The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 30, 2007

STEEL
Steel capacity to touch 60 mt by this fiscal end
New Delhi, Dec. 29 Domestic steel capacity, the main as well as the secondary producers together, is likely to touch 60 million tonnes (mt) by the end of the current financial year. Currently, the total domestic steel capacity is around 56.84 ... More

SSI
Bengal tops in unorganised sector manufacturing units
Has 2.75 million units followed by UP with 2.35 m More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS
A satisfying year for the FMCG sector
Tax sops, infra development, rural growth shot in the arm More

EDUCATION
IIT-B alumni set up fund to attract young faculty
Mumbai, Dec 29 For the batch of 1982, it is a different sort of tribute that they seek to pay to their alma mater, IIT Bombay. Celebrating their “silver reunion” this year, the batch wants to create a lasting legacy at the ... More

Career Launcher setting up new B-school
New Delhi, Dec. 29 Career Launcher is fine-tuning its strategies to become a ‘start-to-finish’ education service provider. Armed with capital infusion and joint venture with like-minded partners, the company is consolidating its ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
View realty boom with caution and search for opportunities in downturns
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READYMADE GARMENTS
Apparel brands button-up focus in 2007
Extending themselves to a wider section of consumers More

TEXTILE MACHINERY
Textile industry woes flow into engineering sector
New orders not forthcoming; machinery exports likely to fall More

INTEREST RATES
Karnataka Bank revises rates
Karnataka Bank Ltd has revised interest rates on term deposits with effect from January 1. A bank release said here on Saturday that the interest rate on term deposits of one year to less than two years would be 8.75 per cent (8.50 per cent) and ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
DoT crackdown on global calling card providers
In a bid to curb grey international long distance calls, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has made it mandatory for all companies selling global calling cards in the country to get a no objection certificate from the Government. DoT has ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Minimum export price for rice hiked
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A year of imports and luxury marquees
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Question & Auto
I read with interest about new generation diesel engine technologies. I would like more clarity about Honda’s much-talked-about new diesel engine technology which, when introduced in its 2009 cars, will be more ... More