Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
| Markets (Sept. 8) | ||||||||||
|
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, September 09, 2003 |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty mooted on floatglass imports IMPORTS of clear as well as tinted varieties of floatglass (thickness 2 mm to 12 mm) from China and Indonesia may turn more expensive, with the Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry recommending a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports ... More ECONOMY `Bengal industrial climate improving' IN a recent "Business Perception Survey: West Bengal 2003" carried out by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), among a cross section of 60 captains of industry, corporate CEOs and opinion makers in the State's business circle, some 55 per cent ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
Scope for more trade with Singapore underscoredTHE Minister of State for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Mr P. Radhakrishnan, on Monday said that the potential for mutual co-operation between India and Singapore is immense. Addressing a seminar on `India-Singapore: Partnership in ... More
Washington State team in Mumbai to strengthen ties HEALTH PSI to implement AIDS campaign in 12 major ports POPULATION Services International (PSI), a voluntary organisation, is implementing HIV/AIDS prevention programme in the 12 major ports with funding support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Mr Justin DeNormandie, ... More
INFRASTRUCTURE PSBs limit exposure to infrastructure projects Banking sources said that absence of exit options was one of the major reasons for the slow growth in credit offtake and the consequent low credit deposit ratios. More POWER Calcutta High Court sets aside WBERC power price hike A DIVISION bench comprising Justice Banerjea and Justice S.P. Talukdar of the Calcutta High Court today set aside the decision of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC), which enhanced by 52 paise the cost of every unit of ... More TAXATION Tax collection at source for metal scraps put off THE Union Government has again put off its decision on collection of 10 per cent tax at source (TCS) on non-ferrous metal scrap, trade sources have said. The implementation of this levy, perceived by the trade to have adverse impact, had earlier ... More
Selection norms for technical staff on tax tribunal flayed
Event management cos face confusion over service tax TYRES Tyre cos seek rubber export subsidy review "The total subsidy for rubber exports works out to over 23 per cent. This includes Rs 3.50 a kg cash subsidy extended by the Centre, waiver of rubber cess of Rs 1.50 per kg by the Rubber Board and exemption of purchase tax of 12.65 per cent." More WATER Centre to take up Rs 1,000-cr water harvesting project THE Union Minister for Rural Development, Mr Kashiram Rana, has said that the Centre would soon take up a Rs 1,000 crore water harvesting project. "The programme details are being given final touches. The likely duration of the project would be ... More
RADIO/TV Licence fee for radio, TV sets favoured THE Chairman of Prasar Bharati, Mr M.V. Kamath, is for the imposition of licence fee for radio & TV sets at the point of purchase. Concurring with the idea mooted by the Prasar Bharati CEO, Mr K.S. Sarma, he said there are nearly 125 million ... More
I&B Ministry to hold meet with States on CAS EDUCATION REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION FaL-G technology for using fly ash in housing schemes THE Fly Ash Building Material Manufacturers' Association (FABMAS) has come forward to execute a housing scheme at Singhnagar in Vijayawada under `Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana' scheme. According to a press release issued here on Monday by the ... More PRECIOUS METALS Farm output recovery may drive demand up for gold FOR bullion marketers in countries such as India with large unsatiated demand for gold, the latest World Bank forecast that over the medium-term, prices are expected to fall below $300 an ounce as supplies from all sources exceed demand is sure ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS CII-sponsored `green' meet from Sept 19 TRIGGERING a `national movement' green business, the Confederation of Indian Industry and its Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is holding a two-day summit beginning September 19 with the theme `Green is competitive'. Announcing this at a ... More
Singapore-India chamber delegation meets Bengal CM CINEMA Auditing panel mooted for film business TRANSPARENCY on the revenue side of the Indian film business as a means to ensuring organised financing for film production, was emphasised at a discussion on film financing organised by FICCI here recently. Raising the point, Mr Sunir ... More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING India, Pak publishers sign agreement THE Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association (PPBA). Under this, the FIP and PPBA would jointly form a working group for the exchange of information and ... More WTO 
WTO drugs deal: Does it really benefit developing countries?The recent eleventh-hour agreement on TRIPs and public health concerns of poor countries has been hailed by some as a major breakthrough, while others argue that the resolution is purely cosmetic. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandra sekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider this latest agreement in the background of the previous experience and debate. They conclude that it does not provide much relief either to poor countries that may need to import drugs or to generic manufac turers of drugs in developing countries. More SECURITY Holograms aren't for products alone — Govt depts too seek stamp of safety NOT just FMCGs and private sector manufacturing companies but Government departments too are queuing up to get their products hologrammed. Among the Government bodies which have taken recourse to the security ring that a hologram offers are ... More EVENTS Good governance exhibition in Oct A THREE-DAY international exhibition `Good Governance India' and a conference on `Good Urban Governance — Making Cities Work' would be held here from October 29. Fairfest Media Ltd, an organiser of trade fairs in the country, will be ... More
TACED meet from tomorrow INCOME TAX Last date for filing TDS returns extended THE Finance Ministry has extended the last date for filing of TDS (tax deducted at source) returns to November 30, for tax deducted during 2002-03. The last date for filing of annual returns had earlier been extended uniformly to September 30 ... More PEOPLE Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
 Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest
Top Stories In Focus Cola Controversy The Cable tangle Indo-China Relations Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma In Depth In Kashmir Simple Economics Slowburn Tax Talk NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Looking back Aug. 31-Sep. 6 SBI staff asked to keep tab on transactions of `terrorist groups' Consumer durables see festival support Portfolio management schemes — the in-thing Exports in July rise 5.75 per cent `Auto component sector must move up value chain' Rebound in global FDI likely in 2004, says Unctad report CBDT okays new investment pattern for PFs Dave for phasing out PPF scheme SC reserves order on BPCL, HPCL disinvestment `Indians have the highest job rates among Asians in UK' |
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | Home | Copyright © 2003, 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 |
