The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 29, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POWER: L&T ties up with NPCIL to make forgings for n-plants
Larsen and Toubro is all set to ink a joint venture agreement with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India for setting up a Rs 2,000-crore project to make forgings for nuclear ...

EDUCATION: Software glitch troubles CAT online debut
Despite the economic slowdown, students are still upbeat about getting an MBA degree. More than two lakh candidates registered for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009, with the hope of getting admission into the country's leading management ...

NRIS: Kerala wants Centre to compensate Gulf returnees
Remittances account for quarter of State's domestic product. Fearing a large influx of laid-off workers from Dubai, the Kerala Government has sought Central aid for compensating them. The Kerala Finance Minister, Dr T.M. Thomas Isaac, told ...

PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT: Paper industry looks to copier segment for growth
Manufacturers see brisk sales in New Year. Why do paper manufacturers get excited when IT companies ...

CEMENT: Cement prices hit rock bottom
Slackening demand, capacity addition drive prices down. Cement prices have hit a low in Andhra Pradesh, one of the largest markets in the country, and some other States due to slackening demand and entry of ...

POWER: Energy conservation in old buildings
“Switch off all lights and fans when you leave the room” notices are a familiar sight in many offices. No doubt, obeying these notices is probably one of the most effective and least expensive of ways to cut down on the ...

TOURISM: Egypt looks to woo Indian tourists
Urges visitors to look beyond ancient sites. The Arab Republic of Egypt has come up with a new theme, which seeks to market its wide variety of tourist spots going beyond Pyramids and temples and the ancient mystic ...

ANTI-DUMPING: No safeguard duty on coated papers import
The Safeguards Authority has turned down the domestic producers' plea for imposition of safeguard duty on coated paper and ...

PETROLEUM: Commercial LPG prices set for third hike since September
Prices of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or non-domestic LPG is all set to rise. If there is an increase, it will be the third time since September. “If the current trend is anything to go by, then December may see an increase ...

EVENTS: RE/MAX upbeat on Asia
RE/MAX, the international real estate brokerage franchise network, has expanded into eight States with 28 offices since April when it started operations in India. It is present in Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, ...

SECURITY: Background screening cos get a fillip post 26/11
Last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai seems to have given a fillip to background screening companies in India that have stepped up hiring in order to cater to the increase in demand for ...

EVENTS: Weekly News Round Up
Dubai, ruled by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which borrowed $80 billion in a four-year construction boom to transform the economy into a regional tourism and financial hub, suffered default due to slump in real estate following the ...

TOURISM: Cruise shipping market to grow in India, says Minister
With the economy developing at a steady pace and a growing middle class, the Union Minister for Tourism, Ms Kumari Selja, said that India can also take on cruise shipping in a big way. Speaking at the announcement of the arrival of ...

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