The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 28, 2006

EMPLOYMENT
Employment conditions: Working more for less
In a previous edition of Macroscan, it was noted that the recent employment growth has been dominated by self-employment for men and self-employment plus regular work for women. In this edition, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh investigat e the conditions of employment, in particular remuneration for work. More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Hit-or-miss showers continue in TN, Kerala
Intermittent rainfall, at times heavy, is being reported from southern Tamil Nadu and adjoining Kerala as the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) played footsie with the larger equatorial zone to the immediate north. Both Tamil Nadu and ... More

SOCIAL SECURITY
SAP solution for coal mines body
SAP India has announced that the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) has gone live on SAP solutions to enable integration and digitisation of its various processes, says a press release. The project christened ... More

BUDGET
In upbeat mood
GETTING READY: (From left) Mr K.M. Chandrasekhar, Revenue Secretary, with Mr S.K. Poddar, President, FICCI, Mr Habil Khorakiwala, President-Elect, FICCI, and Dr Amit Mitra, Secretary-General, FICCI, before presenting Budget wishlist in the ... More

ECONOMY
TN favours a balanced growth of all sectors
`Structural irritants must be corrected for fillip to SEZs' More

`Collective effort must for social transformation'
"The Government must develop the framework for institutionalising such an alliance.'' More

If we don't bring visible changes, we won't seek vote: Nitish
Seeks tax sops from Centre to reduce Bihar's development deficit More

ENVIRONMENT
Seed inspectors can now test GM crop
They can now sample GM crops for analysis and regulate quality as per the Environmental (Protection) Act. More

FERTILISERS
Fertiliser seminar to begin today
The three-day annual seminar of the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) would begin on Tuesday. The theme for this year is `Fertilisers and revival of agriculture', the Director-General of the association, Mr B.K. Saha, said. The seminar ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Non-tariff barriers curb service exports: Minister
`Developed nations are somehow shying away from India' More

More bilateral ties with Vietnam in information tech, pharma sectors
India and Vietnam on Monday explored the possibility of boosting bilateral trade volume, besides strengthening bilateral co-operation in investment, particularly in sectors such as information technology and pharmaceuticals. This was decided ... More

Curtains come down on trade fair
Govt draws up plan for Rs 1,200 cr world-class centre More

HEALTH
Natco Pharma launches cancer drug
Natco Pharma Ltd (NPL) has launched Pemnat, an injectible drug used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Pemnat, to be available in 20-ml vials, would be the first launch of Pemetrexed generic version in the world, ... More

Seminar for diabetics
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has conducted a seminar here at Hotel Renaissance as part of series of seminars held at 12 cities to reach out to diabetics with the message that their medical condition can be managed and can lead ... More

Bidi workers' order to be amended
The Union Government has agreed to bring out an amendment to the controversial order that mandates the manufacturers to print `danger mark' on bidis. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, the Union ... More

Hospital to treat children with AIDS
The first paediatric hospital specifically to take care of young people with HIV/AIDS will be opened in South 24-Parganas district of Kolkata on World AIDS Day, which falls on December 1. The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, ... More

YSR wants statutory warning on beedis to go
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today hinted at seeking Centre's help in amending a legislation that makes display of health hazard mandatory on beedi packs. "If need be, the State Government, in consultation with the Centre, ... More

AP Govt mulls mandatory AIDS test
Concerned over the spread of HIV/AIDS in the State, the Andhra Pradesh Government is contemplating to make it mandatory for youths to undergo tests before they tie the knot. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked officials of ... More

PETROLEUM
Cairn India: IPO price band at Rs 160-190
Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy has set a price range of Rs 160-190 per share for the forthcoming initial public offering of Cairn India Ltd, valuing the latter at over Rs 33,540 crore ($ 7.5 billion) at the upper end of the price band. At the lower ... More

HPCL still open to LNG terminal project plan
May go in for greenfield project or pick up stake in Shell's Hazira terminal More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Pharma meet in Mumbai from Dec 1
The Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI), an international convention organised by CMP, with the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), will be held here from December 1-3. "The uniqueness of CPhI this year is that it has been ... More

POWER
NTPC proposal for Lanka power plant
State-run power major, NTPC will submit a proposal to the Government of Sri Lanka to set up a 900 MW coal or LNG based power plant in that country. The proposal is still under discussion and NTPC is likely to sign a memorandum of agreement with ... More

NTPC may pick up 49 pc equity in TELK
SBI Caps conducting valuation study More

STEEL
Tata Steel tech training programme
Tata Steel has inaugurated a four-month residential technical training programme in electrical jobs and masonry for residents of Seraikela Kharasawan district, at Seraikela, Jharkhand, said a press release. The company has proposed to set up a ... More

SSI
`Incentives, protection not enough for SMEs'
India's small and large-scale industries should complement one another, said Mr T. Balakrishnan, State's Principal Secretary-Industries. It is no longer necessary to think in "terms of the small-scale sector versus the large-scale sector", he ... More

WATER
One lakh water meters in Hyderabad by fiscal-end
The Hyderabad Metro Water and Sewerage Board, has decided to install one lakh water meters by the end of the current financial year in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. So far, 30,000 meters have been fixed. The idea is to ensure ... More

RADIO/TV
Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV
Sun TV Ltd on Monday announced the merger of its group companies — Gemini TV Pvt Ltd and Udaya TV Pvt Ltd — with itself. Gemini TV owns five television channels namely Gemini TV, Teja TV, Gemini News, Gemini Music ... More

EDUCATION
Factors that determine supply chain management
"Business strategy of being a cost leader or being the fastest service provider determines the supply chain management (SCM) of a company and there is always a trade-off between cost and service," Mr Pradeep Jadav, Manager of Chainalytics said. ... More

College IT festival on Dec 2
Bankatlal Badruka College for Information Technology students will host the annual IT festival `Abacus-2006' on December 2 at the college here. About 350 colleges from the city are expected to participate. Competitions such as IT ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Kristal group to try `consortium concept'
The Banglaore-based builder Kristal Group has proposed to go for a consortium concept as part of providing value-added service to customers. As par of this, the company has entered into an in-principle understanding with leading ayurveda ... More

Kochi builders' expo from Dec 2
Build Expo 2006, the exhibition of construction machinery, equipment and property, will be held here on December 2 to 6 at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium. Organised by the Builders Association of India (BAI), Build ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
First carbon fibre plant ready for production
Will meet the demands of ISRO projects, Agni missile More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Paddy procurement by SHGs: AP Govt to provide infrastructure
1 per cent of minimum support price to be commission More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Regularisation sought
DAILY WAGE EMPLOYEES' STIR: The Karnataka Government Daily Wages Employees Action Committee holding a demonstration in Bangalore on Monday. The committee members demanded regularisation of the services of all the 17,070 daily wages employees who ... More

EVENTS
Time to smile
CORPORATE HONCHOS: Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, and Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises, at the plenary session of the India Economic Summit organised by World ... More

Challenges ahead
(From left) Mr R. Seshasayee, President, CII, Mr Hoang Trung Hai, Minister for Industry, Vietnam, Mr Peter Bakker, CEO, TNT Netherlands, and Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, Founder and Chairman, Satyam Computer Services, at the India Economic Summit in the ... More