The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 01, 2007

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Termination of co-op staff without enquiry barred: HC
Chennai, Oct. 31 The TN Shops & Establishments Act, 1941 provided for relief to employees of co-operative institutions from being terminated from service without conducting proper enquiry, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court ruled. ... More

ECONOMY
NCAER raises GDP growth estimate to 8.9%
‘Slower growth of exports is a dampening factor’ More

Marching ahead
Andhra Pradesh recently got a shot in the arm from a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which ranked it second among the States in the country with total investment intentions for the year 2006-07. The International Finance ... More

India is on a roll, says Lee Kwan Yew
New Delhi, Oct. 31 India would find its rightful place in the international community as more investment is coming into the development of infrastructure like roads, bridges, airports and container ports among others, the Mentor Minister, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Betting big on SEZs as job creators
The Andhra Pradesh Government is betting big on the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) across the State both in terms of boosting the economy and importantly for job creation.Having garnered a lion’s share of SEZs cleared ... More

Kerala scouts for consultants to develop three more ports
Alappuzha, Beypore and Azhikkal on the list More

PETROLEUM
ONGC to invest Rs 4,000 cr in Mumbai High
Talks with Hindujas for Kakinada refinery More

Great Eastern Energy joins hands with IndianOil
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL), a Y K Modi group company, on Tuesday entered into an agreement with IndianOil for marketing CNG through IOC retail outlets in Asansol-Durgapur region in Burdwan district of West Bengal. ... More

Credit policy fails to cheer PSU refiners
Cos seek relevant clarifications from RBI More

POWER
REL board okays hiving off infrastructure projects biz
Mumbai, Oct. 31 The board of directors of Reliance Energy Ltd (REL), a part of Anil Ambani group, has approved a proposal to transfer its infrastructure projects to a separate 100 per cent owned subsidiary. It is subject to compliance ... More

Programme on power consumption
Almost 35 per cent of small scale industries are paying penalty to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. By installing proper capacitors for the machineries, the penalty can be eliminated and incentives obtained from the board, according to Mr P.T. ... More

TAXATION
Last date for e-filing of returns by cos extended
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PERSONAL PRODUCTS
How HUL came to be
The brands and the companies that have made up Hindustan Unilever down the years. More

RADIO/TV
91.1FM launched in Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Oct 31 Radio City 91.1 FM launched its second station in Andhra Pradesh, after Hyderabad, here. The launch marked Radio City’s 12th FM station in the country. On the occasion, Ms Apurva Purohit, CEO, said that Vizag ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Sops likely for energy-efficient buildings
New Delhi, Oct. 31 The Union Government is looking at offering tax sops to developers of energy-efficient buildings, based on a “green” rating mechanism to be developed along with The Energy Research Institute (Teri). A Memorandum ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
AP - NEW VISTAS OF PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT
Biotech, pharma set for big leap
Hyderabad, which has become synonymous with the growth of information technology industry in the recent past, is now emerging as a hub of discovery research in biotech and pharma industry as well. The biotech industry, which has been ... More

EVENTS
A new dawn
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Rice shipments stand still despite court order
Mumbai, Oct 31 The rice export scenario is getting murkier by the day. Even court orders are reportedly not being acted upon with due dispatch. At least two exporters have obtained orders from Andhra Pradesh High Court directing that their ... More

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