Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY AWARDS & HONOURS IIM Lucknow institutes leadership awards YOU may dub this as just another set of awards for recognising "leadership". But the persons behind the "Lakshmipat Singhania-IIML National Leadership Awards" think otherwise. The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML) and J.K. ... More ECONOMY Full float only after fiscal deficit improves: Jaswant THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has reiterated that full convertibility of the rupee would have to wait till the Government's fiscal position registers fundamental improvement and inflation is under full control. Virtually echoing the ... More
Core sector growth at 5.2 pc in Nov FOREIGN TRADE Two to tango This portal is helping importers and exporters to come together on the floor of the Internet. More
Vietnam keen on better trade ties with India HEALTH Kerala: Regulatory support for blood policy urged A STUDY of the blood donor programme in the State has recommended that the State blood policy must stipulate the commitment and support from the Government to the national blood programme, and should have the required legislative or regulatory ... More
HIV among antenatals on decline in AP INFRASTRUCTURE Govt tightens DPR deals, choice of civil contractors for road projects THE Government has tightened the contracts for consultants preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) to ensure greater accountability and has incorporated changes in the pre-qualification and selection of civil contractors for highway projects in ... More PSU TN Industrial Explosives banks on new products TAMIL Nadu Industrial Explosives Ltd will start commercial sales of emulsion-based explosives next year even as it will have to comply with a Government of India directive to reduce the manufacture of nitro glycerine-based explosives. The use ... More PETROLEUM 
CCD okays sale of 10% equity each in ONGC, GAILTHE Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) has approved the sale of 10 per cent of the total equity in ONGC and GAIL through domestic offering. Briefing reporters after the CCD meeting on Tuesday, Mr Arun Shourie, Disinvestment Minister, ... More POWER KSEB plea on hydel projects — `Opportunity denial compensation fund' for States sought THE Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has suggested to the 12th Finance Commission that the Centre may create a fund to compensate the loss suffered by the States on account of denial of permission to start hydel projects. In a memorandum ... More
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Powerless loomA weaver working on powerloom in Bangalore. The Karnataka Weavers' Association plans to protest against the steep hike in electricity charges, which was severely affecting weaving business in the State. Close to 25 lakh workers depend on weaving ... More SSI Plea to fix benchmark lending rate for SSIs THE Indian Banks Association has advised the commercial banks to fix a benchmark prime-lending rate for the small-scale sector, according to Mr J.G. Gupta, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Addressing a seminar on `Alternative ... More WATER RADIO/TV 
Delhi Govt to set up consumer court on CASCRICKET buffs in Delhi's South Zone will not be able to catch the action of the third test match between India and Australia. Unlike the last time, cable service providers have decided that this time the match, to be aired on ESPN-Star Sports, ... More
Zee office in Mumbai ransacked CARS In a year of auto boom, some cars run out of gas EVEN as the auto sector is seeing one of its best years in the country, old favourites like Lancer, Palio and Sonata have turned out to be aberrations with sales plummeting to record levels. Fiat Palio, which sold a total of 32,000 units in ... More
No easing of homologation conditions, says Govt MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS New facilities at Global Hospitals GLOBAL Hospitals, a multi-speciality corporate hospital, has added two new facilities - a Flat Panel Cath Lab and an Electrophysiology Laboratory (EP Lab) - to offer improved heart care. The hospital has invested Rs 3.5 crore for the new ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
Boom time for housing projects in ChennaiTHE real estate market in Chennai has been buoyant for the past few months with a number of companies announcing new projects and the space in the existing ones getting sold fast, say market sources. The buoyancy has been attributed to the ... More
BIO-TECH & GENETICS GRANITE & MARBLE Cheap Sri Lankan imports irk domestic marble industry LARGE-SCALE cheap imports of rough marble blocks/slabs into the country from Sri Lanka have put the domestic marble processing industry into serious trouble. Such goods come into the country at a zero duty under the Free Trade Agreement between ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT A hollow hello! The telecom "revolution" that is said to be sweeping across the country is largely confined to the urban areas. The ring sounds hollow in the rural heartland. More
Ministry proposes new rural electrification policy EVENTS Being outstanding manager is `managemantra' CORPORATES look for `outstanding' managers not `good' managers. Students should prepare themselves to be outstanding managers to become tomorrow's business leaders, said Mr C.K. Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, CavinKare Pvt ... More
BioAsia meet at Hyderbad from Feb 26
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Groundnut oil exports may top 40,000 t ABOUT 15,000 tonne of groundnut oil, out of the estimated contracted quantity of 35,000 tonnes, have been shipped out by mid-December, according to Mr D.P. Khandelia, President of Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA). In addition, ... More BEARINGS, CASTINGS & FORGINGS Foundry units in Coimbatore withdraw strike CITY-BASED small foundry producers who were on strike since December 15, protesting against soaring raw material prices, withdrew their indefinite strike on Tuesday. This follows the assurances given by the Union Minister for Small Industries, ... More TOURISM Steps to boost Udupi tourism MANGALORE: THE Karnataka Minister for Tourism, Mr J. Alexander, has said that tourism will be given a boost in Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada districts of coastal Karnataka. Inaugurating the second "Udupi Utsav" in Udupi on ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Budget Wish-list 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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