The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 01, 2003

`Rising fiscal deficit major cause for concern' — More needs to be done on reforms front in AP, says study
OBSERVING that Andhra Pradesh has made considerable strides in implementing economic reforms that were triggered off by the fiscal crisis in 1995-96, two of the senior economists of the country currently working with the Centre for Economics and ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

CII renews pact with China body
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and All China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding at a India China Business Seminar organised by CII, coinciding with the visit of a high-level ... More

HEALTH

AIDS drugs at lower prices for Govt-run programmes
THE significance of a day dedicated to AIDS may not be of much relevance to Kerala's five-year old Bency and eight-year old Benson - children living with HIV/AIDS — who have already been exposed to the stigma and discrimination ... More

AIDS and Kerala
TODAY is World AIDS Day. HIV/AIDS has so far claimed 20 million lives and infected a further 42 million people worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 95 per cent of AIDS victims. More people have died from AIDS than from last ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Finnish co plans pipe unit in Bengal
KWH Pipe of Finland, which has bagged contracts for replacement of underground water pipelines from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, is working on plans to set up a pipe manufacturing facility in West Bengal at an estimated investment of $10 ... More

PETROLEUM

ONGC launches deep-water drilling at Gulf of Kutch
ONGC today launched its ambitious $1-billion deep-water drilling campaign — the first well was spud at the Gulf of Kutch at 1,892-metre water depth. The company plans to drill 47 deepwater wells over the next three years. Three ... More

POWER

Regional Unido centre to expand presence
THE Unido Regional Centre for Small Hydro Power (SHP) has announced plans to become more visible in the South Asian region through effective intervention strategies aimed at facilitating micro/small hydro power development in the region. The ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

Mahratta chamber in touch with Centre on auto component cluster
THE Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture is in the process of setting up an `auto cluster' which will give a fillip to the region's large auto component manufacturing community. Mr Arun Firodia, Managing Director the ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY

Gold jewellery hallmarking `must be voluntary'
HALLMARKING of gold jewellery should remain voluntary for the time being, according to the majority of members of the Committee on Hallmarking of Gold. The 13-member committee, which held its second meeting here under the chairmanship of the ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS

Sree Chitra Tirunal new lab
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Bachi Singh Rawat, will, on Thursday, formally dedicate to the nation the ISO-accredited medical devices testing laboratory at the Biomedical Technology (BMT) ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Group concept an accepted alternative to individual houses — Real estate market in Coimbatore looking up
THE real estate market in Coimbatore has started looking up with projects valued at nearly Rs 200 crore being launched by well-known builders, which appears to be more than what was under implementation at any single time in the past. There is ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Nabard-funded development project — Water conservation for villages, by villagers
SEATED under the shade of a century-old banyan tree, the villagers of Veelinaickenpatti in Dindigul district discuss their problems - - water shortage and soil erosion - - that have contributed to hundreds of their friends and families ... More

Centre keen on rural road projects completion
WITH some States such as Bihar and the those in the north-east lagging behind in the implementation of the Rs 60,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural connectivity, the Centre has started exploring alternative ways to ... More

Development package for Udupi and Chikmagalur dists
MANGALORE: The Karnataka Government has announced a Rs 180-crore package to develop Naxal-affected areas in Udupi and Chikmagalur districts, according to Mr Vasanth V. Salian, Minister of State for Ports and Fisheries and Minister ... More

EVENTS

Poster competition today
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The surgicals major, Terumo Penpol, is tying up with the All-Kerala Blood Donors Society to organise a poster competition on "blood and blood donation" for students of the College of Fine Arts here. The competition ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Basmati exports may be hit on new EU rule — Serious impact on shipments from Pakistan
THE European Union's move to restrict the existing 250 euros per tonne duty concession on basmati rice to only traditional or `pure line' varieties with effect from January 1, 2004 will adversely affect exports from both India and Pakistan. ... More

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