The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 07, 2006

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
`Research abstract' may sound like double jeopardy
It is advisable for lay people to read up, at least occasionally, what erudite researchers are working on. More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
AP to repair Godavari delta drains
CM unveils Rs 3,000-cr project to minimise floods More

Rains hamper Sirpur Paper output
Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that production and all other activities at the company's mill at Sirpur - Kaghaznagar here have stopped due to heavy torrential rains leading to complete water logging, ... More

New `low' forecast as monsoon holds strong
The ongoing active phase of the monsoon in central and peninsular region is seen holding for the next five days even as Friday's deep depression weakened into a depression on Saturday, and further into a well marked `low' over southwest Madhya ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
German firms keen on Govt plan for `green' SEZ
The Centre plans to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the manufacture of equipment for non-conventional energy sources, with a focus on wind energy projects. The proposal has got a shot in the arm with German renewable energy firms, ... More

ENVIRONMENT
APSRTC to run 100 CNG buses
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) would run 100 new buses of Vidyadharapuram depot in Vijayawada on compressed natural gas (CNG) from October this year when Bhagyanagar Gas Ltd (BGL) begins gas supplies. This makes the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Signals still unclear on issues of bilateral trade
Indo-Nepal rail pact More

HEALTH
Attitude plus behaviour = goal
Unhealthy thinking causes unhealthy emotions and attitudes, leading to unhealthy behaviour. The antidote is Healthy Thinking by Tom Mulholland from Wisdom Tree (www.wisdomtreeindia.com). The book aims to perform `brain surgery ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure sector needs $331-b investment: CII
The total investment requirement in the infrastructure sector of the country would be $331 billion over the next five years, according to estimates in a study conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Hence, the annual investment ... More

Working panel for Sabarimala development to meet today
Time-bound action plan for facilities to pilgrims under discussion More

PSU
Cochin Shipyard lays the keel for small buildings
CSL plans to set up a small ship-building division to cater to the growing demand for small commercial vessels at competitive prices with firm delivery schedules. More

PETROLEUM
Fundamentals continue to keep crude prices firm
Robust demand growth, limited spare production capacity More

Infrastructure status for gas pipelines sought
To enable the country achieve 12 per cent growth in the manufacturing sector, Assocham has demanded infrastructure status for gas pipelines. The chamber has also urged for 100 per cent tax holiday for infrastructure building industries for 15 ... More

TAXATION
Himachal: Tax incentives lure corporate majors
State approves Rs 17,000 cr investments till April More

Taxability of commission income
I am a one-man company receiving commission from overseas companies as their market finder for their products through normal banking channels. I do not raise bills/invoices. Am I liable to pay service tax? If yes, from when does my ... More

BREWERIES
Mills saddled with excess molasses, alcohol
Units facing new problem of disposing surplus output More

EDUCATION

IIITM-K lecture series

BEVERAGES
LDF for ban on colas in Kerala
A meeting of the liaison committee of the ruling Marxist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has decided to recommend to the State Government a ban on Coca Cola and Pepsi products in the State. This comes in the wake of the New ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Small, medium food processors concern over new food law
`Current legislation favours the big players' More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Mall activity picks up in Chennai IT hubs
The existing malls in the city are reporting high footfalls mainly because of the congestion, both on the roads as well as car parking space, in prime shopping areas. More

Land acquisition dogs setting up of SEZs
Only 12 notified out of approval for 105 applications More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold futures could test support, rise
Gold futures ended lower on Friday erasing most of the gains made during the day. Despite a weaker dollar and the war between Israel and Hizbollah continuing, gold prices failed to follow-through higher. Gold spiked to a two-week high in early ... More

EVENTS
IIT alumni meet to be organised
The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will address the IIT Alumni Global Conference in December. The conference, to be organised in Mumbai, will have participation from 5,000 IIT alumni of which about 10 per cent would be NRIs. ... More

Agenda for the week
FICCI-CII-Assocham: Meeting with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan; 12:45 p.m.; Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi. FICCI: Meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian ... More

INCOME TAX
Is there any safety net for small investors?
I got allotment of shares of a company recently at Rs 1,100 per share. To my dismay, today the quotation for this share is only Rs 850. Can I hold the board of directors of this company responsible, by asking it to buy my shares at least at Rs ... More

PEOPLE
New President of Mini Cement body
The All India Mini Cement Manufacturers Association (AIMCMA) has announced that Mr S.R.B. Ramesh Chandra, Managing Director of Coromandel Cements Ltd, has been re-elected as President of the association. In a press release here, ... More