The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 11, 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS
PM leaves on nine-day visit to Brazil, Cuba
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today left on a nine-day visit to Brazil and Cuba for the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summits, which are expected to set the stage for a renewed South-South cooperation ... More

POLITICS
AP CM's appeal to Opposition
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has appealed to the Opposition parties not to incite those displaced by the proposed irrigation projects in the State and to co-operate with the Government, as it is taking all steps for their proper ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
China plans to raise grains output
China's farm plan emphasises the need to curb the widening disparity between rural and urban areas. Annual grain production that totalled 484 million tonnes in 2005 to increase to 500 mt by 2010 More

Ministry plans boost to R&D in plantation sector
To involve pvt sector scientific talent More

Pawar promises `exclusive' farm package for Kerala
State Govt seeks Rs 2,300-crore debt relief More

INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Incentives for hardware soon
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Friday said that the package of fiscal incentives for the electronic hardware industry, that had been promised in his Budget speech, would be announced shortly. The Ministries of Finance and ... More

SECURITY
Assets kick off controversy
As many as eight bidders are believed to be in the race for acquiring Dubai Port World's US assets. Initially, there were about 100 contenders, including infrastructure funds, private equity houses and others. In a recent letter to the US ... More

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