The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 04, 2007

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Madras HC ruling on full immunity for disclosure under RTI Act
Chennai, Sept. 3 The Right to Information Act, 2005 did not give any full immunity for disclosure of a third party document. It gave authorities under the Act to weigh pros and cons of weighing conflict of interest between private commercial ... More

ECONOMY
July exports up 18.5% in dollar terms
Engg, chemicals, pharma sectors march ahead in Apr-July More

‘Leh and Kargil have great trade and employment potential’
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Majority in Kerala faces financial risks: Survey
Most Indian households optimistic about fiscal future More

HEALTH
Intel, Health Ministry plan to scale up healthcare projects
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‘Cocunut oil not harmful to the heart’
Kochi, Sept. 3 Per capita consumption of coconut in Kerala has decreased considerably in the last 50 years or so, but incidence of cardiac diseases has increased during the period. Revealing this in his paper on ‘National ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
GAIL seeks nod for 230 new city gas projects
Mulls partnership-based biz model More

PETROLEUM
IOC plans to sell bonds worth Rs 2,000 cr in October
New Delhi, Sept. 3 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd plans to sell between Rs 1,500 crore and Rs 2,000 crore worth oil bonds in October. The IOC’s Director Finance, Mr S.V. Narasimhan, said, “This month, we have no plans to sell any ... More

POWER
BHEL confident of APGenco order
The BHEL, Tiruchi Complex, could despatch the 500 MW unit for the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station’s Extension Project in a record six months time. Mr M.V.V. Rao, Director (Projects), Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGenco), ... More

STEEL
Chinese spot iron ore prices touch new high
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TAXATION
Direct taxes: CBDT says targets can be surpassed
New Delhi, Sept. 3 The first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 9.3 per cent this fiscal portends well for the Income-Tax Department, which is confident of not only achieving budget estimates on direct taxes for 2007-08, but also ... More

TEXTILES
‘Labour laws in textile industry need revision’
Mumbai, Sept. 3 The exports of the textile industry are being hit by the appreciating rupee, high transaction costs, octroi charges and incompetencies with China, but many in the industry, like the Apparel Export Promotion Council Chairman, Mr ... More

RADIO/TV
New satellite launch opens up business vistas
Bharti group, ONGC, Railways among major beneficiaries More

EDUCATION
UGC launches new scheme
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a new scheme for D S Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowships (PDFs) from the academic session 2007-08, to commemorate the birth centenary of Prof D S Kothari, Former Chairman of UGC. An MoU was signed ... More

ELECTRICAL GOODS
‘More players need to enter power equipment biz’
Meeting 11th Plan targets for capacity addition More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Europe’s Plaza Centers enters mall space
6 malls slated to open by October; joint ventures being finalised More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Minister stresses on rural upliftment schemes thru strong SHG movement
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HUMAN RESOURCES
South Asian labour productivity up 50% in the last decade: ILO study
Sharp decline in share of working poverty More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
40 fixed-dose-combination drugs may be off chemists’ shelves
Another 1,300 combinations to be reviewed More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
2 global trade union bodies to be merged
Two major international trade union organisations have decided to merge and form the Asia Pacific regional unit of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).Union leaders from 29 countries belonging to 48 trade union organisations ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Training for rural women
The role of women entrepreneurs is vital for holistic economic development, according to Mr Dasho Ugen Tsechup Dorji, President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Inaugurating a two-month training programme for rural women in livelihood ... More

INCOME TAX
Quarterly e-TDS returns made mandatory
New Delhi, Sept. 3 Tax audit assessees and entities with deductee records of more than 50 would now be required to electronically file their quarterly tax deducted at source (TDS)/tax collected at source (TCS) returns with the tax ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Cotton exports may surpass forecast
Seen rising to 60-65 lakh bales More

Global tea exports rise 6.11 mkg
Coonoor, Sept. 3 Global tea exports have risen by 6.11 million kg (mkg) so far this year over the same period of last year. An analysis of the information available with the Tea Board, the global exports so far this year totalled ... More