The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 28, 2006

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Ideas sought for alternative energy sources development
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, headed by Mr N. Janardhana Reddy, MP, has invited comments from various stakeholders on the `Strategy for Development of Alternative Sources of Oil & Gas' before preparing a ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Shifting of frequencies: Radio Mid-Day moves SC against tribunal ruling
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ENGINEERING
Crane, equipment suppliers eye pvt sector for biz
Pinning hopes on pvt port projects; steel, power sectors More

FERTILISERS
Trade unions want State Govt to take over FACT
`If the resources available with FACT are beneficially used, it could turn around.' More

POWER
Tata Power gets new COO
The Tata Power Company Ltd has appointed Mr Gerald Frank Grove-White, as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, with effect from October 30. Mr Grove-White was Managing Director of Eraring Energy, Australia, the third ... More

Japan Bank to lend Rs 100 cr to Eastern Power
The Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd is obtaining a loan of Rs 100 crore from the Japan Bank for International Co-operation to cut its technical losses from the present level of 7 per cent to 2 per cent. The EPDCL supplies power to five ... More

MoU signed for improving power situation in Delhi
To make National Capital self-sufficient in power generation More

TAXATION
Order on entry tax has only prospective application: HC
A clarification dated August 23, 2005 by the Special Commissioner & Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu, that entry tax was leviable on imported lay flat tubing and PP bags would have only prospective application, the Madras High Court . More

Rs 37 cr service tax recovery case against Sahara group co
Evasion by Skoda, LG also, says Central Excise Intelligence More

EDUCATION
Khadi uniforms to be made compulsory in Kerala schools
Teachers and staff also to wear khadi once a week More

CARS
Bentley plans convertible version
The fastest four-door Bentley Continental Flying Spur with a cruise speed capability of 312 km per hour was launched here and will be followed by the introduction of a Convertible version in India late this year or early next year. The makers ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Private cos eye N-E to set up production units
Look at tie-ups with farmers for cooperative farming, food processing More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Clinical research bodies to get $1-m funding
Funds to be made available from Jan 1 More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
City Square arm to build 45 projects in AP
City Square Enterprises (Private) Ltd, the Bangalore-based property developer, will launch White Stone Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to take up construction activity in 45 projects in cities such as Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and ... More

Amend Land Acquisition Act: Patkar
`Acquiring land for industrialisation should be suspended till then' More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Plans afoot to develop telecom gear manufacturing
The Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) has said that it has developed plans to facilitate local telecom equipment manufacturing worth $100 billion over the next few years. "The move is aimed at meeting local and export ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY
Tirupur exporters keen to knit a strong retail network
Branded products planned to expand into the domestic market More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Bengal woos Japanese cos
Delegation back from Japan, Singapore visit More

`India investing more in the UK'
India and the United Kingdom are in the race to occupy the coveted honour of being the top investor in each other's country, as the two nations are currently locked at the third spot. Expectations are that India's new found appetite for ... More

INTERVIEW
E-filing woes of FIIs, foreign cos
"Though the move of the Government towards e-filing of return appears to be in a right direction, there are certain practical problems that are likely to be faced by the assessees and the tax department." More

EVENTS
Engineering expo in Kochi
KELCON, the Kerala State A Grade Electrical Contractors Association, will conduct an engineering expo - Electric World - from January 11 to 14 here at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here. The expo is organised with a view ... More

INCOME TAX
PAN required for NRI, PIO investors
Effective January 1, 2007, NRIs, persons of Indian origin and foreign investors will require PAN cards to invest in Indian markets following an order issued by SEBI. . The SEBI move follows a circular issued by the Income-Tax Department ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Cabinet okays container scanners procurement
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for procurement of four fixed X-ray and three mobile gamma ray container scanners at a cost of Rs 172.94 crore through a global tender. The scanners will be installed at Mumbai, Chennai, Tuticorin and ... More

BOOKS
Bengal CM releases book of essays
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, on Thursday, at the launch function of Business Line, released a book titled `The Call of the 21st Century and Other Essays,' written by Mr B.S. Raghavan, a former civil servant, ... More