The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 24, 2004

INFRASTRUCTURE
Banks urged to cut rates for ongoing farm projects
THE Karnataka Water Resources Minister, Mr Mallikarjuna Kharge, on Saturday urged banks to extend support to the Government through reduced rate of interest for speedy completion of various ongoing irrigation projects. Banks, both in private ... More

POWER
NTPC gets coal block for captive consumption
AFTER two years of negotiations, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has finally been awarded a coal-mining block for captive consumption by the Union Coal Ministry. With NTPC's aggressive capacity expansion programme based on new ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Milk derivatives exempted from cost audit rules
COMPANIES manufacturing milk derivatives such as chocolates, desi ghee, butter, and ice cream, can now heave a sigh of relief. The Ministry of Company Affairs has exempted these items from the definition of milk products in the cost accounting ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PM calls for peaceful use of N-power without proliferation
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has called upon the nations exploiting nuclear energy to come together for a constructive dialogue to stem nuclear proliferation without constraining peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Prime Minister was ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI outflow rises as Indian cos clinch more buys overseas: Unctad
The increasing number of home-grown firms such as Tata Group, Infosys, Ranbaxy and their improving ownership-specific advantages including financial capability are among the key drivers. More

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