The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 14, 2005

TN Foodgrains merchants' plea for tax reliefs
THE Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association in a pre-budget memorandum forwarded to the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has urged for the extension of the ceiling on income tax exemption limit of Rs one lakh to all assessees ... More

ECONOMY

Reforms package for industry may continue — Budget to have special allocation for rural sector
THE contours of the Manmohan Singh Government's first full Budget that are emerging indicate that it will be a wholesome package addressing both the needs of a reforming economy and the neglect of the rural sector which led to a massive political ... More

Kerala: Review counsels a restrained hiring policy
A `RESTRAINT on hiring' is one policy measure that the State Government would have to seriously pursue in order that non-developmental expenditure is kept within limits and precious funds get directed to developmental efforts. Nowhere is a ... More

ENVIRONMENT

Czech Republic keen on showcasing eco products at CII centre
THE Czech Republic has shown interest in showcasing its environment-friendly technologies at the CII-Sohrabji Green Business Centre (CII-GBC) at Madhapur near here. The country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Mr Milan ... More

Awareness campaign on Mangalavanam
THE Kerala Environment Protection Committee and Thampu, a group of indigenous communities, have jointly organised an awareness campaign on the conservation of Mangalavanam, described as the "green lung" of Kochi city. Inaugurating the campaign, ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Chamber to hold meet on Indo-US trade
THE Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) will hold an information dissemination seminar on bilateral trade prospects with America in the city on March 11. Speaking at a meeting organised by the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ... More

HEALTH

Toning up healthcare
Software tools can help make the healthcare chain more responsive to our needs. Here are a few such initiatives. More

PETROLEUM

Steps to tap gas reserves in AP

POWER

Power tariff policy to be placed before Cabinet next month: Sayeed
THE Union Power Minister, Mr P.M. Sayeed, today said that the tariff policy for the power sector would be placed for Cabinet approval in March following another round of discussion with different stakeholders, especially the Left parties. The ... More

Power cos to be fined for delay in attending to complaints: MERC
POWER generation companies in Maharashtra will now have to pay consumers for delays in responding to consumer complaints. According to the new Standards of Performance and Electricity Supply Code issued by the State regulator, power supply ... More

APTransco launches energy conservation drive
TRANSMISSION Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (APTransco) launched a publicity blitz on Sunday in electronic media asking the farming community to be prudent as they consume energy. The campaign, which includes documentary films and ... More

STEEL

SMAK office-bearers
KOCHI: Mr S.S. Agarwal, Managing Director of Premium Ferro Alloys Ltd, Kochi, and Mr K. Pankajakshan, Managing Director of AP Steels Re-rolling Mill Ltd, Palakkad, have been elected as the President and Secretary, respectively, of the ... More

COAL

Cos with captive blocks might get Govt nod to sell extra coal
THE Union Government is working on a plan to increase the availability of coal in the country by permitting companies, which have been allocated coal blocks for captive use, to produce in excess of their requirements and sell the extra ... More

EDUCATION

`Politicisation of education must be avoided'
POLITICISATION and commercialisation of education should be avoided, said Dr N.K. Thingalaya, former Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank. Inaugurating an executive development programme on `Strategic management of educational ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS

Manipal group signs MoU to set up waste management centre
The centre will showcase world-class biomedical waste management (including segregation, collection and disposal), effluent treatment and environmental management system. More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Business confidence on the rise: FICCI
CORPORATE India's business confidence is soaring and the `feel good' factor is on the upswing. This assessment has been reflected in the Business Confidence Survey for the third quarter 2004-05 by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

15 MoUs signed at BioAsia meet
BIOASIA-2005, the three-day bio-business summit, concluded here on Saturday with organisers claiming "a huge success based on the quality of speakers, delegates and exhibits, business discussions and initiators, quality representation from across ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Traders body urges relook at FDI in retail
A SECTION of traders today opposed any move to permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector saying that it was "detrimental to the internal trade of the country". They have urged the Government to form a joint committee of ... More

IPR

Much catching up to do on the trademark race
WHAT'S common for these: Unilever's `Lipton' and `Care of India', Garware Polyester's `Sun control', `Global Window Film' and `Garfilm', red circles of Mirza Tanners from Kanpur, and `Assam Tea' of J.V. Gokal from Kolkata? These are all among the ... More

EVENTS

Texprocil meet on marketing scope today
COTTON Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) is to hold a seminar here on February 15 on marketing opportunities for India's textiles in the US, Italy, Japan and Brazil and UK. Experts from marketing consultancy firm Dun and Bradstreet, ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Hyderabad STPI exports top $1 b
IT exports from the Software Technology Parks of India, Hyderabad have topped the $1-billion mark in the first nine months of this fiscal. There are pointers that the tech sector is on course to touching Rs 6,800-7,000 crore , thereby ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

`Post-tsunami, early warning will be worth the money invested'
ONE redeeming feature of the December 26 tsunami, if it can be called one, will be the heightened awareness about the devastation such an event can cause and how an early warning can help mitigate the loss of lives and property in vulnerable ... More

TOURISM

France team bid to lure leisure traffic
A TOURISM delegation representing tour operators, hotels, and tourism boards from the various provinces in France is on a roadshow in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi targeting the leisure traffic segment in India. Along with Russia, China and Korea, ... More

Gallery for Aranmula race
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Tourism Department has drawn up a Rs 80-lakh scheme for constructing a permanent gallery and pavilion for the Aranmula boat race. Announcing this here, the Tourism Minister, Mr K.C. Venugopal, said on Saturday ... More