Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, December 21, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, December 21, 2003 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT Look at alternative means of job creation: UN official MOST developing economies are focussing on growth without addressing the vital issue of employment generation. This is disturbing given the huge requirement for job creation in the Asia-Pacific region and calls for a focus on creation of ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Turning municipal waste into fuel — Selco power plant model in AP shows the way ANDHRA PRADESH has more than one reason to cheer about when the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Bachi Singh Rawat, dedicated to the nation a 6.6-MW power plant using municipal solid waste (MSW) as fuel near Shadnagar on ... More ECONOMY 
Further momentum to reforms, says JaswantTHE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has said that besides giving a further push to economic reforms, the $100-billion plus foreign exchange reserves would allow Indian companies and financial intermediaries to access foreign currency ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Ministry seeks customs duty cut on power distribution equipment AS part of its pre-Budget proposal, the Power Ministry has written to the Finance Ministry seeking a reduction in Customs duty on power distribution equipment. Currently, the total duty on meters and meter reading instruments, switchgears, ... More FOREIGN TRADE Take concrete steps towards SAFTA, says FICCI IN the backdrop of the ceasefire and the other positive steps taken by both India and Pakistan, the Indian corporate sector is optimistic that this would lead to strengthening of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ... More HEALTH Private participation in ESI hospital lab facilities: Sahib Singh THE Employee State Insurance-run hospital network is set to invite private sector participation that will help locate costly lab equipment and laboratories across its chain of hospitals in the country, the Union Labour Minister, Mr Sahib Singh ... More PETROLEUM 
Oil majors cross-holdings: Sell & gainIT generated a controversy when it was put through but the cross-holdings story is heading for a happy ending. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation and Gail (India) Ltd are sitting on potential gains ranging from 235-360 ... More PHARMACEUTICALS `Pharma cos have to prepare for changing US procedures' INDIAN drug companies' manufacturing process would now be subjected to a more focused inspection by US regulators if they plan to export there, said Dr Ludwig Huber, a compliance expert at Agilent Technologies. The US Food and Drug ... More
Assocham seeks duty exemption on life-saving drugs GEMS & JEWELLERY Platinum: The new style statement ECONOMICS 
Need to integrate law, economics: AmartyaTHERE is a need to integrate law and economics, two apparently dissimilar subjects, with a view to make their applications more effective. Their integration would also help meet various political, social and cultural objectives. This was stated ... More IPR Fresh steps on to help small units leverage benefits of IPRs THE Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, has taken up a second set of initiatives to help Indian industry leverage the benefits of intellectual property rights (IPR), particularly ... More EVENTS `Textile sector must be de-fragmented' De-fragmentation of the textile sector is to leverage technology and the high-valued product manufacture through branding. More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Accelerated clearance scheme extended to Bangalore cargo complex THE Finance Ministry has decided to extend its accelerated clearance of import and export scheme to the Bangalore Air Cargo Complex. The scheme has already been introduced, since April 2003, on a pilot basis at Air Customs (both export and ... More
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Top Stories In Focus Stocks: Dizzying Heights Steel Industry in 2003 Outsourcing backlash Stamp paper scam Housing finance scenario Insurance Round-up — 2003 Organic farming The Cable tangle Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma Rising intolerance (The Hindu) Vaishnavaite Temples in Tamil Nadu (The Hindu) Saivite Temples in Tamil Nadu (The Hindu) In Depth Insurance Corner Swati CA Simple Economics Slowburn Tax Talk NRIs & Investment Avenues Iraq Diary Looking back Dec. 14-Dec. 20 FDI inflow in telecom plummets 97% `India largest recipient of remittances in Third World' `Over-prescription may lead to antibiotics crisis' New debt swap package for States in offing: Jaswant Coastal movement of POL products — Oil cos' proposal to water down cost CII-Ascon survey shows growth at faster clip FCI decision on grain export allocation in Jan Supportive policy regime key to food processing: McKinsey Move to create level-playing field for life-saving drugs Act changes come into force from January — Infant food cos in a spot Nepal to emerge as sourcing base for beer? Oil cos: Cabinet nod for sale of cross-holding SCI: A case of missed business opportunity |
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