Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, September 18, 2003
| Markets (Sept. 17) | ||||||||||
|
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER ECONOMY S&P sees positive trends INTERNATIONAL ratings services, Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said the "generally positive trends have become apparent in the third quarter of 2003" in Asian countries, including India. The comments are contained in a review of Asia-Pacific ... More
Vast scope for non-tax revenue in Kerala: Study
World Bank report calls for prudent fiscal management
ENVIRONMENT Environment Ministry invites objections for simplifying CRZ Act THE Udupi MP, Mr Vinaykumar Sorake, said here that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has invited objections for simplifying the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act. Attending a `public contact meet' of the Mangalore City Corporation ... More
EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Filing excise return made easier COME October 1, manufacturers of excisable goods may find the process of filing their statutory return with the excise department less taxing. The excise department has now come up with a unified and simplified one page statutory return that ... More FOREIGN TRADE Chennai to host Austrade show from Sept 26 THE Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will hold an exhibition of products made by Australian SMEs in Chennai on September 26, according to Mr A.K. Thareen, head of Austrade, Chennai. Fifty-four Australian SMEs will exhibit their wares in ... More HEALTH Kolkata to host global programme on AIDS KOLKATA is to host a three-day international conference on "Building a multi-sectoral response to the HIV epidemic through sharing" from September 22. The West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society (WBSAPCS) is organising the meet in ... More PETROLEUM 
Oil marketing cos looking forward to price reductionWITH crude oil prices dropping to a four-month low, hovering in the range of $27 per barrel, public sector oil marketing companies will have to undertake a reduction in prices of petrol and diesel if this southward price trend continues till ... More TEXTILES Texprocil hails EU move on bed linen imports THE Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has welcomed the decision of the European Commission (EC) terminating the ongoing partial interim review and also the expiry of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of cotton type ... More SSI Kerala: Banks urged to be liberal in offering loans to SSIs THE Kerala State Small Industries Association has suggested that banks should expand its lending activities to small and medium enterprises more liberally. Banks should institute sound and robust risk management practices. No financial ... More WATER AP Govt mulls panel to study Almatti impact THE Andhra Pradesh Government is contemplating to appoint a high-level committee comprising irrigation and energy experts to study the impact of Almatti reservoir in Karnataka on the hydel power generation in the State, according to the State ... More RADIO/TV The wait before they go pay again? With the offtake of set-top boxes being poor, Tamil pay channels take shelter under a special free mode for fear of hurting advertising revenues. It's now wait-and-watch time for them. More EDUCATION HCV/LCV/TRACTORS Tractor sales down 17.8 pc in Q1 LAST year's poor monsoons continued its negative impact on the domestic tractor industry, with industry sales falling 17.8 per cent during April-June 2003. Companies whose sales were hit adversely in the period included Mahindra and Mahindra, ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION ICRA to grade real estate, construction in SAARC region CREDIT rating agency ICRA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the SAARC-Chamber-Construction Industry Council to provide construction grading services to countries in the region. According to Mr Amul Gogna, Executive Director, ... More HANDLOOM Madurai handloom workers seek relief THE handloom workers of Madurai have urged the Centre and State Governments to withdraw the levy of taxes on yarn and control yarn prices. A meeting of the representatives of several handloom workers' unions here recently stressed that the ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Tirupur customs agents to hold awareness meet WITH rise in imports of machinery and accessories and the potential for enhancing exports of finished garments to and from Tirupur, the Tirupur-based Customs House Agents Association (CHAA) is set on educating the members in the logistics chain ... More DISINVESTMENT Speed up legislative process for oil PSUs' divestment: FICCI THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged early completion of legislative process towards disinvestment of HPCL and BPCL. FICCI'S Senior Vice-President, Mr Y.K. Modi, in a reaction to Tuesday's Supreme Court ... More
SC ruling may slow down privatisation: CII FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT India moves up in Kearney's FDI Confidence Index "While the higher ranking indicates that there is greater interest among investors to look at India as an investment destination, the actual inflows are, however, a function of many other factors that investors look at before bringing in their inves tments," Mr Laudicina said. More HUMAN RESOURCES `Right to employment crucial for achieving right to food' Dr Dev argued that right to employment was crucial for achieving right to food. More INDUSTRIAL POLICY `TN industrial policy will lower production costs' THE Tamil Nadu Government's industrial policy which looks to upgrade transport infrastructure such as airports, seaports and major traffic corridors would help lower transaction costs for the manufacturing industry, thereby lowering production ... More EVENTS ECONOMIC OFFENCES 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 Sep. 7-Sep. 13 Auto parts cos wilt under increasing steel prices Uncertainty over coal capacity in Tenth Plan SME new thrust area for tech cos WTO drugs deal: Does it really benefit developing countries? Tyre cos seek rubber export subsidy review Holograms aren't for products alone — Govt depts too seek stamp of safety Turnkey telemedicine solutions from Apollo 7% rise in indirect tax collections in April-August Will water take on colas? After neighbourhood papers, it's now TV channels in TN Where is manufacturing headed? Industry posts 5.6 pc growth in July Culprit genes may hold cancer clues No hike in LPG, kerosene prices this fiscal |
|
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 |
