The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 01, 2007

EMPLOYMENT
AP issues 72 lakh job cards
The Andhra Pradesh Government has issued 71.89 lakh job cards under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), covering 19 districts. Works generated by the scheme resulted in wages of Rs 1,210 crore so far, benefiting about 54.51 ... More

Guest workers
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ECONOMY
Understanding inflation
The young manager’s guide to price rise and monetary policy. More

Relevance of India@60
India today is considered to be an important player in international affairs, which is not only a sign of its overall maturity but also an important signal that the ball has been set rolling and any backtracking now would inevitably spell disaster fo r the nation. More

‘It’s an era of opportunities’
New Delhi, Sept. 30 “One can witness sizeable change on the contours of connectivity between urban and rural India. Remarkable changes are taking place in the field of communication, telephony and road network among others. The skylines ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Gujarat plans to develop ‘marine shipbuilding parks’
State maritime board identifies 10 clusters with investment of Rs 50,000 cr More

Land acquisition a major hurdle for freight corridor projects
Railways asked to pay market prices for project implementation More

PSU
STC augments product portfolio for retail sale
In a major push to popularise its own branded consumer products for retail sale through organised domestic networks, the State Trading Corporation (STC) is lining up new items to its portfolio of products, besides green leaf tea, which it has ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Price control eclipsing public health?
Mumbai, Sept 30 Is public health being eclipsed by price control? That is the concern raised by health advocacy workers at the recent Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on the proposed pharmaceutical policy. Discussions on the drug policy seem ... More

POWER
BHEL may take equity in Koradi power plant
Mumbai, Sept 30 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) could consider taking equity in the brownfield expansion of the Koradi Thermal Power Station near Nagpur. The Rs 8,000-crore expansion would be based on super-critical technology and will ... More

TAXATION
Gambling for public funds
Unfortunately, when you are close to a subject such as gambling, you are never too far from a moral slippery slope. The moral issues become stark when we see the impact of it among the poor who can ill-afford to spend their money gambling but seem un able to resist it. More

Govt firms up port tariff setting
The Government has firmed up the new tariff fixation methodology for port terminal operators. The Finance Ministry, Shipping Ministry and the Planning Commission together worked out and finalised the new tariff setting methodology, which would ... More

Cotton association calls for removal of 3% CST
Suggestion for a modular transport using rail-road-waterway More

TEXTILES
Mills revamp: NTC revises offer under jt venture partnership scheme
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EDUCATION
Doctorate for Mukesh Ambani
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), Honoris Causa, on Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). University Chancellor and scion of the ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
India can be an equal partner in space, says Boeing
Good chance for industry to tap investment potential More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Govt spend on rural job scheme below half-way mark
Against annual allocation of Rs 12,000 cr, it has spent only Rs 4,385 cr so far More

Banks in Dakshina Kannada cross Rs 15,300-cr biz level
‘Ready to be declared a financially included district’ More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Software as a service a hit with start-ups
Bangalore, Sept. 30 Start-ups are leading the adoption of software and storage as a service in India. Its advantages of zero upfront investment, low requirements (it just needs a PC and an Internet connection) and flexibility make it the ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
‘Combined hedging is best bet for exporters to manage rupee swings’
Kolkata, Sept. 30 Experts in forex management from HSBC Eastern India, analysing the risk and problems faced by exporters in the wake of rupee appreciation, said here that the best strategy for corporates would be “combined ... More

Rising rupee, escalating worry
While a strong rupee may delight the hearts of certain sections of markets such as importers, it brings tears to the eyes of exporters. The number of jobs at stake and the export volumes that are affected call for a multi-pronged approach that should attempt to address the fundamental problems. More

Capexil posts Rs 18,697-cr exports in April-Aug
Kolkata, Sept. 30 Capexil, a multi-product export promotion council for chemical and allied products, accounting for 9 per cent of the country’s total exports, has recorded exports of Rs 18,697 crore during the first five months of the ... More