Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, December 16, 2002
Markets (Dec. 16)
BL 2501116.60 (-6.20)
BSE Sensex3328.39 (-14.58)
S&P CNX Nifty1078.45 (-7.75)
Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.10/48.23
Gold Std (10 gm)5435 (-15)

News
Features
Stocks
Port Info
Archives


Subscription

Group Sites

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

ECONOMY


Ascon survey shows rise in industrial output
INDUSTRIAL output is on the rise again. This has been indicated in the latest survey carried out by the Associations Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (Ascon). The survey conducted for the last nine months from April to ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Devanahalli project to tap mezzanine debt
Additional access roads have been planned that will run into Bellary road. The existing roads through Hoskote and Hebbal will be upgraded to a four-lane expressway, which will meet the airport road. More

PETROLEUM


LPG costlier in Maharashtra
LPG consuming households in Maharashtra will have to pay Rs 5 more per cylinder, public sector oil marketing companies said here. The price hike comes after the State Government slapped an 10 per cent sales tax surcharge on domestic liquefied ... More

TEXTILES


Upgradation key to textile growth: Mukesh
THE Indian textile industry needs information technology, communications and better operating discipline and management to help it address its problems and grow, according to Reliance Industries' Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Mukesh Ambani, ... More

Textile sector not confident despite `feel good' factor
THE signs of recovery seen in the textile industry in recent times have restored the `feel good' factor, but the industry fights shy of conceding it openly because of a lurking suspicion on how far the patch of recovery will last this ... More

CIGARETTES


Plea against hiking duty on cigarettes
CIGARETTE tobacco growers, represented by the Federation of Cigarette Tobacco Growers Association (FCTGA), have urged the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, to retain the existing specific excise duty structure for cigarettes and also refrain ... More

RADIO/TV


Channels cosy up to last mile operators
IT'S time to cosy up to the cable operators. Even as the Rajya Sabha cleared the Cable Television Networks Amendment Bill 2002 paving the way for a Conditional Access System (CAS), the three big broadcasters are focusing their attention on the ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


States urged to form commodity platforms
DIFFERENT States with traditional strengths in a particular plantation product should take a leaf out of multinational initiatives such as the Asean and set up commodity platforms to promote co-ordinated efforts aimed at value-addition and market ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


Muthiah is new FICCI President
DR A.C. Muthiah, Chairman of the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC), has taken over as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2002-03. He took over the Presidentship at ... More

FAPCCI seeks amendments to Companies Act
ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that the recent corporate failures across the globe eroded the confidence of retail investor on the accounting standards, the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) sought more amendments to ... More

DISINVESTMENT


SCI sale — Why is the Government letting things drift?
With delays dogging the SCI sale, and the fall in its share price, it's no surprise there are hardly any serious takers left. More

Divestment panel draws roadmap for TCIL — `Merge Semiconductor Complex with a PSU'
THE Disinvestment Commission has suggested the privatisation of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) through strategic sale and merger of Semiconductor Complex Ltd (SCL) with another PSU in a related line of business such as Bharat ... More

EVENTS


Comptex meet to focus on post-WTO textile scenario
THE two-day meet on the competitiveness for textile industry titled `Comptex 2002' being held in the city next week will try to map the `threat-and-opportunity' perceptions of the domestic textile sector in the areas of enhancing its ... More

Bill soon to allow pvt industrial parks
KARNATAKA will soon have an Industrial Bill where industries will be allowed to set up huge parks and manage their own affairs such as power, water and other infrastructure. Mr R.V. Deshpande, Minister for Medium and Large Industries, ... More

Workshop on energy-efficient fuels for homes
With nearly 80 per cent of Indian women dependent on traditional fuels such as biomass, dung cakes, agricultural residues for cooking, the need for eco-friendly and energy efficient technologies to replace old domestic practices will be the focus ... More


Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line
Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

Top Stories
`Core infrastructure must improve' — Mr S. K. Mohapatra, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust


Lenders seek to shut BIFR door against defaulters

Jt venture issue blown out of proportion: NDDB chief

Ascon survey shows rise in industrial output

Divestment panel draws roadmap for TCIL — `Merge Semiconductor Complex with a PSU'

In Focus
Inside China

Gujarat Elections
Small Investor
In Depth
Gender Justice
Simple Economics
India Interior
Consumer Notes
Looking back
Dec. 8-Dec. 14
VCs prefer India to China

Car production growth low, but exports rise: CII

Stagnant consumption worries fertiliser industry

Kerala tops tourism growth rate worldwide

29 State-owned PSUs up for sale in Orissa

What makes Chinese economy click

Learning maths the Casio way

A silver lining for payal workers

Chinese dumping thwarts move to boost bivoltine silk output

News channel revenues grow faster than viewership

Empowering faceless women

Can FBI net the cyber-fugitive?

LIFE is a win-win scenario

Economic growth versus social impact

Phone-in and test your skills; check leave position too


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