Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, February 09, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER IFC plans weather insurance products for Indian markets INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of World Bank, is considering the option of working on new weather insurance products with some of the insurance providers in India. Industry sources said the IFC has invested $10 ... More
MET SIGNS AUTOMOBILES Auto majors see rise in Q3 input costs AUTOMOBILE majors faced the brunt of rising raw material costs in the third quarter of the current fiscal as prices of key inputs such as steel, aluminium and plastic shot up. The third quarter results of 13 major vehicles manufacturers showed ... More ECONOMY China has its way at G7 meet Perhaps the most relieved at the outcome was Japan. A yuan revaluation would have forced up the yen at a time when its economy once again seems to be dithering. More
US graduates India out of aid budget ENVIRONMENT FOREIGN TRADE Russian trade info centre opened THE Kerala Industries Minister, Mr V.K. Ebrahim Kunju, on Tuesday inaugurated a Russian trade information centre at the Russian Cultural Centre in the city. On the occasion, he said there is a need to strengthen trade and tourism relations ... More
FICCI, Norwegian chamber sign MoU to boost ties
HEALTH NCB cautions pharma cos on distributors with dubious connections AN investigation of the illegal trafficking of buprenorphine to Karachi has found that about three crore injections may have been diverted into "illicit channels", both within the country and outside, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said here ... More
7 doctors get Wockhardt awards
INFRASTRUCTURE Legislation on special economic zones — Commerce Ministry optimistic GoM will resolve differences The 20-year I-T benefit on SEZs by way of legislation would not allow the revenue department to tinker with this in later years, sources said. More
Indo-US summit to discuss infrastructure issues
AP Cabinet okays $300-m World Bank project PSU KFDC staff plea against closure EMPLOYEES of the Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) have urged the State Government not to close down the corporation. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, the president of the KFDC Employees' Union, Mr K. Sadashiva Shetty, ... More PESTICIDES Kerala Minister's assurance on endosulfan plant THE State Government will extend all help to renovate and retain the endosulfan plant of Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (HIL) at Pathalam unit near Eloor, the State Industries Minister, Mr V.K. Ibrahimkunju, has said. At no cost, the unit would be ... More PETROLEUM BPCL to expand Trombay refinery capacity to 12 m.t. BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will see its import bill swell further in the coming fiscal. The company will need another three million tonnes of imported crude oil for 2005-06. BPCL, which processes nine million tonnes of crude at ... More
Tapti, Panna-Mukta gas fields — Operators asked to maintain supplies to existing consumers POWER AES Corp plans to bid for new power projects AMERICAN power major AES Corporation, which has joint ventures with Orissa Power Generation Corporation at Ib Valley, is all set to bid for new power projects in the country. The company is bidding to develop the 1,000-MW Anpara C thermal power ... More
Power dreams of duty cuts in Budget 2005
BHEL develops power saving tool TAXATION VAT panel seeks removal of CST waiver on inter-State purchases THE Budget for 2005-06 may see some amendments to the Central Sales Tax Act to make this law consistent with the proposed design of State-level value added tax (VAT). States have already forwarded a bunch of proposals for this purpose to the ... More
AP Minister's fiat to tax officials on VAT regime
TEXTILES Textile stocks on radar in post-quota regime THOUGH textile stocks have been range-bound for the last several weeks, analysts are keenly watching this sector, as the impact of the abolition of the quota system would soon be visible. Market participants expect a lot of activity in stocks ... More
Textiles: New challenges in quota-free era
Minister to review textile sector financials TRAVEL & PLACES No plan to revise H1 B visa quotas, says US Ambassador THE US Ambassador to India, Mr David C. Mulford, has said it was left to the US Congress to decide on the issue of increasing the quota of H1 B visa issued to professionals. Indicating that there was no immediate plan to revise further from ... More WATER EDUCATION Tuticorin Fisheries institute plans certificate courses THE Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI), Tuticorin, one among the 12 such colleges in the country, in its `Vision 2010' has plans to introduce three-month distant education certificate courses, recognised by the Tamil Nadu Veterinary ... More PRECIOUS METALS 
Deccan Gold identifies new prospects in AP, KarnatakaDECCAN Gold Mines Ltd has identified several targets in its ongoing gold exploration work in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. "The company is currently involved in exploration work in the Dharwar-Shimoga basin and the Hutti belt. Estimated gold ... More EVENTS Nobel laureate's lecture in city DR Reddy's Laboratories and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) are jointly organising two lectures by Prof Hideki Shirakawa of Japan on February 9-10. Prof Shirakawa shared the Noble Prize for Chemistry in 2000 with two chemists ... More
Presentation on `Vinci technology'
Management seminar
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Export units keen on tax sops NEW DELHI: The Confederation of Export Units (CEU) is pinning hopes on fresh tax sops in the Budget 2005-06 to bolster investments in 100 per cent export oriented units. The need for tax sops to encourage investment in the sector was ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES TOURISM `Tea tourism' project of Bengal approved THE Centre has accepted a proposal from the West Bengal Government to promote "tea tourism" in the Dooars and Terai regions of North Bengal. A sum of Rs 80 crore has been approved for the project, which will entail the involvement of the private ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jan. 30-Feb. 5 `US benefits more from outsourcing' VAT panel yet to decide on purchase tax on foodgrains `Coalition politics has slowed reforms' — Lord Meghnad Desai, former professor, London School of Economics Severe Northern winter is in line with global pattern Airfreight sops for cardamom exports extended Govt divestment plans a positive step, say marketmen EPFO to study investment in equities BCCI an autonomous body, says SC Uncertainty over Indo-Pak series telecast rights Narcotics deadlock — Drug shortages hit epilepsy, anxiety post-operative care Paint cos may pass on input cost hikes to consumers GSPC goes all out to strike gas in third KG well Centre may take Rs 26,000-cr hit on finance panel proposals Govt sees Rs 9 lakh cr investments in power sector by 2012 AP: Medicines, cement, LPG to become cheaper on VAT `FDI reforms can pump $1-1.5 b into realty' Inflation declines on cheaper food, edible oils Nirma, Henko also to cost more Vegoil imports increase |
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