The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 22, 2007

POLLUTION
3-member panel to study pollution
The Kerala Government has decided to appoint a three-member committee to study the extent of pollution caused by the steel foundry units at the Kanjikode industrial estate in Palakkad. The decision was taken at a meeting called here to discuss ... More

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Amadasoft, IIT Madras in pact for research
Amadasoft (India) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan-based Amada Group that is in the business of manufacturing a range of sheet metal working machinery, has signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to commence joint research activity. ... More

EMPLOYMENT
‘Job mela’ for diploma holders
The Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT/Southern Region), an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, will be conducting a State-level centralised ‘job mela’ at Latha Madhven Polytechnic College here, ... More

AUTOMOBILES
India may partner Germany to boost auto exports
New Delhi, Sept. 21 In an effort to boost exports, and gain access to technology to fuel the growth of the auto industry, the Government is considering to partner with Germany, Europe’s largest automotive nation. “We are ... More

ECONOMY
Steel: Building on Asia’s strengths
Increasing demand for stainless steel has been witnessed from users across construction, transport and several industrial sectors, and steel use is set to grow by leaps and bounds in India and China, though the latter’s per capita consumption o f the metal is far higher than the former’s, says N. C. MATHUR. More

‘Post-reforms growth has bypassed rural folk’
Chennai, Sept 21 The benefits of high GDP growth during the post-reforms period have largely bypassed the rural population. While the quality of life has improved considerably in urban areas, a sizeable percentage of the farming community want ... More

EU’s domestic support to farmers still high: OECD
‘Further reform is desirable due to economic benefits for Europeans’ More

Call to promote industries in Madurai

ENVIRONMENT
100 cr people vulnerable to climate change: Icrisat
Hyderabad, Sept. 21 About 60 crore people in the Asia-Pacific region are vulnerable to climate change, desertification, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and water scarcity.According to Dr William Dar, Director-General of ICRISAT ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
HK plans to be financial gateway to China
5-point strategy to boost interface with mainland More

Hong Kong sees scope for ties in IT, infrastructure development
Hong Kong, Sept. 21 Hong Kong sees scope for enhanced partnership with India in information technology and infrastructure development. Information technology and infrastructure development are areas where both the countries could ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Macquarie Bank, IFC to launch $1 b infra fund
Mumbai, Sept. 21 Australia-based Macquarie Bank Ltd Group proposes to sponsor a $1billion ‘Macquarie India Infrastructure Opportunities Fund,’ in association with the International Finance Corporation.Subject to Macquarie ... More

PETROLEUM
MRPL to set up Rs 5 cr stock depot in Kerala
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POWER
NHPC ties up Rs 300-cr loan from PFC
Gangtok, Sept. 21 National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) has signed three Memoranda of Agreement with Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) for credit aggregating to Rs 3,000 crore to fund its various hydroelectric projects ... More

STEEL
Kerala reeling under steel shortage
Supply fall pushes up sales in black market More

TAXATION
Vodafone not liable to pay capital gains tax: Sarin
Deal with Hutchison Telecom More

TEXTILES
Textile mills in a tax spin
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WATER
UK group sees big biz avenues in water sector
Hyderabad, Sept. 21 An advisory group of the UK Trade and Investment has projected a huge opportunity in revamping the water distribution systems in order to plug leakages.The Water Sector Advisory Group (WSAG) offers the expertise of ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Training on insect-free food storage at TNAU
Coimbatore, Sept 21 A 10-day training on post-harvest entomological techniques for insect-free food grain storage was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here. Scientists involved in entomological ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
NIMS forms hospital consortium
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Chamber meet
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FIPB wants probe into Danone pie in Avesthagen
‘Prima facie violation of FDI policy found’ More

Ground prepared to facilitate easy flow of Thai investments into N-E
Notifications by Industrial Policy and Promotion Dept issued: Minister More

HUMAN RESOURCES
‘HR is a critical enabler of change in mindset’
New Delhi, Sept. 21 “It is the change in the mindset which can propel India to growth, and human resources (HR) is a critical enabler of this change,” said Dr J. J. Irani, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and ... More

EVENTS
Cos told to use bank networks to tap rural markets
Corporates must utilise bank networks to make their products accessible in rural areas, according to Mr M.S. Sundara Rajan, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Bank. Inaugurating a two-day seminar on ‘Strategies for the bottom ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Oleoresin industry hit by rupee appreciation
Lower export value realisation taking its toll More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
Floods wreak havoc in Barak valley tea estates
‘Normal operations remain suspended in many estates’ More

TOURISM
‘Re appreciation a boon for outbound tourism’
Mumbai, Sept. 21 The outbound tourism sector could be buoyant in the coming days as the rupee has appreciated further against the dollar.According to travel industry experts, this could generate a positive sentiment among people ... More