Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, November 25, 2005
Markets (November 24 - 15.30 IST)
BSE Sensex8744.04(+105.70)
S&P CNX Nifty2635.00 (+26.40)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)45.67/45.80


News
Features
Stocks
Shipping
Archives
Google

Subscription

Group Sites

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

EMPLOYMENT


Kudumbashree sets up job Web site
THE Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission, Kudumbashree, has set up an employment Web site. Called Keralashree (www.keralashree.org) , the site is intended to serve as a link between members of the ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


UK not to go back on Kyoto commitment
THE United Kingdom has asserted that it will not soften its stand with regard to the Kyoto commitment on climate change. Mr Mark Runacres, the British Deputy High Commissioner, has said that there would not be any `U' turn by the UK on the ... More

`Low' slides into Arabian Sea; north bracing for cold wave
WEDNESDAY'S `low' over southern Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood sped its way west to cross Kerala overnight and position itself over southeast Arabian Sea on Thursday afternoon in line with predictions. Associated upper air cyclonic circulation ... More

CHEMICALS


Panel to unearth illegal fuel tanks
THE Ernakulam District Collector has informed the Kerala High Court that a regional sub-committee of the District Crisis Management Group was constituted to check unauthorised installation of storage tanks for inflammable chemicals and petroleum ... More

ECONOMY


SIVAKASI SURGING AHEAD
Towards making `Little Japan' a world brand
Sivakasi wants to move forward and faster. The process of globalisastion has presented an opportunity for the entrepreneurs of this industrial town in south Tamil Nadu, nicknmed `Little Japan', to feel confident to ... More

Sivakasi: A high quality education centre
In the match industry, organized factories sprung up in Kerala, Maharastra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Largely hand-made earlier, the industry turned mechanical since 1991; ... More

ENVIRONMENT


European Carbon Fund to invest $125 m in India
EUROPEAN Carbon Fund (ECF) has firmed up plans to invest up to $125 million (about Rs 500 crore) in carbon assets in India over the next two years. ECF is the first European private fund dedicated to carbon finance. Ten large European banks ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Indo-US meet to boost high-tech trade
TOP US and Indian Government officials and technology industry leaders are to discuss strategies to boost bilateral trade during the meeting of the High-Tech Cooperation Group (HTCG) to be held in New Delhi on November 30 and December 1. The ... More

HEALTH


HIV awareness yatra at Thiruvananthapuram
KOTTAYAM: An HIV awareness yatra, jointly sponsored by International Network of Positive People (INPP), voluntary organisations such as Snehatheeram and Sneha Youth, would conclude at Thiruvananthapuram on December 1, the World Aids Day. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Kakinada farmers oppose move to acquire fertile land for SEZ
HUNDREDS of farmers mobbed the East Godavari Collectorate on Wednesday evening when a meeting was convened to discuss the question of land acquisition for the proposed oil refinery and special economic zone to be set up by ONGC in the district. ... More

PSU


No move to review ONGC's navratna status: Aiyar
THE Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, today said that his Ministry had no plans to review the navratna status of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Even before the issue of autonomy for the public sector company, raised by the ... More

PETROLEUM


CCEA nod for offloading of cross-holdings among oil majors
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the untangling of cross holdings between IOC, ONGC and GAIL (India). The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, told reporters that the amount and the quantity would be decided ... More

India, Turkey sign MoU for oil exploration
TO ENCOURAGE and promote bilateral cooperation in developmental issues in the oil and natural gas sector, India and Turkey on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding. The areas of cooperation between the two countries include tie-ups ... More

POWER


Power trading cos may be asked to source 50-70% needs from long-term contracts
IN a bid to lower the cost of traded power, the Government is considering making it mandatory for power trading firms to source the bulk of the electricity through long-term contracts. "Traded power has become very costly, partly because trading ... More

`Give sops to power utilities to go in for carbon trading projects'
THE Ministry of Environment and Forests has approached power sector regulators, asking them to incentivise power utilities to go in for projects that can earn revenues through carbon trading. This comes in the wake of concerns raised by power ... More

Kerala Industry Minister to take up power tariff issue for Hindalco
IN a bid to break the stalemate in reopening the smelter unit of Hindalco at nearby Eloor, the State Industry Minister, Mr V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, plans to take it up with the Electricity Minister, according to trade union sources. Besides, Rajya ... More

TAXATION


Govt open to further simplification of Cenvat credit scheme
THE Government is open to suggestions on further simplification of Cenvat credit scheme, the Revenue Secretary, Mr K.M. Chandrasekhar, has said. Addressing a conference on service tax and Cenvat credit, organised by Assocham, Mr Chandrasekhar, ... More

TEXTILES


Yarn contract standardisation — Industry response holds the key, says ICA President
"WE don't see a reason why we cannot implement a cotton yarn contract standardisation. But much depends on how the industry responds to this task." This is what Mr Fritz Alexander Grobien, President of the International Cotton Association ... More

Textile sector seeks flexible labour laws
`If the Government can assure the textile industry on labour issues, cos would plan more investments.' More

AP CM offers Tada-Satyavedu region for textile parks
TADA, in Chittoor district, that straddles the Tamil Nadu border turns out to be the ace up the sleeve for the Andhra Pradesh Government. After offering the Chennai advantage to Volkswagen, the State Government is now trying to sell the same ... More

TERRORISM


Indian cos in Afghan not to scale down operations
DOMESTIC firms involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, including Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), C&C Constructions and WAPCOS, have stepped up their guard in the wake of the recent killing of an Indian national by the Taliban. More

