The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 24, 2003

Pacific cyclones adversely hit 2002 monsoons: Study
A POST-MORTEM of the failed monsoon year in 2002 has prompted experts to surmise that enhanced cyclone genesis in the North West Pacific during June, July, August and September that year might well have contributed to poor precipitation in a ... More

ANTI-DUMPING

Dumping duty on sodium hydrosulphite recommended
THE designated authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imported sodium hydrosulphite from Germany and South Korea. In its final findings, the Authority said that the subject goods have ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Northern Ireland trade delegation coming tomorrow
A 15-member trade delegation from Northern Ireland will visit India from October 25 to November 1 to explore opportunities for trade, joint ventures and technology transfer. This is the second time in a year that a trade delegation, organised by ... More

Talks with Bangladesh on free trade pact
WITH Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement between like-minded countries emerging a big phenomenon, India and Bangladesh have initiated discussions to evolve such a bilateral FTA at the official level meeting that was concluded in Dhaka on ... More

HEALTH

`Disease surveillance system need of the hour'
EVEN as efforts are being taken to emulate Singapore in making the city a clean and modern habitat, a serious deficiency in a systematic disease surveillance system deters the ambitious goal. The issue came up at a seminar on safe management of ... More

PETROLEUM

OIL stake to go up in Numaligarh
THE Government has approved the equity restructuring of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL), a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), whereby Oil India Ltd's (OIL) stake in NRL will increase from 12.35 per cent to 26 per cent. The ... More

POWER

WBSEB to allow ads in power bills
THE loss-making West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) has decided to follow in the footsteps of the private sector CESC Ltd in utilising its bills and sites to shore up resources. The WBSEB has asked corporates to submit their proposals and ... More

Tata Power to set up separate trading arm; to seek CERC licence
TATA Power Company Ltd plans to set up a separate company for trading in power. The company will approach the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for trading licence, Mr Firdose Vandrevala said here on Thursday. TPC will also apply ... More

TAXATION

Direct tax mop-up till Oct 15 increases 20 pc
THE Centre's tax collections have registered a buoyant growth so far during the current fiscal, particularly on the direct taxes front. According to the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Mr P.L. Singh, net direct tax ... More

Service tax returns mandatory
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, Thiruvananthapuram, Mr R.K. Jain, has informed that every service tax assessee will have to submit a half-yearly return in either the ST-3 or ST-3A form, as the case may be, ... More

RADIO/TV

TV channels gear up for Assembly polls
EVEN as the Election Commission could stall Prasar Bharati's plans of launching DD News, other news channels are gearing up for the forthcoming Assembly elections. Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri (KBM), Singhansan Ka Semi Final, Aaj ... More

EDUCATION

Degree, diploma courses
BANGALORE: Manipal Infocom, Bangalore and International College of Business and Technology Ltd (ICBT), a member of Ceylinco Consolidated, have signed an agreement to introduce Sikkim Manipal University's (SMU) degree and diploma courses in ... More

Maharashtra to make medical entrance more transparent
THE Maharashtra Government has maintained transparency while allotting seats in medical colleges of the State, the Maharashtra Minister of State for Medical Education, Mr Suresh Shetty, has said. Addressing presspersons in Mangalore on ... More

CONSULTING

Hyderabad to host consultancy services meet
NEARLY 250 renowned chief executive officers, consulting professionals and practising managers from the industry, NGOs, policy planners and academia will be meeting in Hyderabad for three days beginning December 8 to discuss the opportunities and ... More

LEATHER

American footwear brands eyeing India for outsourcing
INDIAN leather footwear manufacturers may loosen China's grip on the market as American footwear companies are scheduled to come here next month in search of outsourcing opportunities. Johnston & Murphy, Palmer Shoes, and Earth are among the ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

CII concerned over anomalies in input duty structures
SOME of the key issues worrying trade and industry on the export front would be addressed in the Exim Policy to be announced in March next year, Mr L. Mansingh, Director-General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT), has said. The Directorate General of ... More

JUTE

Bengal Govt move to avert jute strike
In an effort to avoid a strike in the jute industry, the West Bengal Government has asked managements and trade unions to form a negotiating committee to sort out the industry's current problems. This decision was taken at a meeting held on ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Defaults of sesamum export looming large
Many exporters had committed in the $600-$640 per tonne range for white 99/1. It has now skyrocketed to the $700-$770-level for fresh bookings. More

`Cutting transaction costs will help exporters in a big way'
Now is the time to act fast on removing the factors hampering exporters' competitiveness. More

Ministry assures support to exporters
THE Union Government on Wednesday assured exporters of putting in place adequate measures to ensure export growth particularly in the wake of appreciating rupee, which adversely impact on the earnings of the exporting community. A delegation of ... More

TOURISM

Deccan Odyssey, a `hallmark' of ICF
IT will be a lifetime experience for a person travelling by Deccan Odyssey on a journey through the kingdom of the Marathas - Maharashtra. The luxury train, built by Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, near here, has all the facilities of a ... More

Dubailand project to attract 15 m Gulf, West Asian tourists
DUBAI has launched a new mega project — the Dh18 billion `Dubailand,' — probably the biggest project in the tourism, leisure and entertainment sector in the Gulf and West Asian region in a bid to attract 15 million tourists by ... More

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