The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 08, 2006

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Cabinet nod for Patna bridge project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for enlarging the ongoing rail bridge over river Ganga near Patna to rail-cum-road-bridge at a total cost of Rs 1,389 crore, the official spokesperson said here ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
IICT chief honoured
Dr J.S. Yadav, Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), has been honoured with the Fellowship of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), for his contributions to science and human resources development to benefit ... More

AUTOMOBILES
Auto industry seeks tax holiday, export sops
For reforms at an accelerated pace by bringing in countrywide VAT More

Auto sector could grow to $145 b by 2016: Minister
Mission plan to make India global hub for automobiles, auto parts More

ECONOMY
IIM-K seminar on Indian economy tomorrow
The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM K), is organising Crucible 2006, a seminar on `The Changing Face of Indian Economy' at JW Marriot, Saket, New Delhi on September 9. The event is expected to bring together some of the eminent ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Tariff sops under Asia Pacific trade pact take effect
India has implemented from September 1 the tariff concessions exchanged under the third round of negotiations of the Bangkok Agreement, which has now been renegotiated and renamed as Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). The third round of ... More

HEALTH
A beautiful life
A fire accident that badly disfigured a child's face also helped bring into the world a skilled plastic surgeon. More

Psychiatric Society meet
The 22nd annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society will be held at Hotel Tea County in Munnar from September 8 to 10. The focus of the meet will be on family and mental health of children. This session will be ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Tata Group to set up SEZ in Orissa
Ratan Tata meets Orissa CM on new investments More

PSU
Rs 124-cr wage arrears package cleared for 15 sick CPSEs
New wage panel for PSE workers soon More

PETROLEUM
Cairn working on apt mode to disclose reserves
DGH may issue notice to the company seeking clarification More

PMT venture plans further capacity expansion
Studying prospects of the fringe areas of existing oilfields More

POWER
Gas shortage hits power units in K-G basin
GAIL (India) has laid pipelines for four new power plants in the Krishna-Godavari basin, but is currently unable to supply gas as there is no supply from ONGC, according to Mr S.P Rao, Chairman and Managing Director. At a press meet here on ... More

Hindalco gets relief in CESC supply issue
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has overturned an earlier ruling by the West Bengal State Electricity Regulatory Commission allowing distribution utility CESC Ltd to disconnect supply to the AV Birla Group firm, Hindalco Industries, in the ... More

TAXATION
Maharashtra: CM vows end to octroi duty in near future
Preparations for abolishing Octroi duty are in progress, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said on Thursday. Addressing the centenary foundation day celebration of the Indian Merchant Chamber, the Chief Minister said Octroi ... More

SSI
Rs 300-cr package for Surat
Stamp duty exempted on documents for bank loans More

EDUCATION
Rise in number of Indian students going to NZ
`Low tuition fees, cost of living are attractions' More

TCS announces teachers award
Tata Consultancy Services in conjunction with Education World - the human development magazine, has opened nominations for teachers award. The award is instituted to honour teachers and to encourage departments and institutions ... More

`Educational sector must be opened up'
Educational institutions will need to rise up to global standards to take advantage of the emerging job opportunities in the IT sector and other fields in the country in the globalised scenario, said Mr S. Gopalakrihnan, Chairman, Confederation ... More

Training course in recruiting
Nextgen Academy has launched a "Recruiting Professional" training programme for graduates and MBAs at two centres in the city. Counselling for this course will start from September 11 and classes from September ... More

ICAI to draft CA curriculum for UAE
Also to explore possibilities of forming a body there More

CARS
Auto majors line up big investment plans
Maruti to pump in Rs 3,000 cr more, Honda poised to make small car debut More

Big plans
MR O. SUZUKI, Chairman, Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Mr Jagdish Khattar, Managing Director, Maruti Udyog Ltd, arriving to address a press conference in the Capital on Thursday. ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
CCEA okays $720-m investment in HDFC real estate fund
Move to bring in about Rs 3,240 cr FDI More

SIV assets sold for over double the upset price
Residential properties in Coimbatore, which came up for auction, fetched Rs 2.45 crore More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
National symposium on food irradiation technology today
How safe is the use of radiation in food? A national symposium beginning in Hyderabad on Friday will discuss this and other issues such as the commercial feasibility, the need for setting up food irradiation units, technological developments and ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
PMCI platinum hunt back on rails
Merrill Lynch, Fidelity-controlled FMR Corporation and two other investors have put back the first serious platinum exploration efforts in India on rails. Platinum Mining Corporation of India (PMCI), a British company, which was spearheading ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
SumTotal software chosen as trend setting
SumTotal Systems, a learning management technology provider, has said that KM World magazine has designated its Suite 7.2 as a Trend-Setting Product of 2006. SumTotal's software was chosen as it "enhances the ... More

`Demand for Indian knowledge workers in Netherlands'
Entry norms relaxed says Ms Karien Van Gennip, Netherlands Minister More

LABOUR REFORMS
No room for child labour
From October 1, no home or hotel can employ children below 14 years. But can a mere ban resolve the complex socio-economics issues involved? More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
REPORTER'S DIARY
Slipping up?
The aborted strike by the oil sector officers has reconfirmed the belief that the Government of the day always acts at the last moment. Despite a spate of media reports that the officers were planning an indefinite strike that could have ... More

EVENTS
The Hindu job fair on Sept 23-24
"Job fairs can help bridge the gap between talent and expectations," said Mr Venkatesan Seshadri, Vice President, Global Resource Management Group, Cognizant Technology Solutions. Speaking at the launch of The Hindu Opportunities Fair, he said, ... More

`Being observant key to success in advertising'
"Why I joined advertising? Because it's the only profession in the world that lets you get away with everything! Shopping, watching TV, movies, music, partying... it's all part of the hard work required to stay abreast of what's happening around ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
OMEGA Forum to conduct `Samvada 2006' in Mangalore
The Organisation for Managerial and Entrepreneurial Guidance and Assistance (OMEGA) Forum and Centre for Small Business Management of the Manipal-based T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) will conduct `Samvada 2006' in Mangalore on September 9. ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Spurt in imports of palm stearin, PFAD
Authorities suspect it is being used to adulterate vanaspati More

TOURISM
Tourism expo begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Over 50 exhibitors, including State tourism boards, hotels, resorts, airlines and travel companies, are taking part in the three-day event. For Pondicherry Tourism, a participant, the focus is on promoting the union territory as a heritage tourism de stination. More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
`Unbundling'
A DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEE disconnects illegal connections from electricity poles at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Thursday. The death of a youngster, on whom a live wire had fallen, prompted the action. ... More