![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, October 07, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY POLLUTION GAIL to set up diagnostic centres in AP soon HYDERABAD: Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) set up an `Air Pollution-Related Disease Diagnostic Centre (APRDC) at the MNJ Institute of Oncology in the city soon. These centres would also come up at Rajahmundry and Vijayawada. The public ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER `Low' shaping up over Bay to herald reverse monsoon THE National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) kept up for a second day its watch for favourable conditions to develop for the onset of northeast monsoon over Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood. Model predictions continue to ... More ANTI-DUMPING Anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled steel from US, Japan to stay Due to the negative injury margin in respect of imports from the EU and Canada, the anti-dumping duty on them might be withdrawn. More AUTOMOBILES Auto meet to finalise roadmap for research TOP executives from the automobile industry and other stakeholders will meet in Chennai on Friday to finalise a roadmap for automotive research in the country in the next five years. The meeting, to be attended by top executives from Ashok ... More ECONOMY S. Korea's per capita income rises to two-thirds of OECD average: Survey SOUTH Korea's rapid economic development has lifted its per capita income from one-third to two-thirds of the OECD average over the past two decades but brought increasing labour costs in its wake, according to the OECD's `Economic Survey of ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Draft paper on infrastructure regulators soon THE Planning Commission has said it was working on a draft paper on the regulatory framework in the infrastructure sectors, which would be finalised shortly. The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, however, denied ... More
Haldia to host investors' meeting on Nov 10
Public-private partnership vital for infrastructure: CII PETROLEUM LPG shortage will end by October 10: Aiyar AFTER an hour-long emergency meeting with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the cooking gas (LPG) shortage issue, the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, said that by October 10, the Government would ensure that there was no shortage ... More
States told to stop setting up hydrocarbon regulatory bodies
LPG issue: Govt sets up emergency task force POWER Australian coal majors in talks with Indian thermal power stations AUSTRALIAN coal majors Wesfarmers Coal Company Ltd and Griffin Coal Company Pty Ltd have begun discussions with thermal power stations in India for long-term coal supplies. Speaking to Business Line, the Premier of the Government of ... More
`Gas-based power projects only if there is assured fuel supply'
ONGC Tripura gets in-principle clearance for power unit
EMC invites project proposals WATER World Bank to raise lending for water-related projects to $4 b THE World Bank on Thursday announced it would lend $4 billion for water related projects in the next four years. "The World Bank will increase lending to India from $200 million a year to about $1 billion a year for the next four years," the ... More RADIO/TV Community radio policy referred to GoM THE Cabinet has referred the policy to kick start the second phase of community radio operations to a Group of Ministers (GoM). Addressing newspersons, the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr S. Jaipal Reddy said, "The Cabinet today ... More MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS Indian standards for accreditation of hospitals coming soon THE Government is likely to announce within six months "standards for accreditation of hospitals in India," Ms Preetha Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals, has said. Speaking at a seminar on opportunities for partnership between Indian ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Solitaire Cap to raise Rs 300 cr under first scheme REAL estate venture capital fund Solitaire Capital India said on Thursday that it would invest in 8-10 projects across the country in the next six to 12 months under its first `scheme' with a corpus of Rs 300 crore. The projects will span ... More
DLF to invest Rs 600 cr in IT park, township SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CCEA nod for early warning system THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the establishment of an early warning system for mitigation of oceanogenic disasters such as tsunami and storm surges in the Indian Ocean at an estimated cost of Rs 125 ... More MINING & QUARRYING Girijana Sangham plans stir against bauxite mining THE Andhra Pradesh Girijana Sangham (APGS) is organising a roundtable conference here on October 16 to discuss the effects of proposed bauxite mining in the agency (tribal) area of Visakhapatnam district and the smelter plant to be set up by the ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Retailers worried over plan to allow more FDIINDIAN retailers are showing signs of anxiety over the Government's growing keenness to allow more FDI in the retail segment. Top retailers gathered today at a CII forum favoured phased FDI in the sector. They urged the Government to target ... More IPR CTRI files patent for purer solanesol THE Central Tobacco Research Institute has filed for a patent for the cheaper technology developed by it to produce more than 95 per cent pure solanesol, which has a huge potential in the pharmaceutical industry. Solanesol, extracted from ... More SOCIAL WELFARE `Anti-poverty programmes must suit specific requirements of the poor' UNDERSTANDING the vulnerability of the poor to shocks is a very important factor in designing anti-poverty programmes that can precisely cater to the targeted sections. "Programmes should suit the specific requirements. The chronically poor ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Intel developing community PC for Indian villagesCHIPMAKER Intel is planning the launch of community-based personal computers (PC) and is implementing pilot projects in 10 locations across the country. The PC is designed to provide wireless Internet access to village communities and remote ... More EVENTS GJEPC to host diamond industry meet in November THE World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) will hold their Presidents' meeting in Mumbai during November 13-15. The Presidents' meet is the highest decision making forum of the global ... More
TRIMA convention
`Lean Manufacturing' seminar
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Ginger exports to Pak, Bangladesh on the rise LIFTING of quantity restrictions coupled with reduction in import duty by Pakistan and Bangladesh on imports of spices from India has pushed up exports of ginger in 2004-05 and the trend is expected to continue. Out of the total exports of ... More
Vegetable oil imports up at 45.5 lt; soya oil shipments double
DEPB credit goes online NATURAL CALAMITIES Post-Katrina, speculators push up commodity prices SPECULATORS love uncertain conditions. In the wake of the US hurricane damage, speculators in the commodity markets appear to be positioning primarily for heightened inflation risk via heavy long exposure to gold. Funds have also been buyers of ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES Kerala: Drive against spurious drugs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government is committed to act forcefully against perpetrators of a fake indigenous medicine racket that has sullied the name of the traditional Indian medicines and compromised health tourism prospects in the ... More TOURISM
Smooth sailingTourists on a pleasure trip through the inland waterways of suburban Kochi. As many as 60 lakh domestic tourists and nearly 3 lakh foreign visitors enjoyed the backwaters of Kerala in 2004. ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES Telecom components seized in Hyderabad SLEUTHS here today assisted by officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) arrested four persons for illegal diversion of international calls that had caused loss of about Rs 1.26 crore. A statement from the Police Commissioner said ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Sep. 25-Oct. 1 BPCL in talks with NCDEX for futures trading in furnace oil `SMEs must upgrade tech to become Defence suppliers' Pak keen on buying Indian machinery for edible oil refineries CAG non-committal on issue of auditing NGO accounts Infrastructure growth slows to 5.7 pc in Aug SC seeks explanation on `unregulated' mobile towers Seven States may participate in tax info exchange project Bajaj Capital promoting art as investment option Indian shrimp prices decline in US markets Festival demand fails to spark; exporters look to Japan Volatility may continue in crude oil market PM concern over science grads not finding gainful jobs Direct overseas investments up NTPC's hydro initiative gathers steam Projects totalling 4,400 MW on the anvil Essar among FDI proposals cleared India attracted $5-b FDI in 2004, says Unctad Tread warily on MFI loans; but spare a thought for rural poor India gains in global growth index Finland retains top slot in World Economic Forum rankings Leasing of aircraft could get dearer from today |
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