The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 20, 2005

Rs 1,700 crore for automobile upgradation, testing facilities
The Government is set to invest Rs 1,700 crore on automobile upgradation and testing facilities in the country. Spearheading this programme will be Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), along with two other research facilities, one ... More

AIRLINES

Virgin plans daily flights to Delhi from Feb 1
THE British airline Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) on Tuesday announced that it would operate a daily service on the Delhi-London-Delhi sector from February 1. "We will offer a daily service between Delhi and London from February 1. Besides, we ... More

SHIPPING

Mumbai port extends RFQ deadline for box terminal
The port will be taking up the offshore container terminal project on BOT basis in two phases. More

Shipping Ministry mulls privatisation of CIWTC
THE Shipping Ministry is mulling privatisation of public sector river transport company Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) and has accordingly initiated a move, according to informed sources. The Ministry, it is learnt, might ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Chennai box terminal operations hit as workers strike
OPERATIONS at the Chennai container terminal came to a standstill from Tuesday evening following a strike by 300-plus workers. The dispute is about compensation to be paid for a crane operator who died at his home. Both yard and vessel ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

TNT turns to territory management to increase customer base
TAKING the cue from the success of its new marketing strategy to increase its customer base in the UK, B2B express distribution company TNT India has embarked upon replicating the concept of `Territory Management', which focuses on converting ... More

RAILWAYS

Interim report on Godhra incident — Raises more questions than it answers
ONE can find fault with the timing of the release of the interim report of the Justice U. C. Banerjee Committee and the BJP can heap all the accusations it wishes on the Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, ... More

ROADWAYS

High security number plates proposed
THE Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has proposed that by June, all vehicles hitting the market should have high security registration plates (HSR) while the existing vehicles would be given a grace period of two years to come ... More

Ships in Ports

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