![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, October 11, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT AP to launch rural job guarantee plan THE State Government will launch AP Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the middle of February 2006 by creating 100 days of guaranteed wage employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005. The State Government has decided ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER Monsoon withdrawal resumes as `low' stays put THE very slow movement of the `low' over south Bay of Bengal seems to have provided the perfect excuse for the resident anti-cyclone to descend into the lower latitudes, leading to the resumption of monsoon withdrawal. The withdrawal had been ... More ECONOMY India's water economy World Bank prescription does not hold water Even while conceding that the World Bank's report is correct in stating that investments in large water infrastructure in India reflect a Build-Neglect-Rebuild philosophy, it may be prudent to bear in mind that the document has been prepared by an en tity that has a stake in water infrastructure. More
ENGINEERING Dip in demand, jump in input costs hurt pump industry THE pump industry in Coimbatore has seen a sharp decline in demand for both agricultural and domestic pump sets in the second quarter of the current fiscal even as the increase in input costs eroded the industry's profitability by 3 - 4 per ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Customs, DGFT to exchange EDI shipping data digitally THE Government has now decided that data relating to EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) shipping bills (for Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme) issued on or after October 1, 2005, from the 23 Customs-EDI Ports shall be exchanged between Customs and ... More FOREIGN TRADE
Fiji PM invites investments from IndiaTHE Prime Minister of Fiji, Mr Laisenia Qarase, on Monday invited businessmen from India to invest in his country. At a meeting, jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian ... More HEALTH `Sight for Kids' programme SIGHT for Kids', a joint initiative of the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF), World Health Organization (WHO) and Johnson & Johnson Ltd, which is focussed on elimination of childhood blindness, will be launched in Hyderabad on October .. More INFRASTRUCTURE Maharashtra forms panel to reform town planning The present town planning laws do not reflect the needs of urban areas in the State; therefore the Government has formed the group. More
Govt committed to growth of capital city: Kerala CM PSU Govt approves Rs 93-cr support to 15 sick PSEs THE Government will provide budgetary support to the tune of Rs 93.41 crore to 15 sick public sector enterprises (PSEs) for payment of salary/wages and statutory dues up to July 31, 2005. These include companies such as Bharat Heavy Plates & ... More PETROLEUM Oil cos moot coupons as LPG subsidy to BPL families DOMESTIC oil companies have suggested using the coupon route for directing subsidy on cooking gas (LPG) to the more deserving segment - below poverty line (BPL) households. In a presentation to the Government, the companies further said that ... More
Task force set up to monitor LPG situation POWER
NHPC's hydel projects in J&K not hit by quakeDESPITE widespread devastation wrecked by Saturday's earthquake, initial reports suggest that all the hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have emerged nearly unscathed. "There have been no major damages at any of the hydel stations .. More
Govt test markets 5 franchisee models for rural electrification
Energy awards notification TEXTILES Study highlights room for pruning procedural maze Textile exporters are also required to pay multiple taxes and duties, which include octroi duties, electricity duties, fringe benefit taxes, entry tax and sales tax, which are not refunded through any mechanism. More EDUCATION MIBS launched in Thiruvananthapuram THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mentor Educational Charitable Trust has launched the Mentor International Business School (MIBS) as an `innovative venture in the field of global education.' Located in the heart of the Capital City, MIBS guarantees ... More
Pact on learning programme HOME APPLIANCES Imparting SKILLS to service appliances THE Tiruchirapalli Regional Engineering College Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) is setting set up a chain of institutions to train technicians to service modern household appliances. These training centres would have ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY
Jewel in the crownA scene at one of the jewellery shops during the Durga Puja festival at Karol Bagh in New Delhi on Monday. |