The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 28, 2007

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
TEDA moots creation of ‘solar cities’
Madurai, Sept. 27 The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is proposing the creation of ‘solar cities’ across the country for implementation under the 11th five-year plan. It will soon submit a proposal to the Union ... More

ANTI-DUMPING
‘Remove dumping duty on styrene butadiene rubber’
Association to submit proposals to Govt next month More

ENGINEERING
Annual corrosion loss pegged at Rs 1.5-lakh cr
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Delhi tops infrastructure index: E&Y survey
Mumbai, Sept. 27 The cities of Surat, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Vadodara, Visakhapatnam and Jaipur ranked high when it came to indices such as city prosperity, urban governance, business environment, infrastructure and quality of life, according to ... More

TAXATION
‘OECD pushing for compulsory arbitration in tax treaties’
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is pressing for a provision of compulsory arbitration in the double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAAs) entered into by various countries, a senior Finance Ministry official ... More

TEXTILES
Nimsme to train textile cluster with GTZ help
Hyderabad, Sep. 27 The textile and readymade garment makers in Hyderabad, mostly in the unorganised sector, will shortly get the much needed expert interventions to help them build strengths and stand up to competition. The National ... More

Coimbatore to host textile CEOs’ meet
Coimbatore, Sept 27 The apex textile body Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has chosen to hold its 48th annual general meeting on September 28 here in the backdrop of a CEO conference.The second in series, the CEO conference with ... More

SSI
Adopt new technology, Kerala governor tells SMEs
Bhatia inaugurated Kochi trade and technology show More

COAL
Singareni to open 10 new mines by fiscal end
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EDUCATION
Rare chemistry
An Indian professor in the US sparks student interest in ‘the ultra small world of nanoscience’. More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS
Auto parts makers insist on currency fluctuation clause
Some trying to re-negotiate contracts with US customers More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Singapore bullish on Indian real estate market
Mumbai, Sept. 27 Singapore’s investments in India have seen dramatic growth. Last year, Singapore was the fourth largest investor in India with investments amounting to over $621 million, Mr S Iswaran, Minister of State, Ministry of ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
CII makes a pitch for investments in North-East
CMs underline unique properties of their states More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Does India need Bt brinjal?
On September 16, at the same time that Greenpeace was holding a protest against Bt brinjal, outside Krishi Bhavan, the ICAR Director-General was making a strong plea for genetically modified (GM) crops.His argument “It takes 3,000 ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Lunar mission contest evokes good response
Hyderabad, Sept. 27 The race to build a robotic rover and send it to the Moon by private enterprises with a $30-million prize up for grabs has started gaining momentum. Announced by Google, the Internet giant, and the US-based X Prize ... More

Italian Space Agency, ISRO to expand ties
India and Italy have agreed to collaborate in Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) business, which has wide applications in civilian areas. The chiefs of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have ... More

ISRO aims Mars mission
Hyderabad, Sept.27 With the mission to the Moon on course of preparations, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has now set its eyes on the red planet — Mars. ISRO has unveiled preliminary ideas of sending a spacecraft to ... More

MINERALS
India elected to global mining forum
New Delhi, Sept. 27 India has been elected to the 38-member Intergovernmental Forum on mining, minerals, metals and sustainable development which was formed five years ago. The announcement was made after the annual general meeting of ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Nabard loan for rural roads project
New Delhi, Sept 27 The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (Nabard) on Thursday entered into a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Rural Development and the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) for providing ... More

EVENTS
Brand India gets a special boost
Corporate top honchos positive on potential More

Vizag Steel bags PM’s trophy
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 27 The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has bagged the Prime Minister’s trophy a second time for 2005-2006, according to a press release issued by the company. The release says the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr P.K. ... More

New management association
The Management Association of the Department of Business Administration at Mangalore University was inaugurated on Wednesday. Inaugurating the association, Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust, said that there are large number ... More

INCOME TAX
Norms for fair market value of ESOPs soon
New Delhi, Sept. 27 The Finance Ministry expects to notify within a week the guidelines for determining fair market value (FMV) of stock options or sweat equity shares issued to employees. The determination of FMV was necessary to ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
‘Higher rupee both problem and opportunity for exporters’
The Government will work towards a level playing field but exporters must use the strong rupee as an opportunity for greater efficiency and cost consciousness. More

Sugar sector awaiting export subsidy norms
Non-receipt of this amount affecting payments to cane farmers More

Metre gauge locos for Mozambique flagged off
Tiruchi, Sept. 27 Two modified and rehabilitated metre gauge locomotives, meant for export to Mozambique, were flagged off from the Southern Railways Central Workshops at Golden Rock here.The two were part of a last batch of five locos ... More

Vijayeswari Textiles turns focus to European market
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TOURISM
‘AP drawing more tourists’
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Colourful welcome
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Tourism rally
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Dragged to court
Looking at TV visuals of the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary being presented in court after his arrest in disproportionate assets case, a colleague wondered loudly why there was so much of pushing and jostling whenever a high profile arrest ... More

INVESTOR PROTECTION
Govt to set up real estate regulator in Delhi
It will be a quasi-judicial authority protecting buyers’ interests More