The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, September 21, 2003

Saw Pipes: Power in the pipeline
THE fixed deposit programme of SAW Pipes Ltd (SPL), a Jindal group company, is an attractive option for those with a penchant for risk. Given the company's strong fundamentals and attractive interest rate, an ... More

INSURANCE CORNER
Aviva's EasyLife Plus
`EASYLIFE Plus' is an endowment plan that allows you to accumulate a certain amount at the end of a specific term through regular savings and also provides life cover. The product provides an in-built ... More

ANTI-DUMPING

`Industry must not reconcile itself to unfair competition'
CHENNAI: Manufacturers of goods reconciling themselves to unfair competition from abroad and taking to trading is a cause for concern, Mr L.V. Saptharishi, Designated Authority (for anti-dumping) and Additional-Secretary in the Department ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

`£10 b Indo-UK trade target attainable'
In the first six months of 2003, Indo-British bilateral trade has registered an increase of 16.5 per cent over the corresponding period of 2002. More

HEALTH

Improve ESI services before widening net: Assocham
REACTING to the recommendations made at the State Labour and Health Ministers Conference held on Thursday, Mr R.K. Somany, President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), has stated that the decision to bring ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

IMF-Bank meet to focus on infrastructure funding
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC discussions, with particular focus on funding for infrastructure projects is expected to be held during a bilateral meeting between senior Indian officials and the President of the World Bank, Mr James Wolfensohn, ahead of the ... More

PETROLEUM

For motorists... Filling fuel is now on the cards, literally
"Cash or card?" cashiers ask, regardless of whether you are at a pharmacy or a petrol pump. Payment options, such as petro and co-branded credit cards, have opened new avenues for motorists to settle up ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Pharmacoepia panel to be set up in Ghaziabad
The main objectives of the Indian Pharmacopoeia would be the expedition of publishing journals and publications related to Pharmacopoeia. More

Exemption for ALS imports to cover all drugs
IN keeping with the demands of the domestic pharma industry with export interests, the Government has expanded the scope of exemption on the registration process for import of drugs under the Advanced Licence Scheme. The exemption from ... More

WATER

Karnataka to consider AP plea for Krishna water
A COMMITTEE of officials would be set up by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to discuss the issue of release of water from Alamati Dam to Andhra Pradesh. The decision comes in the wake of first-ever meeting between the Chief Ministers of both the ... More

PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT

If domestic companies get level playing field ...
`WTO-bound 20 pc duty on paper products not a threat'
CAPTAINS of the domestic paper industry and trade feel that the WTO-bound 20 per cent import duty on paper and products may not pose a threat to the industry vis-à-vis imports provided it is allowed to play in a level-playing field. Echoing ... More

DISINVESTMENT

HPCL/BPCL privatisation — The SC verdict and after
The abrupt halt to the privatisation process brought about by the apex court has restored status quo in the oil industry. More

WTO

Correcting trade distortions is our mission: Jaitley
INDIA has said that it would continue to engage the developed countries at a multilateral level to ensure the correction of trade distortions that are caused by subsidies doled out to agriculture in the developed world. Such an engagement ... More

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