The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 16, 2007

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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

EMPLOYMENT
Bias against mothers
The increasing incidence of discrimination against married women with children at job interviews. More

Madurai mulls pre-job fair programme
The Madurai District Administration is contemplating holding a pre-job fair training programme, the District Collector, Mr T. Udhayachandran. told Business Line here. Aimed at improving skills, especially in human ... More

Kalam calls for integrated development of urban, rural areas
Stresses for optimum use of water and energy resources More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
`Good demand for loans to buy solar energy systems'
Solar energy has caught the fancy of banks as an area to enhance their loan portfolio. With the government encouraging banks to offer loans for solar energy systems counting this as priority lending in an effort to popularise renewable energy ... More

BUDGET
On taxation of salaried employees in India
Although equity is one of the main canons of a tax law, inequity in taxation laws can be accepted to a certain extent given the fact that the nature of professions and income earned are different. For long, salaried employees in India have been ... More

Duty on polyester, nylon fibres likely to be cut
Synthetic garments may turn cheaper More

The tale of India's own very special Budget
The first Budget of independent India covered the period from August 15, 1947 to March 31, 1948. It was R.K. Shanmukham Chetti, Finance Minister, who presented the Budget on November 26, 1947, in the Dominion Parliament. "Delivering his ... More

"What the readers want"
Agriculture should be given top priority in the Budget. Heavy investment should be made in agricultural infrastructure. Subsidy provided to the fertiliser manufacturers should be paid directly to the farmers. Subsidy should not be confined to the ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
`ADRs gaining momentum'
A meeting on Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanism was held under the auspices of the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Indian Council of Arbitration, Kerala Chapter, here. Inaugurating the meeting, the nion Minister of ... More

ECONOMY
Petrol, diesel to cost less
Move to check inflation; duty adjustments likely: Murli Deora More

Inflation rises to 6.73%
The annual wholesale price index-based inflation continued its upward march, touching 6.73 per cent for the week ended February 3, up from the previous week's 6.58 per cent. The contributory factors remain the same - pulses, cereals and ... More

`Petro price cut should help moderate inflation'
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said on Thursday that the cut in prices of petrol and diesel should help moderate inflation in the economy. "Any cut in inputs like petrol and diesel should have a moderating influence on inflation. The ... More

ENGINEERING
Go global, Sivathanu Pillai tells Indian companies
NSTL awards presented More

PETROLEUM
Petro price cut: Oil counters turn negative
Negative sentiment generally prevailed in the oil marketing counters on Thursday in the backdrop of the official announcement on petrol and diesel price cuts (Rs 2 per litre for petrol and Re 1 for diesel effective from midnight). "The ... More

`Not in fray for ONGC top post'
Mr R.S. Sharma, Director (Finance), ONGC, who holds additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the State-owned company, said on Thursday that he would not offer his candidature for the post again. Stating that he respected the ... More

`Reliance's Yemen venture to come up in 3 years'
Hayel Sayeed Anam Group in tie-up with Apollo Group More

TAXATION
VAT centre for traders
The Commercial Department of Andhra Pradesh has set up a Central Registration Unit for all the eligible VAT (Value Added Tax) dealers in the twin cities. The centre, set up at the Department's office at Mayur Kushal Complex at ... More

MANAGEMENT
Govt ropes in IITs, IIMs for visionary leaders programme
To think big, develop visionary leaders first. This seems to be the message from the Government to the country's manufacturing sector. The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Commission (NMCC) has roped in IITs and IIMs, in collaboration ... More

EDUCATION
Call for students to be innovative
The Chairman of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Dr Damodar Acharya, has called upon the students to be "innovative, think out of the box and enjoy the life-long learning experience'', to negotiate the challenges of the ... More

Perth wooing Indian students
In an effort to promote Perth as an education destination, the Perth Education Society and Western Australia Trade Commission are conducting road shows across eight cities in the country. The road show will be covering Vadodara, Ahmedabad, ... More

`Knowledge industry more conducive for women'
Women have an aptitude for the knowledge industry. They prefer deskwork. The environment of the knowledge industry is more conducive for them. A key requirement of this industry is that one needs to be reasonably good in one's subject and area ... More

Call to propagate basic sciences
A. Shama Rao Foundation, the promoters of Srinivas Group of Colleges here, organised a lecture on `Problems in research and higher education in India' in Mangalore on February 14 to mark its Founder's Day. Speaking on the ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Investing in a dream home
Many young professionals are investing in buying a house in the city where they work, outside their hometown. More

Evolvence India to invest in real estate in tier II, III cities
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BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Shapoorji, IIT-K tie up for Bengal Biotech park
Shapoorji Pallonji Biotech Park Private Ltd, which is part of the 600-sq. km. Genome Valley around Hyderabad, plans to forge an alliance with IIT (Kharagpur) to work on the 650-acre `Biotechnology and advanced IT Park' in West Bengal. The park ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
CXOs prepare to wear new hats...
SHORTAGE AT THE TOP More

TOURISM
Lanka to invest Rs 4 cr on tourism
The Sri Lanka Tourist Board is committed to investing Rs 4 crore to promote the island destination in India, said Mr Dileep Mudadeniya, Additional Director General, Sri Lanka Tourist Board, at a press conference in Goa on Monday. ... More