The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 22, 2007

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Bail denied to Xponse's Sanjay Kedia
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Mr Justice Aloke Kumar Basu and Mr Justice Kalidas Mukherjee on Wednesday dismissed the bail petition of Mr Sanjay Kumar Kedia, who was arrested for alleged drug peddling in January 2007, ... More

ECONOMY
Is poverty increasingly becoming an urban phenomenon?
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`Sensible supply growth strategy can help check prices'
The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Wednesday said that "a sensibly pursued growth strategy that focuses on underlying supply capability" in the system would "actually help to keep prices in check", since the ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Kerala releases draft forest policy
The Kerala Government is set to bring out a forest policy which will give top priority to measures for protecting forest wealth. The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, said here on Wednesday while releasing a draft policy ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
German team looking for tie-ups with SMEs
Keen on IT & services, steel, metal sectors More

Belgium seeks Indian investment in Flanders
Sees scope for trade in logistics, power generation More

India, Israel hold talks on maritime pact
India and Israel have agreed to explore areas of cooperation in road safety programmes. The decision was taken when the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Mr Shaul Mofaz, called on the Union Minister of ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Russian Rlys keen on India taking part in rail-cum-sea link
Russia, Iran plan on building new railway track & operate it More

POWER
TN signs pact with Irish co for power plant, coal port
The Tamil Nadu Government and the Ireland-based McNamara International Pvt Ltd have entered into an agreement that provides for McNamara International to set up a 2,000-MW power plant and a coal-handling port in Nagapattinam district. According ... More

Govt keen on energy-efficient projects: Shinde
The award of two ultra mega power projects to private developers has set a new benchmark for electricity pricing in the country. More

SSI
LSE plans trading platform for small units
London Stock Exchange is keen to help India develop a trading platform for small and medium enterprises, Mr Martin Graham, Director of Markets- LSE, has said. He also said LSE had in the recent past been drawn into discussions with the Indian ... More

TERRORISM
Bomb Threat
Eduardo Antonio, a Mexican national, being taken into custody by the police at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday. The traveller of the Indian flight from Bangkok to Delhi allegedly threatened to blow the plane. He ... More

RADIO/TV
Set to hit the big time
With FM radio coming of age, Radio Mirchi has reasons to smile. More

EDUCATION
Business school fest at Nitte
The Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of Management at Nitte will organise `ETTIN-07', a national-level business school fest, on March 23. A press release by Dr M.S. Moodithaya, Director of the institute, said here on Wednesday that ... More

Company Secretaryship course
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India-Hyderabad Chapter will commence its 60th batch of oral coaching for foundation, intermediate and final stages of Company Secretaryship course from April 9, 2007, for students ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Hyderabad hospital chalks out Rs 90-cr expansion plan
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), the Hyderabad-based multi-speciality hospital, plans to construct a 14-storey, ultra-modern, medical centre with an estimated investment of Rs 90 crore in the city. The towering structure, to be ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
New CII-Tiruchi office-bearers
Mr K. Premanathan and Mr A. Senthil Annamalai have been elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively of the Tiruchi zone of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Mr Premanathan is the Managing Director of Anand Engineering ... More

FICCI wants inspections to go
FICCI has expressed the need for introducing a system of self-certification in place of inspections for the industry for environment, labour and other regulations. According to a survey conducted by the chamber, inspections are ... More

IEEE office-bearers

CINEMA
Reviving the cinemas
Theatre chain Pyramid Saimira is funding movies and buying unreleased ones. More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Print medium set for 13% growth: Report
The print medium industry is set to grow at the rate of 13 per cent year-on-year till 2011 to become a Rs 23,200-crore industry from the present Rs 12,800 crore. A booming Indian economy, growing need for content and Government initiatives that ... More

IPR
Kerala Govt to publish draft IPR policy next month
Move to appeal against partial stay on liquor policy More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Nabard sanctions Rs 492 cr to Maharashtra
Minor irrigation, infrastructure projects development More

INTERVIEW
`India can play lead role in evolving new funding body'
Massive infrastructure projects in Asia More

INCOME TAX
Advice to pay tax in advance
In view of the proposed strike by bank employees from March 28, the Income Tax Department has asked all the tax paying public to make income tax, corporation tax and other tax payments before March 26, 2007, to ensure timely ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Export demand makes chilli hit upper circuit
Chilli futures on NCDEX hit the upper circuit of six per cent before closing at Rs 4,785 per quintal (5.05 per cent) on expectations of export demand. "Arrivals at the Guntur markets were around 60,000 bags (45 kg per bag) against market ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL
iLabs to invest in MedPlus
iLabs, which manages about $300 million of capital, has announced investment of Rs 23 crore in the Hyderabad-based MedPlus Health Services, a pharmaceutical product distribution company, which exclusively serves MedPlus branded pharmacies. The ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
We will tackle power theft on war-footing: PM
Govt working for consensus on distribution, pricing More