The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 17, 2006

EMPLOYMENT
Toppers in labour ecosystem index
The India Labour Report 2006 also gives a ranking of Indian States based on a labour ecosystem index constructed using three variables: Labour demand, labour supply and labour laws. A State has to have high levels of all three sub-indices for ... More

More employment opportunities need to be generated: Report
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Diamond industry fears cancellation of orders
Floods have severely affected production in Surat More

NRIS
RBI tightens rules for NRI homes
NRIs and persons of Indian origin can no longer buy property in India using travellers' cheques or foreign currency. Payments must be made only through normal banking channels, according to Reserve Bank of India. The RBI ... More

ECONOMY
Forex reserves can be better deployed
A small portion of the country's forex reserves is now assigned to external asset managers with the objective of improving returns. But the reserve can be put to better use, such as to finance major investment projects, prepay commercial debt and str engthen the capital base of banks. More

Privatisation with market, price protection?
The regulatory bodies have become convenient tools to exercise control even after the induction of the private sector in key areas of the economy. The private sector and the votaries of reform do not mind all this very much. If Government itself `all ots' markets, dilutes competition and assures prices, what more could one ask for? More

ENVIRONMENT
US expert to address India Inc on CDM
As the country emerges as a major hub of greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects with companies across different industrial sectors lining up more than 300 projects, the US President's Senior Advisor on Environment, Mr James Connaughton's ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Ethiopia details sops for investors
Seeks investments in oil and gas, agriculture More

HEALTH
World Bank warns of rapid spread of AIDS in S. Asia
Recommends 2-pronged approach to control epidemic More

Seminar on heart and health on Aug 19
In the backdrop of alarming growth of cardiovascular disease in the country, the Success Unlimited Research Foundation is organising a seminar on heart and health for non-medicos on August 19 at Hotel Wood Bridge at Lakdi Ka Pool ... More

BoR unveils healthcare scheme
Bank of Rajasthan, in association with VISA, has launched a healthcare scheme for the bank's gold credit card holders. Under this scheme, the credit card holders can avail themselves of 10-30 per cent discounts on hospital bills in selected ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Chennai Port Trust to hand over LI for second container terminal
Security clearance is expected this week More

DCI chartering vessels for Sethusamudram project
The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is chartering vessels for undertaking work on the stretch allotted to it in the Sethusamudram project, according to its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr N.K. Gupta. In a message on the occasion of ... More

POWER
Madras Cements to double captive power plant capacity
The 18 MW plant would be set up in its Jayanthipuram factory, AP More

NTPC ties up gas from spot market
5 mmscmd of LNG from Shell, GAIL, GSPL More

India gets power from Bhutan's Tala project
Beneficiaries include northern region States More

TEXTILES
Man-made fibre industry for neutral fiscal policy
`This will help meet export target of $40 b by 2010' More

SSI
Maditssia wants Bill withdrawn
The Madurai District Tiny And Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia), expressing disappointment over the Bill passed on the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has called for its withdrawal immediately. Stating that ... More

COAL
SCI stops movement of thermal coal from Paradip to Ennore
No Panamax vessels available as `Rani Padmini' is scrapped More

RADIO/TV
MTNL-Aksh Opticfibre in tie-up for IPTV
Watch TV on telephone lines soon More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Khivraj Tech's incubation space venture pays
Bets on flexibility, scalability More

Parsvnath gets IMS certification
Delhi-based Parsvnath Developers Ltd has become the first real estate developer globally to be awarded the Integrated Management Systems certification comprising ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999 certification. ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
CII marketing summit begins today
A two-day marketing summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will open in the Capital on Thursday. The summit, with the theme "Marketing in a Global World: New Rules for an Old Game" will focus on the impact ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Biotech incubation centre progressing slowly
Finds promised funds hard to come by More

EVENTS
Greentech plans fire safety fair
Greentech Trade Fairs is planning to hold an exhibition - Safety-Plast-Print 2007 - on Fire and Safety; Plastic and Rubber; Print and Pack in Mumbai next year. According to Mr Kamleshwar Sharan, Managing Director, Greentech ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Import of vegetable oils slows down
Soyabean oil makes significant gains at the cost of palm group of oils More

Rubber exports could run into rough weather
Narrowing difference between global, domestic prices More

CO-OPERATIVES
Bonus for Kerala co-op societies staff
The employees of all the co-operative societies in Kerala will be given bonus at the rate of 8.33 per cent of the annual earnings, irrespective of whether societies are running in profit or loss. According to a statement from ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
Insurance cos brace up for flood claims in Surat
Tally overshadows that of Mumbai floods More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Meet on export quality certification
A seminar on quality standards and certification requirements for export of agricultural and food products will be held here on August 25 at Hotel Abad Plaza under the joint auspices of the Export Import Bank of India and the ... More