The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 12, 2004

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Perilous perch
Workers perch themselves perilously on a thin rod while fixing a hording in Kochi. Lack of safety measures often leads to fatal accidents.

BRANDS
Plea to ban import of global cigarette brands
THE tobacco farmers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have urged the Union Government to withdraw the permission given to international cigarette multinationals for export of their brands to India. This would encourage a back-door entry for foreign ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
BIS clamps down on bottled water plants; cos contest charge
EVEN as it is well past the January 1 deadline for packaged water companies to comply with the new norms laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for drinking water, the last word on the issue has obviously not been said. For, while ... More

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Move to allow IOC to choose shipping line — Windfall in offing for SCI

FIIs turn net sellers in derivatives market

BIS clamps down on bottled water plants; cos contest charge

PTC to float public offer soon

`Diversion' of sugar to domestic market — Maharashtra told to take action against defaulting exporters

Volatile market looks for liquidity to gather steam

Looking back
Jan. 4-Jan. 10
Amway comes under scanner of Drug Control authorities