Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, January 12, 2006
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER 
Fresh system to lift mercury in NorthA FRESH western disturbance is expected to approach Jammu & Kashmir and adjoining parts of northwest India by Sunday, which promises to lift mercury levels further up in these regions reeling under cold wave conditions. During the 24 hours ... More SOCIAL SECURITY Left seeks restoration of 9.5% interest rate on EPF A day after the Government notified the Employees' Provident Fund interest rate at 8.5 per cent for 2005-06, the Left parties sought the restoration of the interest rate to the earlier 9.5 per cent. The issue may figure at the UPA-Left ... More ENVIRONMENT 
Relocating tribals from sanctuaryBORI Wildlife Sanctuary is the country's first reserve forest declared in 1867 after Captain James Forsyth surveyed the area. The dry deciduous forest is well packed with teak, charoli, ain, bamboo, arjun, mango and other trees, and largely ... More
Bauxite mining plan infuriates tribal belt in Vizag INFRASTRUCTURE Work on foundry parks in Coimbatore to begin soon In Arasur, the park would come up on a 102-acre site and in Manickampalayam the park would have an area of 65 acres. The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore for providing basic infrastructure like roads, office building etc. More PETROLEUM ONGC submits report on discoveries In the report submitted to the Ministry, ONGC has contested the yardstick used by DGH for defining a `discovery'. More
Delay in dredging at Kochi worries Petronet LNG
DG Hydrocarbons set to finalise disclosure norms for new oil and gas finds POWER Electricity Tribunal allows PowerGrid to execute M.P. project at higher cost — Sets aside CERC order on `cost ceiling' The Tribunal ruled that the dual role of PGCIL — as a commercial undertaking and its statutory role as Central Transmission Utility — required to be treated as two separate responsibilities. More STEEL Productive year for VSP VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant achieved production of 4.12 million tonnes of hot metal, 3.56 million tonnes of liquid steel, 3.21 million tonnes of saleable steel, 3.36 million tonnes of cast blooms, 2.04 million tonnes of ... More TEXTILES 
Textile sector needs more reforms, investment — IMF study scenarios give little cause for cheerEVEN as a misplaced hype is doing the rounds about the record growth of exports of Indian textiles and clothing in the post-quota regime, an IMF working paper has contrasted the performance of China and India and warned that India's gains would ... More RADIO/TV The world's listening WorldSpace is poisedfor further growth inthe country. More
Dish TV offers no-subscription package EDUCATION Corporates must shed feudal mindset, says Ranbaxy chief THE Chairman of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, Mr Tejendra Khanna, has urged industry leaders to give up their feudal mindset in dealing with human resources so as to make the enterprises successful. Addressing a day-long summit at the Indian ... More
Jamnalal Bajaj meet in Mumbai
CSI student chapter meet in Thiruvananthapuram TWO/THREE WHEELERS Helmet to come with bike in AP HYDERABAD: In order to increase the usage of helmets by two-wheeler riders, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to make it mandatory for the dealers to sell helmets along with vehicles. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, the ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Parsvnath to adopt eco management system REAL estate player Parsvnath Developers Ltd has initiated Environmental Management System (EMS) by following International Standard ISO 14001, according to a company release. Besides implementing EMS, the company would also carry out ... More
TN govt to build land bank to meet demand from industries
Workshop on construction engg at Kochi SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Scramjet: ISRO makes major breakthrough NATIONAL space agency ISRO said it has achieved an early step in the race for low-cost, reusable space vehicle technology with a brief demonstration of its scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet). "As such technologies are in a very nascent ... More DISINVESTMENT 
Chidambaram promises to simplify fringe benefit tax — `Non-navratna disinvestment on track'THE forthcoming Budget will provide relief to the corporate sector on compliance with the fringe benefit tax (FBT) provisions. The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday said that `some simplification' could be expected in the area of ... More
SOCIAL WELFARE Concern over insurance scheme for BPL families in Kerala THE General Insurance Officers All India Association (GIOAIA) has expressed concern over the implementation of a new health insurance scheme for BPL families in Kerala. Mr P.P. Mohanan, State General Secretary of the association, asked whether ... More
All BPL families to get rice at Rs 3 a kg in Kerala EVENTS 
Auto show set for big launch today — Rs 440-cr business deals likely to be accomplishedTHE Eighth Auto Expo, which kicks off tomorrow, promises much excitement for auto buffs in the form of new launches and big announcements by domestic and global automobile giants. The event, jointly organised by the Society of Indian ... More
Call for sustainable corporate growth NATURAL CALAMITIES 
Royal Sundaram takes Rs 9-cr hit due to floodsROYAL Sundaram General Insurance Company hopes to mop up Rs 450 crore of new business premium by the end of the current fiscal, up from Rs 331 crore in the previous year. Mr Antony Jacob, Managing Director, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance ... More TOURISM Marketing cities India has a few cities worthy of becoming tourist destinations. Here's how Mumbai can become one. More
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Looking back Jan. 1-Jan. 7 Rally in commodity prices may continue in Q1 Hospitality sector gets a boost from buoyant economy Paper manufacturers upbeat as demand may remain robust Subsidy burden: Oil cos to cough up Rs 3,274 cr for Q3 — Ministry continues with previous quarter's formula LNG shipping: Have Indian owners missed the wind? A `disastrous' year for insurers Lack of skilled labour major concern for retail sector Business confidence up on sound economy, says CII outlook survey Ban on Chinese textiles boosts Indian export growth Construction industry takes bigger strides Tariff values on vegetable oils reduced — Industry terms it as `small revision'; steepest cut for RBD palmolein Four-wheeler sales growth slows in 2005 `Mega insurance policies is the trend in energy sector' Only 1,364 advance degree H1-B visas left out of 20,000 Strict eligibility norms may force media houses to play low key in bidding for FM Cement majors post robust sales in Dec — Stocks move up on firm prices Alang yard awaits Clemenceau's arrival For safe ayurvedic drugs, laws need to be strengthened Children lead the way at science congress India has refining capacity of additional 30 mt: Shell Global Invest Rs 500 crore in hi-tech clusters: Kalam Spices Board to conduct W. Asia market study Steel prices likely to remain firm this year Central assistance scheme for scientists to be liberalised Textile exporters face non-tariff barriers in US Pvt sector willing to invest in infrastructure projects: FICCI President Inflation lower on cheaper fruits, vegetables |
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