INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
INVESTMENTS
Gold under pressure; Time to buy?
Yellow metal may rally as the dollar weakens
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ECONOMY
AP foodgrain output likely to fall this year
Bumper rice production expected
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ENVIRONMENT
Shrinking lake
THE ECOLOGY of Vembanad Lake is under threat due to filling up of the waterbody and sand mining. According to experts, the lake has been reduced to nearly half its original size over the ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
India Inc to take up visas issue with UK
Seventy-member business delegation to accompany the PM
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HEALTH
Plan to check spread of chikungunya in Kerala
A team of experts from the Centre has developed a plan to contain the spread of chikungunya in Kerala in 10 days. Dr P.L. Joshi, Director, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, announced this at a press conference in the city. The ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
DLF keen on SEZ in TN
DLF Ltd, the New Delhi-based infrastructure projects developer, has committed to investing over Rs 10,000 crore in infrastructure projects, including Special Economic Zones, in Tamil Nadu. According to company officials, at a meeting with the ...
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Govt plans interaction with pvt sector on viability gap funding
The Finance Ministry plans to organise an interaction with the private sector within a month to specifically review the working of the viability gap funding scheme. Stating this at an infrastructure conference, the Finance Minister, Mr P. ...
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PETROLEUM
Falling crude price to lower under-recoveries on LPG
Kerosene prices not showing any sign of softening
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Cisco bullish on pharma sector
`Major cos find return on tech investments to be high'
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TAXATION
Draft of new service tax form issued
The Finance Ministry proposes to revise the service tax return form to make it more assessee-friendly and remove practical difficulties in filing such returns. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has now come up with ...
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EDUCATION
Overview of Common Proficiency Test
The CPT will be a one-paper, objective-type test that will be held once in three months.
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BL Club launched in Vijayawada
Students of business administration and management should draw lessons from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, and the Indian mythologies, as the classics are relevant even in the present context, Prof. V. Balamohana Das, Vice-Chancellor of ...
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India, UK schools work out joint education initiative
UK Govt grant to help develop joint curriculum projects
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IITians rally
STIR AGAINST RESERVATION: Faculty members and alumni of IIT Delhi during a rally in the Capital on Sunday against the proposal for 27 per cent reservation for OBCs. ...
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Tapping the e-word
The use of e-journals by engineering colleges is still largely restricted. A look at issues of concern.
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold futures may rise before fall
Gold futures ended higher on short covering before the weekend. Among the two main drivers, currency and energy markets, the latter remained a prime motivation for precious metals. Gold shook off losses earlier on account of dollar strength after ...
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BIO-TECH & GENETICS
It's now organic eggs!
Research project under evaluation by Dept of Biotech
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
The price of rural living
Primary school debates might present a rosy picture of life in the rural districts as costing virtually next to nothing in contrast to the plight of the urban dweller for whom, even the air (in oxygen parlours, at least) and water (practically ...
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INDUSTRIAL POLICY
`Periodic review of industrial policy needed'
FKCCI for setting up panel to oversee implementation
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EVENTS
`Challenge of sustaining competitiveness remains'
`Globelics India 2006' in State capital
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Agenda for the week
INCOME TAX
Stock split versus bonus issue
American financial experts tend to be dismissive about bonus issues — they are in the nature of stock split, they aver. According to them, a bonus issue gives only illusory benefits to the shareholders inasmuch as post-bonus, the worth ...
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`Less awareness hindering more tax compliance'
Attributing the current buoyancy in direct tax collections of the Government to growing voluntary tax compliance, the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax , Kolkata, Mr D.K. Das, said here today that two things have to be ensured by the department in ...
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
SEBI plans separate entity for surveillance and investigation
Outfit to include chartered accountants, lawyers and financial experts
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Info security must focus more on people: ICS
`Whistle-blowing practices needed'
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