The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 26, 2003

Uttara Kannada turning out to be investors' choice
IF one goes by the letters of facilitation (LoF) to companies to start tourism and other industrial-related activities, Uttara Kannada district, especially Karwar, is the leader in attracting investments. Most of the 34 LoF issued during the ... More

ANTI-DUMPING

Definitive dumping duty proposed on EPDM imports
THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended continuation of the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of EPM (ethylene propylene rubber) and EPDM (ethylene propylene diene rubber) from South Korea, after a review of the ... More

ECONOMY

Come hither, Naidu tells NRIs
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, in renewed efforts to woo non-resident Indians (NRIs), urged them to turn to their homeland and bring in investments as the climate had turned ideal for investments. Speaking at a ... More

Plan panel for integrated approach to J&K development
THE Planning Commission has said that sound policy and good governance could lead Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to a faster development path even as in the case of the growth of per capita net State domestic product at current prices, the State was ... More

Karnataka finances in trouble as IBRD defers loan disbursal
WITH the World Bank holding back disbursement of the third tranche of the structural adjustment loan, the State Government's finances are in trouble. Sources said here that the capital receipts pegged for this year at Rs 7,873 crore had relied ... More

ENVIRONMENT

Rape of the rivers
A view of the Chettuva river near Thrissur. Indiscriminate sand mining continues in the rivers of Kerala, despite widespread concern over its environmental impact. It has deepened the riverbeds and pushed down underground water table, leading to ... More

Sewage plant planned in Kochi
KOCHI: The State Government is seriously considering a proposal for setting up a sewage and toilet waste treatment plant in Kochi. The proposal is to set up and manage the plant by collecting user fee from the city dwellers. The idea ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Rs 6,200-cr plan to strengthen civic sewerage network in AP
A massive Rs 6,200-crore plan to strengthen the sewerage network in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) area and 10 adjoining municipalities is on the anvil. While Rs 1,800 crore was required for the MCH area, about Rs 4,400 crore was ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Dist-level forums to curb spurious drugs in AP
ALL the districts in the State would shortly witness proactive advisory forum meetings regularly to keep a tab on the manufacturers of spurious drugs and to safeguard the interests of the consumers. "Members can highlight incidence of ... More

RUBBER

Kerala urged to take steps to boost latex processing
THE latex processing sector, a valuable sub-sector of the natural rubber industry in Kerala, can make phenomenal progress if concerted efforts are made to modernise the industry, according to the Association of Latex Producers of India. The ... More

SSI

KSSIA seeks more Central funds
THE Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has submitted a memorandum to the 12th Finance Commission seeking better financial results from the Central funds to the State for the development of small industry. As Kerala is relatively ... More

EDUCATION

LRCs at Kottayam and Kozhikode Medical Colleges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The All-Kerala Medical Graduates Association (AKMG) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Thiruvananthapuram, have entered into a memorandum of understanding to extend the concept of learning ... More

CARS

THE YEAR THAT WAS

New launches drive car sales
IT may just be the best year the Indian car market has seen till date. In fact, market analysts point out that it may well end with a growth of about 20 per cent over last year. According to industry data, car sales have grown by about 18.3 per ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Compounding programme in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: More than 95,000 cases of undervaluation of property have been settled as part of the ongoing compounding programme, according to an official spokesman. The compounding facility was made applicable to the ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY

Knitwear exports from Tirupur up 17% in Jan-Nov
TIRUPUR knitwear exporters managed to post a double-digit growth in their export value in dollar term during Jan-Nov 2003 period. This is despite the strong rupee, which exerted pressure on garment exporters. The value of exports between ... More

Tirupur accessories fair next month
THE fourth edition of the accessories, materials and trends exposition (ACMATEX) fair will be held in Tirupur from January 7-9. The fair being held under the banner of the India Knit Fair Association (IKFA), will showcase a wide range of ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Rural growth project launched
GUNTUR: The efforts and resources of Government alone would not be sufficient for rural development. All sections of society should contribute liberally to develop the villages and improve the lot of the rural folk, Mr V. Rama Rao, the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Emigration rules relaxed
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Job seekers flying out of the country would not be required to pay upfront the return fare in a new decision being implemented from December 25 by the Emigration Section under the Union Ministry of Labour. Announcing ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Kinfra Film & Video Park to house animation zone
SOME weeks ago, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) observed that the Indian animation industry had the potential to grow into a $1.5-billion business by 2005. Long before this announcement, the management of the ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Engg goods, chemicals, jewellery help exports rise 7.7% in April-Aug
DOUBLE-digit growth by traditional export products such as engineering goods, chemicals and related products and a moderate growth by gems and jewellery pulled up the overall export growth to 7.71 per cent in dollar terms during the April-August ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Kerala: Former Forests Secretary calls for system revamp
THE former Forests Secretary, Mr Bharat Bhushan, has expressed anguish over the `bad patch' hit by the State Government in negotiating its way through a maze of court cases involving upkeep and retention of precious forest wealth. Mr Bhushan ... More

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