Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT GDP growth fails to check plunge in jobs THERE has been a sharp fall in employment generation since 1993-94, despite the sustained and accelerated growth in the Indian economy. "The employment growth fell to 1.07 per cent per annum between 1993-94 and 1999-2000 from 2.7 per cent per ... More ECONOMY Analyst picks holes in Kerala model of development THOUGH the Kerala model of development has put human resource development and quality of life improvements at the forefront of policy imperatives, Dr P. Nandakumar, faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, has said it "did not ... More
THE YEAR THAT WAS HEALTH Impact of AIDS on business AT the broadest level, businesses are stated to be dependent on the strength and vitality of their workers and customer base. In this context, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) increases the cost of doing business, reduces productivity ... More
AP: Minister hits out at junior docs for going on strike HOTELS Cabarets no longer `decadent' for Bengal THE Left Front Government in West Bengal and its people in the city are no longer shy to lap up the "human body" in the form of cabaret shows, although the same shows were banned by the same Government in the mid-70s considering it a part of ... More INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY `Distributed computing can help bridge digital divide' DISTRIBUTED computing in India can go a long way in bridging the digital divide in the country. This was the view of several speakers and participants at the 5th international seminar on distributed computing, organised here jointly by the Indian ... More PETROLEUM 
Govt to unveil 5th round of oil, gas exploration soonTHE fifth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy for oil and gas will be announced in April. This would allow the Government to award more blocks for discovery of more oil and gas. The third round of bids for coal bed methane would also be ... More POWER NTPC Simhadri Project targets 90 per cent PLF THE 1,000-MW NTPC Simhadri Power Project running at a plant load factor (PLF) of 87 per cent, expects to touch 90 per cent by this year-end and surpass it to reach the optimum level sometime during the next year. The project's General Manager, ... More
L&T wins Rs 700-cr power plant order from GMR group TAXATION Direct tax collections rise 22 pc DIRECT tax collections up to December 22 touched a level of Rs 63,026 crore, which is about 65.95 per cent of the budgeted target of Rs 95,569 crore for fiscal 2003-04. This performance reflects a 22.03 per cent increase to the direct tax ... More TEXTILES Powerlooms, SSI spinners seek incentivising own investments THE small scale textile producers, including the SSI spinners and the powerloom cloth weavers, have put up a case for incentivising those portion of the capital investment brought by them outside the institutional funding route to fund their ... More WATER THE YEAR THAT WAS Ripples in packaged water biz too EARLIER in the year, in February to be precise, CSE had opened a can of worms, this time involving the Rs 1,200-crore packaged water industry. For packaged water too, the allegation was pesticide residues. The CSE study had analysed 17 brands ... More RADIO/TV Pay channels may cost more THE new year may see residents in non-CAS areas having to dole out a higher monthly cable bill. According to indications provided by the cable industry, the rates of most of the pay bouquets are set to go up as broadcasters are renewing their ... More EDUCATION Kochi Ad Club to start one-year diploma course THE Advertisement Club of Kochi is scheduled to start a one-year PG Diploma Course in Advertisement Management from February 2004. The course will be conducted in association with advertisement and media professionals. "The Ad Club Kochi has ... More BEVERAGES THE YEAR THAT WAS 
Controversy-ridden year for soft drinksTHE soft drinks industry met its waterloo in 2003. While the year began on a healthy note - growing at a healthy 25-30 per cent during the first-half of the year, thanks to an aggressive push strategy for the Rs 5 price point and scale of ... More
JUTE Jute workers in Bengal go on strike THE jute industry workers of West Bengal have gone on an indefinite strike from Monday in response to call made by 15 central trade unions demanding higher dearness allowance and others. The trade union leaders and mill owners confirmed that ... More DISINVESTMENT ONGC, Gail: Govt calls for bids from merchant bankers THE Government has decided to cut short the time-consuming procedural steps involved in the appointment of merchant bankers/lead managers to help sell equity in ONGC and Gail within the remaining three months of the current fiscal. "The ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Rs 77.11-cr worth FDI proposals approved THE Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, today approved 34 proposals recommended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), in its meeting held on December 19. The approvals amount to Rs 77.11 crore. The major investment proposals ... More EVENTS Industrial expo in Jan in Hyderabad COME January and the Numaish or the All-India Industrial Exhibition will be back hosting about 2,700 stalls featuring trade, industry, commerce, where hundreds of dealers and manufacturers from all over the country will showcase their products ... More INCOME TAX Multi-pronged strategy to recover income-tax arrears in Bengal THE Income-Tax Department (West Bengal), whose jurisdiction extends to Sikkim and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, as part of a national effort, has evolved a multi-pronged strategy for recovery of arrears. This includes putting in place an ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Punjab's case for wheat export to Pakistan before Foreign Ministry THE Punjab Government has sought the Centre's permission for the export of wheat to Pakistan. The State Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, has taken up with the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Mr Sharad Yadav, the issue of opening up of ... 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. 21-Dec. 27 Turning municipal waste into fuel — Selco power plant model in AP shows the way CEOs hopeful of double-digit growth in sales Patents (Amendment) Bill introduced Core sector growth at 5.2 pc in Nov Rice exports likely to remain dormant Steel majors to gain from stable prices `10 pc stake sale in ONGC, GAIL first; cross-holdings unlock later' Exporters going dollar-shy, take a fancy to euro New launches drive car sales Engg goods, chemicals, jewellery help exports rise 7.7% in April-Aug Poor rural offtake, shift in spends, keep FMCGs in slow mode Realtors upbeat with higher growth in 2003 |
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