The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, July 16, 2006

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Clique, IIT-Mumbai develop solar concentrator
Clique Developments Pvt Ltd and IIT-Mumbai have developed a solar energy based industrial heating system. "It is the first time in India that we have achieved up to 200 degree heat generation using solar energy," said Mr Shireesh Kedare, ... More

ECONOMY
States headed for fiscal deterioration
Slippages in revenue deficit targets likely More

Investment panel, NMCC to work together in textiles, power
The Investment Commission and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) have decided to work together in the specific areas of textiles and garments, power and food processing as these sectors have immediate potential for growth ... More

Opposition to one-child norm
In a bid to curtail the population growth rate, the Union Government had mooted a proposal to introduce one-child norm. But a few opposition parties and non-governmental organisations had strongly objected to the proposal at a ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
`Big investments by Indian cos in UK'
More companies listed on LSE than on NYSE & Nasdaq: British official More

PETROLEUM
`Lack of adequate refinery capacity driving market'
One thing that may help reduce the crude price is if the hurricane season proves to be mild, but the main factor that would bring down prices is a solution to the Iran nuclear crisis. -- PAUL WOOD, ARGUS MEDIA GROUP More

Global Cues
The focus shifted from interest rates to geo-political tensions last week. Israel mounted attacks on Lebanon after Hezbollah militants captured two Israeli soldiers. The conflict will take an unwieldy twist if Syria enters the picture. Iran has ... More

TAXATION
Deviations in VAT rate contained to 3%
Revenues of implementing States had recorded 26 per cent growth in April-June 2006 More

TEXTILES
Plea to raise ELS cotton output
Although the country harvested a record 244 lakh bales of cotton in 2005-06, there was a big mismatch between demand for and supply of Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton which needed to be corrected, according to Mr. Kishorilal F. ... More

TERRORISM
Hoax bomb scare at Mumbai rly station
A bomb scare at the Vile Parle railway station on Saturday afternoon created confusion and panic among commuters and affected the train services on the Western line for one hour. According to police control, it received an anonymous call at ... More

Bomb hoax
BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD personnel during a search operation after a bomb hoax call at the India Gate in the Capital on Saturday. — Kamal Narang

Mumbai to observe 2-minute silence
Two-minute silence would be observed across Mumbai on Tuesday in memory of the victims of July 11 train bombings. Between 6.25 pm and 6.27 pm citizens have been asked to stand wherever they are and observe silence, as a mark of ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
`Centre to adopt job-oriented policies'
To rope in Nabard, NDDB to form producers' cooperative bodies More

EVENTS
Law Minister for simpler income-tax assessment
Argues for fewer layers of appeals More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Auto exports rise 27.32 pc in Q1
10,000 more passenger cars shipped More

Sugar exports jump to Rs 169 cr in 2005-06
Sakthi Sugars' export of sugar during the financial year ended June 30, 2006, has worked out to 8,879 tonnes valued at Rs 169 crore, compared to 750 tonnes worth Rs 9.78 crore in the previous year. The sugar export sale has constituted ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
IMF warns against frauds under its name
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