![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, April 08, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT Work environment The environment sector promises exciting, and even high-paying jobs ranging from Green laws to eco-friendly engineering and energy auditing among others. More CLIMATE & WEATHER Wet weather attributed to real-time `troughs' SKIES in the southern parts of the peninsula are witnessing the interplay of three "troughs of low pressure" arranged in pleats from east to the west, bringing welcome wet weather to some sun-scarred geographies. The strange configuration has ... More ECONOMY PM sets up 10-member GoM on investments THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has set up a 10-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, for an alternative decision making process on investments, particularly public investments. Highly-placed ... More
AP CM woos Gujarat industrialists ENVIRONMENT
Greenpeace to oppose plan for ship-breaking yard at KakinadaTHE Government proposal to allow a ship-breaking yard at Kakinada has come in for sharp criticism from environmentalist groups led by Greenpeace. While moving the High Court is an option for them, the activists are wondering why the Government ... More FOREIGN TRADE Exporters hope foreign trade policy will put an end to `harassment' Exporters hope that the government would recast the extant DEPB scheme to retain its basic thrust of neutralising cumulative indirect taxes while promoting exports. More
Roadshows in US to showcase India's export potential HEALTH 24x7 healthcare support centre in Hyderabad INSPIRED by the popular Hindi movie Munnabhai MBBS, Dr Shantan Reddy has started a 24x7 healthcare support centre. Using a variety of communication options such as the Web, call centre and mobile phones, Doctor Munnabhai 24x7 offers its ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Japanese loan for Bangalore's water, sewerage facilities KARNATAKA, which is one of the States to benefit from a soft loan from the Japanese Government, hopes to use the assistance for providing a stable drinking water supply and sewerage facilities in Bangalore. The State will be getting more than ... More PETROLEUM IOC, Saudi Aramco plan merchant storage oil terminal Drop plans for facility to store crude reserves INDIAN Oil Corporation and Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, have dropped the idea of building strategic crude storage facility for India. With crude oil prices reaching record highs of more than $55 a barrel, the two companies may ... More
Oil cos may lose Rs 810 cr if price hike not allowed TAXATION VAT row: Kerala traders not to buy chicken POULTRY traders in Kerala have decided not to buy chicken from Tamil Nadu until the Kerala Government reviews its decision to impose a 12.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on live birds. "It is not economical for us to pay that kind of tax. We ... More
Info network for VAT verification by July
1% CST on inter-state sale of readymade wear to stay in Bengal SSI
Credit rating scheme for SSI sector launchedTHE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Thursday launched the first credit rating system for small and medium scale enterprises. The move is aimed at ensuring higher availability of bank and institutional credit to the SME sector. He had ... More
Jostle for space at Kinfra park in Kasargode WATER Kerala HC allows Coke to draw groundwater A DIVISION Bench of the Kerala High Court today held that the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Ltd is entitled to draw 5 lakh litres of groundwater a day at its plant in Plachimada in Palakkad without any right for accumulation in case of ... More
Power for water schemes RADIO/TV `Content regulator for broadcasting industry may be essential' A CONTENT regulator is probably essential for today's broadcasting world in the country but it is critical to first define what are the acceptable standards, speakers at a session on content regulation deliberated at the ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Gera Developments mulls housing complex with kids in mind "The housing complex will have features that will make life easier for working parents who are increasingly faced with concerns over leaving children either unattended or in the care of someone else." More
`Chawl residents rehab must for Mumbai mill land developers'
Rs 1,800-cr Suncity projects in the works PRECIOUS METALS
Spot gold may rise, then dipSPOT gold prices recovered due to a slightly firmer Euro and renewed physical interest at lower levels. Physical buying and bargain hunting seems to limit gold price weakness currently. Physical gold demand is expected to increase as the Indian ... More MINERALS SAIL division clocks higher iron ore output THE Raw Materials Division (RMD) of SAIL, which supplies iron ore to Bokaro, Rourkela and Durgapur steel plants, has increased its production to 12.94 million tonnes in 2004-05 against 12.79 million tonnes in 2003-04. According to a release ... More INDUSTRIAL POLICY New Haryana industrial policy to focus on infrastructure THE industrial policy of Haryana, to be announced shortly, would focus on simplifying rules and regulations to attract investments and on the creation of a "world-class" infrastructure, the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has said. ... More EVENTS National management meet to be held in Hyderabad The 32nd National Management Convention of the All India Management Association (AIMA) is scheduled to be held here for the first time in five decades on September 16 & 17. Mr Sunil Alagh, President-AIMA, along with senior AIMA members and the . More EXPORTS & IMPORTS DEPB benefits restored for SEZ units THE Revenue Department has withdrawn its circular of February 2004 banning the benefits of Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) credit for supply of goods to special economic zones (SEZs) as physical exports and clarified that the supply of goods to ... More TOURISM Tourism projects at Kovalam beach AS part of its efforts to improve tourism infrastructure at the Kovalam beach resort near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Tourism launched two projects today. Speaking on the occasion, the Kerala Tourism Minister, Mr K.C. Venugopal, said the two ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES The business of betting on Net SO you thought betting is all about cricket! Hold on. Welcome to the world of global betting beyond the sub-continental cricketers. And, certainly, no dearth of big names here too - ranging from the US President, Mr George W. Bush, to the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus BHEL Disinvestment China's revaluation Dabhol power regenerated Tracking the rains Sethusamudram Canal Project India Inc's overseas acquisition
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Looking back Mar. 27-Apr. 2 Pharma cos bet big on supplements Govt yet to finalise new subsidy methodology Fertiliser industry unable to tie up phosphoric acid supplies 72-hr trade bandh called in Bengal from tomorrow Shipping industry in a tizzy over service tax Coal India-NLC combine plans large thermal power projects China January textile, clothing exports to US up 65 pc in value Vivek Oberoi returns `inappropriate' award Arcelor forges ahead on new steel capacity in India Move follows output cut in Europe by 1 mt Used market expected to outpace new car market Cashew exports set to cross Rs 2,600 cr Shareholders angry over BPCL-Kochi Refineries merger swap ratio External debt rises to $120.9 b Business community prepared to accept VAT: Assocham Rubber imports may come down under VAT regime |
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