The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 15, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

HUMAN RESOURCES: Pvt power cos on the prowl for ex-NPCIL officers
‘NUCLEAR’ TALENT. New Delhi, Sept. 14 Former executives of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) are in keen demand. With a bevy of private sector firms eyeing the opening up of the nuclear power business, there is a mad ...

PETROLEUM: Ethanol-blended petrol plan likely to be deferred
Petroleum Ministry yet to issue formal notification. New Delhi, Sept 14 With prices of molasses and rectified spirit going through the roof, the proposed 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol programme, supposed to be effective from next month, has ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Wealth tax on buildings, self-occupied and let out
The concept of charging assets to wealth tax has undergone radical changes over the years. Assets liable for wealth tax were previously defined in an exclusive manner by listing out those thatfell outside the tax net. However, the ...

POWER: Watt’s the good word!
Tech players are keeping a watchful eye on the ticking energy meter so as to go ‘green with efficiency.’. Quick, how much power do you save by switching off all those unrequired systems? Enough to keep the computer plus two servers ...

EVENTS: The changing skyline
In the coming 20 years, Guwahati will be the hub of economic and business activities of South East Asia, according to Coopers and Lybrand Economic Survey on North East in 1996. “It is our resolve to turn Assam, with its ...

ECONOMY: ‘India growth story is intact’
Mr Saurabh Tripathi, Partner and Director of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Mumbai, reminds us that India, for long, was a 5-6 per cent growth story, and that a dip to 7.5 per cent (from 9 per cent) is not such a bad state to be in. He believes ...

GOLD & SILVER: Comex gold may rise higher
Gold futures, rose higher on short-covering and bargain interest helped by a falling dollar. The bargain-hunting and short-covering that halted massive fund-selling could mark the beginning of a near-term price base in the metal. The dollar ...

TERRORISM: ‘SMS may be the best way to communicate during a crisis’
Tech experts explain why cellular networks get jammed. New Delhi, Sept. 14 The serial bomb blasts that rocked Delhi on Saturday collapsed the mobile networks across the city, with users calling their families and friends to enquire about their ...

ECONOMY: Pause likely in commodity prices uptrend: Report
Mumbai, Sept. 14 Painting a gloomy economic outlook for 2009, New York-based CPM Group in its latest report has said the recent long-term upward move in commodities prices is not ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Global tea output falls by 9.8 mkg
Coonoor, Sept. 14 Global tea production has fallen by 9.8 million kg in the first half of 2008 compared to the same months of 2007, an analysis of the latest information available from Tea Board and producing nations ...

POWER: TN plans sops for units using diesel power generation
Chennai, Sept. 14 The Tamil Nadu Government hopes to compensate industrial units that start using their diesel power generation plants to help it tide over the power shortage in ...

MINERALS: Iron ore loading: New norms for private sidings
On August 28, the Rail Board issued a circular outlining the guidelines for private sidings for loading iron ore. The circular is important because it addresses a critical issue, namely, how to rationalise the loading and transportation of ore ...