The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 15, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

ANTI-DUMPING: Steel majors intensify demand for dumping duty
Mumbai, June 14 Steel companies have raised their pitch for imposition of anti-dumping duty after China recently enhanced incentives for ...

EDUCATION: New syllabus scores over the old
The June 2009 CA Final paper on cost management (old syllabus) has a ratio of 4:1 between cost accounting and operational research (of the total marks of 119, cost accounting accounted for 95 marks). Further, the stress is more on ...

ECONOMY: Why lay-offs don’t always make sense
Workforce strategies for slow times. During this unprecedented economic crisis, reducing costs to make companies more competitive makes perfect sense. Sadly, this focus on reducing costs comes on to the action list primarily during a crisis, ...

TOURISM: Macau eyes Indian tourists post-dip in Chinese arrivals
Macau, June 14 Macau, a special administered region of China with 26-odd casinos, is out to woo Indian tourists by hosting events such as the International Indian Film Academy awards and offering discounts for bulk bookings, after being hit ...

HEALTH: Bangalore confirms first 2 flu cases
In the first case of influenza A in Bangalore, a young mother and her daughter, who landed from New Jersey by an Air France flight on Friday, have tested positive for ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Rationalise taxes for banks, NBFCs and VCs, says CII
New Delhi, June 14 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has suggested the rationalisation of taxes for banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and venture capitalists (VCs) to the Ministry of Finance as part of its recommendation ...

TOURISM: 22 waste lands in Bengal to be developed into tourist spots
Kolkata, June 14 The West Bengal Tourism Department Corporation (WBTDC) has identified 22 waste lands that could be developed into tourist destinations. The move, to have the lands now belonging to the West Bengal Government transferred ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: AP gets tough on bogus ration cards
Hyderabad, June 14 The State Government will be launching a special drive to eliminate bogus white rations cards. It would also take up the issue of fresh white ration cards to ...

HEALTH: Central aid sought for Aarogyasri
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SSI: Indian SMEs losing out to cheaper Chinese imports
New Delhi, June 14 The domestic small and medium scale enterprises (SME) are being battered by increasing imports from China, according to survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Chinese imports, ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Banks for restoring tax sop on long-term lending to core projects
Mumbai, June 14 With the new government laying thrust on infrastructure creation, bankers are expecting a crucial tax sop, whereby interest earned on long-term lending to infrastructure projects is considered as an allowable deduction, to ...

HEALTH: Agewell healthcare services portal
Agewell Technologies, a Mumbai-based start-up venture, has launched a new Web site that will facilitate people abroad to ensure healthcare services for their parents in India. Christened eldess.com, the Web site helps ...

Columnists: • B Venkatesh • C Gopinath • Bhanoji Rao • P.V. Indiresan