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FOREIGN RELATIONS


Iran ready to increase crude export volume
THE Iranian President, Mr Syed Mohammad Khatami, said that his country was prepared to raise the volume of crude oil exports to India. Addressing the captains of industry at a luncheon here, he said that Iran welcomed all types of investments ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Trade in plant drugs abets deforestation: US expert
RISING commercial demand for wild source plant drugs in some countries, including India, has abetted over-exploitation of medicinal plants, leading to the cumulative and unsustainable use of forest wealth and degradation and devaluation of ... More

Giving trees a fresh lease of life
IT is only natural that Bangalore, the city known for its tree-lined avenues, should have the first arboriculture association in the country. Interestingly, the voluntary association came about when the founder- member, Mr S. Narayanswamy ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


  • CEGAT bench at Hyderabad sought

    FOREIGN TRADE


    Sharjah free trade zone woos Indian companies
    BACKED by a modern infrastructure and one-stop centralised regulatory clearances and a tax-free regime, the Sharjah Airport Free Trade Zone (SAIF), which has about 48 per cent Indian companies out of 907 located there, has come to Hyderabad as a ... More

    CII plans office in Teheran to boost trade relations
    REALISING the importance of Indian industry making its presence felt not only in the Iranian market but also in the markets of Central Asia and Europe, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will open an office in Teheran. "The new CII ... More

    INFRASTRUCTURE


    Padgham offers expertise for infrastructure projects
    INFRASTRUCTURE projects in India need a tighter rein on costs and budget control, and Padgham & Partners Pty Ltd, Australia, is here to offer the required expertise, according to Mr Peter Cox, Director of the company. Announcing the ... More

    PHARMACEUTICALS


    Mashelkar to head drug panel
    IN the first step towards strengthening the drug regulatory infrastructure, the Union Health Minister, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, has announced the setting up of a broad-based expert committee under the chairmanship of Dr Mashelkar to suggest concrete ... More

    POWER


  • RTPS unit crosses 100 MU mark

    TAXATION


    Bush tax plan a stimulus only for the super-rich
    Mr Bush measure will work out to billions of dollars in reduced capital gains taxes, a windfall that will go overwhelmingly to the rich and the super-rich. More

    Bid to empower States to levy VAT opposed
    INDIA Inc. may express its reservations to the Centre's proposal empowering the State governments to levy sales tax/value-added tax on sugar, textiles and tobacco products at rates ranging from one per cent (floor) to four per cent ... More

    SSI


    Codissia drive to boost engg components exports
    Codissia had been pressing EEPC to include Coimbatore in the itinerary of foreign buyers since there were a large number of engineering companies here producing quality components. More

    TYRES


    Truck, bus tyre output slips in Nov `02
    TRUCK and bus tyre production slipped in November 2002 to 8.12 lakh against a production level of 8.36 lakh recorded in October 2002. The production performance in this category in November 2002 is also much lower to the best-ever ... More

    WATER


  • PM launches Hariyali project

    BREWERIES


    HC orders refund of excess fee
    THE Madras High Court has ordered refund of excess privilege fee to a retail liquor vendor of Karur District as the licence issued was for a lesser period than the normal one year. Mr Justice P.K. Misra, while disposing a writ petition from Mr ... More

    MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS


    Vijaya Diagnostic offers digital x-ray services
    VIJAYA Diagnostic Centre (VDC), the Hyderabad-based diagnostic medicare services company with nine centres in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and one centre in Kolkata, has announced the launch of CR Digital X-ray system at its ... More

    BIO-TECH & GENETICS


    `Bioinformatics holds promise as a career'
    Since 25 per cent of the pharma companies' spend goes into manufacturing, the information could be mined to look for opportunity for innovation. More

    DISINVESTMENT


    Centre to shed balance equity in VSNL
    EXACTLY a year after the successful disinvestment of international long-distance major Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) in favour of the Tata group, the Government has decided to shed its remaining stake of 26 per cent in the company. According ... More

    Veto powers for Govt in HPCL post-sale
    THE Union Government will incorporate special clauses in the shareholders' agreement to retain veto powers over key decisions even after the oil refining company HPCL is privatised through strategic sale. As per a decision taken by the Cabinet ... More

    WTO


    Plans afoot to update non-tariff barriers list
    "With the fall in the WTO-bound and applied duties, the NTBs have become a major challenge before developing nations. As per the economic division documentation of 2001, almost 44 per cent of total exports to the US faced some form or the other of N TBs." More

    SOCIAL WELFARE


    AP tops in child labour, says ILO
    ANDHRA Pradesh has the dubious distinction of having the highest incidence of child labour in India, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Despite the best efforts being put in by the State Government, the menace of child ... More

    RURAL DEVELOPMENT


    TN Govt to focus on rural economy
    The Government was looking to broad-base agriculture production and productivity through appropriate technological changes. More

    TOURISM


    Travel to Europe... shop for $200 free
    WOULD you like to travel to Europe and get $200 free as shopping money to purchase Swiss Maestrani chocolates, Swiss Gubelin watches, French perfumes or even the German Drubba wine glasses and cuckoo clocks? No, there's no bagful of tricks ... More

    ECONOMIC OFFENCES


    Plan for Sessions Courts to tackle white-collar crimes
    WHITE-collar offences, especially cheatings, breach of trust and counterfeit have registered a significant growth in the economic reforms-driven Andhra Pradesh during April— December, 2002. While cheating cases rose to 4,203 against 2,962 ... More
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