The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ECONOMY
All signals are positive, says PM
New Delhi, Oct 29 Coinciding with the day when the BSE Sensex crossed the 20,000-mark, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, told a gathering of international CEOs that the Indian growth story looked good. “Be it foreign direct ... More

India may become 5th largest consumer market by 2025: McKinsey
Chennai, Oct 29 Take the current population figure of the US and add a 100 million to it. That’s about 400 million, or the number of Indian city dwellers who will belong to ‘middle class’ households, living at a comfortable ... More

PM urged to form global advisory forum
New Delhi, Oct. 29 The visiting Parliamentarians of Indian origin from Europe have expressed a desire that the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, have a global advisory forum.“During the recent meeting that we had with Dr Singh, ... More

Slowdown in credit offtake is major concern
CRR hike will push up rates, say bankers More

ENVIRONMENT
Sun Micro forms ‘green’ alliance
Bangalore, Oct. 29 Sun Microsystems, APC-MGE, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Hitachi Data Systems and Wipro Infotech on Monday announced an eco-consortium.The alliance will edify customers on technology infrastructure, practices and ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Canada to open trade office in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct. 29 Canada will open its trade office here in the next six months, according to the Canadian High Commissioner in India, Mr David Malone.Bilateral trade between Canada and India grew by 50 per cent last year to touch ... More

HOTELS
Plans afoot for three hotel management institutes
The Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI) plans to set up three hotel management institutes in the eastern, western and southern parts of the country over the next three to five years, according to Mr Dinesh ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
‘More flexible norms for ECB, infrastructure investment must’
Guidelines for pension, insurance funds need to be revisited: Chidambaram More

PETROLEUM
Hinduja group eyeing Kakinada refinery
In talks with ONGC; Gulf Oil may acquire stake More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS
Durables sales in H1 surpass last year’s annual growth: Survey
New Delhi, Oct. 29 Led by buoyant demand for premium and superior technology products, sales in the consumer durables industry in the first half of the current fiscal surpassed the numbers for the entire year in the previous fiscal. In ... More

EDUCATION
Gitarattan B-school holds competition
The National Case Presentation Competition concluded at the Gitarattan International Business School, Rohini-Delhi, recently. The second annual competition was held keeping in mind the ever-increasing global competition among B-schools ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Urban buildings: Green and smart, the way ahead
`Intelligent' and `green' buildings use technology andprocesses to create a space that is safer for its occupants aswell as the environment, and operationally efficient for itsowners. In India, the awareness and concern about suchbuilding technologie s is still low, say NAVIN and ANJU BHATIA,arguing that there is an urgent need for their promotionand widespread adoption. More

MINING & QUARRYING
Call to allot captive mines to Vizag Steel
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 29 It is imperative that the Union Government take immediate steps to allocate captive iron ore mines to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, as otherwise the future of the plant will be bleak, according to Mr M.K. Pandhe, ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Bank bid to rid Kerala villages of moneylenders
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 29 After crossing the milestone of total financial inclusion, Kerala is on way to realising another emerging banking concept, ‘moneylender-free’ villages.The initiative for freeing villages in the ... More

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