Agriculture
Signs of Govt pragmatism on edible oil
Coconut Board thrust on product diversification
USDA estimates global rice trade at 23.3 mt
Once bitten, twice shy -- Kerala farmers unwilling to cultivate vanilla
Airlines
Thai Airways decision on Indian operations soon
Automobiles
Maruti talks fail again
Banking and Finance
Bank forum calls strike on Dec 21
New Indian Bank ED
GTB launches mobile banking
HDFC `keen' on private banks
`Vested interests blocking sound financial system'
Good buying interest in long-term papers
Cartoon
Cartoon
Commodities
Coir, product exports up Rs 5.5 cr in Apr-Nov
Export duty gets under leather industry skin
Corporate
Investors, chambers at odds over creeping acquisition
Investor protection fund to be operational soon
A catwalk with a difference
Honeywell in pact with Raj Lubricants
$129.5-m syndicated loan for Reliance Petro
Strike called off at Wimco factory
FDA nod for Cheminor drug
Arvind Mills debt rejig plan being worked out
Revamp, reshuffle at RPG group
Tata Power board to meet on Petrodyne buy
Industry agrees to spruce up data collection mode
Nusli Wadia wants exit route for all in hostile bids
Boards okay Bisnauth merger with Eveready on 4 for 3
Mysore Lamps up for sale
Courts
Non-appearance before ED an offence under FERA: HC
Economy
Economic consultant to Finance Ministry -- Rakesh Mohan's selection awaits Cabinet clearance
Financing private sector project -- OPEC Fund seeks tie-ups
Politics of debate on reforms
Bengal Govt proposes to increase non-tax revenue
Editorial
Taxing corporates
Export Watch
First iron ore shipment from Orissa mines
Forex
Re steady; call rates down
Health
Investing in the child
Impact
BHEL: More orders flow in
M & M: A limited lifeline
Gesco: More time to battle
Indian Hotels: Seeking a US skyline
Information Technology
Computer literacy: It's a huge market out there
HCL Perot hopes for Rs 600-cr turnover -- IPO in early 2002
Aikya plans merger with US firm
Net stock trading sees rapid growth
Tally Solutions to go public next year
Satyam arm launches site, in pact with US firm
Installed base of PCs to cross 5 m on Dec. 20
BTS unveils travel solution
Webgyor launches toolbar for scribes
Apogee, Jataayu achieve interoperability
Alcatel, Tata Telecom bag $12-m order
Hexaware assessed at SEI CMM Level 5
IBM ThinkPad woos `woman of 2001'
Kshema Tech IPO next fiscal
DishnetDSL plans further expansion
Infrastructure
Infrastructure financing agencies may get I-T sops
Insurance
`Training for insurance agents must'
Miscellaneous
Navy to host global fleet review at Mumbai
Miss World pageant
Mutual Funds
Venture funds rue lack of exit route -- Want two-way fungibility of shares, access to listed cos
UTI gift to child in jeopardy
Sundaram Newton revamps brokerage structure
Petrochemicals
IOC final clearance for Haldia hydrocracker project
Pharmaceuticals
Wockhardt, Bayer tie up to market anti-diabetic drug
Plantations
Bright scope to export organic spices
Good demand for CTCs at Guwahati sale
Politics
Congress' crisis of credibility
House of antediluvian matters?
Fortuitous finale
Commissions
Political games?
Power
BPL Power to demat equity for Ramagundam project
IMG report on power sector soon: Minister
Loan rate cut impact on tariff marginal: DPC
Gujarat allocates Tapti gas to Kribhco's power project
Crisil appraises financial viability of WBPDCL, WBSEB
IOC plans to double Savli power plant capacity
Rubber
Rubber prices fall to Rs 27.75/kg
Shipping
CPT steps to give greater autonomy to Haldia dock
Tanker hits Kochi gantry berth fender
Foreign airlines keen to raise cargo space
States
Chennai Trade Centre to be opened in Jan
Steel
Ministry weighing options on SAIL retirement age
Iron ore exports from Goa up 9 pc
Steel sector must not depend solely on Govt: PM
Stocks
Lyons Range
Fancied buying in Tata Chem, Knoll Pharma
Bull charge at cement counter
Bank stocks turn lukewarm
NSE.IT launches WAP-enabled trading
Technical Analysis
Delicately poised
Telecommunications
Postal staff strike declared illegal
Sterlite Optical setting up plant in India -- Shifting headquarters to US
Sterlite mulls acquisition in US, Europe
GAIL, PowerGrid sign MoU to hire out bandwidth
Textiles
TN weavers worried over fall in demand for grey fabrics
`Good response to TUF scheme'
Transport
Courier, cargo shipment -- GATI pact with Maldives Post
