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Friday, March 31, 2006
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY TAXATION Govt set to meet revised estimates for indirect taxes The Government is well on course to achieving the revised estimate targets of indirect tax collections for 2005-06, a top Finance Ministry official said. The revised estimate for indirect tax collections for 2005-06 has been pegged at Rs ... More
States for increasing professional tax cap
Karnataka slashes VAT on cashew
Tax collection centres CLIMATE & WEATHER `Australian cyclones augur well for Indian monsoon' The prevailing scenario jells well with the weak La Nina conditions observed over the past few months. Weathermen see signs of good tidings ahead More NRIS ICICI Bank hikes FCNR deposit rates ICICI Bank has raised the interest rates on FCNR deposits for all tenures and currencies, except the yen, by 25 basis points. The interest rate for one-year FCNR deposits denominated in dollars is 5.15 per cent (4.9 per cent), ... More
LVB raises FCNR deposit rates
PNB hikes FCNR(B) deposit rates NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY 
Fair windsThe district is a pioneer in windmill tower fabrication More ECONOMY 
UNIDO chief for sops to boost pro-poor growthSouth-South centre in India set up More
GREENERY & GRANARY: A FOCUS ON TRICHY
DMK's manifesto
Low on long-term vision for economy
Cabinet okays release of interest relief to farmers
Dakshina Kannada credit plan at Rs 1,830 cr
Bengal chamber spots thrust areas for development ENGINEERING EEPC celebrates golden jubilee The Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) today celebrated its golden jubilee with the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dixit, lighting the lamps. The EEPC, promoted by the Department of Commerce, now has more than 12,000 ... More FOREIGN TRADE REPORTER'S DIARY 
`Bidding' for informationCorporate wars are no less than regular warfare where early information about the opponent's plans help strategise better. So, it was not surprising that Mr L. N. Mittal's `men' were all over the venue where the visiting Luxembourg's Minister for ... More HEALTH Positive action Commercial sex workers took out a rally recently in Pune with powerful messages on AIDS prevention. More
Health insurance premium may vary from one location to another
REPORTER'S DIARY HOTELS Karnataka Hotels' assn wants luxury levy on actual charges Hotels in Karnataka have urged the Government to revise its policy of levying luxury tax on the published room tariff and revert to the earlier practice of imposing it only on the actual charges collected by hotels from its customers. In a ... More PSU STC sees 33 pc rise in turnover State Trading Corporation of India Ltd (STC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Commerce for 2006-07. Dr Arvind Pandalai, STC Chairman and Managing Director, and Mr S.N. Menon, Commerce Secretary, on behalf of the ... More PETROCHEMICALS IOC flags off petrochem complex at Paradip Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has flagged off a 15-million tonnes per annum (MTPA) grassroots refinery-cum-petrochemicals project at Paradip in Orissa. The project, besides the 15-MTPA refinery, consists of facilities for production of ... More PETROLEUM Myanmar okays GAIL plan to buy stake in A-3 Block The Government of Myanmar has approved a plan by GAIL India (Ltd) to own a 10 per cent stake in an offshore gas and oil project called the A-3 Block, the company said in a statement on Thursday. GAIL will buy the stake from South Korea's ... More
SSI Power-driven pump units get more time for certification The Government has given more time to units manufacturing power-driven pumps, designed to handle water, to obtain Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for getting SSI exemption for excise duty purposes. The Finance Ministry on ... More WATER Water scarcity hits parts of south Kerala Depletion of the groundwater table due to indiscriminate sand mining, shrinkage in natural forest cover and reclamation of wetland and paddy fields has resulted in drinking water scarcity in several parts of southern Kerala. Probably for the ... More RADIO/TV Chennai tops in audio post-production job Offers world-class facility, cheaper man-hours More EDUCATION Micro finance attracts high interest at B-schools Growing involvement of banks in the sector More
Action plan for BITS
Institute of Armament Tech to get autonomy, new name
Toonz 2D animation course FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING 
Business in banana countryThe region is waking up to the potential in banana processing. More
BIS to certify food safety management system MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Trinity gets cardiac CT scanning equipment The Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation has installed cardiac CT scanning equipment that eliminates evasive coronary angiogram and helps mapping of the heart condition more accurately for early detection of any ailment. The cardiac CT ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 
Software industry told to innovate or perish`Focus on market requirement' More MINING & QUARRYING CCEA clears Lakhanpur mine expansion The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved floating of tenders for the Lakhanpur opencast coal mining project's expansion plans in Orissa. Mahanadi Coalfields, which owns the Lakhanpur mines, plans ... More CINEMA K Sera Sera plans Rs 250-cr investment To produce 20 Hindi films by 2008, hopes to grow topline at over 100 per cent More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING Warburg picks 7% in Dainik Bhaskar Global private equity fund Warburg Pincus is believed to have picked up seven per cent stake in Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar for a consideration of Rs 150 crore. The Bhaskar Group and Warburg Pincus have reached an ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT AP to launch Indiramma scheme tomorrow The much-publicised Indiramma programme - an acronym for Integrated Development In Rural Areas and Model Municipal Areas - seeking to achieve integrated development of the State will be launched on Saturday. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS 
Traders take leaveLOCK, STOCK AND BARREL: Scene at Karol Bagh in the Capital on Thursday during the traders' bandh to protest against the sealing of shops in residential areas. ... More EVENTS Call for India, US partnership It would be in the interest of both India and the US to partner with each other as India progresses on higher growth path, said the US Ambassador to India, Mr David C. Mulford, here on Wednesday. While speaking at the inauguration of the newly ... More
Ration dealers' meet INCOME TAX Clarification on tax exemption The Finance Ministry clarified on Thursday that the tax benefits under Section 54EC of the Income-Tax law would not be available on long-term capital gains that are invested on or after April 1, 2006 in the bonds of Nabard, National Housing Bank ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Indian tea to gain on rising Kenyan prices Exports to Pakistan, Egypt to gain significantly More
`Stop imports of fruits, vegetables' NATURAL CALAMITIES A creative outlet Tsunami-affected teenagers in Nagapattinam don the director's cap, as part of an NGO's media project. More ECONOMIC OFFENCES `Adulteration rampant in edible oils' INDUSTRY BODY'S CHARGE More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Mar. 19-Mar. 25 Energy projects: ITC to apply for carbon credits Reliance to focus on marketing products thru its own outlets Tax revenues of VAT States up 16 pc in April-Jan How Kutch Rail reduced project cost Mangalore SEZ bets on big funds The phenomenon of exploding imports Iran gives first price offer of $6 mBtu for gas Tata Power plans 2 coastal plants in Maharashtra Bharti in talks with Wal-Mart, Tesco for retail foray Centre gets powers to rebate service tax IPO: BSNL invites bids for advisors Asset prices worry RBI IDFC, Feedback launches infrastructure initiative MetalJunction plans coal futures auction UB, Millennium Alcobev merger not for now Ansal Properties signs pact with Malaysia's Faber Group Upper Siang project likely to be relocated on Chinese concerns Gross small savings collections up Gross small savings collections up Telecom FDI norms deadline extended Pvt cos earn more than States' spend RPL to set up two SBMs at Jamnagar `Refining capacity to touch 210 mt by 2012' No guarantees for ultra mega power projects ECGC unveils scheme to provide credit risk cover |
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