The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 08, 2003

CFCs to be totally phased out by 2010
AS per the programme initiated by the Union Government for phasing out production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS), CFCs (chloro fluoro carbons) will be phased out to the extent of 50 per cent by 2005, 85 per cent by 2007 and ... More

HEALTH

Nursing ambitions? The US beckons
THE demand for nurses in the US has set off another migration from India. The attraction is higher wages, better life style and above all the green card— not only for the nurse, but also for her family too. US Consulate officials confirm ... More

AP launches e-procurement in public health
HYDERABAD: The Public Health and Municipal Engineering Department (PHMED) of Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched the e-procurement project, which is expected to result in huge savings. "This process will bring in transparency to the ... More

POWER

Cong to review PPAs if voted to power: Reddy
IF the Congress is voted to power in the coming Assembly elections, all power purchase agreements entered into with the private companies will be reviewed, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Leader of the Opposition in the dissolved Assembly, has ... More

APTransco plans to buy 2 cr units of power a day
ANDHRA Pradesh Transmission Corporation Ltd (APTransco) has proposed to purchase power up to two crore units a day to meet the energy demand during the rabi season. While the demand for energy is put at 16 crore units every day for the season ... More

APGenco awards RTPP Stage-II works to BHEL
THE Generation Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APGenco) on Saturday awarded the supply and erection works of the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project Stage II, comprising two units of 210 MW each, to the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL). ... More

TEXTILES

TN concern over yarn price rise
CHENNAI: The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, has written to the Union Minister of Textiles, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, pointing out that the 20 per cent to 30 per cent increase in the price of both hank and cone yarn, has ... More

WATER

Bangalore water board upbeat on project to plug leakage
SIX months ago, the Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) launched a pilot project in an old zone of the city to plug some 35 per cent loss in its water distribution system. Perking up its precious revenue and morale was the motive. ... More

BREWERIES

Liquor doesn't pinch your pocket anymore — But tipplers miss `service' of private retailers
ONE consolation for tipplers in Tamil Nadu is that they can get the stuff at the retail prices marked on the bottle. Liquor is cheaper by a few rupees with a nip cheaper by Rs 5 or Rs 6. With the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd ... More

EDUCATION

Hindustan Lever's Surf scholarship contest

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

`Mechanisation in construction must not mean job cuts'
MR R.C. Sinha, Director-General of the National Academy of Construction (NAC), today said mechanisation of the construction industry should not lead to cut in jobs. "Instead, it should pave the way for more jobs," he said, addressing the ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

SIEMA seeks changes in tax laws
THE Southern India Engineering Manufacturers' Association (SIEMA), Coimbatore, has sought wide-ranging changes in the tax laws so that the organised pump manufacturers, who have to comply with various tax laws, are not priced out of competition ... More

GENDER

Training scheme for women in Pudukottai dt
MADURAI: Skill-based training is to be imparted to the members of women self-help groups (SHGs) in Pudukottai district by the Mahalir Thittam, for which a sum of Rs 2.32 lakh has been allocated for the current financial year, according to ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Transferring tech to rural folks
THE National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) is establishing a National Rural Technology Park (NRTP) here at a cost of about Rs 20 crore for transferring technology to rural people. The project will be executed over a period of five ... More

EVENTS

Workshop on return migrants tomorrow
A TWO-DAY workshop on `Enterprise Development for the Return Migrants of Kerala', organised by the Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) and ILO, will be held from December 9-10. The idea of the workshop is built upon an ... More

Stress on need for library automation
DR Usha Mujoo Munshi, Assistant Executive Secretary, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, said that "information deluge" has led librarians to organise resources in a systematic manner. Library automation is needed for effective handling ... More

Management meet
HYDERABAD: Over 200 management professionals from India, Thailand, Bangladesh, the UK and Africa would take part in the three-day Asia Pacific Conference of Management Professionals beginning here on Monday. The conference, with the ... More

GSI staff conference
HYDERABAD: The Geological Survey of India Employees' Association is holding the two-day all-India conference in the city from December 9. "The conference will discuss the retrograde recommendations of the Expenditure Reforms Commission ... More

Seminar on biz strategies

Engagements

Hyderabad engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Sugar exports losing momentum
Currently, global sugar prices are ruling around $180 a tonne. On the other hand, Indian exporters are quoting around $200 a tonne. More

Marked fall in vegetable oil imports in November
Increased domestic oil availability is sure to slow down India's import requirement at least during the first six months of the current oil year. Firm international prices and frequent changes in tariff values are also factors inhibiting imports. More

Fruits export from Kerala set to soar
THE Kerala government as part of its agri-export zone (AEZ) project is to bring 3,000 hectares spread over nine districts in the State under banana cultivation. It will also extend pineapple and vegetable cultivation by 500 hectares ... More

TOURISM

Rajasthan, Kerala top winter holiday spots
ARE you having trouble deciding on where to spend the coming winter holidays? Well, if you want to be in the happening domestic holiday destinations, then you could consider spending time in Rajasthan watching the sand dunes or enjoy the peace ... More

FICCI meet to push South as complete tourism destination
THE conventional perception of South India as a cultural and heritage destination is slowly, but surely undergoing a change. It is now being seen as a region of diversity with specialised attractions such as wildlife tourism, beach tourism, ... More

Udupi Utsav to begin on Dec 22
According to the Minister of State for Ports and Fisheries, Mr Vasanth V. Salian, who is also the district in-charge Minister, the "utsav" is aimed at promoting tourism in the district. It will also portray the cultural heritage of the ... More

Endogenous tourism
Endogenous tourism aims to harness the traditional skills of rural artisans. More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Cordiant Tech gets ISO

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