Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, February 12, 2006
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Weather insurance slow to gain acceptance in India While weather insurance has gained popularity in the West with almost every corporate studying the impact of the weather on its cash flows, it has just started to catch up in India. The cover is a weather-derived insurance product that would ... More SOCIAL SECURITY Relief for relief IN TAMIL Nadu after the recent floods the State Government allowed flood relief ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000. This has been received in some cases even by professionals, Government servants etc. Will this sum be taxable in the hands of ... More BUDGET Budget `06: Exporters may get service tax rebate The Government may also come up with measures to ensure that service tax paid on input services used in the service exports is rebated/refunded. More
Budget expectations — Looking for excise breaks
CPI wants rationalisation of corporate tax exemptions INFRASTRUCTURE India to conduct study for ESCAP on strengthening institutions THE Department of Commerce will get a study done for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on how to strengthen existing institutions and instruments for long-term infrastructure financing in the region. The ... More PHARMACEUTICALS 
Trade margins on generic drugs to be capped at 50 pc — No levies on medicines for cancer and HIV/AIDSThe Government has also suggested that the Maximum Retail Price should be inclusive of all taxes and drug's name, its MRP, as well as date of manufacture and expiry should be printed in both English and Hindi. More POWER 
High-level team headed for Oman to strike Dabhol dues settlement — May place firm orders for gas purchaseWITH the erstwhile Dabhol project's dues to the Government of Oman threatening to derail fresh gas procurement for restarting operations at the station, the Centre has scheduled the visit of a high-level team to Oman next week to hammer out a ... More TEXTILES Vaghela to present textile industry's case to Chidambaram THE Union Textiles Minister, Mr Shankersinh Vaghela, on Saturday assured the textile industry that suggestions made by the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) to the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, would be ... More WATER Call to fix norms for national drinking water security WITH a view to ensure safe drinking water in the country, there is an urgent need for a national regulatory framework that involves active participation of panchayats and village knowledge centres, renowned scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan has said. ... More EDUCATION IIMs may opt for uniform fee for PGP courses — Hike in fees on cards ALL the six Indian Institutes of Management may finally opt for a uniform fee structure for PGP courses starting this academic year. This will also mean a hike in the fees. "All six IIMs will jointly take a decision soon on this and most ... More LEATHER Leather exporters seek Rs 100-cr fund for effluent treatment THE Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has urged the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to set up in the forthcoming Budget a separate Rs 100-crore fund for assisting tanneries in effluent treatment using the reverse osmosis process. At a ... More GENDER Women score high in micro finance WOMEN avail themselves of 95 per cent of micro finance (defined as provision of convenient financial services to the poor) in the country. Why the gender imbalance? Simple. The loans given to men in the 70s and 80s when the micro finance ... 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 Feb. 5-Feb. 11 Canoro poised to complete 3D, 2D seismic surveys EPF board will dip into reserves to pay interest despite reduction in rate Free power is fine if State finances permit: Shinde Spices export continues to decline Low-cost higher education books hit US stores `Realty market in India on high growth curve' India, Russia to set up joint forum on trade, investment Rise in metal prices hits medium, small units FBT hits insurance cos' group business Maharashtra for restarting Dabhol plant with naphtha as feedstock — Willing to pay more for power `Labour issue delaying decision on Toyota's small car plant' — Japanese trade team visits Bangalore Airtel completes phase 1 of I-T Dept tech initiative — To connect I-T offices in 510 cities NCAER pegs GDP growth at 7.8 pc — `Inflation, stocks had good run' Manufacturing slowdown clips industrial growth to 5% in Dec `05 Edible oil imports drop 21 pc to Rs 5,818 cr in April-Nov Anti-money laundering software market set for bigger growth `Get rated, access cheaper loans' |
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