The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 29, 2003

EEPC's Indiatech Fair in Brazil
THE recently concluded 4-day "Indiatech" Fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil, organised by the Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC), has fetched spot orders worth $50 million for the exporters of engineering goods. ... More

PETROLEUM

Plea to withdraw import ban on white kerosene
THE Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, has said the Commerce Ministry's recent curb on direct import of white kerosene by private sector has hit the manufacturers, especially those in the SSI who had been hitherto using the ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

THE YEAR THAT WAS

Pharma industry making big strides in global arena
THE year 2003 is being viewed as the year that saw "globalisation of the Indian pharmaceutical companies." And the facts speak for themselves, the last six months have seen overseas acquisitions of generic drug companies by at least three ... More

TRAVEL & PLACES

Passport cells to be established in 8 more dists in Kerala
EXTENSION `cells' of the passport office will be established in eight district headquarters in the State from January 1, an official release said. These units will be in addition to the existing passport cells in five districts. The ... More

RADIO/TV

THE YEAR THAT WAS

Rising ad spends brighten media outlook
IT has been a rather action-packed year for the media sector. While improved ad spends lifted the spirits of the sector on the whole, the Government was in the limelight with several changes in policy. The norms for uplinking of news channels ... More

AIR to retail archived content to public
ALL India Radio (AIR), which has started archiving its recordings and selling some masterpieces on cassettes and CDs at AIR outlets in all the State Capitals, will shortly be appointing distributors for marketing these products at retail music ... More

DD channels: Errant operators to face action
THE Union Government has given its in-principle nod to bring about an amendment to the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act to empower officials of the All India Radio and Doordarshan to take action against cable operators who do not ... More

EDUCATION

Satyam plan to upgrade rural schools in AP
BYRRAJU Foundation, a not for profit organisation set up by the family of Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, Chairman, Satyam Computers Ltd plans to make 217 primary, high school and model schools it has adopted in rural Andhra Pradesh on par with the best in ... More

BEVERAGES

Soft drink cos woo home segment with price cuts
THE roller-coaster year that the Rs 5,500-crore soft drink industry has had seems to be ending with yet another twist. With the objective of driving volumes especially in the in-home segment that was hit most by the pesticides controversy, both ... More

EVENTS

`India needs to be self-reliant in technology'
A PROPER security document and self-reliant technology is what India needs at present, Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller (R&D), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, has said. Addressing a technical ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Deals signed to export 4.5 lakh cotton bales
COTTON traders have signed contracts to export at least 4.5 lakh bales (of 170 kg). Of this, at least deals for one lakh bales have been signed with the spinning mills in Pakistan. "Another 50,000 bales are likely to be shipped to Bangladesh, ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Centre planning Rs 8,500-cr scheme to boost co-ops
THE Union Government will shortly unveil a Rs 8,500-crore financial package to revive the co-operative sector. The details of the package are being worked out, according to Mr Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Agriculture. He was speaking at a ... More

TOURISM

Andaman beckons with music and adventure
THE Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a premier eco-tourism destination, is all set to unfold its mystic charm with a fortnight-long festival from January 4. The annual Island Tourism Festival (ITF) will unleash for visitors a bonanza of music and ... More

`Karavali Utsav'
MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has decided to hold `Karavali Utsav' from January 22 to March 8 next year. The Minister in-charge of the district, Mr B. Ramanatha Rai, who presided over a meeting in this regard ... More

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