The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 21, 2004

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
SAT Presiding Oficer takes charge
THE new Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) took charge on Saturday, paving the way once again for full-fledged functioning of the next level of redress after the Securities and Exchange Board of India on stock market and ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Oil-for-gas deal — India to give 4-month ultimatum to Iran
THE Government is planning to give a four-month ultimatum to Iran to keep its part of the `oil-for-gas' deal proposed under a memorandum of understanding signed last year. Under the MoU, India has agreed to buy gas through the LNG route from ... More

Singapore, India trade pact talks make `progress'
THE Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry said that the next round of negotiations with India on the finalisation of a bilateral comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) would be held in May. The announcement followed the conclusion ... More

TYRES
Tyre dealers urge Govt to ignore makers' plea
THE All-India Tyre Dealers' Federation hopes that the Government will not be unduly influenced by the recent outcry of some of the domestic tyre manufacturers against the aggressive pricing on import of tyres from China. The domestic tyre ... More

BREWERIES
Kerala revises licence fee for bars
THE Abkari Policy for 2004-05, announced by the Kerala Government on Saturday, features, among other things, the revision of the licence fee of bars on the basis of their average offtake. The revision of the licence fee on liquor, other than ... More

RADIO/TV
ESPN-Star extends pact with FA Premier League
ESPN-Star Sports has announced that it has extended its multi-year agreement with the FA Premier League of England (FAPL) for exclusive broadcast rights of the English Premier League (EPL) to its major territories across Asia, until 2007. ... More

EDUCATION
BITS project makes learning virtual
BIRLA Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) has completed the `NEURON - Interconnecting Minds' project. It has set up a Cisco Gigabit backbone network across its 328-acre campus through which it can provide next-generation information and . More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
French food industry team in talks with Bengal cos
AN eight-member French food industry delegation is now in a B2B dialogue with several West Bengal-based agro-food manufacturers, producers and consulting companies/agents, including the likes of Mother Dairy, for joint ventures and other trade ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Private cos too attract FDI slice
THEY might not be household names in the domestic corporate firmament, but privately-held outfits are proving to be no slouches when it comes to attracting foreign direct investments (FDI). Approvals granted over the past four months indicates ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
IIM-B students get 354 placement offers
THIS year, the IT sector along with the banking, insurance and financial sectors has made more than 200 offers to the graduating batch of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. According to a press release by the institute, in the lateral ... More

EVENTS
`Raise educational standards to retain competitive edge'
ONLY one out of 30 information technology professionals produced by educational institutions is suitable to work in Tier-I organisations, such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro. "If we do not improve the standard of education, ... More

Convergence meet for streamlining policy framework
INDIA has emerged as an attractive destination for converged broadband services and can become an important player in the sector provided the policy framework gets streamlined. This was the message that emerged at the three-day Convergence India ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
`Untapped potential in sports goods exports'
INDIA has a distinct competitive advantage with its huge skilled workforce, well-established ancillary industries and availability of raw materials for export of sports goods and toys, the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr ... More