Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, October 02, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER `Cycer' brings showers in Thiruvananthapuram THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An upper air `cycer', traced to the Kanyakumari skyline late on Wednesday evening, brought welcome showers to the capital city after an unusually hot spell raised mercury levels in the drought-prone interiors of the ... More AWARDS & HONOURS Applications for energy conservation awards called THE State Government has invited applications for the `Energy Conservation Awards 2003'. Administered by the Thiruvananthapuram-based Energy Management Centre, the awards are given in five categories that cater to different ... More ECONOMY Workplace stress stunts GNP growth: Study A STUDY on stress levels among middle-level managers from 96 leading companies in India and Kenya has shown that tension at the workplace could well have a cascading negative impact on the gross national product (GNP). Prof V. Mukunda Das, ... More HOTELS AP hoteliers vow not to employ children GIVING a boost to the anti-child labour campaign, hundreds of hoteliers on Wednesday vowed not to employ, directly or indirectly, children below the age of 14 years in their hotels, restaurants, tea kiosks and bakeries. Joining hands, the ... More PETROLEUM ONGC to pay $135 m for Cairn oil blocks OIL and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) and Cairns Energy Plc have signed agreements to exchange oil and gas exploration blocks in the ownership of one another. While ONGC will buy two blocks, it will sell one to Cairn. The transaction will ... More
Ethanol-blended petrol launched across Karnataka POWER Tata Power asks MERC to sign PPA with BSES TATA Power Company has asked the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission to direct BSES Ltd (now Reliance Energy Ltd) to enter a power purchase agreement with TPC, in its annual tariff proposal filed on Wednesday. In its estimates of ... More TAXATION TEXTILES Pdexcil seeks Nabard-like institution THE Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (Pdexcil) has suggested setting up of an exclusive institution on the lines of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) to meet the financial needs of the ... More
Textile traders set to make Bengal export-import hub RADIO/TV Zee to launch DTH without other major broadcasters on board IT is known to be a revolution in television broadcasting and is expected to provide the viewer a choice of several hundred channels. But the Subhash Chandra promoted ASC Enterprises, which commences its direct-to-home (DTH) operations on October ... More
Consumers irked at monthly CAS bill, says survey EDUCATION Welingkar Institute to open Bangalore chapter THE Mumbai-based Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research is all set to open its gates in Bangalore soon. Explaining the reason for its focus on Bangalore, Prof V. Gibson, Associate Dean and Head, Welingkar School of ... More
Nalsar varsity plans to go global; to offer courses in corporate law BEVERAGES `EU water norms for finished beverages will be tough to follow' MUCH water, indeed, has flowed under the bridge since the controversy over pesticide residue levels in beverages broke out in early August. While the Government has constituted a Joint Parliamentary Committee to recommend criteria for ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY Modi wants Surat to emerge as `jewellery city' THE Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, wants diamond city Surat to emerge as a `jewellery city' in the years to come. Although Gujarat had made a mark in cutting and polishing of diamonds, there was a lot of untapped potential in the ... More LEATHER CLE planning strategy to boost exports to Russia According to estimates, Russian imports are in the range of $400 million. But actual imports are only $1,000 million since a substantial portion of the market comprises grey imports. More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING A very good paper but a very bad habit The 125-year-old Hindu must look to its hoary heritage and formidable pedigree to keep up with the times. More
Indian publishers to take part in Frankfurt fair DISINVESTMENT 
Ministry moots six options for HPCL, BPCL sell-offTHE Ministry of Disinvestment (MoD) has mooted six options to counter the Supreme Court judgment that has sought Parliamentary approval for privatisation of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). ... More
Andrew Yule revival plan to CCD for clearance CREDIT MARKET Banks disburse Rs 1,982 cr to priority sector in Kerala THE commercial banks in Kerala disbursed Rs 1,982 crore as advances to the priority sector in Kerala till June 30 in the current year. The banks have targeted to disburse total advances of Rs 10,495 crore to the priority sector in the State in ... More E-GOVERNANCE GIS meet in Hyderabad ANDHRA Pradesh will soon become the first State in the country to allow licensed surveyors from the private sector to work in the updating of land records, a move which will create expertise and save money for the Government. The decision is ... More EVENTS `String together technical, commercial interests' FINANCE, production and logistics, marketing, sales and human resources management are no longer information islands. They are increasingly pooled within the corporate flow of information, according to Dr Hasso Drathen, General Secretary of NAMUR ... More
Kalam to visit Hyderabad
INCOME TAX Returns filing date extended to Oct 3 THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date for filing of income tax returns by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) and other non-corporate assessees whose accounts need not be audited under the Income Tax Act, ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Export growth slows in Aug — April-Aug trade deficit zooms to $6,044.68 mCONTRARY to the salutary export trends noticed throughout last year, exports during the first five months of the current fiscal have registered a moderate growth of 9 per cent and a relatively meagre growth of 4.19 per cent during August, the ... More BEARINGS, CASTINGS & FORGINGS Foundrymen plea to cut import duty on pig iron THE Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) is pushing for a reduction in import duty on pig iron to bring down prices, and for development of foundry clusters to enhance competitiveness of small and medium units, according to a press release from ... More PEOPLE Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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