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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Trade deficit rises to $115 b in April-Feb Exports continue to slide, down 22% in Feb; imports decline 23%. New Delhi, April 1 The country’s exports, continuing the downslide for the fifth month in a row this fiscal, suffered a serious jolt with a steep decline by 22 per cent at ... CARS: For customer car seva Automobiles are a tough sell these days, but manufacturers are trying their best to think out-of-the-box, from organising golf tourneys to interactions with top management.. What is the Swift’s mileage? Can the Hyundai i20 beat the Swift? ... TEXTILES: Spinning a trendy yarn The traditional South Indian silk saree gets a modern makeover as retailers push the boundaries.. When Nalli Next’s model sashayed down the ramp to pulsating music donning the creations of top fashion designers like Rohit Bal and Tarun ... ECONOMY: Fleet operators feel the heat of slowdown Number of buses transporting employees shrink by a third. Chennai, April 1 At the dawn and the dusk on any working day, it was a common sight in the recent several years to see at the entry points of Chennai’s industrial corridors clogged ... EDUCATION: Banks see no slowdown in overseas education loan portfolio A slight drop in number of applicants likely. Kolkata, April 1 The increased cost of overseas education because of the appreciating dollar and the uncertainty prevailing in the job market abroad may not have a significant impact on the overseas ... INTERVIEW: Another fiscal stimulus will not help, says Venu Srinivasan New Delhi, April 1 To be in the driver’s seat of the country’s largest industrial lobby group for the next 12 months is not going to be very easy for the new President of CII, Mr Venu ... PSU: Three major Vizag PSUs suffer neglect Visakhapatnam, April 1 The troubles of three major public sector units here – the Visakhapatnam steel plant, the Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV) and the Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd – suffering the economic slowdown have ... EVENTS: Meet on hospitality industry Hold on and continue to expand is what the hospitality experts had to tell the hotel industry at the Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA) 2009, organised by HVS, the global consulting firm dedicated to the hotel, tourism ... COAL: South Eastern Coalfields output up South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a mini ratna company, has produced 100.19 million tonnes of coal, against a targeted production of 96 million tonnes, which is a new output record within Coal India by any coal-producing company. The ... ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Meet on entrepreneurship Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 The Kollam-based TKM Institute of Management and the Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the National Institute of Personnel Management are organising a seminar on entrepreneurship in the city on ... EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Bond requirements for shrimp exports to US off ‘Shipments likely to increase over Rs 1,000 cr’. Kochi, April 1 Following the World Trade Organisation’s ruling in favour of India and Thailand, the enhanced bonding requirements for Indian shrimp exports to the US have been ... INCOME TAX: CBDT spells out format for e-filing of information TDS on payment of non-residents. New Delhi, April 1 Remittances to non-residents may soon get monitored and tracked in a timely manner by the Income Tax department. From July 1, information on the payments made to a non-resident or a foreign ... REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: IRDA tightens health cover renewal norms Hyderabad, April 1 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has tightened norms on renewability and other aspects of health insurance policies to ensure better protection of interests of ... INFRASTRUCTURE: Webel plans integrated IT park, residential township The West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (WEBEL), the nodal agency for IT and ITes development in the State, has drawn up a plan for setting up an integrated IT park and residential township on 100 acres at Kalyani in ... TAXATION: e-payment of taxes mandatory New Delhi, April 1 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made e-payment of taxes mandatory for all deductors effective April 1. Accordingly, all categories of non-corporate taxpayers with turnover less than Rs 40 lakh or gross ... EMPLOYMENT: ‘Hiring improves 5% in February’ Bangalore, April 1 Hiring activity in the country which had perked up in January kept up the pace and was up by five per cent in February compared to the previous ... EDUCATION: Mr K.R. Upili, Retired Group Head and ex-board member of Siemens; T. John Institute of Technology Bangalore, April 1 Preparation is the key to success in a job interview, said Mr K.R. Upili, Retired Group Head and ex-board member of Siemens, while delivering a lecture on how to prepare for an interview, organised by BL Club for the ...
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