The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 29, 2003

ICC model on environment management wins award
THE Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Kolkata, which has successfully developed for eastern region companies a one-stop service solution for environment management, has won the award for `Best Unconventional Project' at the recently concluded ... More

Regency students bag award
HYDERABAD: The mechanical engineering students of the Yanam-based Regency Institute of Technology got the first prize for their presentation made at the `Technomillennium 2003' organised by Marathwada Institute of Technology in ... More

ECONOMY

CII-Ascon April-Sept survey: Sustained growth in manufacturing sector
THE latest CII-ASCON survey for the April-September period this year reveals sustained growth in the manufacturing sector compared to the same period last year. The survey reveals continuity in the number of sectors having excellent and high ... More

PETROLEUM

Ministry planning policy on gas pipeline
THE Petroleum Ministry is considering a gas pipeline policy wherein all major interstate pipelines will be set up wholly by a single organisation nominated by the Government. GAIL (India) Ltd, which is the country's largest gas transporter and ... More

POWER

Dabhol project: Some gained, while others lost
A KIND of vacuity pervades the power generation complex constructed by the erstwhile Enron Corporation in verdant Ranvi in Ratnagiri district, first made famous by alphonso mangoes. "Hum ko to nahin lagta ki ye prakalp ab phir shuru ... More

EDUCATION

`B-schools must interact more with industry'
B-SCHOOL curriculum should significantly contribute to the product that the industry expects, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Azim Premji Foundation, Mr Dileep Ranjekar. Thinkers and customers should debate about the MBA ... More

TAPMI plans new campus in Bangalore
The Bangalore campus would provide better industry interface as it would be situated in the midst of various companies and IT firms. More

CARS

Car demand seen registering 8 per cent annual growth
THE Indian automotive industry is likely to maintain, over the short to medium term, the growth momentum picked up in 2003, according to ICRA's latest report on the industry. The report, titled `The Indian Automotive Industry', also said that ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

GOs on use of fly ash unimplemented
DESPITE several Government Orders (GOs) to implement utilisation of fly ash and phase out of ordinary portland cement (OPC), the results have not been as `expected' in Andhra Pradesh, according to Mr T. Gopala Rao, Chairman of the Fly Ash ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

SICA meet kick-starts debate for `bank-assisted cotton purchases'
THE 24th annual general meeting of the South India Cotton Association (SICA) held on Sunday has kick-started a debate on streamlining the system of cotton payments prevailing in the cotton textile industry, an issue that has been proving stifling ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS

TN: `Apparel park yet to take off on lack of industry participation'
THE apparel park, which was supposed to have come up near Chennai, has not taken off as yet because of the lack of participation from industry, according to Mr T.R. Srinivasan, Managing Director, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY

Jaitley's date with Tirupur remains a dream
A FLYING visit to the export town of Tirupur, which, as a textile cluster has carved a name for itself, remained a dream for Mr Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Law, Justice, Commerce and Industry. It was not the distance, but a hectic ... More

Tirupur knitwear: Ministry to support brand promotion
THE exercise on generic branding of Tirupur knitwear for the global market being undertaken by the Tirupur knitwear exporters has received a boost with the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, offering to support the branding ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Gujarat is a safe investment destination: Advani
THE Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2003 was a deliberate message to the rest of the world that formed a response to the sustained propaganda that one had witnessed over the past one-and-a-half years, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Where the Gandhian logic still works
IN 1982, a Gandhian, Dr Manibhai Desai, set out for Lachhakadi village, Vansda taluka, and stayed put in an Adivasi hut for three years chewing over solutions to halt forever the routinely wasteful migration of poor Adivasis to cities. He was ... More

EVENTS

`Govt's business must be confined to policy'
IT'S time for the Government to realise that it is never its business to get into business. The outstanding show put up by the Indian IT and pharma sectors only reveals what the industry can achieve if there is no Government interference, the ... More

There was variety in size, shape & service
A FLEET of vessels, ranging from Kerala's own `kettuvallams' to the most modern high-tech speedboats, were on display at the India International Boat Show organised by the Kerala Tourism Department here. The expo showcased an armada of water ... More

Porta Bote: An eye-catcher
REMEMBER the small country boats used by the commoners in the backwaters of Kuttanad in Kerala? Small and compact, it could even be carried on one's shoulders if need be. A similar light boat manufactured by Foldable Boats International at ... More

Boat show winds up in style
THE three-day India International Boat Show concluded on a triumphant note here today. Delivering the keynote address at the valedictory function, Mr V. Ramachandran, Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board, said that the State Government would ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Jaitley keeping close watch on rupee movement
THE Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley on Sunday said his Ministry was alive to the hardening rupee's drag on India's dollar denominated exports and was keeping a close watch on this trend. His Ministry would also discuss this ... More

TOURISM

KSTDC to add value to tourist circuits
THE Karnataka State Tourism Department Corporation (KSTDC) is all set to get tourists to stay longer and visit more places of interest in the State. It is concentrating on improving the value that is offered on each tourist circuit, of the ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

AP CM's letter on stamp scam
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has urged the Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, to entrust the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam case to a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court as the issue has national ... More

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