The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 20, 2008

ECONOMY
Managing growth is a bigger challenge, says Kamal Nath
New Delhi, April 19 India’s investments in the US last year was more than the level of American investments that came into India, the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, said. “We made more investments into ... More

Weekly News Round-up (Latest Audio:English)
Ending days of speculation, the Reserve Bank of India hiked the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to eight per cent. This would be done in two stages. The first rise of 25 basis points would be from April 26, and the second from May ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Green is the colour of construction
It now pays to go green in realty. Residential projects are set to follow the commercial segment in providing environment-friendly features. On the commercial front, there is a strong market acceptance as buyers and builders have ... More

STEEL
Realty players accuse steel, cement cos of ‘cartelisation’
New Delhi, April 19 The real estate industry today lashed out at steel and cement companies accusing them of ‘cartelisation’, and said that steep hike in cement and steel prices had pushed up the construction costs by Rs 225 per sq ... More

TEXTILES
‘Centre to pay special attention to textiles sector this year’
Palladam hi-tech weaving park inaugurated More

COAL
Coal India invites EoIs for developing underground mines
Will shortlist companies for detailed tendering process More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Tata Steel’s TN project stuck on land issue
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FSI hike breaks no new ground in Mumbai
The Maharashtra State Budget’s announcement of an increase in the floor space index (FSI) in suburban Mumbai to 1.33 from 1 may provide a higher incentive for owners to part with their land for redevelopment work. Whether this move would ... More

Ansal Properties signs pact with UEM Builders
New Delhi, April 19 Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd has signed a shareholder’s agreement for a joint venture with UEM Builders, a subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate UEM Group. The proposed company ‘UEM Builders - ... More

More developers opt for green buildings despite higher costs
Demand for eco-friendly materials to reach $4 b/year by 2010 More

B L Kashyap & Sons: Buy
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Warming up to warehouses
Realterm Logistics, Future Capital group company, is willing to partner with developers to set up warehouse projects, according to Ms Vineeta Wadhwani, Vice-President, Realterm Logistics.Addressing a seminar on private equity investments ... More

Keen to avoid the ‘oversupply mistake’
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Gujarat villages to have broadband facilities in two months, says Modi
New Delhi, April 19 All villages in Gujarat will be connected through broadband in the next two months, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr Narendra Modi, said here on Saturday. Gujarat is also building a nano-city and the Gujarat ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Manpower crunch may hit oil exploration sector’s growth
50,000 trained professionals needed in the next 10 years More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
‘No plans to relax ban on non-basmati rice exports’
Kolkata, April 19 The Centre has no plans to relax the ban on export of non-basmati rice to Bangladesh, according to Mr Sanjeev Nandwani, Joint Director-General of Foreign Trade, Government of India. Replying to queries by ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Govt cautious on Chinese power equipment performance
New Delhi, April 19 With the prospect of close to 20,000 MW of new generation capacity likely to be set up in the country using Chinese equipment, the Government is toeing a cautious line on the issue of the unproven technical capabilities of ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
PM for special courts to deal with corruption cases
New Delhi, April 19 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said that there is an urgent need to create special courts to deal with corruption cases.“Apart from pendency and delayed justice, corruption is another challenge we ... More