The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 17, 2007

NRIS
ICICI Bank card-based remittance product
To provide a convenient and hassle-free alternative for receiving remittances, ICICI Bank has formally launched a card-based remittance product in Kerala. The remittance card is an Indian Rupee denominated card. It is re-loadable for funding, ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
ASEAN leaders pledge to invest more in renewable energy
India highlights efforts to tap renewable sources More

ECONOMY
East Asia free trade pact: An enormous task head
Logical continuation of India's policy to get involved in East Asia: PM More

FOREIGN TRADE
Luxembourg keen to do business with India
Three senior ministers to visit India soon to promote economic ties More

US team coming today to boost scrap trade
ISRI delegation to hold meetings with business community, DGFT officials More

PETROLEUM
Reliance Ind to set up refinery in Yemen
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to set up a 50,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Yemen in collaboration with a local partner, according to Mr Khalid Mahfoudh Bahah, Yemen's Minister for Oil and Minerals. The company has already picked up stake ... More

IOC in talks with GSPC for joint venture
`Discussions with Reliance in an advanced stage' More

POWER
AP gears to meet power demand
To step up hydel generation, make purchases More

ABB India bags Rs 186-cr deal from Karnataka Power Transmission
ABB India has won a contract for a turnkey project worth Rs 186 crore from the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) to implement an integrated Network Manager SCADA/ EMS/DMS (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Energy ... More

New scheme for merchant power plants
The Centre plans to offer 15 coal blocks to developers who will build power stations under a new scheme for merchant power plants, the Power Minister, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, said on Tuesday. "About 10,000-12,000 MW capacity can ... More

TAXATION
Common market key to introduction of GST: Shome
The Government and industry do not share the same viewpoint on the roadmap for central sales tax (CST) removal even as they agree over the need to create a common market before the goods and services tax (GST) is introduced. For creation of a ... More

SSI
SIDBI, ICICI Lombard tie-up to cover SMEs
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has tied up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd for providing non-life insurance products to SIDBI-assisted units in the Small and Medium Enterprise and Micro-finance sectors. ... More

EDUCATION
Cornell varsity looks for Indian tie-ups
Cornell University of the US, which has longstanding associations with various Indian institutes of higher education research, has initiated an effort to make its presence more visible in India. As part of this effort, the university will talk ... More

Manipal Academy changes name
Launches online system for entrance test to professional courses More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
AMRI, RG Stone tie up
AMRI on Tuesday launched eastern India's first world-class Urology Department in a joint venture with RG Stone Urological Institute, says a press release. One-of-its-kind in the region, the facility has been equipped with ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Two-tier compensation package for farmers likely
Land acquisition for SEZs and industrial projects More

MINERALS
Mining meet to discuss global scenario
A seminar on `Accelerating the momentum in Indian mining sector' will be held in Mumbai on January 20 to closely examine the current status of the mining industry and lay a roadmap for its future growth. Organised by jointly ... More

CREDIT RATING
Difficult to sustain 9 pc growth: Moody's
India may not be able to sustain the 9 per cent growth rate after one or two years, said Ms Kristin Lindow, Vice-President and Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service. There are capacity constraints like infrastructure and overheating ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Member protests at Shipping Board being not consulted
Recruitment of foreign officers More

EVENTS
Workshop on Italian fashion in Mumbai, Tirupur
An international workshop on Italian fashion and design is being organised in Mumbai and Tirupur this week. The workshop to be held under the aegis of the Banyan Tree Holdings Pvt Ltd (of Italy's Carrera group) and the Powerloom Development ... More

TOURISM
COFFEE TABLE
Capturing the pristine beauty of Sunderbans
Sunderbans houses the world's largest mangrove forests and is home of the legendary Royal Bengal Tigers More