Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, December 08, 2005
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 
Why support to R&D is crucialIf India is to compete in the international markets for goods and services, it must give top priority to high quality advanced education in science and technology with a sharp focus on research and development. Only that can help meet the choices of goods and services that consumers exercise. In this effort, the private sector and the government must supplement each other with investments and incentives, says A. Vasudevan. More CLIMATE & WEATHER Tropical cyclone `Fanoos' threatens south coastal Tamil Nadu Coastal Tamil Nadu and south coastal Andhra Pradesh are likely to receive a fresh spell of fairly widespread to widespread rains with isolated heavy falls from Thursday evening. More SOCIAL SECURITY PF interest rate fixed at 8.5% — Rs 370-cr shortfall likely THE approximately four crore subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will have to undergo a loss of one percentage point interest, compared to last year, on their provident fund deposits. The Central Board of Trustees ... More AUTOMOBILES 
Govt bid to make India an automotive hubTHE Government on Wednesday assured domestic and global auto companies all help to make India an automotive hub. "We realise the tremendous opportunities in the auto sector. The Government is committed to taking all steps to encourage auto firms ... More ECONOMY Kerala: Minister claims Rs 40,000-crore investments in 4 years THE State Government, striving to paint a rosy picture of the State's industrial scene, has claimed that it has attracted investments worth Rs 40,000 crore since the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) came to power in 2001. The State Industry ... More ENVIRONMENT Adoor calls for total ban on plastic bags OVER the past several decades, the Indian education system has undermined the country's ecological traditions, said Dr S. Satis Chandran Nair, Director, INTACH, Southern Regional Office. Addressing a seminar on the `ecological traditions of ... More
HEALTH Biting into health Growing health and body consciousness has food companies scrambling onto the health platform. More INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure projects: Montek for viable public-pvt partnerships THE Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, advocated spending of the scarce public resources on building infrastructure, health and education in rural areas, while scouting for private investments in a variety of ... More
Peenya industrial units keen to upgrade, tap global business PHARMACEUTICALS India could become a hub for vaccine production: PM INDIA could play a leadership role in generating low cost, effective, easy-to-deliver vaccines which can reach our vast hinterland, said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. Inaugurating the third Global Alliance on Vaccination and ... More STEEL MoUs signed for new steel projects — Jharkhand Govt seeks detailed project report from corporates BUSINESS houses which have till now signed MoUs with the Jharkhand Government for setting up greenfield steel projects in the State, have been asked to submit detailed project reports (DPRs) between 18 and 24 months from the date of signing of ... More
Need for advanced technology in steel making stressed TAXATION Negative profits: I-T Act change proposed to give relief to exporters IF the tax treatment of profits on sale of DEPB licences had left the exporting community somewhat aggrieved, there is major relief coming their way on the `negative profit' front. The Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2005 introduced in ... More
Parliament approves Tax Tribunal Bill
VAT revenues in Delhi up 30 pc in April-Nov
Kerala Chamber plea on VAT registration TEXTILES Textile industry holds promise with removal of quota regime THE dismantling of the quota presents an opportunity for India to enhance its global export market share in textile trade through appropriate policy response and fostering an environment to overcome specific constraints now plaguing the industry, ... More RADIO/TV DoT clears Tata-Star DTH proposal THE Department of Telecom (DoT) has cleared the Tata-Star Group's Direct-To-Home (DTH) proposal paving way for the company to foray into the digital television segment. The company had recently announced that it has signed an agreement with the ... More EDUCATION Visvesvaraya varsity opens centre of excellence VISVESVARAYA Technological University (VTU), in association with UGS, has announced the inauguration of the VTU-UGS PLM Centre of Excellence at the university campus in Belgaum. "We look forward to leveraging this facility for running ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Exim Bank proposes 3 funds for food processing sector THE Exim Bank of India has recommended three development funds for the expansion of the food processing sector. These include the Agro Export Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDF), Export Market Development Fund (EMF) and Fund for Organic ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Indian elected to Abu Dhabi trade body board MEMBERS of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), the apex business regulatory authority of the oil rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, has elected a prominent Abu Dhabi-based NRI businessman to its board of directors. Mr Yousuf Ali M.A., ... More GENDER Women employee ratio in SSI sector higher in South THE proportion of women employees in the small-scale industrial (SSI) sector in the country was 13.31 per cent in 2004, while it was over 20 per cent in Mizoram, Orissa, Karnataka, Goa, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The total ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 
CPI(M) against FDI in retail: KaratTHE Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday said the party is not generally opposed to foreign direct investment, but it certainly does not buy the arguments being used to allow FDI in retail trade. Speaking at an interactive session ... More WTO HK meet of WTO a `staging post' for greater convergence: Kamal Nath WITH the sixth Ministerial meeting of the WTO set to begin early next week in Hong Kong, India views the Hong Kong conclave as "a staging post to bringing about greater convergence" among member countries on contentious issues like agriculture ... More EVENTS CII organising meet on pumps tomorrow THE Confederation of Indian Industry in association with the Indian Pump Manufacturers' Association and the Southern India Engineering Manufacturers' Association is organising a two-day `National conference on pumps' with a special focus on ... More
Textile machinery expo from Dec 15
IDBI Bank property expo at Hyderabad
Annual management event at Mumbai
`Structural dynamics plays key role in disaster mitigation'
EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Shrimp exporters turn innovative; revamp bizBUFFETED by the US anti-dumping duty, Indian shrimp export is in a major revamp mode. The bigger companies have started value addition in their factories, branding the product and packaging it in smaller consumer pouches for the US consumer. ... More
Oilmeal exports up 16 pc in April-Nov NATURAL CALAMITIES Finance Ministry releases Rs 500 cr for relief work in TN THE Finance Ministry has released Rs 500 crore on `on account' basis from the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) to Tamil Nadu for undertaking relief work in the State affected by heavy rains and floods. The money was released in ... More PEOPLE Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories 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
In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Tax Talk
Looking back Nov. 27-Dec. 3 We missed the IT bus: Mukesh Ambani LIC welcomes FDI in insurance biz Tiles industry resents `dumping' by China `FMCG cos must adopt aggressive strategies to realise growth potential' AP mosambi finds space in Singapore retail shelf Good response to Indo-UK `twinning' study courses Panel on EET system of taxation submits report After H1 bull run, rice exports may slacken Govt plans to decontrol fertiliser prices; may start with SSP Infrastructure growth slows in Oct Govt expects liberal dividends from PSUs Centre to unveil pharma policy soon Rlys fears higher classification for iron ore may hit earnings BG India, ONGC to operate 3 offshore deepwater blocks |
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