The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, June 12, 2005

CII stress on job creation
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said that there is need to create more employment and self-employment opportunities, especially among the economically backward families. A strategy paper prepared by CII, states that education, ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

India, China discuss customs co-operation pact
INDIA and China have finalised the modalities to establish efficient communication channels for meaningful and timely exchange of information and intelligence on customs issues. At the first meeting of the Indian and Chinese delegation to ... More

Panel to finalise approach to rules of origin for FTA with Asean soon
INDIA'S approach to the formulation of a new set of rules of origin for the India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be finalised by mid-July. The expert group on preferential rules of origin constituted by the Commerce Ministry would ... More

SSI

BoI, SIDBI tie up to boost credit to SMEs
BANK of India (BoI) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost credit flow to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The two banks have set an incremental lending target of Rs ... More

COAL

Coal India plans to augment production by 20 million t annually
IN line with the direction from the Union Coal Ministry, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has recast its production plan in order to meet the country's non-coking coal requirement by 2010-11. Under the revised plan, CIL will augment production to a minimum ... More

CARS

A buzz beyond the numbers
IT HAS been a rather interesting first two months for the automobile industry in the current financial year. Companies have reported diverse sales trends with some recording a growth and others, a fall in sales. In the ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

REALTY CHECK — A BUSINESS LINE FEATURE

Chennai land prices shoot through the roof
Across India, the rising demand for both commercial and residential real estate has driven prices northward. In Chennai, like other major metros, the key drivers have been Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services ... More

TITLE FEED
Property is an intellectual production
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things, advises Jean De La Bruyere, a 17th century French philosopher. He felt that litigation can "pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property." One simple way to steer clear of unnecessary ... More

Every brick counts for the auditor
Real estate can pose a considerable problem to an auditor. First is the classification as land, civil works, capital works in progress and buildings. Land is further classified as agricultural, factory site, industrial land, vacant plots and ... More

On the REIT track
With promises of high returns and liquidity, Real Estate Investment Trusts are viewed as attractive investment options. When will one of these come to India, asks Veena Venugopal. More

PRECIOUS METALS

Technicals point upside for gold
IS the long-term downtrend in gold over? Chartists believe there is a strong indication that the long-term downtrend has completed with gold in euro terms having broken a critical resistance level. On Friday, gold closed above Euro 350 an ... More

WOOL

NID in pact with Institute of Plasma Research
YOU may soon not have to worry about Angora wool sweaters shedding fibre continuously. The National Institute of Design (NID) has tied up with Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research for application of plasma technology to textiles and ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

US co explores options for fly ash export from India
IF you cannot get rid of fly ash or convert it into useful products, export it. Does this sound a bit unrealistic? Perhaps, but the $1.5-billion US-based construction major Headwaters Construction Materials is exploring the option of taking ... More

CARTOON