The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 17, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

TRAVEL & PLACES: Outbound travel costlier but biz is brisk
Kolkata/Mumbai, Aug. 16 The Indian traveller headed overseas is seemingly little deterred by the rising cost of travel owing to the depreciating ...

TEXTILES: Slump in Chinese textile market brightens prospects for India
Opportunity to reach untapped regions; industry advises caution. Chennai, Aug. 16 After a tough phase, there seems to be signs of hope for the rupee-scarred Indian textile industry. This time, it is the slump in Chinese textiles that has ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Way to a zero-waste city
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the major problems confronting cities in developing countries today. Kerala has ‘hit a blind alley’ in SWM with the failure in Kochi being one of the most reported. However, there is a ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: The business of Olympics
As the flame of the Beijing Olympics 2008 was lit by the former Chinese ace gymnast Li Ning, its radiance seemed to reflect the country’s efforts to cast its light far and wide in an attempt to become an emerging Asian super ...

ECONOMY: Mr Market is knocking at the door!
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for ...

ANTI-DUMPING: Anti-dumping duty review on sun film imports
New Delhi, Aug 16 The Commerce Ministry has initiated sunset review of the anti-dumping duty imposed since 2003 on imported sun/dust control polyester film from Taiwan and United Arab Emirates ...

EVENTS: Summit’s call for making India a global rubber power
Kochi, Aug 16 The first India Rubber Summit and Dinner with its focus on making India a global rubber power was inaugurated here on Saturday by Dr Hidde P. Smit, Secretary General, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG). ...

SSI: SIDBI urged to disclose disbursement details
PHD Chamber seeks scheme-wise information. New Delhi, Aug 16 PHD Chamber has urged the Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide details of its disbursements to micro, small and medium enterprises and the number of ...

EVENTS: Weekly News Round-up
Private sector managed provident fund and superannuation trusts can now have greater exposure in the stock markets. ...

ELECTRICAL GOODS: PE investors give CFL schemes a boost
New Delhi, Aug 16 Global investors, including private equity majors and dedicated carbon funds, are throwing their weight behind compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) manufacturers in their bids for “green” projects on the anvil, ...

HOTELS: High operating costs result in flat Q1 net for hotel industry
Mumbai, Aug. 16 Rise in raw material, employee and power costs resulted in a flattish net profit growth of 8.5-9 per cent in the hospitality industry for the first quarter ended June 30, ...

ENVIRONMENT: Companies bolster brand name by going green
ECO PUSH. New Delhi, Aug. 16 It is a green revolution of a different kind. From B-schools to retailers, everyone is hurrying to be a part of the green bandwagon. And this is not just to earn brownie points from its customers but also to ...

WATER: In full flow

COAL: Coal e-auction: Cut in floor prices fails to boost sales
Kolkata, Aug 16Reduction of floor prices fails to boost sales of coal through e-auction of Coal India Ltd during June and July. In an effort to increase the availability of coal and counter the inflationary pressure on the economy, CIL decided ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Stop subsidised poultry meat from Brazil: NECC
Hyderabad, Aug. 16 The National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has asked the Union Government to block moves to import unprocessed poultry meat to ...