Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, January 17, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, January 17, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT YSR okays Rs 616-cr job plan for youth THE Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has endorsed a Rs 616-crore proposal for providing employment to one lakh youth during 2005-06. Reviewing the State Government's `Rajiv Yuva Shakti' programme with the Minister for Youth ... More BUDGET Montek meets Chidambaram on Plan-related Budget issues IN the run-up to the 2005-06 Union Budget, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Saturday met the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and held discussions on "Plan-related Budget issues." Speaking ... More ECONOMY Good tidings for the New Year AFTER the terrible impact of the tsunami on the lives and livelihoods of a significant section of Kerala's population, it is difficult to be overly cheerful about how this year is going to turn out. However, surprisingly enough, some recent ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Govt may expand coverage of drawback scheme THE forthcoming Union Budget may see announcements relating to the expansion of the existing drawback scheme. An exercise is currently under way in the Finance Ministry to expand the scope and coverage of the drawback scheme. The scheme ... More HEALTH Medical devices testing centre at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A national testing centre for ensuring the quality of medical equipment will soon be set up at the bio-medical engineering wing of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Science and Technology (SCTIMST) at Poojappura ... More INFRASTRUCTURE AP wants ICC complex to be completed by year-end WITH Hyderabad being chosen as the venue of the Asian Development Bank, the Finance Ministers' annual conference to be held in May 2006, the State Government is making every effort to ensure that the Rs 900-crore Integrated Convention Centre ... More PETROLEUM 
Time to restructure oil PSUs, says PMTHE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Sunday said the Government was looking at the possibility of restructuring of the oil PSUs on a priority basis, with a view to making them globally competitive. "We can no longer be complacent and ... More
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Saudi Aramco makes a pitch to be crude supplier PHARMACEUTICALS AIDS activists concerned over drug prices post-patent Medicines supplied by Indian drug majors had been a lifeline not just for HIV/AIDS patients in the country, but more so in African countries like Nigeria. More TAXATION Chidambaram to release white paper on VAT today THE Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is to release on Monday a `white paper' on the proposed value-added tax (VAT) regime that is expected to replace the sales tax system from April 1. The Empowered Committee of State Finance ... More
KCCI urges VAT education TEXTILES CII wants duties lowered for textile industry IN order to strengthen the Indian textile industry, the Confederation of Indian Industry has called for fiscal policy support in this Budget. In its pre-budget recommendation, the chamber has called for reduction of excise duty to 16 per cent ... More SSI Ease delisting norms for smaller companies A SECTION of corporate and legal experts have underscored the need to lessen the cost burden of small firmsthat are looking to delist their shares from stock exchanges . The present exit norms prove heavy on the small companies' pocket due to ... More
Maditssia plea on service tax COAL Coal India ready to buy from captive mine owners AS a part of its emergency action plan to improve availability of domestic coal, the Union Ministry of Coal is preparing a mechanism under which owners of virgin coal blocks will be allowed to sell coal to Coal India Ltd (CIL) at a price to be ... More EDUCATION ICFAI B-school to allow students vend financial products BUOYED by the success of its students in selling full-time and distance learning management products, the ICFAI Business School (IBS) is now planning to enter into strategic alliances with various banks, financial institutions, insurance ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS India to host biodiversity meet WITH an aim to ensure that the benefits of using the diverse biological resources and traditional knowledge is shared with those who own it, India, along with 17 other countries, plans to finalise a Ministerial declaration on access and benefit ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Grain exporters apathetic to proposed subsidy EVEN as the Union Cabinet is slated to clear a new foodgrain export policy that would provide `WTO-compatible' export subsidy of up to Rs 900 per tonne, the private trade is not particularly enthusiastic about the proposal. The proposal ... More
Seafood exports may decline 30 pc NATURAL CALAMITIES Essar gives Rs 6 cr to PM fund NEW DELHI: The Essar Group has contributed Rs 6 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for the tsumani victims in India. The Essar Group Chairman, Mr Sashi Ruia, handed over the cheques to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, at his ... More
Mangalore doctors' team visits Lanka TOURISM Revamped tourism Web site launched THE Minister for Tourism, Ms Renuka Chowdhury, has launched the revamped Web site of the Tourism Ministry (www.incredibleindia.org) . The site not only provides details about travel and tourism but ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jan. 9-Jan. 15 Tourist arrivals in December up 23 pc NRIs urged to invest in `other India' Patents Ordinance 2004 — Relief for generic drug-makers Synthetic, rayon textile exports may fall short of target PSBs nonchalant over sunset clause on NPAs Swaminathan foundation proposes new approach to rehabilitate tsunami victims Hypersonic travel may become a reality Export target set at $88 b for next fiscal GAIL to supply gas to RCF through Dahej-Uran pipeline Industrial output grows 7.9 pc in November Gem & jewellery exports rise 43 pc in April-August Exports up 23.41 pcin April-December Textile export to quota countries in Jan-Dec up 5.48 pc Gujarat to attract investments over Rs 87,000 crore Raghuram Rajan for calibrated roll-out of economic policies |
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