The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 01, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Action plan on climate change released
New Delhi, June 30 To meet the challenges of climate change, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday released a National Action Plan on Climate Change. Prepared under the guidance of his council on climate change including ... More

BUDGET
Farm loan waiver bill for banks may be lower
Commercial banks may have to shell out Rs 30,000 cr More

ECONOMY
Oil, weak global markets drag Sensex down 341
Mumbai, June 30 Equity markets saw further erosion in value on Monday as the rising oil price and weak global markets continue to dampen investor sentiment.The BSE Sensex and the NSE’s Nifty fell by more than 2 per cent as FIIs ... More

Rajasthan board seeks investment in health, education
Coimbatore, June 30 Once seen as a member of the economically ill-developed BIMARU (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh) region, Rajasthan today is a fast developing State which has set its economic growth rate at a healthy 8 ... More

‘Worsening outlook in rich economies to hit emerging markets’
Emerging market exports may weaken, says BIS More

FERTILISERS
Fertiliser dealers seek time to dispose DAP stocks
Tiruchi, June 30 Private fertiliser dealers have sought at least 60 days time to dispose the di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) stocks left with them in the wake of government decision to sell the fertilisers only through cooperative societies from ... More

HEALTH
KCCI to create AIDS awareness
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has entered into collaboration with Population Services International (PSI) to create AIDS awareness at workplace. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr K. Narasimha Prabhu, President of ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Mangalore SEZ to use treated water
Move to minimise use of fresh water in industrial units More

Awaits revival plan
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PETROLEUM
Fuel prices raised; airlines may hike fares Rs 150-300
New Delhi, June 30 Domestic air travel could become more expensive in the coming days by Rs 150 to Rs 300 . With Indian Oil raising the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by between 4.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent in the four major ... More

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POWER
Energy body calls for rural electrification thru renewable sources
Kochi, June 30 The Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) has unanimously resolved to accelerate efforts on rural electrification through off-grid renewable energy generation using solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, geo thermal and ... More

TAXATION
Transport body stands by threat to launch strike
New Delhi, June 30 Continuing its threat to go on a nationwide strike from July 2, the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Monday said it will have a peaceful demonstration here on Tuesday. According to AIMTC officials, the ... More

‘Courts will decide whether natural gas comes under mineral oil’
New Delhi, June 30 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday reiterated the Government’s existing stance that it was for the courts to resolve the issue of whether ‘natural gas’ should be included in the expression ... More

TERRORISM
AP condemns Maoist attack on cops
Visakhapatnam, June 30 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy, on Monday visited the policemen wounded in a Maoist attack on the Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border and undergoing treatment in a private hospital here. He was ... More

RADIO/TV
AC advertising on TV up 49% in Jan-April
Chennai, June 30 Air-conditioner advertising saw a growth of 49 per cent on TV during January-April 2008 compared with January-April 2007, according to a study conducted by AdEx India. Godrej & Boyce Mfg Company Ltd was the top ... More

EDUCATION
ISB students launch eco initiative
Students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) have launched a year-long initiative called ‘Cleaner and Greener ISB’. Under this initiative, students will develop environmental projects that are ‘sustainable and ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Plumbing body plans to launch education programmes
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NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Alok Mukherjee, BL Delhi Bureau chief, passes away
New Delhi, June 30 Mr Aloran Mukherjee, Associate Editor and New Delhi Bureau Chief of The Hindu Business Line, passed away in the early hours of Monday following a brief illness. Mr Mukherjee, who had ... More

WTO
Stumbling over substance
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship resurrects an industrial estate
Madurai, June 30 The Madurai Hosiery Industries Association (MAHIA) Industrial Estate at Uranganpatti on Madurai-Sivaganga Road is a testimony to the edifying spirit of entrepreneurship permeating among the native entrepreneurs.They ... More

INCOME TAX
‘Govt staff need not give PAN for official deals’
Mumbai, June 30 SEBI on Monday announced that it would exempt both central and state Government officials from giving their PAN for transacting in the securities market on behalf of the Government undertaking. The regulator has also ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Ethanol import plans run into rough weather
Rates shoot up by over $100 a cubic metre More

Bengal to apply law for speedy refund of input tax to exporters
To introduce C-forms electronically in 2 months More