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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT Employment guarantee Bill introduced in LS A BILL seeking to guarantee 100 days of employment to every rural household in a year was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, saying the measure would fulfil one of the biggest ... More
CLIMATE & WEATHER El Nino unlikely to occur till March EL Nino, a phenomenon that leads to rise in the Pacific Ocean temperature and consequent dry weather and drought, is unlikely to occur at least until March next. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the Southern Oscillation Index, ... More
`Weak monsoon' watch holds as rain lashes east NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Nod for panchayat windmill MADURAI: The Levingipuram panchayat in Tirunelveli district is set to become the first civic body in the State to own a windmill and generate electricity. Situated on the border of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in a viable windy ... More ECONOMY `Bonding' with black money WITH the Left and its allies reluctant to allow divestment in BHEL and other public sector undertakings, hopes of realising about Rs 10,000 crore have been shattered, and the United Progressive Alliance Government will be left to devise other ... More
Andhra Pradesh women self-help groups' success `remarkable', says Wolfowitz
`World Bank does not impose conditions'
`World Bank will help India achieve development goals' EXCISE AND CUSTOMS More banks may get to collect customs duty THE Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is in talks with the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts to allow more banks to collect customs duty on imports, a top Finance Ministry official has said. "We are trying to address the problems ... More HEALTH Corporate fund planned to fight AIDS in India To check the spread of AIDS, the US has joined hands with the National AIDS Control and representatives of the private sector. A corporate fund is being planned for this purpose, according to Dr David C. Mulford, US Ambassador to India. The ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Sabarimala development work to begin on Sunday THE Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, MR T.K.A. Nair, will inaugurate the launching of the first phase of the Sabarimala developmental projects at Nilakkal on August 21. Mr G. Raman Nair, President of Travancore Devaswom Board, said ... More PETROLEUM Petro products exports may dip: Aiyar The Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, today informed the Lok Sabha that exports of petroleum products might decline in the current fiscal compared to the previous year. The estimated export of petroleum products during 2005-06 is ... More
Temporary LPG shortage in some areas: Aiyar POWER Power distribution losses cut by 6 pc SAVING energy is as important as generating it, said the Electricity Minister, Mr Aryadan Muhammed. Inaugurating a workshop on `best practices in energy conservation', organised by the Thiruvananthapuram-based Energy Research Centre of the ... More TAXATION Kerala restores tax sops to defence canteens THE Kerala Government has decided to restore tax concessions on sales at defence canteens in the State from Friday. The Finance Minister, Mr Vakkom Purushothaman, said here on Thursday that 50 per cent reduction in sales tax on liquor and 50 ... More
Bengal concern over small rise in tax revenues SSI SME-CIP to promote global collaborations APITCO has formally launched a Centre for Promotion of International Partnerships among the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME-CIP), as a part of its long term efforts to promote international collaborations. Speaking at a news conference, its ... More WATER Rs 400-cr package for urban drinking water projects in AP THE State Government plans to invest about Rs 400 crore to improve infrastructure in urban local bodies with special thrust on drinking water supply. Reviewing the progress of these water projects at a meeting here on Thursday, the Chief ... More
Rainwater harvesting scheme RADIO/TV FICCI seeks changes in FM radio policy THE radio industry is seeking some more changes in the recently announced policy for the sector that includes changing the net worth criteria to paid-up capital requirement, permitting mergers and acquisitions after three years of operation ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Manipal Hospital unveils telemedicine unit in Mauritius MANIPAL Hospital today announced the launch of its first telemedicine unit outside India. The unit has been set up at Cliniq Du Nord, the largest hospital in Northern Mauritius and will offer medical solutions in the space of telemedicine / ... More PRECIOUS METALS Dubai gold bourse in membership drive DUBAI Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced that it has received an overwhelming response in exchange membership, with over 230 applications, since it opened up for membership less than two months ago. DGCX is a joint venture between ... More MINERALS Tata Steel vs POSCO - A tale of two MoUs THE Orissa Government has offered the South Korean steel major POSCO superior terms to persuade the latter to set up a steel plant in the State than the ones on which it got the Tatas to do the same, documents available with Business Line ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI in wholesale: Many players, but low inflows WHILE experts continue to debate on the prospect of foreign direct investment in the retail trading sector, the lure of profit is already drawing foreign firms in hordes to invest in the wholesale trading sector where 100 per cent FDI is already ... More WTO WTO trade facilitation talks: `Address concerns of exporters in developing countries' THE ongoing negotiations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on trade facilitation must address the concerns of exporters in developing countries since the current conditions suggest strong handicaps for the developing world, the Union Minister ... More IPR 
`India must improve IPR record to attract American investments'INDIA should try to improve its maintenance of intellectual property rights (IPR) if it wants to attract more American investment in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors, Dr David C. Mulford, US Ambassador to India, has ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Girijan Co-op seeks Rs 59-cr Central aid THE Girijan Co-operative Corporation Ltd (GCC) here is planning to introduce several herbal products in the market and has sought financial assistance of Rs 59 crore from the Union Tribal Welfare Department to step up its activities and help ... More
Nabard sets Rs 3,570-cr target for agriculture in Bengal HUMAN RESOURCES Flying in the face of change Nearly 32 per cent of jobseekers online are looking for new challenges at work rather than higher pay. More EVENTS Centre plans development fund, bank for food processing sector THE Government is exploring possibilities of setting up an export market development fund and a dedicated financial institution, an agri-business Processing and Development Bank of India, to support agro-based food processing industry, according ... More
Workshop on algorithms at Thiruvananthapuram NATURAL CALAMITIES Bitter medicine With the floodwaters destroying huge stockpiles of medicines, Mumbai fights a grim battle against the outbreak of diseases. More
IFFCO-Tokio puts Mumbai flood losses at Rs 137 cr
Maharashtra sends interim report to Centre on floods ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES UK warnings against Indian herbal products MANUFACTURERS of ayurvedic and unani medicine in India have started feeling the ripple effect. After Health Canada issued warnings against certain products, Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised ... More TOURISM Workshop on managing heritage sites begins A FOUR-day workshop on the management and conservation of heritage sites got under way here on Thursday. Part of the `Training series on the management and conservation of world heritage sites' from the United Nations Institute for Training And ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Aug. 7-Aug. 13 Share of readymades up in rural clothing `VAT impact on Q1 PC sales only incidental' Flooded warehouses: Tough task for companies Govt concerned over spiralling fuel prices: Aiyar Indian shrimp prices slide in US market Indo-Pak trade up 76 pc in 2004-05 Pesticide content issue — Pepsi, Coke move SC on Rajasthan HC directive Rains rescue kharif oilseeds from gloom Gems and jewellery sector favourite with FIIs: study Monsoon revival subdued as `weak phase' continues Hotel stocks attract interest Transmission line project — CERC says no to PowerGrid's appeal for higher outlay IVRCL to set up desalination plant near Chennai Car sales skid 11 pc in July Palm oil is not a saturated fat, say scientists |
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