Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CEMENT Cement majors cash in on West Asian construction boom THE surge in oil prices has brought cheer to at least one section of the Indian industry. Cement majors including Gujarat Ambuja, UltraTech Cement and Saurashtra Cement are among those cashing in on the huge export potential in West Asia, which ... More COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES SC to decide jurisdiction issue in Reliance Info case — HC restrained from hearing petition THE Supreme Court today by an interim order restrained the Delhi High Court from proceeding further to hear a petition filed by Reliance Infocomm challenging the levy of Rs 182.7 crore by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for alleged re-routing of ... More ECONOMY 
Grouping for succourA visually challenged couple, P. Appala Naidu and Kotamma, who came to the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam on Monday with their child to submit a representation for a house-site at the Spandana programme, walk towards the counter for handicapped ... More
Consumer price index constant for February
Economic census in Madurai soon
Need for indigenous reforms model stressed ENVIRONMENT Schools roped in for civic action programme THE Bala Janaagraha programme in Bangalore has drawn4,000 children from 70 schools, over 200 teachers, and community members supported by corporate partners. The programme is meant to inculcate good citizenship among children through community ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
CII keen to expand trade with Abu Dhabi, says MunjalTHE CII has signed an MoU with Higher Colleges of Technology-Centre of Excellence for Research and Applied Training (HCT-CERT) in Abu Dhabi for sharing its expertise in manufacturing and human resource development and is looking to forge closer ... More
`EU non-tariff barriers bar market access for India' HEALTH 
Setting an exampleThe State Health Minister, Mr K.K. Ramachandran, and the Health Secretary, Mr K. Ramamoorthy, inaugurate the State-level mass drug administration programme against filaria by taking the drug themselves at Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. ... More HOTELS 
GRT plans chain of business hotelsGRT Hotels and Resorts plans to open four-star business hotels in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Coimbatore under the brand GRT Grand. Speaking to Business Line, Mr T. Natarajan, CEO, GRT Hotels and Resorts, said the group's focus would be to ... More INFRASTRUCTURE `Details on SPV for infrastructure projects soon' THE Finance Ministry will soon be coming out with more details of the special purpose vehicle (SPV), as announced in Budget 2005-06, being set up for providing investment capital for infrastructure projects. Speaking at the 77th annual ... More
Civic forum threatens stir PETROLEUM More crude import deals with Saudi Arabia soon: Aiyar INDIA hopes to explore the possibilities of bilateral investments in hydrocarbon sector and long-term crude import deals with Saudi Arabia, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, said on the eve of his four-day visit to ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Post-patent, prices of cancer, HIV drugs may go up: Paswan THERE is a strong possibility that following the passage of the Patent (Amendment) Bill, 2005 in Parliament, the prices of some drugs will increase. The Minister for Chemicals, Fertilisers and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, today said that ... More
VAT-enabled software for pharmacists POWER Plan panel asks Transco to share success formula THE Planning Commission has reportedly asked the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTransco) to share its success story in the areas of reduction of transmission losses, improved quality of supply and revenues. The ... More
South Mumbai shop owners pay highest power tariffs TAXATION 72-hr trade bandh called in Bengal from tomorrow THE Federation of West Bengal Trade Associations (FWBTA), which enjoys membership of as many as 25,000 trade associations in West Bengal, has called for a 72-hour trade bandh from March 30 morning in protest against the introduction of VAT ... More
TEXTILES Shortage of labour haunts textile clusters in TN THE common problem that prevails in the textile districts of Tirupur, Erode and Karur is shortage of labour. Lack of labour is a major problem for producers in these exporting centres. "We expect the shortage of labour, especially skilled ... More WATER Devaswom Board to take up PAP projects after land allotment THE Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is to implement the first phase of the Pampa Action Plan (PAP) projects under the National River Conservation Programme along with its own projects to be taken up soon for the development of Sabarimala after ... More EXIM POLICY 
Exim policy by April 10: Kamal NathTHE Commerce Ministry today ruled out any differences with the Finance Ministry on certain provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of India Infrastructure Summit, organised by the Federation of Indian ... More EDUCATION Tuticorin fisheries college plans quality control lab THE Tuticorin-based Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) plans to establish a fish quality control laboratory, as part of its efforts to give an impetus to fisheries technology extension programmes, including the launch of VCDs ... More
ICL ties up with MG varsity for management courses
New director for NITK FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Encotra's plan to hike stake in Visa among 25 FDIs cleared THE Switzerland-based Encotra's proposal to increase its holding in the Kolkata-based Visa International from 21 per cent to 74 per cent with foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 173.76 crore for undertaking coal mining was among the various ... More IPR Corporates show big interest in plant-based patents AVESTHA Gengraine, JB Chemicals & Pharma Ltd, Synit Drugs and Asgrow Seed Company are among a growing number of corporates that are exploiting the potential of plants and seeking patent protection in India in recent years. The Council for ... More
IPR meet held in Mangalore SOCIAL WELFARE Matrimonial meet for deaf on April 3 LENDING a helping hand to the hearing challenged in finding a life partner, the Deaf Way Foundation is organising a `Vivaha Vedika for the deaf' here on April 3. Encouraged by good response to matchmaking meets held at national level, the ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Centre releases 1,428-tonne foodgrains to Kerala THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Rural Development Ministry has released 1,428 tonnes each of wheat, boiled rice and raw rice to Kerala, says an official press release. Pathanamthitta district will receive 34 metric tonnes of all three ... More HUMAN RESOURCES HR firms bullish on temporary staffing WHO will be largest private employer in the next two to three years? If your guess is one of the large information technology firms such as Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro or Infosys, think again. It could well be a human resource firm. There ... More EVENTS Talk on `Financing the poor' MANGALORE: Prof M.V. Nadkarni, Honorary Visiting Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, will deliver the Mangalore University silver jubilee lecture on `Financing the poor' on April 1. The lecture is being ... More
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Fostering entrepreneurship in social sector WHAT is common to the Chennai-based Rural Innovations Network (RIN), the Bhopal-based Oasis, and the Mumbai-based Avishkaar? All the three are led by `social entrepreneurs', who possess the vision, creativity and determination of business ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS FIEO calls for zero duty EPCG scheme IN order to make exports competitive, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has called for introduction of zero duty EPCG (Export Promotion Capital Goods) scheme. "It is suggested that import of capital goods under EPCG scheme ... More TOURISM Tourism facilities in Kottayam dist to be enhanced TO attract both foreigners and domestic tourists to different beauty spots of Kottayam district, the Tourism Department is taking various steps. A mini bus service linking all such important tourists places will start operating shortly under ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 20-Mar. 26 G-20 adopts New Delhi Declaration `India has to focus on building strong corporations' New technique to remove cancerous breast tumours Coffee exporters, buyers grapple for stocks Mumbai port emerging auto exports hub GDP may grow 7-8 pc next fiscal: PM Maharashtra to slash stamp duty on commodity market transactions, G-secs `Common carrier principle to get buried with Petronet India' Infrastructure industry index slips 0.6 pc in Feb Displacing conventional fuels reduces energy/GDP ratio HDFC joins SBI to float real estate venture fund Spices export exceeds volume target Time to compress rural credit delivery system Protocols for automotive electronics — Infosys becomes premier partner in Autosar Inflation down despite costlier food items Reliance Life sets up cord blood archive MNC drug cos patently unhappy with new regime Traditional goods push exports up 20 pc |
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