The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 06, 2007

NRIS
Corporation Bank hikes NRE rates
Corporation Bank has increased the rate of interest offered on NRE term deposits with effect from July 1. A bank release said here that the interest rate on NRE term deposits has been increased to 5.43 per cent per annum (5.39 per cent) for a ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Reliance says Anil Ambani co seeking gas for ‘trading in’
Without commitment from RIL, how can Dadri project go ahead, asks RNRL More

ENVIRONMENT
Eleven warmest years in the last 12 years
‘It is not too late to reverse such climatic changes’ More

Eleven warmest years in the last 12 years
`It is not too late to reverse such climatic changes' More

FOREIGN TRADE
India confident of free trade pacts with Asean, Thailand soon
We cannot reduce palm oil tariff to zero, says Commerce Secretary More

HEALTH
Fashion wears conscience on its sleeve!
South-African designer Gavin Rajah is using his creations to raise funds and support for abused and HIV-infected kids. More

Star Health offers policies for aged, diabetics
Coverage for HIV patients soon More

Laparoscopic surgery for obesity
There is a growing number of obese people in the age group of 25-30 years, especially the young techie population, and this is of particular concern to the women employees since there is a link between obesity and infertility.Speaking to ... More

India, World Bank sign AIDS pact
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Scoop or spoof?
Journalists in the capital were left wondering whether Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath was serious or just trying his hand at humour when he addressed an event early this week. Speaking in the presence of the visiting Japanese Minister ... More

PSU
CCEA clears Rs 77.25 cr for 13 sick PSUs
New Delhi, July 5 The employees of 13 sick public sector undertakings such as Andrew Yule, Bharat Wagon Engineering, National Instruments and some more may look forward towards receiving their due salaries and wages soon.These employees ... More

PETROLEUM
Petro investment region project awaiting Cabinet nod
Kolkata, July 5 Pointing out that some 1.6 million additional jobs would be created in the next few years because of the current surge in manufacturing growth (now around 12.3 per cent), the Union minister of State for Industry, Dr Ashwani ... More

Panel on gas pricing meet today
The Committee of Secretaries (CoS) set up to deliberate on the pricing of natural gas produced off the east coast will meet on Friday. Official sources said the ministries of fertiliser and power are likely to present their demands and the ... More

Petroleum regulatory board set up
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PHARMACEUTICALS
A ‘360-degree’ look to stem biotech attrition
HOLISTIC APPROACH More

POWER
REC offers floating rate loans for power utilities
Bangalore, July 5 The public sector Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has offered to advance loans to power utilities on a floating rate basis.The REC’s Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Anil Kumar Lakhina said, “We ... More

TAXATION
Panel to look into non-VAT items’ treatment under GST
The joint working group on goods and services tax (GST) has been mandated to consider how non-VAT items such as petroleum products and alcohol should be treated under the proposed GST regime.“This is one of the terms of reference ... More

EDUCATION
Flextronics signs pact with Anna University
Chennai, July 5 Flextronics and Anna University signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to establish a Tech@Campus programme at the university campus. Both will prepare technological curriculum to prepare students for careers in the ... More

SMOT B-School offers career track verticals
Launching admissions for the SMOT Business School’s first pan-India post-graduate programme in management in Kolkata, Dr R. Narasimhan, Director of the Chennai-based B-School, said the PGPM would offer career track (role specific) ... More

MBD launches online tutorial service
The initiative will offer three months to two years courses for class 10th and 12th students. More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS
‘Chinese auto parts suppliers have an edge over India’
Indian automobile component suppliers are unlikely to have an edge over their Chinese counterparts unless the Government monitors iron ore exports to China, according to Mr Kumar Narayanan, Partner- Industrial and Distribution Sector, IBM-Asia ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Shriram Properties to invest Rs 1,000 cr
Acquiring land for real estate projects in Kolkata More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Shefexil inks pact with Dun & Bradstreet India
To offer credit rating services to registered members More

READYMADE GARMENTS
‘Bangladesh may overtake India in garment exports’
Mumbai, July 5 Bangladesh is expected to overtake India in garment and apparel exports by January 2008, if the appreciation of the rupee continues at this rate.By January, Bangladesh will overtake India as an exporter of garments. ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
India to participate in global nuclear fusion plan
€5-b project coming up in southern France More

Use and… reuse
An India-born scientist in Australia puts to good use the home truth ‘waste not, want not’. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Of corporate pay and ostentatious living
There is a need for more transparency so that the shareholders and the public have a better knowledge of the compensation packages of company brass and their relatives. More

Changing HR paradigm in banks — More than a simple numbers game
Liberalisation has not only triggered changes in the whole economy, including the banking space, but has also thrown up challenges for banks, in general, and public sector banks, in particular. Whether Human Resource Management (HRM), an ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
APEDA keen to develop residue monitoring plan for mango
For standardising quality to facilitate exports More

Rubber export meet on July 9
Mr Sajen Peter, Rubber Board Chairman, will convene a meeting of exporters and Board’s companies at Kottayam on July 9. The meeting will focus on increasing the quantum of exports through the companies with active cooperation of ... More

TOURISM
West Bengal thinks along `coastal tourism'
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Hot topic on land
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