The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 15, 2004

CLIMATE & WEATHER
TN: Districts alerted on floods
MADURAI: The Public Works Department has issued an official warning on possible floods in the five southern districts. It has asked the people residing along the banks of Vaigai River in the districts of Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, ... More

ECONOMY
Reforms: PM confident of convincing Left
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said the UPA Government is confident of convincing the Left parties on the need to continue economic reforms while ensuring social justice. Dr Singh said reforms would continue through consensus with ... More

PM launches food-for-work programme
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launched the National Food-for-Work Programme (NFFWP) here on Sunday, seeking to provide food-linked employment opportunities to the poor in 150 most-backward districts in the country. A five-year ... More

Plan panel nod sought to unify existing schemes — Govt mulls urban renewal mission
`An assessment of the existing schemes has shown that most urban schemes target urban space and not urban people, as a result of which the poor are left out'. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
`Trade fair complex will be made world class'
THE Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, has said the entire trade fair complex at Pragati Maidan will be transformed into a world-class complex with environmentally-controlled visitor-friendly exhibition areas and marts, having a ... More

PETROLEUM
State must cut ST on petro goods: Aiyar
THE Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Panchayat Raj, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, has urged the State Government to reduce the sales tax on petroleum products to some extent at least, if not to the minimum floor price agreed upon under ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Ministry planning pre-negotiation of patented drug prices
EVEN as the Government gears up to put in place a product patent regime by introducing the Patent (Amendment) Bill, concerns about astronomical prices for patented drugs have cropped up. And the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers is keen that ... More

POWER
Thanks to inflows, KPTCL draws more power from hydel reservoirs — Relies less on liquid fuel generating stations
FACED with a bountiful inflow into the hydel reservoirs, the bulk power buyer Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd has backed down all the liquid fuel generating stations. Instead the State has stepped up drawals from hydro power ... More

WATER
Concern over falling groundwater levels
THE Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI) has expressed concern over depleting groundwater levels and diminishing quality of surface water. In a comprehensive `State of Environment of Andhra Pradesh' for 2003, it said ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Kerala action plan for medical colleges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government proposes to formulate and implement an action plan for the comprehensive development of medical colleges and the Sri Avittam Thirunal Children's Hospital, according to the Health Minister, Mr. K. K. ... More

EVENTS
Think big, create Brand India: Kalam
THE President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has asked the industry "to think big with the whole world as our market by developing a strong and interactive technology-market-value adding competitive linkage". In his keynote address here on Sunday at ... More

NRI meet in Hyderabad from Nov 20
ABOUT 3,000 non-resident Indians (NRIs) will gather here on November 20 and 21 to discuss investment opportunities back in India and also several issues faced by them and their kin. The two-day meet, being organised by NRI Club International, ... More

Meet on textile management in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: A three-day international conference on textiles and clothing management (ITCM 2004) is to be held in the city between December 13 and 15. The conference, to be organised jointly by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of ... More

Engagements

TOURISM
Tourism strikes root in northern Kerala
THE sunshine industry of Kerala, tourism, is taking root in the northern districts of the State as well. The CGH group's ayurveda resort at the erstwhile palace of the Raja of Kollengode in Palakkad will be opened on December 18. "The hot and ... More