The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 28, 2004

ECONOMY
NCAER survey shows spurt in business confidence index
THE United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, hobbled by Left Parties supporting from outside, might suffer from reform hiccoughs, but corporate India does not have any such fear, as almost 50 per cent of the firms surveyed by the premier ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
French export credit insurance body chief coming
MR Francois David, Chairman of Coface, the French export credit insurance agency, is coming to India on a five-day visit starting Monday, primarily to assess the safety of trading with India and study its current investment environment. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
State housing ministers to discuss national habitat policy
A TWO-DAY meeting of the State Housing Ministers to take a view on the National Housing and Habitat Policy, 1998 will be held on November 29. According to an official release, the conference, which is the last in the series of regional ... More

COAL
Coal Ministry to issue show-cause notices to 16 power projects for tardy progress
THE Standing Linkage Committee of the Ministry of Coal has decided to cancel the long-term coal linkages given to 16 upcoming thermal power plants because of "inadequate progress" in their execution. To start with, the committee has decided to ... More

To finance large mining projects — Ministry may divest shares in profit-making CIL subsidiaries
THE Union Ministry of Coal and Mines may opt for disinvesting a certain percentage of equity shares in profit-making subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL), if such disinvestments are considered necessary to take care of the financial requirements ... More

EDUCATION

ICFAI varsity unveils e-learning initiatives

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Will shopping malls deliver?
LIKE the classic Whirlpool washing machine tagline `Mummy ka magic chalega kya?' property consultants are putting a question mark on the ability of the mall magic to deliver. India Retail Summit 2004 has said that only 77 malls out of ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Global gold equity indices barely gain
WHILE tremendous investor confidence in gold is evident, currently, gold equities do not seem to enjoy such a privilege. In a rather unusual development in the world marketplace, where gold prices are surging to newer heights by the day, global ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Cheers! It's now magazine for inebirated tribe
IT'S getting to be a bad morning after the night before for the inebriation industry in India with curbs on its advertising getting increasingly fussy by the day. But the curbs relate to advertising - and not to editorial content -- which ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
INDIA RETAIL SUMMIT
`FDI in retail sector will boost investments in technology'
IF and when the Government allows foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector, it should be granted in stages, with 26 per cent allowed in the initial stage, followed by 49 per cent in the establishment phase, and 100 per cent when the ... More

LABOUR REFORMS
India can lead in `inclusive globalisation', says ILO chief
INDIA can lead the world in finding a way forward to `inclusive globalisation' and balanced nation development. This can be achieved only by connecting the globalised part of the economy and society to the villages and townships where the masses ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Shellac Export Promotion Council rechristened
THE smallest export promotion council - Shellac Export Promotion Council (SEPC) - is in for a complete transformation. The Union Government has entrusted it with new basket of items including de-oiled cakes and meals, whose estimated ... More