The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 14, 2004

ECONOMY
Move to help developing nations formulate self-employment policy
THe National Institute of Small Industries Extension & Training (NISIET) here has undertaken an international initiative to help select developing countries in formulating a national policy on self-employment and women development. Under a ... More

Bank credit climbs up Rs 7,123 crore
BANK credit has jumped by Rs 7,123 crore for the fortnight ended February 27, 2004 to a cumulative figure of Rs 8,10,965 crore. The increase has been on account of both the non-food and the food credit segments. Typically jumps are seen ... More

ENGINEERING
Engineers' body forms safety forum
THE Institution of Engineers has set up a `Safety and Quality in Engineering Forum' that aims to ensure greater safety and improve quality in the profession. The forum will be based in the Capital and will network with national, regional and ... More

HEALTH
Zydus Cadila launches pain management drug
ZYDUS Cadila Healthcare Ltd (ZCHL) has launched a new generation pain relieving therapy, Etoricoxib, under the brand name Nucoxia. The US-based pharma major, Merck, is the original patent holder of this drug. But pain management appears to be ... More

PSU
PSU public offers: Investors pour in Rs 12,600 crore
NEVER has so much money come into so few public issues in so short a span of time, as has happened during the past three weeks. A whopping Rs 12,600 crore were poured into a slew of offers by retail and high net worth investors. These PSUs, ... More

`Public sector selection procedure changed'
SEVERAL changes have been made recently in the selection procedure for public sector enterprises keeping in mind present day requirements to make senior executives survive the corporate grind. This was stated by Mr TKA Nair, Chairman of the ... More

Empower PSEs for higher returns: SCOPE chief
A SUSTAINED empowerment of public sector enterprises (PSEs) will certainly result in a higher return on investment, a higher contribution to the exchequer, greater support to the overall economic growth and finally will lead to better products ... More

STEEL
Steel Ministry calls meet on iron ore
THE Ministry of Steel has called a meeting of various associations of the steel industry on Monday to sort out the issue of availability and price increase of iron ore. Those called in the meeting include representatives from the associations ... More

RADIO/TV
SAB TV to screen 1-hour news, poll analysis show
SAB TV has announced that it is introducing a daily one-hour show of news and election analysis anchored by some of the leading journalists. Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd is introducing this band on the main channel, ahead of the ... More

EDUCATION
It's placement time at IIM-Bangalore
ON Day Zero at the campus recruitment of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, 14 offers were made and accepted, according to Mr Ganesh Prabhu, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Placements, IIM-B. Friday, being the first day of the ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Canada research council keen on interaction
CANADA'S National Research Council (NRC), a premier research organisation in science and technology, is keen on getting into the "India Act" and is one of the major actors looking at the country in a very serious fashion. Playing the lead role ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
SEBI may accept securitisation as `approved security' soon
AIMED at providing a major fillip to the Indian securitisation market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is seriously considering a proposal to accept securitisation as an `approved security' and to allow the securitisation ... More

EVENTS

Packaging exhibition in Oct

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Traditional items prop up export growth
THE 11 per cent export growth achieved during the first seven months of the current fiscal owed itself largely to robust performance by traditional export items such as gem and jewellery, chemicals and related products and engineering goods, ... More

PEOPLE
Award for Vice Consul of Denmark
MR S.B. Prabhakar Rao, Honorary Vice Consul of Denmark for Southern India, has been decorated with the Belonningsmedalje Med Krone by the Queen of Denmark. This in recognition of his distinguished service as Vice Consul of Denmark for over 25 ... More