The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 09, 2003

Ministry nod for pharma export promotion council
THE Department of Commerce has granted provisional approval for setting up a separate export promotion council for pharmaceuticals (Pharmexcil). An official release said that the headquarters of Pharmexcil would be located at Mumbai. Further, a ... More

Domestic airlines worried over panel decision on FDI
THE excitement and joy about the Naresh Chandra Committee report is also leading to some trepidation among the domestic industry players. Industry sources told Business Line that while the decision to abolish Inland Air Travel Tax and ... More

Open-sky policy added 1.2 lakh air seats: Rudy
THE Government's decision to follow an `open-sky' policy for a three-month period, starting December this year, has seen more than 1.2 lakh air seats being added, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, told the Lok Sabha on ... More

Draft Engineers Bill hangs fire
THE introduction of the proposed draft Engineers Bill in Parliament still remains uncertain as the relevant parties, the Engineering Council of India (ECI) and the Institutions of Engineers (India) IE(I), are yet to finalise the draft Bill. ... More

POLITICS

Partial response to BJP bandh in Hyderabad
THE bandh call given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in protest against the violent incidents in the Old City of Hyderabad evoked partial response on Monday, affecting normal life and business activity in certain parts of the city. Nearly ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY

LS passes IDBI Bill — `Govt equity not to drop below 51 pc'
THE Lok Sabha today passed the Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Bill, 2002, that would allow the corporatisation of the development financial institution and its conversion into a banking entity. The passage of ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

Chennai Customs introduces e-auctions for uncleared goods
THE Chennai Custom House (CCH) has pioneered auction of uncleared and confiscated goods over the Internet to widen the pool of potential buyers. The e-auction is to speed up disposal of such goods and eliminate unnecessary travel by potential ... More

SECURITY

Defence college to conduct war management seminar
THE College of Defence Management (CDM), a premium tri-service institution of armed forces, is holding a two-day seminar on "Management of War in Contemporary Environment" here from Thursday. According to Brigadier Mr Deepak Sharma, over 350 ... More

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