The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 15, 2008

SOCIAL SECURITY
Kerala small industries’ body launches social security fund
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 14 The Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has launched a social security fund for its members. Inaugurating the KSSIA Social Security Fund scheme in the city today, the State Industries Minister, ... More

BUDGET
Dept of Fertilisers wants Rs 50,000 cr to meet subsidy requirements
The Department of Fertilisers (DoF) has sought Rs 50,000 crore from the Finance Ministry when it finalises the Budget Estimates for the 2008-09 fiscal for paying out the fertiliser subsidies.Sources told Business Line ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
HC declines to stay spectrum allocation to RCom
New Delhi, Jan. 14 In a blow to GSM operators the Delhi High Court on Monday declined to stay the Government’s decision to allocate GSM spectrum to Reliance Communications. Ms Justice Gita Mittal refused to pass any order after ... More

ECONOMY
How FDI has created a dual economy in China
The flood of foreign direct investment into China over the last decade and a half has spurred rapid growth in that country’s economy. The FDI-invested Chinese economy is growing at the rate of 18 per cent a year, while the non-FDI-invested ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
‘Trade deficit with China needs to be addressed’
Beijing, Jan. 14 While a trade deficit with China in itself was “not so bad,” in the long term the deficit did need to be addressed for trade to be sustainable, said the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, in an interaction with the ... More

Ministry to host a round table for Bhutanese biz delegation
Exploring ties in hydro power, IT, agro-processing More

Poland invites Indian investments with focus on SME sector
IT sector gets topmost priority from Polish Govt More

PM for more ambitious trade targets for India, China
Underlines importance of creating a level-playing field More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Tiruchi infrastructure repair
The Tamil Government has sanctioned Rs 6 crores for Tiruchi district as interim relief for temporary repair of public infrastructures that were damaged during the December rains. The Tiruchi Corporation has been allotted Rs 1 crore to mend ... More

PETROLEUM
Extension of deadline for exploration under consideration
GoM meeting on January 17 to decide on price hike More

ONGC open to partners for Kakinda refinery
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Deora inaugurates LPG cavern in Vishakhapatnam
Centre to set up strategic reserves of crude More

Oil conservation fortnight from today
The State Transport Minister, Mr Mathew T. Thomas, will inaugurate the State-level Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight 2008 here on Tuesday at Kerala Fine Arts Hall. The Minister will also flag off a mass rally on conservation, in which ... More

‘Dependence on hydrocarbons set to continue’
The Union Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr M.S. Srinivasan, has said that the growing dependence on hydrocarbons is set to continue. Crude pricing is no longer an economic issue but geopolitical. This has lead to extreme ... More

POWER
India, China to promote civilian N-power ties
‘Shared vision’ document signed More

TAXATION
Aviation sector to seek fuel tax rationalisation
The wish list of the domestic aviation sector from the Union Budget 2008-09 would be communicated to the Ministry of Finance on January 16 at a meeting the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, would have with the Finance Minister, Mr ... More

MANAGEMENT
Big offers for IIT Madras management grads
New Delhi, Jan. 14 The techies were always in demand from the hallowed portals of IITs. However, this year the management programme at IIT Madras is also attracting big ticket multinationals. The highest foreign offer stood at $65,000 per ... More

IIM-K management fest concludes
Kochi Jan. 14 With ‘evolution’ as its primary theme, Backwaters 08, the management fest of the Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode concluded on Sunday, giving focus on the diverse aspects of the on-going evolution of business ... More

EDUCATION
SEBI’s education arm to team up with Stern School
Mumbai, Jan. 14 The National Institute of Securities Market (NISM), the nodal institute for securities market education established by SEBI, is set to join forces with Stern School of Business, New York. Some areas identified for the ... More

CARS
Fits my budget
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Quality control mooted for Karnataka nursing schools
Kochi, Jan. 14 Karnataka State Association for the Management of Nursing and Allied Health Services Institutes has formed an organisation to ensure the best quality nursing education for its students. It will ensure quality control for all ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
‘Workers wanted’ at Bengal jute mills
Kolkata , Jan. 14 Not so long ago, most jute mills in West Bengal had boards hanging outside their gates with the words ‘No Vacancy’ prominently written on them. Those were the days when ‘badli’ or casual workers used ... More

EVENTS
Executive training session
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Start-up forum Proto.in begins on Jan 18
Parallel sessions on technology and business More

TOURISM
Ethnic craft
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