Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, January 18, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT Kerala: Deadline extended for job seekers THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has decided to allow time till March 31 for job seekers in the coastal taluks to renew registrations with the respective employment exchange. An official said here that those who have been ... More ECONOMY 
`Controlling fiscal deficit is the biggest concern' — — Dr Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, IMFIT is 5 p.m. on a working day. Music Academy on Chennai's busy Cathedral Road is packed, almost to capacity. "The crowd's larger than what you will even see for a kutcheri," remarks someone from the audience. The audience is expectantly ... More
Kolkata corporation upbeat on higher revenue generation FOREIGN TRADE Ministry invites suggestions on foreign trade policy THE Department of Commerce in the Commerce and Industry Ministry has commenced the exercise to formulate the annual foreign trade policy that is due for release in March/April this year. Industry associations, export promotion councils and ... More PETROLEUM Cairn Energy to invest $200 m in developing new oil finds HAVING tasted big success in Rajasthan where it discovered one of the largest oil and gas finds in India in recent times, Scottish exploration company, Cairn Energy, plans to be an active participant in the fifth round of blocks being offered ... More
BPCL, Kochi Refineries boards okay 4:9 swap
RasGas in talks to hike gas supply to Petronet
BG to invest $250 m more in Panna-Mukta, Tapti oilfields POWER Govt examining PFC's initial public offer proposal THE Government is examining a proposal submitted by state-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) for an initial public offer (IPO), the Power Secretary, Mr R.V. Shahi, said on Monday. He, however, said there was no immediate plan to dilute ... More
PowerGrid objects to transmission licence for Reliance Energy STEEL 
`Steel e-commerce arena already crowded'THE year 2000 saw a departure in the auctioning of secondary steel in the country. Today, more than 70 per cent of non-prime steel auctioned by manufacturers is transacted through the Net. As the first mover in the field, steel trading portal ... More TAXATION 
VAT: States given option on rice, grains for 1 yearSTATES have now been given an option to keep rice and other foodgrains out of the value-added tax (VAT) net instead of at 4 per cent as originally proposed, when the new tax system replacing sales tax comes into force from April 1. But the new ... More
India Inc seeks roadmap to phase out central sales tax
States on course to meet VAT deadline, says Asim Dasgupta
`White paper lacks fundamentals' TEXTILES Job-work powerlooms seek hike in rates THE predominantly grey cloth producing powerloom clusters in Coimbatore are in the throes of uncertainty in their production schedule as the owners of powerlooms engaged in job-work have sought a rise in conversion charges. The job-working ... More
`Ban import of worn garments' SSI ISED to organise local economic growth meet THE Institute of Small Enterprises Development (ISED) has taken the initiative to organise a two-day international conference on local economic development and small and medium enterprises here on Tuesday and Wednesday. The topic of the ... More COAL CIL to go for e-auction route COAL India Ltd (CIL) has finalised a new marketing strategy to sell coal to non-core sector consumers through the e-auction route. The objective of the strategy is to bring about more transparency in marketing of coal to non-core consumers who, ... More
CIL board clears plan for new subsidiary PERSONAL PRODUCTS FMCG unlikely to show value growth this year THE fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is passing through tough times. It not only registered negligible value growth in 2004 at around one per cent, analysts now expect that in 2005 this segment may fare no better. The year that has just ... More TERRORISM Maoists spurn AP Govt initiative for talks EVEN as the State Government on Monday stated its intent to pursue its peace initiative with the representatives of the Communist Party of India (Maoists) and take up development works on a fast track across various parts of the State, the ... More RADIO/TV Separate content regulator likely for TV OBSCENITY and violence in television shows are a cause for concern. The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry is planning to set up a separate regulator to monitor content on television channels. According to top Government sources, ... More EDUCATION Kerala: Government fees to stay THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has issued orders stipulating that students who secured admissions to various self-financing colleges from the Government quota in 2003-2004 need to be pay fees only at rates applicable to ... More AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS Domestic players concerned over battery imports from Vietnam VIETNAM is fast emerging as a major exporter of batteries to the sub-continent. According to industry sources, the main reasons behind this are the negligible domestic demand and the low import duty on lead and cheap labour. Imports from ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY 
Cutting edgeA man passes by a billboard of a diamond jewellery outlet in Hyderabad on Monday. India has emerged as a major backyard workshop for the world diamond companies due to its large workforce and cost-effectiveness. Local diamond companies are also ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION NHB to launch housing index IN order to help various stakeholders monitor the value of residential property prices, the National Housing Bank (NHB) has launched a project wherein it would index the residential property prices. The indices would be prepared on a quarterly ... More IPR IPR issues: CII summit stresses on specialised patent courts for India THE Patent Court judges from the US and the UK, along with senior patent lawyers representing top firms such as Oracle, Nektar Therapeutics USA and Royal Philips Electronics, also of the US, have suggested creation of specialised patent courts ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Net connectivity to all villages in 3 years: YSR THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has said his Government's vision is to provide Internet connection to every village in the State in a span of two to three years. Addressing the `Global Leadership 2020 - ... More EVENTS Mumbai to host Rubber Expo 2005 THE Indian rubber industry has received encouraging response from both domestic and global players to the India Rubber Expo 2005, to be held in Mumbai from February 23 to 26. "Over 6,000 square metres of area at the Expo venue has already been ... More
Swiss Minister to address Kerala CII meet
Meet on cost management
CONSUMERISM Call for changes in insurance forms FINDING the terms and conditions in insurance policies with numerous exclusions in fine print highly user unfriendly and one-sided, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has advised insurance companies to do away with the current ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Kamal Nath to meet EOU, SEZ representatives THE Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZ Units (EPCES) is holding an interactive session in Mumbai on January 19 to get feedback from export-oriented units (EOUs) and units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on the operation of these schemes ... More
Readymade garment exports up
Exporters upset over I-T Dept's move to tax sops NATURAL CALAMITIES 
4,000 houses for Vizag fisherfolkTHE State Government has decided to construct 4,000 houses for the local fishermen who have suffered losses due to the recent tsunami and the cost (Rs 40,000 for each house) is to be shared by the State and the Centre. This was stated here on ... More
Kerala film fraternity raises Rs 65 lakh
PEOPLE New PDEXCIL office-bearers MR M.Y. Momin has been elected the new Chairman of the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) for the years 2005-06/2006-07. The other office-bearers of the Council elected at the meeting of the Committee of ... 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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