Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 
Mashelkar asks enterprises to develop R&D capacitiesDR R.A. Mashelkar, Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) on Monday called for a strategy to create a strong national innovation system by leveraging the country's human talent and employing the knowledge to create ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER Outer cloud bands of depression touch base THE outer cloud bands of the tropical depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on Monday toyed with the peninsular coast along an arc extending from south Tamil Nadu to south coastal Andhra Pradesh, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall in the two ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY 
Panel submits roadmap for hydrogen energy economyMr Ratan Tata said that it would provide a clean, reliable, sustainable and alternative energy source for the growing energy needs of the country. More SOCIAL SECURITY 
EPFO trustees fail to reach consensus on interest rate, to meet again on Dec 7THE Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday failed to reach a consensus on the rate of interest payable to the more than three crore subscribers of the EPFO for current fiscal. To further ... More
Insurance cover for labourers CEMENT `Cement prices have risen due to demand supply concern' Cement prices are up by Rs 5-7 per kg in West India and they are expected to rise further. The President of the Cement Stockists and Dealers Association, Mr Sanjay Ladiwala, says cement prices have risen due to the demand-supply concern. He adds ... More ECONOMY 
Maharashtra Govt signs MoUs with Mahindra British Telecom, MICOTHE Maharashtra Government has signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with two corporate houses in the State, to bring in an investment of Rs 1,000 crore. On Monday, an MoU was signed with Mahindra British Telecom (MBT) for its Rs 450-crore new ... More ENVIRONMENT UK team to explore partnerships for climate change projects A 20-MEMBER UK environment delegation is on a mission to explore the potential of partnering with Indian companies in emission trading and greenhouse gas reduction projects. The UK Trade Mission has been organised by the United Kingdom Climate ... More
AP CM calls for measures to curb felling of trees FOREIGN TRADE Kerala chamber team in UAE to boost trade ties A VISITING delegation from Kerala's Chamber of Commerce and Industry arrived here to discuss with the UAE Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries ways to boost economic relations between the two countries. Abdullah Rashid Al Kharji, ... More HEALTH Those not sinned will be most sinned against in warming Earth PLACES around the globe that have contributed the least to warming the Earth are the most vulnerable to the death and disease higher temperatures can bring, says a report authored by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US. ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Petition filed against tender norms for convention centre project A writ petition has been filed before Mr Justice Jayanta Kumar Biswas of the Calcutta High Court, challenging the tender for construction of International Convention Centre of Rajarhat New Town, Kolkata. The construction is under supervision of ... More POWER KSEB in turnaround mode; not to hike tariffs THE Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is set to finish the current year with an operating profit, thereby negating any need for a revision in power tariffs during the year. The board's turnaround is significant considering that it had ... More
US Senator hopeful of nuclear power ties with India
Himachal to award hydro projects soon TAXATION Olympics body to seek more tax sops for cos promoting sports THE Indian Olympic Association (IOA) would soon approach the Government and seek enhancement of tax exemption for companies supporting an athlete or a sports discipline. Addressing a workshop jointly organised by the IOA, the Confederation of ... More
Sales tax sops: Ministry not keen to encourage industry demands
FAPCCI wants stamp duty increase reversed SSI 
Now, most banks focus on SMEsWith the Government and the Reserve Bank of India urging banks to step up lending to this sector, most banks are offering dedicated services and products to this segment. Bankers say the segment is likely to see a growth of over 30 per cent this ... More
`SME rating mela' EDUCATION VETA centre inaugurated KOCHI: Prof Mercy Williams, Mayor of Cochin City Corporation, has inaugurated the training academy centre of VETA, one of the largest English training academies in the country. VETA has over 90 franchisee centres in the South and nearly ... More CONSULTING At Konsult: `Future lies in staying market-relevant' THE basic reason why clients hire consultants is for objectivity, infusion of fresh ideas, and for their skills and experience, Mr Sam Balaji, Partner and MD, Deloitte Consulting India, has said. Speaking at the inaugural edition of the Indian ... More PRECIOUS METALS Dubai gold exchange to commence trading today DUBAI Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the world's newest commodities exchange and the first such marketplace in West Asia, will commence trading on November 22. The DGCX is a fully automated, screen-based, online commodities exchange, and ... More MINING & QUARRYING Deve Gowda urges Centre to allow mining at Kudremukh THE former Prime Minister, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, has urged the Union Government to allow continuing mining operations for the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) at Kudremukh in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. In an interim order dated ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT SHG scheme benefits 11 lakh families in Kerala MICRO Financing Institution, a novel concept launched by the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, an organisation of around one crore economically backward Ezhava people in Kerala, has improved the living conditions of its 11 lakh ... More EVENTS Management expert coming THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram chapters of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will jointly host eminent project management evangelist Mr Vijaya Kumar Verma in ... More
DLRL anniversary fete EXPORTS & IMPORTS Data, policy glitches to upset $100-billion export target plan The industry was told that in case glaring errors in data feeding persist, punitive action might have to be taken or benefits might have to be denied to those exporters who continue to feed erroneous data without taking corrective measures. More TOURISM 
Full steam aheadTourists cruising in the reservoir of the Malampuzha dam. This tourist season looks encouraging for the State. |
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