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Saturday, February 11, 2006
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER La Nina conditions intensifying in the Pacific region A La Nina event recurs every three to five years; the last one occurred in 2000-2001 and was a weak episode. More BUDGET Kerala Budget: Sales tax dept computerisation THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An allocation of Rs 10 crore has been made for computerisation of the Sales Tax Department. This will be used for procurement of computers, networking of offices and check posts and for data entry of 70,000 returns ... More
Kerala Chambers hail Budget ECONOMY NCAER pegs GDP growth at 7.8 pc — `Inflation, stocks had good run' The Business Confidence Index for the period October-December at 151.4 is the highest level since November 1994. More
Cheaper manufactured items contain inflation ELECTRONICS 
Assocham tells electronics industry to pull up its socksONLY about half the demand of around Rs 100,000 crore in the electronics component sector is met by ``production'' undertaken locally, industry chamber Assocham has said and added that the electronics industry needed to pull up its socks to stay ... More FOREIGN TRADE Assocham, Serbian body sign MoU to boost trade THE Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce havesigned a memorandum of understanding to provide a platform for industries of both countries to explore business opportunities. The MoU was signed in ... More HEALTH Apollo Hospitals plans mobile service in rural areas APOLLO Hospitals would soon launch a mobile service in rural areas to screen people for cardiac problems and cancer. Equipped with the necessary equipment, the vans would be fanned out from various sites of Apollo Hospitals that have cancer units ... More
INFRASTRUCTURE 
`Infrastructure is in a mess, no more expansion plans in Bangalore'Miffed over the deteriorating infrastructure in Karnataka, global engineering giant Siemens AG has decided to freeze all expansion plans in the State. "There will be no more expansion plans in Bangalore. Our business expansion will not happen ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Pharma products may have Hindi labels PHARMACEUTICAL companies may just have to change their packaging with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers asking them to label the products in Hindi and English. The Ministry has already written letters to various industry bodies asking ... More
It's now pharma stocks' turn to attract investors
USP centre launched POWER Maharashtra Govt tells utilities to chalk power saving measures THE Maharashtra Government has asked all energy utilities supplying power to Mumbai region to prepare a plan for power saving measures. "We want to reduce the power consumption by 20 per cent for next four months, in view of the power crisis ... More
Siemens plans local tie-ups to bid for mega thermal projects
NTPC, Tata Power, APGenco to perk up operations of less efficient plants SSI `Get rated, access cheaper loans' LARGE companies mop up money at rates close to 7 per cent. For small and medium-scale enterprises, banks charge 12-13 per cent interest. This gap of nearly 6 percentage could soon narrow to around 3 if small companies opt for credit rating, ... More COAL Railways set to exceed 280 mt coal traffic target INDIAN Railways will exceed the targeted coal traffic of 280 million tonnes (mt) in the current fiscal, according to Mr A.K. Maitra, Executive Director, Rail Movement, Rail Board. Addressing a seminar on coal organised by Coaljunction here, Mr ... More RADIO/TV Sharing of signals: TDSAT asks MTV to negotiate with Dish TV THE Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Authority (TDSAT) has asked MTV to enter into negotiations with ASC Enterprises promoted direct-to-home (DTH) platform, Dish TV, for sharing of signals of MTV and Nickelodeon. Dish TV had approached ... More EDUCATION `Handling success harder than handling failures' HANDLING success is harder than handling failures, according to Dr Surinder Kapur, Chairman and Managing Director of Sona Koyo Steering System Ltd. Addressing students and faculty members of the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, Dr ... More
`Train teachers in geo-informatics'
Mangalore varsity convocation today GEMS & JEWELLERY 
Gem & jewellery sector may get trading hub status — To beat competition from Dubai, Shanghai & other centresTHE Department of Commerce is working on providing an enabling environment for converting the country's processing hub status for gem and jewellery into a trading hub so that competition from Dubai, Shanghai and other centres could be met head-on ... More
