The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 30, 2004

IMPRESSIONS
Silver surfers
THE Microsoft CEO, Mr Steve Balmer, during his recent visit to India pledged to localise software here and urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to take steps to increase computer penetration in the country. ... More

ON MINT STREET
Joint Liability Group: A key initiative
A PILOT project to offer bank funds to small and marginal farmers and village artisans has been recently seeded by Nabard (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), going by the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India, ... More

RANDOM WALK
`Shrimp wars' in the making
LAST week, the Kochi-based trading and seafood company Choice announced ambitious plans to make a grand entry into the UK market with its range of branded prawns. The company, which claims to have exported $40 million worth of prawns to the US ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Steel stocks up on demand hopes
FOLLOWING a statement by Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor Co of a shortage in steel hitting production at some of its plants, there was a perceptible hardening of steel stocks across the board on Monday. There is talk in the market of a global ... More

SENSOR
Markets on a song despite Reliance woes
THE markets began the week on a euphoric note. It appears that nothing could spoil the party for the bulls on Monday, not even the ownership issues that have cropped up between the Reliance brothers. The BSE Sensex soared to 6157.7 points, a ... More

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