EDUCATION


Dassault in pact with JSS for jewellery design course
DASSAULT Systemes, the $1.2-billion French software major specialising in an integrated suite of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, has struck an alliance with Karnataka's JSS Mahavidyalaya to launch a jewellery design ... More

IPE, IMI sign pact
HYDERABAD: Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) and the Delhi-based International Management Institute (IMI) have signed the agreement of cooperation to take up activities such as development of study programme, teaching methods, student ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS


Hospital stocks firm on steady growth
HOSPITAL stocks are in good health on the bourses. But according to some analysts, smaller stocks are improving at a faster rate. Apart from industry's steady growth rate, expansion plans, further step towards attracting foreign medical ... More

PRECIOUS METALS


Gold may correct lower
SPOT gold prices rose higher hitting an 18-year high, helped by robust investment demand amid economic and geo-political worries eyeing another test of the psychological level at $500 an ounce. The physical sector lacked buying interest from ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS


Saroj Poddar is FICCI President-elect
MR Saroj Kumar Poddar, Chairman of Gillette India Ltd, has become the President-elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He will take charge of the office of the President of FICCI at the conclusion of the ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS


Orient Craft plans SEZ for garment units in AP
ORIENT Craft Ltd plans to develop an exclusive special economic zone (SEZ) for garment units in Andhra Pradesh. The SEZ is likely to come up on a 300-acre plot with an estimated investment of Rs 2,000 crore. "The SEZ will house up to 50 ... More

MINING & QUARRYING


Govt urged not to close mining operations at Kudremukh
THE Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has urged the Union Government not to close mining operations at Kudremukh in Chikmagalur district. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Mr N.M. Adyanthaya, INTUC Secretary, said that an ... More

EVENTS


Ugam Solutions to open second centre in Mumbai
UGAM Solutions, provider of research and analytics services, catering to the market information needs of global enterprises is opening its second `International Centre for Research and Analytics' at Malad in Mumbai. The facility would be ... More

Students meet on heritage at Changanassery
KOTTAYAM: The Fashion Technology department of Assumption College, Changanassery is organising a seminar on the rich heritage of India on November 25 at the conclusion of the one-month long intensive research of the students on lifestyles, ... More

Food and confectionery show
HYDERABAD: The registered small-scale units in Andhra Pradesh, manufacturing food products, confectionery, bakery and food packaging, can display their products at the Winter International Fancy Food and Confection Show at San Francisco ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP


KIED complex to be opened at Kalamassery
THE State Industries Minister, Mr V.K. Ebrahim Kunju, will inaugurate the Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development (KIED) complex at Kalamassery near here on Saturday. The main objective of the Institute is to provide services for ... More

INCOME TAX


Microsec gets mandate for filing e-returns of individual taxpayers
For services to individuals, Microsec has floated "Club Kautilya", whose members are offered a range of personal financial solutions. More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Egypt cancels cotton export contracts to India — Shippers cite growers' reluctance to sell their produce at lower rates as reason
INSTANCES of cancellation of forward contracts by the Egyptian cotton shippers entered with Indian importers have come to surface, causing anxiety to the spinning mills which have bought extra long staple (ELS) cotton in the new season. Already ... More

Metal scrap: DGFT suspends acceptance of 8 PSI certificates
THE administration of import policy on metal scrap continues to be an uphill task for the Government, which has now temporarily suspended the acceptance of pre-shipment inspection (PSI) certificates of eight agencies. This action follows the ... More

Export awareness programme in Madurai on Nov 26
MADURAI: Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) is organising an `Export Awareness' programme here on November 26. Jointly organised with the Engineering Export Promotion Council, the Union Ministry of ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES


Nature's rail roki
The railway track between Kattur and Pullampadi near Tiruchi left hanging as floodwater gushes under it on Thursday.

More

World Vision to spend $70 m to help tsunami-affected
WORLD Vision India, a non-governmental organisation, expects to spend around $70 million (Rs 315 crore) on various tsunami-victims rehabilitation projects in India, the NGO's National Director, Dr Jayakumar Christian, told a press conference here ... More




Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line
Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

Top Stories
Ashok Leyland hikes prices


Ruia group on acquisition mode

RBI cautions banks on higher market risk

`Teas with a conscience' may be the new marketing mantra

CCEA nod for offloading of cross-holdings among oil majors

India, Turkey sign MoU for oil exploration

Tata Chem to buy UK soda ash firm

In Focus

FDI in retail sector
Indian Aviation: Sky is the limit
India Inc's bonus bonanza
Sethusamudram Canal Project
India Inc's overseas acquisition
More

In Depth

Gender Justice
Simple Economics
Tax Talk
More

Looking back
Nov. 13-Nov. 19
`Food processing, key to economic growth'
Frozen idlis, chilled curry tickle global palate


Amidst volatile price situation ...
Cost control, product mix boost steel cos' numbers


ELSS investment in current fiscal eligible for tax benefits

Turning to faith to find the missing daughters

Rabi oilseeds, pulses coverage promising — Better storage level helps timely sowing

We can beat the hell out of the Chinese, says Tata Steel MD

`Emulate Chinese model in project management'

Sahai favours zero sales tax on perishables — Urges 4 pc levy on other food items; issue raised with Finance Ministry

High inputs costs hit domestic steel firms in Q2: Assocham

Edible oil imports rise 15 pc in 2004-05 season

Petro goods: Finance Ministry urged to restore excise on end price

To counter synthetic threat — Natural diamond to sport WFDB Mark from June

South-East Asia may look to India for sugar

Volcker report: Reliance says it paid no surcharge for Iraqi crude

Export growth resumes pace in October

Govt to form SPV for investments by overseas Indians

More jobless among the educated: Study


The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line