The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 14, 2007

FOREIGN TRADE
‘Indo-EU trade potential not fully tapped’
‘While the basic infrastructure in India has to be world class to attract greater investments, the private sector too needs to do much more.” More

Pharma may trigger 3-fold rise in India-S. Africa trade: FICCI
New Delhi, Oct. 13 Triggered by the pharmaceutical sector, India-South Africa bilateral trade could rise three-fold to $12 billion by 2010, according to FICCI.A paper brought out by the Chamber on the role of the pharma sector in ... More

TAXATION
Cut sops, waivers to pare corporate tax: OECD
New Delhi, Oct. 13 India could bring down its corporate tax rate to 20 per cent, without revenue losses and by reducing the special incentives and many exemptions , the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has ... More

TEXTILES
Non-woven fabrics meet in Mumbai
The first Asia international conference on non-woven fabrics, ‘Link with India’, will be held in Mumbai during October 16-18. The conference is being held with the support of the US-based INDA. Intended to take the growth potential of ... More

COAL
Thermal stations face shortage of coal stocks
Position at 20 stations ‘critical’ and at 6 ‘super-critical’ More

EDUCATION
No deduction for foreign education
Will education fees paid by an individual for his child’s higher education in the US qualify for deduction under Section 80-C? — Chandravijay ShahNo deduction can be claimed in respect of ... More

Training school for IT pros
Hyderabad, Oct. 13 International School of Information Technologies (ISIT), promoted by US-based Indian software firm A-Cube Soft, has launched industry-oriented training programme for technical and management graduates. “ISIT is a ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Realty players jump on service apartment bandwagon
See rise in business, tourist travellers building growth More

Rising infrastructure costs a new challenge
SETTING UP OFFICE More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
‘Bio-tech policy in two weeks’
The Government is willing to enter into partnership with the industry for new bio-technology strategy and will announce a policy in the next two weeks, said Mr Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences. ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Four POSCO officials taken hostage, released
Co reacts sharply, condemns act More

EVENTS
Pawar for study on link between climate change, agriculture
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar, has asked the scientists to explore whether climate change would benefit the country’s agriculture in the future. Addressing the concluding session of the two-day national conference ... More