INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
ECONOMY
Foreign investors more upbeat on India: FICCI
India's attractiveness as a FDI destination has improved by almost 8 per cent, up from 3.6 in the last year to 3.9.
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Inter-State Council reconstituted
THE Government has reconstituted the Inter-State Council (ISC), with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, as its Chairman. The other members of the council, according to an official press release here, are the Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
NTPC involvement vital for success of Kochi LNG project
THE Union Power Minister's recent assurance to the Chief Minister that the proposed 2.5 million tonne LNG terminal here would be an "Onam gift" to the State has given rise to the question: Who will set up the terminal - NTPC or PLL? For ...
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TAXATION
VAT compensation: Panel to meet Minister after Budget
THE Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on value-added tax (VAT) is expected to meet the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, after the forthcoming Budget to finalise the compensation package being sought by States. The states, which ...
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`VAT must be fully integrated'
WHILE welcoming the resolve of the States to introduce value added tax (VAT) from April next year, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) President, Mr M.K. Sanghi, said that for the VAT movement to succeed, it ...
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SSI
`Relax NPA norms for small sector': TANSTIA
A POLICY for small-scale industries, Centre's assistance in infrastructure development in industrial estates and a raw material regulatory commission are some of the measures needed to promote small-scale sector, according to the Tamil Nadu Small ...
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Centre expands household industries list for Delhi
THE Centre, following Supreme Court directions, has proposed to expand the list of household industries under the Master Plan of Delhi, 2001, by including 23 more industries in addition to the present level of 73. Household industries are ...
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EDUCATION
Nivedita Foundation to publish journal on management in AP
SISTER Nivedita Foundation, the Hyderabad-based organisation currently managing schools, colleges and management institutes across Andhra Pradesh, is coming out with the State's first quarterly journal of management under the title `Business ...
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HCV/LCV/TRACTORS
Farm credit package sparks optimism among tractor makers
THE farm credit package announced by the Finance Minister last week has given tractor manufacturers reason to cheer. According to tractor makers, availability of credit at the grassroot level is likely to provide a fillip to sales of tractors. ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
CII sets up task force on Pondy infrastructure
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has taken up the lack of infrastructure facilities such as road, water, transportation, and air and rail links, which have been a problem for business visitors to Pondicherry. A task force on ...
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Nabard scheme for Kuttanad development
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Maditssia for separate policy
THE Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) has appealed to the Centre for a draft policy exclusively for the small and tiny industries in the current session of the Parliament. They have also urged for a ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Stress on collective bargaining for settling disputes
THE Secretary, Union Ministry of Labour, Dr P.D. Shenoy, has said that collective bargaining is the best method of settling disputes in industry. He was delivering the 9th Balasubramaniam Memorial Lecture on "Labour-management collaboration: ...
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INTERVIEW
`Level field must for more investments in textile industry'
EVEN as the controversy over bringing in some segment of the unorganised powerloom industry under excise net is raging, with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government distinctly but discreetly signalling its reluctance to do so, the key ...
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EVENTS
`Knowledge' industries meet at Coimbatore
Engagements
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Kerala's draft export policy envisions bigger share
INCREASING the State's contribution to the country's exports from the current 3 per cent to 10 per cent by 2007 is among the important objectives outlined in the State's draft export policy. The document, which is available for comment on the ...
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Trade credit limits for imports clarified
AFTER a review of present arrangements, and in a bid to clarify afresh for the benefit of Authorised (Forex) Dealers (ADs) the procedures pertaining to issue of trade credits for imports into India, the Reserve Bank of ...
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