Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY PENSION PLANS EPFO panel opposes investment in equities THE Finance and Investment Committee of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has taken a view against investment of EPFO funds in equities. The issue had come up before the committee as a fallout of ... More ECONOMY Supplementary demands for grants introduced THE second and final batch of supplementary demands for grants for the current fiscal involving a net cash outgo amounting to Rs 8,072.74 crore was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by the Minister of State for Finance, Mr S.S. ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Industry drawback panel broad-based THE Finance Ministry has broad-based the committee that had been set up to recommend the All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback for 2005-06. The reconstituted committee has been asked to submit its report to the Revenue Secretary, Mr K.M. ... More PETROLEUM Oil from Sakhalin field this year: Aiyar THE Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, informed the Rajya Sabha today that production of oil and gas from Sakhalin-I is expected to commence from 2005-06 and full production is expected from the last quarter of ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Mexico wooing Indian drug majors MEXICO is trying to woo Indian pharmaceutical companies. The Mexican pharma mission, comprising 11-members is visiting India and will be meeting with officials of several drug majors such as Ranbaxy Laboratories, Cipla Ltd, Biocon and Wockhardt, ... More POWER `No power cut this year' THERE is no need for power cuts in the State this year even though the consumption is more than double the generation in the State, according to the Minister for Power, Mr Aryadan Muhammed. Replying to questions in the State Assembly on ... More TAXATION Export cess hits turmeric trade in Guntur THE transactions at the turmeric market yard at Duggirala in Guntur district - one of the major ones in the State - have been hit badly with the imposition of four per cent export cess by the State Government. The commercial tax ... More
`ST to continue in States that do not opt for VAT'
TN Chamber wants panel on VAT TEXTILES Airlines introduce flash rates for garment exports AIRLINES have introduced express or flash rates to cash in on the surge in garment exports and the scarcity of cargo space. According to sources, some airlines are accepting cargo only on express rates. The surge in garment export volumes is ... More
AEPC calls for restoration of value-based duty drawback rates RADIO/TV 
A sporting chance for Dream Job A CHANGE in one's career is always welcome, especially if it catapults you into the international world of sports presenting. Twenty-seven-year-old Anand Narasimhan has dreamed about being a sports commentator all his life, and has now finally ... More EDUCATION IAT to redesign courses, projects for Defence personnel THE Institute of Armament Technology (IAT), Pune, is restructuring its academic courses and research projects to meet the future challenges in the Defence sector. From the emerging technology-driven warfare to ensuring that India's Defence ... More
LSE, IFMR enter into agreement for `knowledge-sharing'
Exam reforms in AP
Kerala varsity confers Ph D for thesis on career growth CARS 
Car sales down in Feb, but Tatas buck the trendEXPECTATIONS of an excise duty cut on cars in the Union Budget resulted in a 4.2 per cent drop in passenger car sales during February 2005. Customers postponed their purchases in the month expecting a reduction in prices following the duty ... More
Cars to cost more from April INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Nasscom writes to Ministry on fringe benefits tax issue EXPRESSING concern over the recent Budget announcement on taxation of fringe benefits, software association Nasscom has written to the Finance Ministry saying genuine business expenditure should not be covered under the tax net. "We strongly ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Kerala official invited to bioethics meet THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dr V. Mohanan Nair, Principal, Kerala State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, and Director of the Collaborating Training Centre, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare , has been invited for the 6th ... More IPR Oxfam writes to PM on Patents Bill OXFAM International, a non-Governmental organisation (NGO), has urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to ensure that the Patent (Amendment) Act, 2004 permits the fullest possible access to affordable medicines. Mr Jeremy Hobbs, Executive ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY Maharashtra proposes changes in Factory Act THE Maharashtra Government proposes to amend the Factory Act to remove certain provisions that have been hampering investment in the State. The Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, said here on Tuesday that a committee has already been set ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS BSNL executives' forum launches agitation to press its demands THE United Forum for BSNL Executives, comprising All India BSNL Executives Association (AIBSNLEA) and Sanchar Nigam Executives' Association (SNEA), on Tuesday launched an indefinite non co-operation against non-implementation of the "already ... More EVENTS 
Social causeThe Narmada Bachao Andolan leader, Ms Medha Patkar, addressing the dam victims and Mumbai slum dwellers at Shastri Bhawan in the Capital on Tuesday demanding intervention by the Social Justice Minister, Ms Meira Kumar, into their problems. ... More CONSUMERISM Stricter enforcement of consumer laws urged STRICTER enforcement of consumer protection laws is essential, as the decrees passed by the various consumer fora in the State and the country are not being enforced properly and promptly, according to several consumer activists and ... More
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Kerala Govt smells a rat in pepper import from Lanka THE duty-free import of pepper from Sri Lanka has hit Kerala badly, the Agriculture Minister, Mrs K.R. Gouri Amma, told the State Assembly on Tuesday. She said the State Government had urged the Centre to insist on certification of origin for ... More TOURISM Australia expects 1-lakh Indian tourists by 2008 AUSTRALIA hopes to attract one lakh Indian tourists annually by 2008, the Regional Manager, South and Southeast Asia, Tourism Australia, Ms Maggie White, said here today. "Australia welcomed 55,000 Indians last year, which was an increase of ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 6-Mar. 12 `Growth in services will drive manufacturing sector' Chidambaram says no to withdrawal of service tax on forex payments NPCIL's first 540 MW generation unit ready Budget 2005-06: Stage-managed humaneness Ladies garments top apparel exports Refiners not ready to supply BS-II diesel from April 1 — Auto industry worried that new vehicle norms deadline may change Asia to fuel auto demand, says KPMG survey Financiers upbeat on used car loans `Get products with chilli checked for banned dye before exports' PFC, French co, UN eyeing rural electrification pie Higher VAT exemption cap may mean lower Central compensation Newsprint prices to go up by Rs 1,000 a tonne Retailers propose real estate mutual fund Notional disallowance a better bet? |
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