Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, September 11, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EXCISE AND CUSTOMS 7% rise in indirect tax collections in April-August THE Centre's excise and customs revenue collections have registered a 7 per cent increase during the first five months of the current fiscal, totalling Rs 51,461 crore as against Rs 48,095 crore in April-August 2002. While excise collections ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
Sharon invites Indian investmentTHE Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ariel Sharon, on Wednesday invited the Indian business community to invest in Israel as also participate in its disinvestment process. Addressing captains of the Indian industry at a luncheon meeting jointly ... More HEALTH 2-day CME programme HYDERABAD: A two-day continuing medical education (CME) programme on vascular and interventional radiology is being organised by the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, under the auspices of Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional ... More
Doctor does 25,000 heart surgeries PETROLEUM ONGC may share LPG, kerosene subsidy burden THE Government is considering a proposal to transfer some of the burden of subsidy on LPG and kerosene on to ONGC. Currently, the public sector oil marketing companies, IOC, HPCL and BPCL, bear the entire brunt of this subsidy. These ... More POWER AP power utilities adopt TIMS HYDERABAD: The failure rate of distribution transformers (DTRs) in Andhra Pradesh has declined drastically following the adoption of Transformer Information Management System (TIMS) by the State power utilities, according to Ms Rachel ... More TEXTILES Production of high quality yarn a drain on profits, says study IS production of yarn of higher quality a drain on the profits of the textile mills? This is what a recent study on cost-strength-product (CSP) undertaken by the Coimbatore-based South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) seems to ... More WATER Will water take on colas? Even as industry experts have forecast packaged water as the world's leading beverage by 2005 overtaking carbonated beverages, global majors are now putting their non-carbonated beverage brands in the forefront in recognition of this trend. Mr ... More
No move to sell river water, says Kerala Minister
AP groundwater potential study to be completed soon EDUCATION DRS International schools HYDERABAD: The DRS Group has decided to start DRS International schools all over the country as well as abroad. A decision to this effect was taken at its 13th Annual Board meeting here recently, under the Chairmanship of Mr Dayanand ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Rs 1.4-cr research unit set up at Indian Food Park A RS 1.4-crore R&D facility devoted to food research has been set up at the Indian Food Park (IFP) at Palavanatham near Virudhunagar. The pilot unit has been developed by the Coimbatore-based Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
`Ease curbs on real estate sector'ONE of the barriers to the internationalisation of the real estate industry in India is the regulatory environment which does not permit of capital efficiency and liquidity, according to Mr Steve Mallen, Partner and Head of Global Research at ... More
Greater Noida to have its own `Connaught Place'
Malaysian co's arm to develop township at Mohali INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Chamber opposes independent directors in majority number PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has suggested that the minimum number of independent directors required to be appointed by the companies should be one-third of the total strength. The minimum number of directors should be retained ... More
New KCCI President KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Knitwear exporters seek rupee invoicing The knitwear exporters' body has suggested that export credit rate be brought down to 4 per cent level on par with the LIBOR rate and offer of export credit guarantee cover for exchange risk. More MINERALS GSI now eyes the sky for minerals THE 152-year-old Geological Survey of India (GSI), which is involved in scanning the depths of the Earth for minerals has now decided to look up to the skies for possible minerals. It has added the geology of extra-terrestrial space and ... More DISINVESTMENT SCI board mulls interim dividend? IS the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) about to issue a bumper interim dividend to enable the Government to draw a part of its reserves ahead of its disinvestment? There is much speculation on this after the company announced the record ... More WTO 
Agriculture holds key to success at CancunAS the ministerial conference of the WTO gets under way, the world's oldest avocation, agriculture appears to hold the key to the success of the Doha Round talks, with trade majors like the US and the EU unrelenting in their posture and ... More EVENTS Security alert leads to chaos at Sharon luncheon meeting — Lack of coordination is spoilsport GUESTS arriving at the 11th floor of the upmarket Taj Mahal here would have been forgiven for thinking that they were in a fish market and not the confines of a luxury hotel. The hotel floor provided the only passage to the luncheon meeting ... More
`Deliver as promised for credibility'
INCOME TAX `Doing away with rebates may lead to reduction in tax rate' According to the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Andhra Pradesh), Mr Chowdary, e-filing of returns would be further made simpler by introduction of digital signature software. More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES SE Asian health ministers form group on traditional medicine THE health ministers of World Health Organisation South East Asian Region countries on Tuesday decided to set up a working group on traditional systems of medicine. The working group is expected to be constituted soon and would study the ... More
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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' |
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