Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY TN should allow 3rd party sale in wind power: CII TAMIL NADU, which leads the country in installed wind power capacity, should allow third party sale of wind power and also make the tariff more attractive to get more investments in the sector. A study on `Showcasing the success of wind energy ... More
Study advocates marketing network for bio-diesel plants AWARDS & HONOURS National Mineral Award for 26 geo-scientists THE Government today awarded 26 geo-scientists the National Mineral Award for 2003. The awards were presented by the Minister for Mines, Mr Sis Ram Ola. Presenting the awards, the Minister called upon the geo-scientists community to understand ... More ECONOMY 
Displacing conventional fuels reduces energy/GDP ratioTHE kitchen fuel used by more than half of all Indian households is still firewoord. Another 20 per cent use either crop residues or dung cake. This is one reason why the energy/GDP ratio has not been falling as fast as it could have. As shown ... More
`G-20 has the interests of all developing nations'
ENGINEERING Auto engg centre of excellence in Coimbatore COIMBATORE: The PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, is establishing a Centre of Excellence in Automobile Engineering, named after a former student late S. Karivaradhan, an ace rallyist and racing car designer. The centre is being ... More ENVIRONMENT Setting up of flu gas desulphurisation unit — Environment body asks Reliance Energy to pay Rs 300 cr RELIANCE Energy Ltd has been asked to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 300 crore to prove that the company is serious about setting up a flu gas desulphurisation (FGD) unit, essential for controlling pollution, at its 500 MW coal-based power ... More
Gujarat Fluorochemicals gets CDM registration HEALTH 13 States doing well, says TB Report Card THE India TB Report Card on Wednesday indicated that 13 out of 35 States and Union Territories have met the targets set by the Union Government and the global community, while Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab and Nagaland have failed to ... More
GAIL, cancer hospital to set up pollution centre in Hyderabad HOTELS Taj Hotels in talks with airlines to promote leisure arm TAJ Leisure Hotels Resorts and Palaces is holding discussions with all major domestic airlines to rope them in its promotion of `Taj Holidays' campaign of its leisure arm. The association might result in cheaper ticket prices that would form ... More PSU Sarthak Behuria is SCOPE Chairman NEW DELHI: Mr Sarthak Behuria, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation, has been elected as the Chairman of the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex body of public enterprises. Mr Raji Philip, Chairman and Managing ... More PETROLEUM 
`India can invest up to $25 b in buying oil fields abroad'WHILE urging China to join forces with India in attaining energy security, the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, today said that India could invest up to $25 billion in acquisition of overseas oil and gas fields. Addressing a ... More
Diesel to cost more in Delhi PHARMACEUTICALS Patents Bill approved THE Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the controversial Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005 that marks the beginning of the product patent regime in the country. The Lok Sabha had approved the Bill on Tuesday. The Opposition, National Democratic ... More POWER MPs for setting up of `energy forum' TWELVE Members of Parliament, including the former Power Minister, Mr Suresh Prabhu, have sought the setting up of an `energy forum' in the Lok Sabha. The forum, to consist of select and senior Parliamentarians, will suggest modifications in ... More
KSEB asked to continue with existing power tariff
Pvt power producers to add 3,000 MW capacity in Maharashtra TAXATION Plea against VAT launch in Bengal DR Ashok Mitra, former Finance Minister of West Bengal and former Economic Advisor to the Union Government, on Tuesday, filed a public interest litigation in the Calcutta High Court challenging the introduction of value added tax in West Bengal ... More SSI Match manufacturers' plea MADURAI: The All-India Federation of Cottage Matches Manufacturers' Association at Virudhunagar, near here has urged the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, in a memorandum to ban buying/selling of dipped splints from one factory to ... More
Wet grinder units form group to get SIDBI aid TYRES Rubber imports top 65,000 t on jump in tyre production Introduction of the VAT system is likely to make it less attractive to import rubber. More MANAGEMENT `Management students have key role in society' MANAGEMENT students should play a constructive role in the development of society, the Mangalore Commissioner of Customs, Mr P. Karthikeyan, has said. At a workshop on `Emerging management issues in the service sector,' organised by the ... More PERSONAL PRODUCTS Building muscle into reach After leveraging price, FMCG majors are now overhauling distribution, while looking for novel ways, to keep pace with changing consumer preferences. More RADIO/TV `Sun is not in TV, but communications' He's a media moghul who's only going to get bigger. After dominating the Southern market for at least a decade with a variety of television channels like Sun, Gemini and Udaya, Kalanithi Maran, Chairman & Managing Director of the Sun Network, ... More
Murdoch keen on early DTH clearance EDUCATION Scholarship for students BANGALORE: Amber Valley Residential School, Chickmagalur in association with Café Coffee Day has announced the institution of Café Coffee Day Young Achievers Scholarship Programme to encourage excellence in studies. The scholarship ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION HDFC joins SBI to float real estate venture fund HOUSING Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC Ltd) has forayed into the real estate fund business with the launch of HDFC Property fund, in association with State Bank of India. A trustee company (HDFC Ventures Trustee Company Ltd) and an ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Engineering Export Council signs MoU with China Chamber of Commerce ENGINEERING Export Promotion Council (EEPC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Chambers of Commerce for import and export of machinery and electronic products, besides covering exchange of trade- related information and trade ... More CINEMA Theatres defy documentary films obligations ALL the film exhibitors in the country, under a statutory obligation, are required to show documentary films before they screen regular films. But when did you last watch a documentary in a cinema? Even if they show, they repeat it for ... More REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS Throwing out the baby with the bathwater? Should every statement made to promote a product stand the test of a punctilious lawyer or a civil servant? More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS `Closure of units due to labour unrest rarer': Minister THE State Labour Minister, Mr Babu Divakaran, has said that incidence of closure of industrial units due to labour problems has come down marginally in the State in the recent period. A study on the reasons for the closure of industrial units ... More
Telecom staff to intensify stir EVENTS Kutch Trade Fair in Mumbai MUMBAI: The Kutch International Trade Fair (KITF) 2005 will be held from April 29 to May 8 at MMRDA grounds, Bandra-Kurla complex, Mumbai. This six-dome structure exhibition will have 300 AC stalls and a 500-seater auditorium. There will ... More
Tally Solutions to host melas EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Spices export exceeds volume targetEXPORT of spices has surpassed the target of 2,50,000 tonnes by 50,000 tonnes during April - February 2004-05, while in terms of value it was Rs 134 crore short of the target of Rs 2,000 crore. Total exports stood at 3,03,166 tonnes valued ... More
Meet to discuss wheat exports on April 7 TOURISM 
Tourism Ministry plans to move Cabinet for visa-on-arrivalIN a move that should give a boost to international tourist arrivals, the Ministry of Tourism is moving a note before the Union Cabinet to provide visa-on-arrival to visitors. "The Home Ministry is looking at the issue. We hope to move a note ... More
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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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