The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Govt clarifies on SBI pension pact
The Government has clarified that as per the agreement reached between the management of SBI with the All India State Bank Officers Federation and All India SBI Staff Federation on April 9, pension will be computed for the ... More

ECONOMY

`IT may not make a difference in Bihar'
"Talks about IT, for example, is for the consumption of some people... My understanding of the Bihar economy is such that these things will not make much difference." More

ENGINEERING

Manpower shortage in Tiruchi engg units
The region is ready to hire 8,000 people More

FOREIGN TRADE

Correction

HEALTH

`Include soya food in welfare schemes'
Global meet plea to Centre More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Agri export zones may have single investment window
Each State to have an AEZ in 2006-07: Jairam Ramesh More

SkodaExport to set up $1-b port complex in AP
To create Nizampatnam Industrial Port Complex Co More

PETROLEUM

OVL in talks with Chinese cos to bid for Colombian oil field
Another India-China tie-up in the energy sector seems to be in the offing with ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of ONGC, in talks with a Chinese company to make a joint bid for at least 50 per cent stake in a Colombian oil field. There is, ... More

POWER

BHEL bags order from GIPCL
State-owned equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged a Rs 1,200-crore order from Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL) for setting up two units of 125 MW each. GIPCL has placed the order for setting ... More

SUGAR

Sugar sector sees record output next season
Could top 220 lakh t on significant increase in planting More

TAXATION

Goa plans action against erring assessees
Failure to file returns under VAT scheme More

Govt seeks views on withdrawal of duty exemptions
In keeping with the Budget announcement, the Finance Ministry on Monday released a list of existing indirect tax exemptions that are sought to be withdrawn in due course. The views of trade and industry and other stakeholders have been sought by ... More

SSI

Encouraging demand for SMERA's services
225 applications waiting for assessment More

Growing divide between BHEL, fabrication units
`Little more support needed for ancillaries to prosper well' More

EDUCATION

IIM CAT on November 19
Aspirants for the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) need to mark November 19 as their date with CAT, the common name for Common Admission Test for entry into the six prestigious management schools. CAT 2006 will be held on ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY

Panel on gem & jewellery sector
The Government has constituted an expert committee to look into the potential of the gem and jewellery industry and come up with recommendations to enable the country to become a hub for this sector. The committee, headed by ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Ramalinga Raju is Nasscom chairman
Software association Nasscom Executive Council (EC) today elected Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, as the new Chairman of the association. Mr Raju was earlier the Vice-Chairman of Nasscom. ... More

MINERALS

DAE plans to involve private sector in uranium exploration
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will outsource exploration activities to private sector in its bid to find larger deposits of uranium to fuel its ambitious nuclear power programme, according to Dr Anil Kakodkar, Secretary. The country ... More

Relief in sight for Goan iron ore exporters
Dry bulk transhipper `Goan Pride' commissioned More

RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS

A feel of Rajasthan in Pune
`Chokhi Dhani', is an ethnic Rajasthani village resort with a blend of rustic environment and modern amenities. More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Holistic development
GOVERNMENT'S INITIATIVE: A Self Help Group from Kalimpong in West Bengal is busy arranging products at an exhibition organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern Region, as a part of the Rural Development Summit on "Empowering ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

`Most US States offshoring work'
India most favoured destination followed by Mexico More

EVENTS

Rotary Club, BL corporate quiz on April 16
The Rotary Club of Madras will present the `Business Line Corporate Quiz' on Sunday, April 16, at Taj Connemara, Chennai. Mr Bharat Epur, an avid quizzer himself and a popular quizmaster, will host the show. The participants and the audience ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Entrepreneurship development camp at Nitte
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (NMAMIT) and Rotary and Rotaract Club of Nitte will conduct a two-day entrepreneurship development camp for the final year MBA ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Tighter norms likely for vehicle imports
The Government is mulling whether a "little more of disciplining" could be done on the vehicle registration front to ensure that there is no misuse of the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) scheme for import of vehicles by the hospitality and ... More

US spices up imports
Indian goods shipments also rise More

CO-OPERATIVES

Co-op meet in November at New Delhi
Sahakara Bharathi, a forum of co-operative organisations, will organise a national-level convention of co-operatives at New Delhi on November 11 and 12. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr K. Padmanabha, National General Secretary of ... More

TOURISM

Singapore targets 7 lakh tourists
Encouraged by increasing tourist inflows from India, Singapore Tourism Board has now targeted to attract seven lakh tourists as against 5.8 lakh last year. Showcasing Singapore to tour operators and travel agents here on Monday, Ms Siew-Kheng ... More