Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, March 20, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY PENSION PLANS EPFO trustees' meet today on ways to raise more resources THE Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will meet on Sunday to figure out ways of raising additional resources required to pay 9.5 per cent interest on provident fund deposits for fiscal ... More INVESTMENTS Heady equity prices — Reality check to avoid distress CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CETMA seeks steps to correct anomalies arising out of FTA WITH the Union Budget not having addressed the issue of an inverted duty structure arising out of the free trade agreement (FTA), the Consumer Electronics and Television Manufacturers Association (CETMA) is planning to send a representation to ... More ECONOMY 
IMF pegs Indian economic growth rate at 6.7 pcTHE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pegged the Indian economy's growth rate at 6.7 per cent for fiscal 2005-'06 and predicted a growth rate of 7.5-8 per cent in the medium term. "Our view is that the Indian economy would grow by 6.7 per ... More FOREIGN TRADE India in pact with Mercosur INDIA and Mercosur — a trading block in Latin America consisting of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay with Bolivia and Chile as its associate members — on Saturday signed an agreement to operationalise the Preferential Trade ... More
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ONGC marks retail foray with discountsTHE bugle was sounded here on Saturday for the start of a pricing war in the petroleum retailing business, with the launch by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of its first retail outlet for petrol and diesel. ONGC will sell the two fuels ... More RADIO/TV 
Rupert Murdoch in MumbaiMR Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, News Corp, who is on a five-day visit to India, arrived in Mumbai on Saturday. Mr Murdoch is visiting the country after five years. He is on a private visit, an official of Star said but added that he is slated ... More EDUCATION University of Sunderland opens office in India OSCAR-WINNING film producer Lord David Puttnam has launched the Country Office India for one of the UK's modern universities, University of Sunderland. Lord Puttnam has made films such as The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero and ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ICC in pact with Kentucky varsity for training course in conflict resolution THE Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of State Governments (CSG), University of Kentucky of the US, for developing a skills-based training programme for individuals in ADR (Alternate ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Anti-tank missile Nag ready to enter production phase INDIA'S third generation anti-tank guided missile, Nag has successfully completed all the development trials, and is ready to enter the production phase and be inducted into the Indian Army. Two critical test flights, successfully carried out ... More CINEMA 
Corporates yet to taste big success in movie bizTHEY are big names in the corporate world. But when it comes to making an impact on the box office — corporate groups such as the Tatas, Raymonds and Oswals — have registered a string of flop shows. Barring the AV Birla ... More EVENTS G-20 adopts New Delhi Declaration THE two-day G-20 meeting ended here on Saturday with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration that called for substantial cuts in trade-distorting domestic agricultural support and elimination of all farm export subsidies by the developed ... More STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS `Euro III norms will be met by deadline' THE petroleum industry will meet the April 1 deadline for supply of Euro III quality petrol and diesel in 11 designated cities of the country, according to Mr M.S. Srinivasan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. ... More PEOPLE Issac Mathai conferred Hahnemann award DR Issac Mathai, Chairman, Managing & Medical Director of Soukya International Holistic Health Centre near here, has been conferred the Dr Samuel Hahnemann award by the Kerala Homeopathic Shastravedi. The award is given in recognition of Dr ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 13-Mar. 19 Is US education losing its attraction? Govt plans to introduce rating system for SSIs Improving overall climate key to FDI flows: IMF Exports touch $70 b during April-Feb IDBI allots Rs 100 cr for hotel projects On fringe taxes and all that — Rollback is not a dirty word Dairy products export set to cross Rs 500 cr — GCMMF pegs export turnover at Rs 125 cr Gujarat flags off bio-diesel buses `Withdrawal tax may drive depositors to post offices' EU emerges largest Indian seafood buyer Budget: Innovative and worrisome Indian drug firms focus on micro-organisms `Tsunami reconstruction to cost India $1.2 b' ICICI Bank micro credit disbursements treble Tractor sales set to record 31 pc growth this fiscal Oil from Sakhalin field this year: Aiyar Cars to cost more from April `ST to continue in States that do not opt for VAT' PTC to offer coal intermediation services Truck, bus tyre production up year-on-year in Jan IT's good bet for realtors across cities Reliance refining margins rise as light, heavy crude prices diverge Govt scraps cess on coffee exports States opting for VAT may not get full compensation |
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