The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 17, 2006

Suzlon Energy to invest $60 m in China
Wind energy major, Suzlon Energy Ltd (SEL), would invest $60 million in China for setting up an integrated wind turbine generator (WTG) manufacturing facility. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 600 MW. It is being set up ... More

CEMENT

Siemens bags orders worth Rs 68 cr
Siemens Ltd has bagged three orders from the cement industry, valued at Rs 68 crore. These contracts, including two export projects, are from National Cement Company, Yemen; Ashaka Cement Plant (Lafarge), Nigeria; and Vasavadatta Cement, ... More

Demand outstrips supply
WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY in full swing, Hyderabad is witnessing an unprecedented cement shortage. As manufacturers are unable to keep pace with the demand, builders are placing orders a month in advance. The cost of cement has also shot up ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

`China could be India's largest trading partner'
Bilateral trade likely to top $15 billion this fiscal More

Russian PM to take up bank guarantee issue
3 MoUs signed for increasing economic cooperation More

5-member UK team seeks business tie-ups in Bengal
UK business was now actively seeking business partnerships in eastern India, as borne out by the visits of successive UK business delegations to this region in recent months. Banking, financial education sectors in its orbit More

HEALTH

Bird flu: Govt raises surveillance area
Ms Upma Chowdhry said surveillance would be carried out in 38 districts in Maharashtra over the next two weeks. More

Task force on health services HR
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has asked the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission to set up a task force on Planning for Human Resources for Health Services to ensure availability of adequate number of nurses, ... More

PSU

Checks sought on PSU fund use
There is a need for greater accountability in public sector undertakings and there should be greater control on fund use in PSUs, according to Mr Y. Manohar, General Manager (Human Resources Development), Visakhapatnam steel ... More

PETROLEUM

For greater mileage
SPECIAL DRIVE: Mr S. Radhakrishnan (right), Director, Marketing, Bharat Petroleum, with cricketer M.S. Dhoni at a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday. Dhoni is the new brand ambassador of Bharat Petroleum and would be endorsing the Speed and ... More

IOC plans 19 LPG outlets in Kerala
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up 19 auto LPG stations in Kerala, making it the first state to be completely covered by a network of such stations, according to Mr B. Ashok, Deputy General Manager. The state already has two such ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Aurobindo drug gets US FDA nod
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has announced that it has received the first approval for its New Drug Application (NDA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for Lamivudine 150 mg/ Zidovudine 300 mg fixed-dose tablets co-packed with Efavirenz ... More

Certification for Hikal's drug
Hikal Ltd has received the Certificate of Suitability (CoS) in Europe for Ondansetron Hydrochloride Dihydrate, used to prevent vomiting during surgery and in cancer-related treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The ... More

TYRES

On the roll
WORKERS TAKE a nap under the spare tyre of a container lorry parked on the Kochi-Alapuzha National Highway. Tyre manufacturers in the country will import 25,000 tonnes of natural rubber to overcome a perceived shortage. Imports last fiscal ... More

CARS

Chevrolet Aveo range starts at Rs 5.55 lakh
General Motors India working on developing diesel model More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Making a point
BIO TALK: Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman, Biocon, with the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, at Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore on Thursday. ... More

GENDER

Not in her care anymore
There are some women who willingly give up custodial rights over their children during divorce proceedings. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Goldman Sachs plans to invest $1 b in India
Ends 10-year ties with Kotak Mahindra group More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Airports revamp: Meet on March 22
The tripartite committee formed to look into the proposals for modernisation of airports by the Airports Authority of India and employee-related issues will meet again on March 22. "We have sought certain clarifications from the government. ... More

EVENTS

Pavement protest
ROADSIDE TRADE-OFF: Traders selling their products on the pavement of Parliament Street as a protest against the demolition of shops in residential areas in the Capital on ... More

INCOME TAX