The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 22, 2003

SETS in pact with Anna University
THE Society for Electronic Transaction and Security (SETS) today signed an agreement with Anna University, Chennai, to collaborate in research and development and product development on security technologies. The joint initiative is being ... More

CEMENT

New development council for cement industry formed
THE Central Government has established a 25-member Development Council for the cement industry. Industry sources said that this new Council would have a term of two years. Mr B.L. Jain, President, Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA), and ... More

PETROLEUM

NTPC tender may set benchmark for LNG pricing
THE much awaited detailed tender of National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) for supply of 3 million tonnes per annum of gas to two of its power plants in Gujarat is expected in the second week of August. The tender and subsequent price bids ... More

POWER

Lanco power plant gets ISO certification
LANCO Kondapalli Power Pvt Ltd, a 368 MW combined cycle power plant set up in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, has secured ISO 14001 certificate for its environmental management system. The accreditation was given by UKAS, an international ... More

`Tanir Bhavi still needs escrow cover'
THE Tanir Bhavi Barge Mounted Power Project (TBPP) here is now set to cruise to a comfortable position after the company was able to recover the cost of power supplied to KPTCL for the last two years through invoking the escrow cover. ... More

TYRES

Tyre production up in May
TRUCK and bus tyres production staged a smart recovery in May to touch a level of 8.75 lakh tyres. Production in this category had slumped to 7.77 lakh tyres in April as against a production level of 8.99 lakh tyres recorded in March this year. ... More

WATER

Lack of coordination throttles Pamba Plan
THE setting up of a Pamba River Basin Development Authority and a Department of Environment in the State seems imperative for the implementation of the Pamba Action Plan (PAP) under the National River Conservation programme. In the absence of ... More

MANAGEMENT

Management contest planned in Coimbatore

RADIO/TV

`Star war' out in the open
THE ongoing media war involving Star TV and the two publication groups - - the Times of India group and the India Today group - - is finally out in the open with Star coming out with a full page advertisements in various newspaper on ... More

Panel not for bundling by pay channel broadcasters — More FTA in basic tier suggested
The Committee has urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to ensure against bundling of channels by broadcasters while arriving at the rates so that the consumers can exercise their choice whether or not to opt for STBs. More

MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS

Bangalore team's invention gets FDA approval
A MEDICAL diagnostic device invented by a Bangalore research team has become the first such hi-tech Indian tool to win the US FDA approval for its clinical use in the US and certification from the EU. The device, called Haemotron, is ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Hudco to get Marine Drive land

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

FICCI decries move to curb assets disposal
THE move to put a cap on selling, leasing or disposing of the assets of an undertaking of a company in a given financial year has not been received well by a section of the corporate sector. Calling it `investor unfriendly', the Federation of ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS

Indian apparel industry in post-quota regime — `Retailers will call the shots'
THE SARS virus a few months ago raised concerns about a worldwide health crisis, but it also alarmed several global fashion houses and retailers. China accounts for 40-50 per cent of apparel exports to some countries, and the incident has made ... More

GENDER

`Women should have key role in micro-credit programmes'
IN order to finetune its strategies and evolve a better model, the Thrissur-based Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd has conducted a one-day seminar here on `Micro-credit and socio economic development' with senior Government officials and voluntary ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Govt may retain veto power in HPCL — Likely to introduce golden share clause
THE Union Government is likely to retain veto powers on key decisions in the privatised Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) through introduction of a `Golden Share' clause in the shareholders agreement. This is being proposed as the ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

FDI accounts for 14.6% of investments
THE foreign direct investments (FDI) accounted for 14.6 per cent of the total investment of Rs 1,55,750 crore approved for various projects during the past 12 months. While the domestic private sector accounted for another 19.6 per cent of all ... More

EVENTS

Software industry has to rework biz model: ISB Dean
THE Indian software services industry has to address the challenging global business and tap newer markets by moving away from a US and Japan-centric approach, Prof. Vijay Mahajan, Dean, Indian School of Business, said. Addressing business ... More

GMCI seminar on banking

Hyderabad Engagement

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

APSFC takes pro-active steps to promote entrepreneurship
THIRTY-four-year-old Revathi, who invested Rs 30,000 in a textile showroom at BHEL, wants to scale up her business which involves additional investment. And Ramakrishna Raju, 27, an electronic circuit inspector, sees a good opportunity in ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Currency volatility: Ignorance daunts small exporters
ALONGSIDE the success stories of the more sophisticated export houses, which have made a 19 per cent jump in exports of Indian merchandise possible this year, there is also the dismal tale of the small scale exporters who live in ignorance and ... More

DHL launches trade confidence index
THE WTO deadline is expected to have a major impact on exports from India, so DHL Worldwide Express has launched the DHL Trade Confidence Index, which will measure the attitudinal outlook of exports, and the expectations and drivers for export ... More

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