Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, February 02, 2006
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Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, February 02, 2006 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER 
Misty momentsA scene from Thiruvananthapuram city at early morning on Wednesday. The State experiences coldest weather during January-February. In the coastal areas of the State, night temperatures have fallen below 18 degree centigrade while in the hills of ... More
Extended range weather forecast on anvil BUDGET Kerala budget on Feb 10 THE Kerala budget for 2006-07 will be presented in the State Assembly on February 10. The budget session of the Assembly will commence on February 3 with the customary Governor's address. The 15-day session will conclude on February 24, the ... More CEMENT As global majors strengthen presence — Indian cement industry logs highest growth in output GLOBAL cement majors such as Holcim forking out huge premiums to strengthen their presence in the Indian market should come as no surprise with the domestic cement industry registering the fastest growth in production globally over the last 10 ... More COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES Resigning without notice — Pilots body moves HC against DGCA fiat THE Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has challenged in the Madras High Court a directive of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that made it mandatory for all pilots to give six months notice before resigning and also ... More
Nalsar team wins India round of moot court contest ECONOMY 
PM for moderate tax regimeTHE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said that his Government was committed to a `broad-based and moderate' tax regime, even as he categorically ruled out disinvestment of Navratna public sector undertakings. In his second press ... More
`Economic disparities can disturb national peace' FOREIGN TRADE India, UK to target doubling of bilateral trade INDIA and the United Kingdom should aim at doubling bilateral trade and investment within the next three years, the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, has said. Speaking at the second meeting of the UK-India Joint Economic Trade ... More
Negative list for BIMSTEC FTA being fine-tuned PETROLEUM ONGC plans to push Mumbai High oil production THE state-run ONGC is planning to push Mumbai High oil production to 3,00,000 barrels per day by June 2006. This is higher than 2,75,000 bpd oil production recorded from the field till fire struck the Mumbai High North platform in July, 2005. ... More PHARMACEUTICALS NPPA raises bulk drugs, formulations prices THE National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Wednesday fixed and revised the prices of a host of formulations and bulk drugs. According to an official release, it has revised the price of bulk drug Metronidazole and its derivative ... More TAXATION Ministry asks panel to come up with detailed design for VAT on imports THE Finance Ministry has asked the Empowered Committee of State Ministers on Value-Added Tax (VAT) to come up with a "detailed design" for levy of VAT on imports. While the States are making a case for VAT on imports to prevent tax evasion, ... More TEXTILES TN Govt support sought for manpower training in textile industry THE Coimbatore District Exporters and Importers' Association (Codexia) has asked the Union Government to lay greater emphasis on manpower training by setting up new training institutions with the help of the regional textile associations. In a ... More SSI 
Delta loyalty programme for SMEsDELTA Air Lines launched SkyBonus, a dedicated corporate loyalty programme designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. Under this programme, SME companies can earn points which they can redeem for a flexible range of business ... More
FAPI plea to banks WATER Govt allows more funding for water contamination THE Government on Wednesday modified two components under the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) to make allocation of funds more focussed. "If any, focussed funding is required to tackle severe cases of contamination of water, ... More EDUCATION 
Alagappa University, CECRI: Excellence in education, researchALAGAPPA University, in the industrially backward district of Sivaganaga in Tamil Nadu, was established in 1985 at Karaikudi, with a `vision to excel in all spheres of education'. Born out of the philanthropic attitude of Dr R.M. Alagappa ... More
GEMS & JEWELLERY Gem & jewellery exports surge to $17 b in 2005 THE gem and jewellery industry has once again beaten market expectations despite the difficult global market conditions and severe pressure on margins. According to the performance figures announced by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION An apartment for Rs 1.5 cr — Coimbatore matches metros TO the people of Coimbatore, still in the process of getting used to living in apartments, it should come as a pleasant surprise that an apartment in the posh Race Course area could cost so much. But it is also a confirmation that the city, long ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS `Create manpower for research in bioinformatics' THERE is a need to create high-end manpower for quality research in the field of bioinformatics, according to Mr U.N. Behra, Joint-Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Inaugurating a national symposium on `Bioinformatics,' jointly ... More GRANITE & MARBLE 
Granite beautyA view of a stall at the five-day `Stona 2006', the 7th International Granites and Stone fair at Palace Grounds in Bangalore on Wednesday. |
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