Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on TSP to continue THE Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended the continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of `thermal-sensitive paper' (TSP) from the European Union (EU). The domestic industry represented by Shree Krishna Paper Mills & ... More AWARDS & HONOURS Economist honoured CHENNAI: Dr P.R. Brahmananda, former president of the Indian Economic Association and well-known economist, has been elected honorary president of the International Economic Association at the Lisbon conference. The International ... More ECONOMY Economy should continually upgrade itself: Governor COMPETITIVE forces are expressing themselves in the form of threat of new entrants as products or services and firms need to react appropriately to the changes to succeed, said Dr. C. Rangarajan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, here. The Governor ... More ENVIRONMENT Pampa Action Plan will be implemented: Jacob THE State Government will go ahead with the implementation of the Pampa Action Plan, according to the Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources, Mr T.M. Jacob. A detailed report on the implementation plan will be submitted before the Centre ... More FOREIGN TRADE Rs 10-cr deals with Chinese cos by delegation An eight-member delegation led by Mr H.A. Nagaraja Rao, Regional Executive, Electronics and Software Promotion Council, Regional Office, Bangalore, visited China recently. The delegation comprising eight IT companies from South India ... More HOTELS Bubble Cafe relaunched KOCHI: Taj Residency has relaunched its Bubble Cafe restaurant. Mr Shekhar Walavalkar, Resident Manager, said that the Bubble Cafe has proved to be an ideal venue for the complete family outing. The relaunched Bubble Cafe will remain ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Move for permanent trade fair complex in Kolkata THE West Bengal Government and the India Trade Promotion Oganisiation have jointly launched efforts to set up a permanent trade fair complex on the eastern fringes of the city, near the Science City complex. Once completed, the complex is ... More PSU One PSU pays for deeds of another ON September 11, Greece-based Foresight Shipping Co Ltd impounded Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) vessel m.v. Lok Rajeshwari at the Canadian port of Sorel. Ordinary event or big deal, one may say... but herein hangs an interesting tale of how ... More PETROLEUM 
Petro product sales upRISING auto sales have continued to boost the sale of petroleum products, especially petrol and lubricants, last month. According to analysts, this could finally be an indication that the economy may be well on its way to recovery. While ... More TAXATION Cut in social security tax sought for Indians in US "A tax avoidance treaty on Social Security, known as Totalisation Agreement, will enable Indian nationals working in the US to save substantial amounts since they would not be legally bound to contribute towards the social security tax which is upwar ds of 21 per cent of the total earnings of an employed or self-employed person." More SSI SMEs eyeing green pastures in CIS, African countries AFTER crying foul over the dumping of goods, the domestic small-scale sector has now decided to take the fight right back to the world stage. With this in mind, Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have started scouting for business ... More WATER MANAGEMENT Water levels unchanged in reservoirs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water levels in the major reservoirs of Kallada, Idukki and Idamalayar remained unchanged when compared with the readings of the last week, according to the Central Water Commission. According to the latest readings ... More
EDUCATION International qualification for class X exam planned THE Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination, is planning to launch an international qualification for Class X examination, which will be at par ... More
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CARS Keep that spark glowing The battery is the weakest part of an electric car. Now technology plays buddy and an active role to make your battery last longer while your car swallows up the miles. More TWO/THREE WHEELERS 
Three-wheeler sales move into top gearTHREE-wheeler manufacturers are riding on the crest of a sharp uptrend in sales over the last few months and are putting in place plans to step up production in anticipation of a further increase in demand over the next year . Market leader ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS CII plans logistics centre in Chennai THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) plans to establish a logistics institute in Chennai. The process of setting up the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Logistics had just begun and would take a couple of years for the centre to come up, Mr ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY `Harmful' CFCs to be phased out THE country will phase out the use of ozone-depleting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) in the manufacturing sector except for essential medical purposes by the year-end, the Union Environment & Forest Minister, Mr T.R. Baalu, has said. As per the ... More CINEMA Film-making must be viable: Buddhadeb THE West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has asked the entertainment industry to "combine creativity with professionalism" with a view to ensuring its viability in the long-term. Speaking at a FICCI-Indian Chamber of ... More DISINVESTMENT Petroleum Ministry to seek stripping of EIL reserves THE Petroleum Ministry will be shortly writing to the Ministry of Disinvestment (MoD) seeking stripping of around Rs 500 crore of free reserves of Engineers India Ltd (EIL) prior to its proposed privatisation. This move is aimed at averting a ... More
KMC Constructions bids Rs 32.2 cr for Kovur mill WTO `Offset payments not in sync with WTO rules' THE ruling by the panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) upholding the key arguments made by 11 complainants including the European Union, India and others in Geneva is seen as a ``mixed bag''. A WTO panel report on Monday concluded that ... More REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS DGFT offices relocated THE offices of the Joint Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) have been shifted from Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram. As a result of the move, effected overnight by the Ministry of Commerce, the export community in Alappuzha and Ernakulam up in ... More EVENTS 
Need to combine modern, swadeshi spirit: AdvaniTHE knowledge industry's research and development got yet another endorsement today, this time from the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani. Delivering his inaugural address for India-Chem 2002, Mr Advani said there was a need for combining ... More
Seminar puts downsizing in perspective
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Foodgrain exports set to cross 15-mt mark EXPORT of foodgrains from the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) stocks are set to soon cross 15 million tonne mark, since the drive to allow such shipments at highly subsidised rates began in November 2000. According to an official release ... More
ITPO initiative to boost exports from south TN TOURISM Natpac readies Rs 29-cr tourism plan for Varkala A RS 29-CRORE masterplan for developing the cliff-by-beach destination of Varkala on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram lays emphasis on a strategy that swears by the need to put up adequate infrastructure supported by suitable marketing ... More
Good foreign response to travel mart ECONOMIC OFFENCES 9 ST officials suspended at Walayar THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has served suspension orders on nine Sales Tax officials who were found in possession of unaccounted money during surprise raids conducted by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau at the Walayar ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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