launch an eye hospital in Kolkata, in collaboration with the Asia Heart Foundation (AHF). According to Dr S.S. Badrinath, Chairman, Sankara ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Chamber wants ownership change clause replaced THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has suggested replacement of the current provisions in the Companies Act restricting change of ownership of companies by anti-abuse measures such as mandatory continuity of ... More
CII working on `green' directory KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Knitwear exports: India takes up embargo with US INDIA has sought the intervention of the US Department of Commerce to resolve the imbroglio over the embargo on knitwear shipments. Exports of knitwear items under Category 338/339 have already exceeded the quota for this year, as a result of ... More MINING & QUARRYING Directional change in chrome ore mining mooted in 10th Plan A DIRECTIONAL change in domestic chrome ore mining has been suggested by the committee that studied its demand during the Tenth Plan period. According to the committee, there is substantial scope for further scientific exploration to prove ... More DISINVESTMENT Bengal sets deadline to dispose of sick PSUs THE West Bengal Government has set an ambitious target. By the end of the current financial year, it wants to complete the disinvestment and winding up programme of the State public sector units. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Mr ... More
`Privatisation must help improve efficiency' SOCIAL WELFARE Nehru Yuvak Kendra offers aid THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Nehru Yuvak Kendra, an autonomous body under the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has invited applications for financial assistance from charitable organisations. An official ... More EVENTS CII Quality Summit from Nov 14 BANGALORE: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CCI) is hosting the annual `Quality Summit' from November 14 to 16 in Bangalore. The tenth edition of the summit will have as its theme, "Quality & Competitiveness: We can make it ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES Ayurveda gaining acceptance abroad The Government had identified 15 American and 15 Indian scientists who would in team of two prepare projects for funding by donor agencies and collaborate in research. More TOURISM Lanka may outstrip God's Own Country IT has been on the cards for a while. Sri Lanka, slowly recovering from internal strife, may soon compete with Kerala in garnering tourist spend in the region. The Emerald Island, with cheaper tariff rates, is geared to give `God's Own Country' a ... More
Kerala: Public awareness campaign on tourism launched Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Rabo India launches `green' division Truckers to strike work from November 15 `e-com tax policy must be in line with global practices' Centaur deal: MP demands CBI probe Kalam sets young dreams soaring Pant for political consensus on tough decisions — Cabinet okays Tenth Plan `Rural folk worst-hit by strained basic services' Rethink on future corporate structure of PSU coal cos |
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home | Copyright © 2002, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line |