The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 31, 2007

EMPLOYMENT
Engineers urged to look beyond info tech
Mangalore, Dec. 30 Speakers at the fourth global convention of NITK (National Institute of Technology Karnataka) Alumni Association at Surathkal near Mangalore have stressed the need for students to look beyond information technology in the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
Vocational excellence award
The Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis conferred the Vocational Excellence Award on Mr N.V. Nagasubramanian, an advocate. The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, who was the chief guest at this function called upon the legal fraternity ... More

ECONOMY
Ministry keen to create agency for providing development aid
Agency to be under External Affairs Ministry More

Will employees be happy in 2008?
How did the employee fare in 2007 and what can he or she look forward to in the coming year. The New Manager looks back and takes stock. More

ENVIRONMENT
Tirupur exporters seek funds for marine discharge project
Coimbatore, Dec 30 The Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) has urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to advise the finance department to allocate funds for executing the proposed marine discharge project to handle the ... More

HOTELS
Chennai hotels gear up to usher in the new year
Offer special menu and other fun facilities More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Accounting by infrastructure companies
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Expert views sought on bridge
Experts in bridge building, structural engineering and civil construction — both from within the Railways and outside, some from IITs and RoorkeeUniversity — recently assembled in Bhagalpur (Bihar) to work out a probable solution to ... More

PETROLEUM
Pak developments push crude, gold price higher
Fundamentals tightening; commodities likely to maintain uptrend More

TEXTILES

‘5S’ award function

SSI
Attrition spreading to SMEs: Assocham
Paying capacities shrink on rupee rise, output declines More

TYRES
Tyre prices may go up 2-3% in 2008
Cost push, demand growth likely More

WATER
Commercial exploitation of water will be regulated in Kerala: Draft policy
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 30 Kerala’s Draft Water Policy declares that the State will set up a well-defined and transparent system for water entitlements based on the principle that water, as a community resource, shall primarily be used ... More

TERRORISM
A death ushers in 2008
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EDUCATION
Call to improve quality of management education
Kolkata, Dec. 30 Even as the number of management institutes proliferates, efforts should be made to ensure that new-age managers who graduate from these institutes do not lack the depth of professional management, said Mr Subir Raha, former ... More

HCV/LCV/TRACTORS
HCV sales growth seen
If original equipment (OE) demand is of any significance, HCV sales seem to be on a major growth path once again in 2008. Mr Paras Chowdhury of Ceat Ltd and Mr A.S. Mehta of JK Tyre confirmed early signals from truck/bus manufacturers ... More

ELECTRICAL GOODS
`Indian electrical products fare poorly on tech, quality'
Indian electrical manufactures when compared with global manufactures produced in India have fared poorly on technology, quality and delivery parameters, according to a Pricewaterhouse-Coopers report. On the cost parameter themanufactures are ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
FICCI urges sops for packaging industry
New Delhi, Dec. 30 In an effort to boost the competitiveness of the food processing industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has recommended a fiscal incentive package for the packaging industry.Towards this ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
BrahMos second assembly line will be ready in 3 years
May start manufacturing more products for ISRO More

CINEMA
Small films hold their own in Telugu film industry
Corporates’ entry augurs well, feel industry watchers More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Six ILD operators pay up access deficit charges to BSNL
Move follows TRAI intervention More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Raw cotton export boom cheers growers
Any restriction on exports may prove suicidal More

YEAR-ENDER
Plantation crops bring cheer to growers
Kochi, Dec. 30 For all the plantations crops except for tea, the year 2007 has been good and that in turn has brought some cheers to the growers. Decline in production when the demand is on the upward move had pushed up the prices of ... More