The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 11, 2007

ECONOMY
Is our monetary policy `sound'?
Once in a while, it pays to sit back and judge objectively how instruments of monetary policy are being used. How should "monetary stability" be measured and how well has the RBI delivered on that goal? What effect has 55 years of discretionary monet ary policies had on the purchasing power of the rupee? asks SHANMUGANATHAN N. More

FOREIGN TRADE
Indian cashew team to visit Vietnam
Efforts to form global alliance for trade promotion More

HEALTH
Zambian President to address healthcare meet
Dr Kenneth Kaunda, First President of Republic of Zambia, will be in Chennai on Friday to speak at an International Healthcare Leadership Summit organised by the Madras Medical Mission hospital as part of the hospital's silver jubilee ... More

Combating AIDS
THE KARNATAKA CHIEF Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy (centre), the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yediyurappa (left), the Health Minister, Mr R. Ashok, and the USAID Mission Director, Mr George Deikun, at the inauguration of `Samastha Project' at ... More

PSU
Supplyco gearing to face competition
Chalks out strategies to attract new customers More

PETROLEUM
ONGC to complete tendering of marginal onland fields soon
Winner only entitled to a pre-fixed rate of return More

ONGC relinquishes four blocks in NELP I/II
ONGC has relinquished a total of four blocks (two offshore and two onshore) awarded in NELP-I and NELP II for various reasons. Both offshore blocks in the Kerala-Konkan basin (KK-OSN-2000/1 and KK-OSN-97/3) were fully held by the exploration ... More

India to pitch for stronger presence in Sakhalin projects
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POWER
Karnataka plans to buy power to meet shortfall
Talks on with trading cos to buy 300 m.u. a month till April More

TEXTILES
TUFS may be extended, says Elangovan
The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Mr E.V.K.S. Elangovan, on Wednesday indicated the possibility of extension of the textile upgradation fund (TUF) scheme. He, however, maintained that the outcome would be known only during the Budget ... More

COAL
Coal Ministry plans focus on underground mining
Heads of coal companies to meet today More

TERRORISM
Laboratories of sad politics
Election after election has shown that the model of politics that thrives Bihar is firmly connected to dividing people along regional, communal and caste lines. Gujarat, Bihar and UP have emerged as the most successful laboratories of such politic s. More

EDUCATION
Meet on network economy
The Asian School of Business (ASB) in Thiruvananthapuram is organising a two-day seminar on `managing in the networked economy' beginning Wednesday. The seminar will feature talks on issues such as the network economy, ... More

`Focus on country's strengths, says SEBI chief
`Address disparities, ensure inclusive growth' More

Pune institute FLAME plans MBA in mass media
No management training here that can handle business demands of the media More

`Education to get more attention in 11th Plan'
Secondary and higher education will receive more attention in the 11th Plan period, Mr Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission of India, has said. Though the extent of allocation has not been finalised yet, secondary education will receive ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
More business coming PSLV way
"Serious and real launch opportunities will open up when we get the GSLV-Mk3 ready," Mr Murthi said. More

PSLV launch successful
India's most precise launch so far, says ISRO chief More

Global meet on carbon storage tech
A group of four UK experts will address a special session of the `International Workshop on R&D Challenges in Carbon Capture and Storage Technology (CCS) for Sustainable Energy Future', here on Friday. The session is sponsored by the British ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Biometric cards pilot project to start off in AP district
Banks taking benefits of technology to rural areas More

HUMAN RESOURCES
`Talent: Key to successful retailing'
On retail in India - opportunities, threats, challenges and the road ahead ... More

EVENTS
International federation sees larger role for accountants
Pvt sector, Govts told to be accountable and transparent More

e-business workshop
A comprehensive workshop on e-business for the process plant and machinery industry will be held at Mumbai on February 2-3 with the objective of training Indian companies to benefit from the Web as an effective marketing tool. ... More

CONSUMERISM
Cost audit has a major role in consumer protection
Consumers, in a liberal economy, are vulnerable to practices such as monopoly or predatory pricing. Curbing these practices requires a harmonised and authentic cost database. More

TOURISM
IRCTC mulls tourism packages for budget travel in South India
Aims at encouraging rail-bound tourism More

IRCTC woos Buddhist tourists with special package
Also plans South package by July More

Workshop on tourism development
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry will conduct a workshop on `Tourism development in coastal Karnataka' on January 13. A statement by the KCCI said here on Wednesday that Mr M. Maheshwar Rao, Deputy Commissioner of ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
CONTRA ENTRY
Redundancy in fraud investigation
The Government is looking to revamp the Serious Frauds Investigation Office. But what needs to be debated is the need for such a body at all. More