BIS plans to recognise 35 hallmarking centres BIO-TECH & GENETICS Hyderabad biotech chapter launched THE Indus Entrepreneurs on Friday announced the launch of the Hyderabad Biotech Chapter, at the second day of BioAsia 2006. This chapter will work in synergy with the Indian School of Business and Ernst & Young to promote promising ... More
Five more biotech parks in offing in AP MINING & QUARRYING National mining policy to be ready in 3 months THE national mining policy will be finalised in three months for exploration and exploitation of mineral wealth to boost the economy, the new Union Minister of State for Mines, Mr T. Subbarami Reddy, has said. He told newspersons here, during ... More CINEMA Indian touch to US box office-hit Rhythm and Hues India worked on the project from the beginning. It worked on various research and development tasks, and artists from various teams were brought in as the production tasks started ramping up. More PRINTING Printing ink industry wants uniform customs duty PRINTING ink industry is seen augmenting its turnover on the back of a strong growth in its user industries such as newspaper, flexible packaging and publishing. At present, the turnover stands at Rs 1,200 crore. Printing ink requirement from ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Naxalism may deter FDI flow into developmental projects: Report Risk exposure greater in pockets where Naxalites have joined tribals Naxalite movement is going through a defining moment in its existence with its expanding influence and advanced military capabilities such as mobile guerrilla warfare. Many of the potential investment destinations, particularly for the extractive industry and core infrastructure sectors, are situated in Naxalite-affected areas, making it unviable for commercial operations More INCOME TAX Taxpayer vs tax deductor T. C. A. Ramanujam on the issue of fixing responsibility for failure to deduct tax at source More
IT raids on Roopal Panchal's premises EXPORTS & IMPORTS Edible oil imports drop 21 pc to Rs 5,818 cr in April-Nov The total import of sensitive items for the period April-November 2005 stood at Rs 10,756 crore (Rs 12,452 crore), a 13.6 per cent decline. More
NMCC for phased reduction in customs duties, suggests 12.5% VAT on all imports TOURISM Cabinet Secy told to review charges levied on foreigners THE days of foreigners being asked to pay more for entry into monuments, staying in hotels and travel within the country could be numbered. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has asked the Cabinet Secretary to review the discriminatory ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES Anti-money laundering software market set for bigger growth THE recent IPO allotment scam seems to have provided a shot in the arm for anti-money laundering (AML) software providers, who are gearing up to meet what is increasingly in demand from potential users. The AML market, the size of which is ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Focus Infrastructure woes stare IT sector IPO Scams FDI in retail sector Dynamic Tirupur Surging Sensex Gold scaling new highs
In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Tax Talk
Looking back Jan. 29-Feb. 4 India seeks FDI that can generate employment — Assures to put 'best foot forward' to help investors Exim Bank moots policy interventions to boost demand for vanilla IRDA seeks review of health cover products Carbon trading: 20 Indian projects registered at UN panel VAT implementing States' tax revenues up 15.8% in April-Dec Transfer pricing audits — Govt unlikely to do away with `secret comparable' practice Creating energy security priority area: Murli Deora Ministry moots 51% FDI in agri-business NMDC divestment: Govt seeks EoI from merchant, investment bankers As global majors strengthen presence — Indian cement industry logs highest growth in output Gem & jewellery exports surge to $17 b in 2005 Over 45 pc dip in Nov-Jan vegoil imports Crisil, ICRA to offer IPO grading services — Fitch to `wait and watch' Deora hints at relief for oil cos in Budget Mallya hits out at UK whisky body for lobbying against Indian-made liquor Oil Ministry hopes to get contracted 5 mt LNG from Iran — But talks for additional 2.5 mt may be tough Antrix-EADS Astrium team to build satellite for Eutelsat `Growth in manufacturing sector key to generating employment' Soyameal exports may top 22 lakh t by March-end Govt set to garner Rs 1,100 cr from FM radio privatisation |
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