The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 08, 2004

ECONOMY
BPO wave leads to more jobs in manufacturing
FLIP through job advertisements and you'll find four out of five still seem to be in the information technology sector. But there is an incipient recovery in the jobs scene in the manufacturing sector. The pick-up is palpable in a few ... More

Of missing jobs and outsourcing concerns
THE US economy has been lumbering out of its recession. Industrial production rose 2.4 per cent by end of last year and GDP is said to be growing at an annualised rate of 4.3 per cent. The stock market is on an ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Aussies chant the China mantra
NOW-A-DAYS Australians are reading more about Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, trying to master the Chinese language and developing their skills in ping pong. Wonder, what's the connection between the Great Wall of China and the Sydney Harbour ... More

HEALTH
Poor response from men to birth control operations in TN
THE response from men to birth control operations are poor in the State, according to a performance review document from the Department of Family Welfare. The Government has targeted that ten per cent of sterilisations should be vasectomy. ... More

Rare surgical feat
HYDERABAD: A visiting British surgeon, Dr. Andreas A. Prachalias, performed a rare surgery and saved a three-year boy at Global Hospitals here. Describing this as a rare surgical feat, Dr Prachalias, a liver transplant surgeon of King's ... More

PETROLEUM
CAG critical of ONGC subsidising GAIL's gas purchases
IN a bizarre case of cross-subsidisation of one public sector company by another, GAIL (India) purchased gas from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) at a lower price than the former pays to the joint venture companies (JVs) from which it ... More

Petronet India board to mull shut-down plan
DEREGULATION of the petro product pipeline business is poised to claim its first victim. Petronet India Ltd (PIL), a financial holding company formed in 1997 to set up pipelines, is all set to close shop. The board of PIL will be meeting ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Mid-sized pharma cos dream big
Move over pharma big-daddies, Dr Reddy's and Ranbaxy. It's time for the next generation of domestic drug companies to get more active in the overseas markets. Without much ado, mid-segment pharma companies, including JB Chemicals, Aarti Drugs, ... More

TEXTILES
Palladam weaving park project report awaits TN Govt nod
THE promoters of the Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving Park (PHTWP), the special purpose company implementing the modern weaving park in the powerloom concentrated Palladam area in the district have presented to the Centre and the State Government the ... More

EDUCATION
Perspective plan on tech education getting ready
A PERSPECTIVE plan on technical education is under preparation in the light of developments during the past 10-15 years, with the country getting integrated into the global market and the consequent need for a review of the requirement of ... More

IIM-Kozhikode programme
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) will conduct a two-day management development programme for junior and middle-level executives on `Understanding the macro economic environment' at Hotel Wyte Fort, ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
C-MET develops high purity materials
THE Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) has developed the latest technology for producing three ultra high purity materials — tellurium, cadmium and gallium, which are key components in the manufacture of electronic ... More

EVENTS
Job Fair in Kozhikode
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A `job fair' would be organised at the Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, on March 13 to provide an opportunity for students to get placements through campus recruitment. Major companies such as Accenture, ... More

In Hyderabad today

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Sharp fall in ginger exports
HIGH prices and fall in production has pushed down ginger exports from the country during April-January 2003-04 to less than half of what was exported in the corresponding period last year. The export of this commodity fell to 3,400 tonnes ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Adopt modern methodology, ayurveda practitioners told
IN order to communicate to the world the effectiveness and curative properties of ayurveda, the Indian fraternity should bring modern research methodology into this traditional system of medicine, Dr S.K. Sharma, Advisor to the Government of ... More

TBGRI meet to take stock of `Jeevani' trademark breach
A MEETNG of the governing committee of the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) convened for March 15 will consider rearguard action for protecting its rights to the trademark on `Jeevani', a herbal medicine developed by its ... More

TOURISM
Govt to open trekking trails in national parks, sanctuaries
JUNGLE Lodges and Resorts (JLR) and the Karnataka Forest Department have announced their plans to open trekking trails in the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State. The new outdoor initiative will be offered to JLR guests ... More