The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, June 05, 2005

38.5 pc households live in 1-room units
TWO out of five households in the country dwell in homes that have only one room. While only about one in 10 households in Kerala has to adjust itself to these cramped conditions, the proportion of households that have to somehow manage is ... More

ENVIRONMENT

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY — GIVE EARTH A CHANCE

Waking up to the pollution threat
THE fact that we have a World Environment Day, is telling on the deep reaching impact of pollution in our lives. Of all the types of environmental pollution, the one that is most visible in our day-to-day lives is the pollution caused by ... More

e-waste management unit to come up in Bangalore soon
THE Government plans to prepare a report listing the best practices of e-waste management. The move aims to manage e-waste recycling effectively. "There is a need to prepare a guidance manual listing best practices of e-waste management. The ... More

HEALTH

Charitable institutes must help bridge health gap, says PM
THE nation stands at a "peculiar" crossroad between diseases of the past and new-age illnesses, said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, here on Saturday. Calling on healthcare providers to device innovative ways to meet this challenge, he ... More

PETROLEUM

Pipeline plan — Pakistan will address security concerns: Aiyar
THE Union Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, who arrived here on Saturday for talks with Pakistani officials on the multi-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, said Pakistan has promised to address India's concerns about the project ... More

ONGC Mangalore project hangs in balance — Proposal before PMO
THE fate of ONGC's proposed Rs 25,000-crore investment in Mangalore hangs in the balance. "The project proposal is now with the Prime Minister's Office," the ONGC Chairman, Mr Subir Raha, told newspersons here on Saturday. He said that, on May ... More

SSI

Policy statement on credit to SMEs soon, says Chidambaram
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, intends to make a detailed policy statement on credit to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector later this month. "The statement would set out the policy guidelines and parameters for ... More

CARS

Reva in rev-up mode
THE French gave it their best shot, the US is still struggling to make it universally acceptable and many other countries have dabbled with the subject building unviable prototypes. But electric vehicles have not made ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING

Ethiopia seeks Indian investment in food-processing
ETHIOPIA, a member of Comesa (Common Market for East and South Africa), has called for Indian investments in that country in sectors such as food-processing, commercial forestry, leather tanneries, oilseeds, cotton and floriculture. Making a ... More

CONSULTING

Ma Foi Global Search joins international network federation
MA Foi Global Search Services Ltd (Ma Foi Search), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chennai-based Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd, has joined the International Executive Search Federation (IESF), a global search network with a presence in 48 ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Disinvestment: Will politics and economics see eye to eye?
"To privatise is to drive a two-horse cart. The cart is the enterprise in question. One horse is called Political Goals and is flighty and fickle, the other is called Economics, and is slow and steady." — Quote from an agency ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Exim Bank, DHAN Foundation tie-up to promote local crafts
EXPORT Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and DHAN Foundation have signed a one-year memorandum of cooperation to promote local crafts and herbal plants for the export market, through DHAN's eKalanjiam Thozhilagam Ltd (KTL) programme. ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Rs 9,800 cr for tsunami rehabilitation: PM's report
NEARLY six months after the killer tsunami struck the Indian coast, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has presented a comprehensive report on the rehabilitation plan. And among the highlights is the Rs 9,870.25-crore reconstruction plan for ... More

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