The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 01, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

HEALTH: Have a smoke-free electronic cigarette!
BEAT THE BAN. Mumbai, Sept. 30 Smokers can now light up in public places and yet, not attract Union Health Minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss’ ire, thanks to electronic-cigarettes finding their way into local ...

PETROLEUM: High cost of oil widens current account deficit
Growth in invisibles helps offset negative balance of trade. Chennai, Sept. 30 High cost oil widened the current account deficit or the gap between imports on the one hand and exports and ‘invisible’ earnings (comprising software ...

PETROLEUM: Low demand from fertiliser sector to hit spot LNG
Further meltdown in naphtha price may create pressure. Kolkata, Sept. 30 Come October and Gujarat may face sharp drop in demand for spot LNG from the fertiliser sector, which is one of the largest buyers of gas contributing approximately 25 per ...

SOCIAL SECURITY: Meet soon to decide on interest rate for PF subscribers
Govt plans to open more ITIs, skill development centres. New Delhi, Sept. 30 The Union Labour Minister, Mr Oscar Fernandes, on Tuesday said that the Ministry would convene a meeting of all stakeholders concerned in October to decide the rate of ...

FOREIGN TRADE: ‘Latin America vital for food, energy security’
Hyderabad, Sept. 30 Latin America is important for India not just as just a trade partner but also in terms of ensuring food and energy security, said Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, Secretary (Economic Relations), Union Ministry of ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Amanora Park Town plans sports & education centre
Pune, Sept. 30 Amanora Park Town — the first township project in the State under the Government of Maharashtra’s special township policy being set up by City Corporation Ltd — will house a first-of-its-kind Sports and ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Mechanism to check tax evasion
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PETROLEUM: Oil product sales in Aug up 3.6%
Floods and heavy rains in different parts of the country have resulted in sales of petroleum products registering a slower growth rate in August against the previous month. Though oil product sales in August rose by 3.6 per cent to 9.95 ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Concrete Day awards handed out
Mr K. Krishna Murthy, an engineer involved in designing of many buildings such as Gagan Vihar of Andhra Pradesh Housing Board bagged ‘Concrete Day’ award jointly instituted by Indian Concrete Institute, Andhra Pradesh Chapter ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Exporters may not reap benefits from falling rupee
Losing 10% in extra earnings due to hedging. Kolkata, Sept. 30 Medium and large exporters will not benefit much from a depreciating rupee, Mr Rakesh Shah, Chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), said here ...

TEXTILES: ‘Formulate fibre policy to improve cotton trade’
Coimbatore, Sept. 30 The Joint Managing Director of TT Limited, Mr Sanjay Jain, has stressed the need for a ...

EDUCATION: Stress on role of youth in nation’s growth
Chennai, Sept. 30 While mulling strategy, there are three things to ponder: It has to be applied based on one’s strength and weaknesses; opportunities and threats have to be identified; and focus on strategic resources and core ...

HEALTH: Liver simulator under technological development
Help in finding solutions for liver diseases. Hyderabad, Sept. 30 Here’s some interesting news for those who are interested in the study of liver, one of the important organs of the body. A Bangalore-based life sciences company has created ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Mahindra Lifespaces looks at foray into ‘value homes’ segment
Begins land acquisition in Maharashtra for setting up SEZ. Mumbai, Sept. 30 Mahindra Lifespaces, the real estate arm of the Mahindra Group, is in the process of mapping its entry into the affordable ...

COAL: Coal India misses deadline for fuel supply pacts
Kolkata. Sept. 30 Differences on the guaranteed offtake or supply level (described as trigger) have once again come in Coal India’s way to enter into fuel supply agreements (FSA) with power utilities across the country within the ...

BIO-TECH & GENETICS: Agilent Tech solution promises better study of genomics
Hyderabad, Sept. 30 In a major breakthrough that is likely to make the life of researchers and scientists working in the areas of genomics and disease studies easier, Agilent Technologies has launched a solution comprising tools that offer ...

EDUCATION: Harvard Business School to offer short-term programme
New Delhi, Sept 30 Harvard Business School, in conjunction with the Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC), today announced plans to offer a second session of its Building a Global Enterprise in India (BGEI) executive ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Sunil Mantri lines up projects for Bangalore
Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd has lined up six to eight projects for Bangalore to be launched by the end of the next year at a total investment of between Rs 350 crore and Rs ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Need for Indo-German relations
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: ISRO, Astrium pact to fly French satellites on PSLVs
Bangalore, Sept. 30 French-made remote-sensing satellites may be launched on ISRO’s PSLV rockets and delivered to commercial customers directly ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Realty portal unveils localised data for 11 cities
Bangalore, Sept. 30 Online real estate portal Makaan.com has unveiled city-specific homepages for 11 top real estate hotspots, which account for almost 87 per cent of real estate demand in India. The cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: HC adjourns RIL, RNRL hearing till Oct 6
Mumbai, Sept. 30 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the dispute between Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) of the Anil Ambani group and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), over the supply of natural gas from RIL ...

HEALTH: Cardiology meet in Kochi
A s many as 500 cardiologists from the country are expected to participate in the 15th annual conference ICCCON 2008, the annual meeting organised by the Indian College of Cardiology here from October 2 to 4. The focus theme of the ...