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Manufacturing segment records strong growth in H1: CII survey
THE manufacturing sector in the country witnessed strong growth in April-December 2004 on a year-on-year basis, according to the ASCON survey carried out by the Associations Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Out of the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Chile keen to boost agri trade ties
CHILE, which is in the process of forging a free trade agreement with India, is looking to increase trade ties with agriculture as one of the focus areas. According to Mr Orlando Morales Valencia, Chile's director of agriculture and livestock, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Oil cos may invest in Mangalore SEZ
A GROUP of oil companies is likely to invest in the proposed coastal special economic zone (SEZ) in Mangalore, according to Mr A. Srinivasa Rao, President of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). Addressing presspersons after ... More

2 Kinfra parks get SEZ tag
THE industrial of parks of the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) in Kochi and Malappuram have been accorded the status of special economic zones (SEZs). The status has been given to 30 acres of land at Kinfra's ... More

Megadiverse nations to create co-op fund
THE like minded megadiverse countries, rich in biological diversity and associated traditional knowledge, have agreed to work towards creating the Megadiverse Co-operation Fund for supporting projects in member countries that meet the objectives ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


DST sets up Rs 150-cr pharma research fund
THE Department of Science and Technology has set up a Rs 150-crore fund that will provide support to the Research and Development (R&D) effort of pharmaceutical companies. "The fund was announced last year, but then it only had a corpus of Rs .. More

TAXATION


FAPCCI wants tax sops to stay in VAT regime
THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) wants tax holidays continued even after the implementation of VAT from April 1. At a press meet here on Saturday, Mr O.P Goenka, President of FAPCCI, said that the ... More

TEXTILES


`New drawback norms beneficial for textile units'
The shift will discourage raw material exports and also curtail the scope for misusing the drawback claims. More

RADIO/TV


TV, when you want
Sling Media seems to be embarking on a David-Goliath confrontation with consumer electronics biggies. What's in its sling-bag that lets this start-up think it can take on the giants? More

Exams? Know where to look
Here are a few online resources that can help crack the all-important board examinations for Math and Science. More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Encumbrance certificates
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 114 computerised Sub-Registrar Offices have been equipped to issue encumbrance certificates the second day after filing of the application for the same. Announcing this, a spokesman of the office of the Inspector ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE


AP to expand land distribution project
THE State Government, which is in the process of fine-tuning its land distribution project and gearing up for its launch, now plans to further extend it to other sections of society, including the tribal lands. Reviewing the arrangements for ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Cross-industry migration, a big challenge for recruiters
THIS year, some of the biggest challenges for the recruitment industry in the country will be to address cross-industry migration by BPO employees and to convince software engineers to look at careers in mid-sized, US-based IT companies. ... More

EVENTS


Kamal Nath to lead Indian delegation to Davos WEF meet
THE Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, would lead the Indian delegation at the 2005 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF's Davos Summit is to be held from January 26 to 30. He would also ... More

Increased dose of governance urged
IN this age of a universalised market system, the slogan is "less government." But Mr J.M. Lyngdoh, former Election Commissioner, feels a fractured society needs an increased dose of governance. Delivering the foundation day lecture at the ... More

Kerala to be `partner-State' in Mauritius technology fair
KERALA will participate as a `partner-State' in an exclusive event to be held at Port Louis in Mauritius to project India's new technologies and products. Styled `India Week', the event will be held from March 17 to 21 this year. It will be an ... More

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    NATURAL CALAMITIES


    Towards focused rehabilitation
    WHEN the world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted underwater off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, 26 December 2004, little did fishing communities in the coastal villages of Kerala, thousands of ... More


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