The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 16, 2008

ENVIRONMENT
HDFC Bank into carbon credit
Mumbai, April 15 HDFC Bank signed an agreement with Cantor CO2E India Pvt Ltd and MITCON Consultancy Services Limited (MITCON) for providing carbon credit services. As part of the agreement, HDFC Bank will work with the two companies on ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
India and Egypt resolve to deepen trade cooperation
India and Egypt have agreed to explore possibilities of exchanging industrial know-how and formation of joint venture in diverse fields of commercial activities to take their bilateral trade volume to a new high. The identified areas ... More

PETROLEUM
China Gas in talks with GAIL for CBM projects
New Delhi, April 15 China Gas Holdings Ltd is in talks with GAIL (India) Ltd and Australia’s Arrow Energy for jointly developing coal bed methane (CBM) projects in China. Speaking to newspersons at the sidelines of the fifth Asia ... More

POWER
UP Power Corp asked to clear dues or face supply cuts
New Delhi, April 15 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ordered the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) to clear its arrears for over-drawing from the inter-state grid. If UPPCL fails to comply with the ... More

STEEL
Steel Ministry for ban on HR steel exports
New Delhi, April 15 The Steel Ministry’s game plan to check steel price increases includes proposals like a complete ban on export of hot rolled coil, sheets and plates, and a 10 per cent export duty on cold rolled steel ... More

TAXATION
CBDT member gets S Zone charge
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TEXTILES
Karur textile forum industry meet today
Karur Textile Forum, the umbrella organisation for various textile industrial bodies in the home textiles town of Karur, is holding a State-level textile industry meet at Karur on Wednesday.The Forum has sent out invitation to leading ... More

Chinese textile exports slip, India picks up in key US market
New Delhi, April 15 The Chinese textile juggernaut is showing signs of slowing down, a prospect that could come to the rescue the beleaguered Indian textile exporters. For the first time since the opening up of the quotas, Chinese ... More

RADIO/TV
BBC, Radio Misty tie up
BBC’s“The alliance with the BBC is a major boost in our station’s efforts to offer quality content and entertainment to our listeners. The BBC programmes will keep the listeners in North Bengal and Sikkim updated about sports ... More

EDUCATION
‘India needs top-notch professionals’
Professional managers in India currently have an opportunity to build world-class companies, said Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services.Speaking at the second convocation ceremony of the city-based Asian ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
EOUs allowed to send partially processed goods outside India
New Delhi, April 15 In a significant procedural simplification for 100 per cent export oriented units (EOUs), the Finance Ministry has allowed such units to take out of India partially-processed goods, process them on sub-contract basis ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
Diamonds help gem & jewellery exports clock 22% gain
Jewellery shipments decline on withdrawal of GSP by US More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Manufacturing sector for speedy eco clearances, better power
Significant growth in manufacturing industry: CII survey More

MINING & QUARRYING
Regulatory terrain uneven in Indian mining
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EVENTS
Close watch
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Global meet on tubes output from April 25
The Indian Institute of Metals will conduct an international workshop on ‘Tubes and Pipes – Production and Processing’ here on April 25 and 26.The Local Chapter of the institute will organise the event in association ... More

Stress on indigenisation in Navy
A two-day seminar and exhibition – Indsem 08 - began here on Tuesday in the Eastern Naval Command in the naval dockyard. The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman P. Suthan, inaugurated it. On the occasion, he said the Navy ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
‘No stock limits for imported edible oils’
Chennai, April 15 The Union Government has clarified that the stock limit, being enforced under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 will not apply to imported edible oils.In an order passed on April 7, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, ... More