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AUTOMOBILES


`Rectify cost anomalies in auto sector'
IN order to hold its own in the globally competitive automobiles and auto components industry, the domestic players have urged the Government to correct the existing cost anomalies in the segment. "It needs to be appreciated that Indian ... More

ECONOMY


Forex reserves will absorb oil shocks, says Jaswant
THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, today said that the comfortable forex reserves position would enable the Government to absorb the spurt in global crude prices due to the war-like situation developing in Iraq. "With forex reserves ... More

Escap sees GDP growth rising to 5.6%
THE UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) has said that its members, a disparate group of developed and developing countries, would sustain growth next year amidst uncertainty, with India's GDP growth likely to show ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS


Specific duty for petrol, diesel likely
TO cushion the impact of volatility in global crude prices on consumers, the Kelkar panel on indirect taxes is set to recommend specific duty rates for petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) in its final report to be submitted early next week, ... More

Duty changes may hit car makers
THE Kelkar panel on indirect taxes is set to have several surprises in store on the excise and customs duty structure for a whole range of commodities in its final report. Car manufacturers will be among the most disappointed lot as the panel ... More

POWER


CESC lenders `happy' over Bengal regulatory panel order
THE tariff order given by the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) in the case of CESC making it the only power utility in the country with a tariff structure which is devoid of cross-subsidisation, is likely to have a neutral ... More

TAXATION


TN sales tax collections up 13.5 pc
SALES tax collections in Tamil Nadu continue to be buoyant with the revenue from this source showing a 13.5 per cent increase during the April-October 2002 period, when compared to the same period last year. The increased collections have ... More

TEXTILES


ICMF wants fiscal support only for viable units
THE Indian Cotton Mills' Federation Chairman, Mr Chinthan N. Parikh, has cautioned that the financial restructuring being mooted by the industry to bring fiscal relief to the needy textile enterprises should be limited to supporting only the ... More

SSI


`Global thinking must for SMEs'
THE Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, has called for global thinking on how to ensure greater stability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while stressing on the need for liberating all domestic enterprises, especially the SMEs from the ... More

Codissia for SSI clusters to boost exports
A SUGGESTION to the Government of India to establish export clusters for Small Scale Industries (SSIs) so as to enable them execute large volume of export orders has been made by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association ... More

SSIs told to approach BHEL
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Minister for Small-Scale Industries, Mr B. Gopalakrishna Reddy, has urged small-scale industries to approach BHEL for the manufacture of various components for its need. The SSI sector in the State ... More

TYRES


Tyre production up 25% in Oct
TYRE production surged by 25 per cent in October boosted by rising sales of trucks, cars, and motorcycles, data released by the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) showed. Total production in October increased to 44.2 lakh tyres ... More

DISINVESTMENT


Panel pulls up Govt on BPCL, HPCL
Oil companies on common sharing basis are using this kind of infrastructure and disinvestment of HPCL and BPCL would endanger the successful functioning of common sharing basis. More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Crafting a home-coming decision
THE top-of-the-line Indian graduate, after getting an engineering degree under his belt, has two options. Make a beeline for one of the top management schools in the country or better still, head out to destinations spanning the US or even some ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Karnataka asks banks to go slow on NPA recovery
ALARMED by banks' persistent pursuit of defaulters in the recent months, the State Government has asked banks and financial institutions to slow down the enforcement of the Securitisation Ordinance in Karnataka. Speaking at the State Level ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


FIEO welcomes changes in drawback table
THE Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has welcomed the Government's decision to amend and incorporate the description, rates, caps and conditions in some entries of the Duty Drawback Table 2002-03. The FIEO President, Mr ... More

TOURISM


TN tourism policy soon
THE Tamil Nadu Government will be coming out with a working tourism policy, in tune with the Central Tourism Policy, according to the Tamil Nadu Minister for Tourism, Mr A. Miller. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the Chennai Fest ... More
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