The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 16, 2004

ECONOMY
`ADB priorities closely linked to Govt's plan'
THE President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr Tadao Chino, on Friday indicated that the regional development bank would progressively focus its assistance programme on poorer States , including Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, ... More

Inflation declines on cheaper fuel products
THE annual wholesale price index-based inflation rate dipped marginally to 7.2 per cent for the week ended October 2 from the previous week's level of 7.38 per cent, on fall in the prices of fuel products and some manufactured items. The ... More

ENVIRONMENT
NGO stresses need for district-level environ tribunals
THE Society for Development of Environmental Laws, an NGO, has called for the need to have district-level environment enforcement tribunals or courts that would be manned by environmental experts including scientists, technical experts and ... More

Fishing in troubled waters
Mumbai municipal workers fish out garbage from the sea near the Gateway of India. Corporation workers collect 5,500 tonnes of garbage and private contractors 6,500 tonnes from around the city every day. ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
`Redouble efforts for step-up in Indo-Australian ties'
"India is seventh in Australia's top ten export markets." More

`Security vital for enhancing trade'
SECURITY and trade go hand in hand, and this should not be seen as a barrier to global trade, considering the current ground realities of the situation. Addressing newspersons here, Mr Kenneth L. Juster, Under Secretary for Bureau of Industry ... More

HEALTH
Awareness programme on anaesthesia by ISA
TO commemorate the `World Anaesthesia Day' the Indian Society of Anaesthesiology (ISA), Coimbatore branch, is conducting a `Public Awareness Programme on Anaesthesia Speciality' (PAAS - 2004) on October 16. According to the ISA Secretary, Dr K. ... More

PETROLEUM
No hike in petro prices
DESPITE the sharp surge in international crude prices, the Government on Friday decided against increasing petrol and diesel prices and asked the public sector oil companies to bear the burden for another fortnight. "The Cabinet Committee on ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Rofecoxib ban — Boom seen for other Cox II inhibitors
AFTER the Health Ministry deciding to ban the sale of arthritis drug, rofecoxib, pharmaceutical companies are likely to push other cycloxygenase II (Cox II) inhibitors such as celecoxib, valdecoxib and eterocoxib in a big way. Last month, the ... More

Does `drug' master files number tell a tale?
One should not go by just the numbers, as a DMF in isolation is merely a submission of data to the USFDA. More

POWER
NTPC issue attracts 14 lakh retail investors
According to an investment banker, retail investors are learning to trust markets again and are here to stay "provided no (other scam) burns their fingers again". More

RADIO/TV
Deadline extended for uplinking news channels
THE deadline for giving uplinking facility for news and current affairs television channels has been extended to the end of this month to enable the Government to review the prescribed guidelines and eligibility criteria for this purpose revised ... More

EDUCATION
Pac Soft develops e-learning software
A CONCEPT called Lyceum aims at bridging the gap among students, teachers, parents and institutions and enhancing the quality of formal education. Lyceum will be supported by Pac Soft Solutions Ltd, Microsoft, Intel, and Citibank. The ... More

SPJIMR ties up with Virginia Tech to offer IT Master's degree in Mumbai
THE S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) here and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University of the US have come together to offer a one-and-a-half-year "contact-cum-offline" programme titled `SPJIMR-VT MIT,' which . More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Global to set up Rs 175-crore hospital in Kolkata
GLOBAL Hospitals, Hyderabad has firmed up plans to establish an Rs 175 crore multi-organ transplant hospital in Kolkata, on a 25-acre land offered by the West Bengal Government. The 750-bed hospital to be built in three phases is expected to ... More

EVENTS
Over 50,000 enrol at The Hindu Opportunities Fair
THE Hindu Opportunities Fair, which opened on Friday in the city, was a big draw, with over 50,000 job seekers having registered themselves for meeting with potential employers. Today — the first day of the three-day event — ... More

Rising per-hire cost, attrition bugbear of BPO firms
RISING per-hire costs, attrition, problems of `bad hire' and choosing the right hunting ground for recruitment are among the challenges that HR managers of person-intensive BPO companies face today. At a seminar at The Hindu ... More

Delhi to host global HR meet from Nov 22
INDIA will be hosting the 33rd world conference and exhibition of International Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO) in Delhi from November 22-25. The Switzerland-based global apex human resource development ... More

Constru India meet to focus on airport development
THE opportunities that India offer in the infrastructure and construction sector and the new technologies that are employed will be discussed at length during the three-day Constru India 2004 International Conference in Mumbai from October 25. ... More

In Hyderabad today

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Metallic scrap imports: Pre-shipment inspection certificate made mandatory
Unshredded metallic scrap imports would be allowed, but only through specified major ports and ICD Tughalakabad. More

Upasi concerned over sharp increase in tea imports
THE substantial increase in imports of tea at a time when some turnaround has been noted in tea prices has become a cause for concern for the tea industry in the country. According to the latest information, tea imports during January-August ... More

Exports in Sept up 17 pc
OVERTAKING the 2004-05 export target of 16 per cent in dollar terms, the country's exports during the first half of the fiscal (April to September) registered a hefty 24.39 per growth at $33,750.1 million, against $27,132.61 million in the ... More

Raw sugar import options turn unviable
THE sugar industry's plans to import raw sugar on a large scale to make up for the shortfall in domestic cane availability have gone awry, with global prices firming up significantly over the past month. The benchmark No. 11 raw sugar futures ... More