The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 20, 2005

CCEA clears Sethusamudram project at Rs 2,427 crore
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the implementation of the Sethusamudram Ship Channel project off Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 2,427.40 crore. Once the project is completed, it is expected that the ... More

Cabinet nod for Statistical Commission
THE Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the National Statistical Commission. "Immediately the commission would be set up by a Government resolution and eventually within one year replaced by law," the Finance Minister, Mr P. ... More

AP Cabinet okays fiscal management ordinance
THE Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today approved three ordinances including the one relating to the AP Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005 to bring in fiscal discipline. Speaking to newspersons after the State Cabinet meeting, the ... More

POLITICS

YSR to tour coastal districts
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, is touring the three north-coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam on Friday and Saturday. He is scheduled to address several public meetings in the ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

CCEA okays horticulture mission launch
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the launch of a national horticulture mission (NHM) with an outlay of Rs 2,300 crore for the remaining period of the Tenth Plan. NHM, which would be a Centrally-sponsored scheme ... More

SECURITY

`India has tech to go beyond Agni-III'
INDIA has the technological capability to build long-range missiles beyond Agni-III, whose first test flight is slated for the end of 2005, according to Dr Ram Narain Agarwal, Programme Director of Agni and Director of the Hyderabad-based ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Ministry to digitise data on companies
THE Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) has initiated moves to digitise the vast data on companies, simplify procedures and help businesses by streamlining processes through electronic filing systems. The MCA Secretary, Ms Komal Anand, has said ... More

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