INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
HEALTH
Off-label use of drugs - beneficial or risky?
ASPIRIN, originally a pain and fever medicine, is also given to patients with heart problems, since it is found to have blood-thinning properties. Pfizer's famed impotence drug Viagra or sildenafil citrate was originally developed for chest ...
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`Treat road safety as public health issue'
In Kerala 15 accidents occur per 1,000 vehicles and this figure is twice the all India average.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Understanding the IDFC imbroglio
IT WAS in 1997 that Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) was set up as a specialised financial intermediary to address the resource gap of the infrastructure sector. Its mandate was envisioned to ...
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PETROLEUM
Meeting on ONGC share allotment today
A MEETING to sort out the issues involved in ONGC share allotment would be held here on Monday, Mr Arun Shourie, Minister for Disinvestment said.. Mr Shourie said the meeting would be attended by officials of Finance Ministry, SEBI, BSE, NSE, ...
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Consumer fora seek to take part in drug-related debates
CONSUMER organisations have urged that they be allowed to participate in pharma-related debates that eventually have an impact on the price of drugs and their affordability. Even as pharma industry associations prepare to make presentations on ...
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POWER
Global bids invited for Sagardighi power project
THE West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) has floated global tenders for the main plant package for the Sagardighi Thermal Power project. The tender documents for the international bids which have been invited for the first two ...
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GE, Bechtel allowed to buy 49% stake in DPC
AMERICAN multinational corporations, GE and Bechtel, partners of ruined US energy major Enron in the controversy-ridden Dabhol Power Company (DPC) will now have a superior position against Indian stakeholders while negotiating sale or restart of ...
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Panel soon on energy saving
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government of Kerala has issued orders for the formation of an advisory panel to provide guidance to the energy conservation and environment protection clubs in Industrial Training Institutes and Industrial Training ...
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STEEL
Steel furniture industry plea to TN Govt
THE Madurai District Furniture Manufacturers Association has urged the Government to protect the steel furniture industry from the threat of closure due to steep hike in prices of raw materials. The association President, Mr D. Dhanuskodi, said ...
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TEXTILES
Textile exports from developing nations — Third World urged to be vigilant in post-quota regime
ALTHOUGH developing countries exporting textiles and clothing optimistically look to the imminent end to the vexatious derogation of free trade norms governing global trade in textiles and clothing in the form of a quota regime that was in vogue ...
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SSI
IT usage up in SMEs, says CII snap poll
THERE has been a significant increase in the usage of IT among the domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to a recent snap poll conducted by the CII. The poll shows that all the respondents were using IT in their organisations ...
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WATER
'Release water from Sabari dam`
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Electricity Minister, Mr K. Muraleedharan, has ordered the release of water from the Sabarigiri dam controlled by the Kerala State Electricity Board, says an official press release. This step has been taken ...
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EDUCATION
Me'TM's Arabic software to be used in UAE schools
EVEN as Indian schools contemplate about incorporating technology in their teaching method, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government has managed to strike a deal with an Indian company - Merchant e'Technology Mission (Me'TM) for introducing ...
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Now it's `land banking' boom in Garden City
IN the realty business of high investment, speculation, boom and bust, yet another new trend is rolling out. Bangalore is witnessing a hectic activity in the area of `land banking.' In other words, all leading builders are accumulating land in ...
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IT TRAINING
Providing soft skills through e-learning
FOR States such as Kerala, where education is a very important aspect of life, e-learning is likely to emerge as an important educational tool over the next few years, says Mr Karthik K.S., Managing Director, 24x7, Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd. ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Take'em along on job shifts; it really helps
The main concern was competency levels among Indians and whether "they (Indians) could handle the jobs that they are being hired for."
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EVENTS
Engagements
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Kenya finds flavour in S. Indian tea
WHILE the new year seems to have brought relief to the tea industry in the form of improved exports to Iraq and Pakistan, a step-up in Kenyan offtake has further strengthened the optimistic undertone in the market. Kenya, one of the ...
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`Dishonoured' contracts hit cotton yarn shippers
IF 2002 was the year of distress for Indian cotton importers who had to lock horns with overseas shippers on the issue of dishonouring cotton contracts, this year may well turn out to be a problematic one for cotton yarn exporters. Many cotton ...
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