The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 19, 2004

AWARDS & HONOURS
19 geo-scientists awarded
NEW DELHI: The Government has awarded the National Mineral Award-2002 to 19 geo-scientists as recognition of their contributions in their respective fields. The awards were handed over to the scientists by the Union Minister for Mines, ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Ministry unlikely to extend input tax credit on Cenvat duty
THE Finance Ministry is unlikely to relent to industry demands for extending input tax credit on the Cenvat duty paid by a dedicated third party manufacturer against the service tax payable by a marketer or a distributor on advertising, sales ... More

PETROLEUM
Diesel sales up after dry patch
AFTER more than ayear-long lean patch, diesel sales have once again gone up. According to sources in Indian Oil Corporation, since August this year, the oil industry is witnessing a rise in sales of diesel, registering a 10-per cent growth ... More

POWER
Kawasaki Heavy sees scope for producing power from waste heat
PREDICTING huge potential for generating power from waste heat produced in cement plants in India, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI) has started selling the idea to local cement manufacturers. The Japanese company, a leader in the technology, ... More

TAXATION
National Tax Information Exchange System: Nine States expected to join pilot phase
ICICI Infotech Ltd expects at least nine States to participate in the pilot phase of the National Tax Information Exchange System (TINXSYS) project that is likely to go live from April 1 next year. The TINXSYS project is being implemented on a ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
`Regulatory body on food safety to be proposed in Budget session'
A regulatory body unifying 16 laws pertaining to food safety, hygiene and food control management will be mooted during the Budget session of the Parliament. This will be combined with formulating a new policy for the food processing industry, ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Living in the sea, the Dubai way... .
IMAGINE living in a house that stands right in the middle of the sea, some five km from the shoreline. Or owning a `country' in the `World' that is coming up in the sea in form of a cluster of man-made islands positioned to form the world map. ... More

IPR
Tirupati laddu, Nagpur orange to get protection from copycats
MATHURA peta, Nagpur orange, Kolhapuri footwear, Darjeeling tea, Kondapalli bommalu, Kancheepuram silk and Tirupati laddu could have legal protection from copycats, thanks to their geographical exclusivity. Authorised producers can take ... More

EVENTS
`Approach between PR and news media not adversarial'
EDITORS of national repute agreed that the approach between PR practitioners and the news media today was certainly not adversarial and both need to practise transparency in approach. They were debating on `Ethics and responsibility of Media: ... More

TOURISM
Tax-related issues to be sorted out — Initiate measures to boost tourism: PM
The Planning Commission was asked to look at proposals related to tourism initiatives. More