The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Insurance cover for family planning in the works — `It could act as check on rising population'
WHAT should you do to reduce your risk against the impact of possible unforeseen calamities that might strike in future? Buy an insurance cover, of course. The Government knows this only too well and is now preparing to come out with an insurance ... More

Response to ONGC offer boosts market; Sensex gains 55
CHEERY response to the Government's discount sale of PSU shares has brought wavering investors and fickle speculators back in form. As demand for ONGC shares increased to three times the number of shares put on sale by the Government, the stock ... More

TRAI favours cap on telecom tariff plans
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is considering a limit on the number of tariff plans being offered by basic and cellular service providers in order to minimise the confusion of the consumers. In its latest consultation paper on ... More

Good times for 2-wheeler finance market
THE two-wheeler finance market is on the growth path with increasing demand in semi-urban and rural areas. The organised market is estimated to be Rs 6,000-7,000 crore. Mr V. Vaidyanathan, Senior General Manager (Retail), ICICI Bank, said: ... More

Despite new rollouts, car dealers are not smiling
IT may be raining cars in the country with the auto sector posting a robust 20 per cent rise in sales in 2003, but if you thought car dealers were making loads of money, you may be wide off the mark. Behind the glitz and glamour of selling ... More

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