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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY SOAPS & DETERGENTS Getting into a lather HLL is leaving no stone unturned to set its detergent brands apart in the highly competitive segment. More CLIMATE & WEATHER Opening monsoon `pulse' fizzles out THE inaugural monsoon `pulse' has been declared dead, with seasonal moisture-carrying winds from the sea failing to measure up for the second day running on Wednesday. Dr A.B. Majumdar, Deputy Director-General, India Meteorological Department ... More INVESTMENTS Online investing in non-equity products on the rise ONLINE investing, once synonymous with the equity market, is slowly but surely expanding to other investments as well. Mutual funds, post office savings and insurance products are some of the other products that online investors are now ... More ECONOMY 
In terms of per capita GDP — Karnataka, Bengal fastest growing StatesRANKED by per capita GDP in 1993-94, the top five States were Punjab, Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, in that order. By 2001-02, 10 years into the reforms, per capita GDP in Maharashtra was only Rs 300 per year less than per ... More
CII survey finds robust growth in key sectors except manufacturing
Centre's borrowing to fund Tenth Plan exceeds target
Capital goods industry not faring well ENVIRONMENT Coke scheme to clear garbage in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: Coca-Cola India in association with the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) and the Jubilee Hills Civic Exnora (JHCE) has taken up a scheme to make Hyderabad a garbage free zone. A pilot project was launched in the ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
Australia hints at FTA with IndiaTHE Australian Foreign Minister, Mr Alexander Downer, on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of India and Australia entering into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Addressing a press conference here the Minister felt that it was "perfectly ... More HEALTH Health study in Punjab shows high pesticide residues in blood High levels of pesticide residues have been found in blood samples of the people of the State. A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, has found six to 12 types of pesticide ... More
Iraqi kids operated on at Parumala hospital
Robot for heart surgeries PETROLEUM ONGC commissions Mumbai-Uran trunk pipeline THE 504-km long Mumbai High-Uran trunk pipeline was commissioned by Mr Subir Raha, Chairman and Managing Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), on Wednesday. He operated a valve at the control room of the MNW platform at Mumbai ... More
Customs duty anomalies `affecting' Avi-Oil's growth PHARMACEUTICALS An Indian twist to Pfizer's blockbuster epilepsy drug THE race to get a piece of Pfizer's blockbuster epilepsy drug Neurontin in the US market is beginning to have an Indian sub-plot. Multinational generic companies, such as Teva and Alpharma, have already launched their version of the same drug ... More POWER NLC to go ahead with Jayamkondam project on its own Forming a joint venture company for the project would have required various clearances and involved issues like corporate guarantees. More
AP CM's fiat to Genco TAXATION Cash transaction tax — Withdrawals from different bank branches not to be clubbed THE Finance Ministry has made it clear that cash withdrawal from different branches of a bank on a single day would not be aggregated (clubbed) for the purpose of levy of banking cash transaction tax (BCTT). Similarly, cash receipts on ... More WATER Ambitious plan for 24-hour piped water in twin cities TWIN city residents can expect the unexpected — 24-hour drinking water supply by 2008 — if the plans of Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) go well. The board has launched a pilot project in Kukatpally, ... More COAL MMTC bid to import coal for NTPC plant hits `rail'block MMTC Ltd's bid to import through Haldia dock about five lakh tonnes of steam coal from Indonesia in 2005-06 to meet the requirement of Farakka super thermal plant of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has run into rough weather. The ... More RADIO/TV Child's play With kids' TV channels mushrooming, advertisers have more options now. With viewership doubling, this genre is also pulling in more non-traditional advertisers. Catalyst does some channel surfing. More
Tooning in EDUCATION TASMAC announces new programme TRAINING and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications Ltd (TASMAC) on Wednesday announced the launch of Association of Business Executives (ABE) programmes. The programme offers students an opportunity to study the first two years of ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Fortis healthcare plans to go national FORTIS Healthcare Ltd, a Ranbaxy promoter group company, is planning to go national and set up hospitals across the country. This is a slight shift from its earlier plan of dominating the north India market. Speaking to Business Line, ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT CUSAT expertise to aid traditional industry workers COCHIN University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has proposed to utilise its expertise by converting its School for Rural Development and Appropriate Technology (SORDAT) into Centre for Rural Development and Appropriate Technology to help ... More EVENTS ITPO to put Coimbatore on global exhibition map COIMBATORE, which is the export hub of the hosiery and engineering industries in western Tamil Nadu, will be put on the international exhibition map with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) agreeing to put the city on its international ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Relief for oleoresin units as ban on light berries pepper import goes THE Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted the ban on import of black pepper (light berries) under advance licence scheme by the oleoresin industry, which has been facing serious raw material shortage following its imposition. The ... More
Spices export down in April, seen sliding this fiscal TOURISM Tourism sector did well despite tsunami: Survey THE business outlook survey carried out by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Southern Region, has revealed that the tourism sector posted the highest growth of 25 per cent last year, followed by chemicals and fertiliser, coir, rubber ... More
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Looking back May. 29-Jun. 4 Concessional import quota for edible oils, corn unchanged CII against job quotas in pvt sector NACO's figures on AIDS kick up storm Tax on cash withdrawals takes effect Household assets: Ownership pattern CSIR body projects 34 pc deficit rainfall in June ACC, Aditya Birla cos post higher cement shipments for May J&J to bring in new line of treatment for blood cancer Campco wins order to export arecanut to Pak Mines Ministry against disinvestment of Nalco Hatchet to come down on indirect tobacco advertising |
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