The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 07, 2005

China's one-child norm
With steely resolve the Chinese government has implemented the single-child norm and brought down fertility rates in the country. More

Cabinet nod for amendments to Inland Vessels Act
INLAND vessels registered in one State will be allowed to ply in another State up to a period of three years against the existing norm of one year. The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments in the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 to streamline ... More

Cabinet okays 4% additional DA
THE Union Cabinet today approved release of an additional four per cent dearness allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and dearness relief to pensioners respectively over the existing rate of 17 per cent. This additional DA would become ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

TN no to price cut; support for sugar mills to be considered
THE private sector sugar mill managements in Tamil Nadu have sought the State Government's support in paying the sugarcane price fixed by it for the 2005-06 season. According to sources in the know, at the meeting between the Government ... More

Sept sugar FSQ validity extended in 3 States
THE Centre on Thursday decided to extend the validity of September month's free sale quota (FSQ) of sugar mills in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka till October 15. The extension has been granted to those mills which could not lift and ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

DEPB credit goes online
EXPORTERS awaiting Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) credit have reason to be happy, as the Revenue Department has operationalised online credit to exporters instead of giving them after physical verification of shipping bills by the Director ... More

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