Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, March 11, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, March 11, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY SOAPS & DETERGENTS Asian soaps meet to discuss wide-ranging issues THE Asian Conference on Soaps, Detergents and Cosmetics to be held for the first time in India has attracted wide attention. Organised by the Oil Technologists Association of India (Western Zone), the conference will bring together all players in ... More INVESTMENTS Money knows no gender She has spent a lifetime immersed in the world of literature. But in 2003, noted Tamil writer Sivasankari realised that it was important to learn how to manage her funds better. She hasn't looked back. More ENVIRONMENT UK counts on India's support to create global awareness CLIMATE change is at the top of the British Government's global agenda, and India's voice in developing the international consensus for unified action to create global awareness on this subject is being counted upon in a big way. The challenge ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Customs dept files appeal for priority on recovery of dues THE impasse between the lenders and the Government over the sell-off of the assets of Daewoo Motor India shows no sign of abating with the Customs department filing an appeal with the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Mumbai. The department has ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
IIFT told to make sector-specific study for KarnatakaKARNATAKA, with an eye on doubling its exports in four years, has commissioned a study to identify sectors, products and strategies that need special thrust in the WTO era. The Industries & Infrastructure Minister, Mr P.G.R. Sindhia, on ... More HEALTH Global Fund grants $18 m to fight AIDS, malaria THE Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria has decided to grant $18.2 million to the Population Foundation of India to support patients who are on anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy. Speaking to newspersons, Mr Taufiqur Rahman, Fund Portfolio ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Minister urges funds for Nethravathi River dam MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister, Mr Jabbar Khan Honnali, has urged the Government to allocate Rs 20 crore for the construction of a vented dam across Nethravathi River at Tumbe in the district. Addressing ... More PSU Karnataka: MMTC bags 4 gold medals for export performance THE public sector MMTC Ltd has bagged four gold medals for the best export performance from Karnataka. A company release said here on Wednesday that the awards were given for the best performance for export of minerals and mineral-based ... More PETROLEUM Transport cost of NG/LNG — GAIL wants uniform price fixing method GAIL (India) Ltd has said that it would prefer a uniform methodology based on international practices for fixing the transportation cost of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (NG/LNG). In a statement issued here on Thursday, the company ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Foreign nations lobbying PMO for favourable patents law Heads of Latin American and African countries are appealing to the Indian Government to ensure that drugs are available and affordable. More POWER Heated debate in AP Assembly over hydel plant in Raichur A committee of experts had been appointed to study the effect of the mini-hydel project over the irrigation interests of AP. More
Inquiry report on NHPC equipment supply contract soon
PFC, French co, UN eyeing rural electrification pie
Panchayat reps visit N-plants in Rajasthan
Power generation solutions
Power connections to AP ryots TAXATION Entities owe service tax in AP THE Director-General of Service Taxes, Mr K.P. Singh, said that the Hyderabad-based ICFAI University, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, S.S. Consultants, Vimta Labs and an unnamed public sector undertaking involved in mapping technologies had large ... More
Higher VAT exemption cap may mean lower Central compensation
`Raise exemption limit for service tax turnover' SSI Intel seminar in Coimbatore COIMBATORE: A seminar on how adoption of information technology will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve profitability is being organised by Intel in Coimbatore on Friday. The `Intel business advantage seminar' will ... More EDUCATION Mentoring session for IIM students THIS weekend is going to be a testing time for the graduating batch at IIM Bangalore. With about 100 companies to choose from, many of them based outside the country, and various sectors, emotions such as pressure to perform and fear of failure ... More COSMETICS European cosmetic cos eyeing India EUROPEAN cosmetic and wellness companies are scouting for distributors and joint venture partners to set up third-party manufacture and packaging in India, according to Mr Leon J.A. Van Keeken, Director, International Business, D&A Group, a ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY Jewellery design course in Mumbai THE INTERNATIONAL Gemological Institute (I.G.I.) is offering an intensive and practical jewellery-designing course in Mumbai. The Jewellery Design Programme is scheduled to commence from April 4. The duration of the programme is three ... More MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS GE Health launches hi-definition magnetic resonance system GE Healthcare's engineering and scientific set-up in Bangalore has played a "significant" role in the development of the global healthcare equipment major's High Definition Magnetic Resonance (HDMR) system, the national launch of which has been ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS With care and commitment In its golden jubilee year, NIMHANS's Department of Psychiatry reaffirms its commitment to the ideals set by its founding fathers. More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS FICCI urges relook at surcharge hike, fringe benefit tax IN order to give the corporate India the much needed boost, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged for a re-look at the hike in surcharge on corporate tax, reduction in the depreciation rates, introduction of ... More
KCCI meet today FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Proposal to restrict FDI in ISPs to 74 pc under study — Sify's ADR application put on hold The proposal to restrict FDI is in line with the Government's policy to level the field for all telecom services providers. More
`FDI to touch $8 b in 2004-05'
WTO 
Commonwealth forum can be effective in WTO issues: Kamal NathINDIA has sought to open a new window of cooperation on World Trade Organization (WTO) issues with the Commonwealth forum, stating that greater interaction on this front could speed the process of the Doha Development Agenda. "One advantage of ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Kerala Govt aid to farmers' kin THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has sanctioned financial assistance to the families of 179 farmers who had committed suicide because of their inability to repay agricultural debts. An amount of Rs 50,000 will be paid to each ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Microcredit lending to SHGs touches Rs 150 croreMICROCREDIT Foundation of India's (MFI) disbursements to self-help groups have touched the Rs 150-crore mark in one year, the Foundation's Chairman, Dr K.M. Thiagarajan, told a press conference here on Thursday. The non-profit organisation ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
Ministry exploring alternatives to DEPB schemeTHE Commerce Ministry expects to get inputs by the end of March for its proposal for an equally exporter-friendly `successor instrument' to the DEPB scheme. The Ministry has been exploring a new, WTO-compliant tool of remission that will take ... More
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES Arya Vaidya Pharmacy plans expansion in Coimbatore THE Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore) Ltd (AVP), the flagship company of the AVP group, is scaling up capacity to accommodate more patients. The Ayurvedic trust, which runs the 120-bed hospital, acquired a building next to its premises. This ... More TOURISM 
`Inland waterways in Kerala hold immense tourism potential'INLAND waterways in the State offer a unique opportunity for the development of tourism apart from its navigational importance and potential for fisheries, according to Mr T. Elangovan, Director, National Transportation Planning and Research ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Feb. 27-Mar. 5 Fringe benefit still gives drug industry the chill Software exports from TN to touch Rs 10,000 cr The logic of tax on fringe benefits, savings TN zone export units' turnover to cross Rs 5,000 cr TN trade, industry bodies want quick shift to VAT Service tax exemption on forex payments to go Coal stock position `super critical' at 8 thermal stations Exporters not enthused by Budget plans Partnership firms will have to file I-T returns `In the right direction for hardware sector' Fringe tax to bite deeper into smaller IT cos Experts seek rollback of cash withdrawal tax Law soon to allow banks to issue pref shares Centre's market borrowings may rise 68 pc next fiscal A recast of personal taxation Corporate income-tax — A mix of lower tax shelters & rates Real estate sector cries foul Tax savings: Choices galore Sharp fall in LPG demand upsets refiners' plans Gold retail investment demand remains strong Cotton yarn exports begin to dip as made-ups make headway UP, Bihar get 30 pc of tax devolutions Drug cos hope to cash in on anti-tobacco drives |
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