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INDEX
Accountancy
ICAI office-bearers
Advertising
Pepsi kicks off new ad campaign for 7UP
DD jacks up ad rates for Indo-Pak series
Agricultural Institutions
Kerala: Nabard staff stage sit-in
Agricultural Policy
AP Chilli farmers block traffic, serve notice
Airlines
New air services pact to increase flights to France
A case for bigger role for States in airports
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Pharma exporters keen on joint ventures in CIS
Andhra Pradesh
`Bachawat Award flouted'
Capital for Viceroy Hotel
`Not much progress on infrastructure front'
CIS delegation meets Reddy
APSRTC losses put at Rs 1,100 cr
`Companies should know their risk appetite'
Houseboat cruises from Sunday
AP Chilli farmers block traffic, serve notice
`Knowledge Corridor' to cover 34 AP villages
Call to set up council for veterinary research
Move for Lepakshi franchisees abroad
Animals & Livestock
Call to set up council for veterinary research
Announcements
SPEL Semiconductor settles dues with IFCI
Asahi plans to invest Rs 62 crore more in Chennai facility
Arts & Crafts
Move for Lepakshi franchisees abroad
Automobiles
Automobile production may cross 10 m in 2 years
Bearings, Castings & Forgings
Tiruchi fabrication units get windmill orders
Timken sees huge potential for bearings in Asia
Beverages
Pepsi kicks off new ad campaign for 7UP
Brands
Royal Classic group plans innerwear brand Smash
Broadband
Ikanos keen on tie-ups with telecom carriers
Budget
Reading the Budget can be taxing
Will the FM deliver enough bang for the Budget buck?
Tariffs: A balancing act ahead
Prediction is difficult, especially about future
Economic Survey — Setting the stage for a reform Budget
Allocation for fertiliser subsidy may be raised
Markets display pre-Budget jitters
Channels and Franchises
Campco bid to beef up distribution
Move for Lepakshi franchisees abroad
Climate & Weather
Isolated rain forecast for Kerala
Co-operatives
Campco bid to beef up distribution
Commentary
GDP forecast fuels improvement in sentiment
Commodity Exchanges
Commodity futures — Will `unified regulator' plan start a turf war?
Corporate Disputes
Amending Bill proposes adjudicating officer — Telecom licence violations may attract Rs 50-cr penalty
Corporate Governance
Premji's commission to be linked to incremental profits
Courts/Legal Issues
Amending Bill proposes adjudicating officer — Telecom licence violations may attract Rs 50-cr penalty
Credit Market
`Strong pick-up in non-food credit to continue'
SBI's midcorp focus `pays off'
Cultivation
Bamboo mission to provide new impetus for growth
Dairy & Dairy Products
Madurai Aavin sets sales record
Campco bid to beef up distribution
Debt Market
Call for strategy to strengthen bond market
Derivatives Markets
Short-term reversal likely in Hero Honda, HDFC
E-Governance
Wipro develops e-filing platform for NYSE cos
`Knowledge Corridor' to cover 34 AP villages
Ear to the ground
ONGC, GAIL up on subsidy cut hopes
Economic Survey
Positive signals on economy front: Kalam
Shift focus to corridor management: Survey
Little of promise
Economic Survey — Setting the stage for a reform Budget
Welcome growth in hardware: Survey
Falling grain stocks ease subsidy bill by 12 pc
`Strong pick-up in non-food credit to continue'
Pension liabilities becoming burdensome
Reforms needed to power SEBs
BoP outlook `resilient'
Commodity futures — Will `unified regulator' plan start a turf war?
`Tax system must be simplified further'
A case for bigger role for States in airports
Automobile production may cross 10 m in 2 years
Healthy year ahead for pharma sector
Survey harps on efficient use of scarce resources
Rationalise excise duty for textiles
States swapped high-cost loans of Rs 92,444 cr till Dec
Call for strategy to strengthen bond market
Bullish on telecom sector
India Inc welcomes thrust on reforms
Survey hints at easing FDI norms further
Securities markets: Some facts
Reforms are the way to go: Survey
Economy
Positive signals on economy front: Kalam
The India story: Growth sans human development
Inflation static despite costlier vegetables, fruits
Karnataka renews pact with CII for economic growth
Young Indians urged to set the pace
`Indian mid-cap firms most resilient to Chinese competition'
BoP outlook `resilient'
Survey harps on efficient use of scarce resources
States swapped high-cost loans of Rs 92,444 cr till Dec
Editorial
Little of promise
Education
... And now, ICT tests to qualify for US colleges
NIIT special plans for engineering, IT students
Student recruitment fair at Bangalore
Entrepreneurship course
Electronics
SPEL Semiconductor settles dues with IFCI
Employment
The Hindu job fair from today
Engineering
Vestas RRB plans to set up units in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Crompton Greaves buys Belgian co biz
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship course
Environment
Survival of Man
National policy on eco-tourism needed: Expert
Events
Call to tap employee potential
The Hindu job fair from today
Intel Technology workshop in Coimbatore
Silk Week in Delhi
`Companies should know their risk appetite'
Ex Parte
Reading the Budget can be taxing
Excise and Customs
Vanaspati makers seek duty relief
Rationalise excise duty for textiles
`Not much progress on infrastructure front'
Exports & Imports
`UK reports not giving fair picture on Indian chilli'
Metal scrap imports: New norms for inspection agencies
Pharma exporters keen on joint ventures in CIS
Fertilisers
Allocation for fertiliser subsidy may be raised
Financial Institutions
SPEL Semiconductor settles dues with IFCI
Financial Services
Thomas Cook Q1 net down 21 pc
Foodgrains
Falling grain stocks ease subsidy bill by 12 pc
Foods & Food Processing
GoM to take up draft food Bill on Feb 28
Foreign Direct Investment
India Inc hails 100 pc FDI in construction sector
Survey hints at easing FDI norms further
Foreign Trade
`Trafficking in persons may cost Indo-US trade dear'
CIS delegation meets Reddy
India, Afghanistan sign MoU on aviation, media
Forex
Rupee weakens; gilts lacklustre
General Insurance
National Insurance counter
General insurance officers' body plans strike
Glass
Asahi plans to invest Rs 62 crore more in Chennai facility
Govt Bonds
Rupee weakens; gilts lacklustre
HCV/LCV/Tractors
TAFE may become No 2 tractor company
TAFE to get a toehold in North, Central India
`Tata Motors should leverage Hispano's design capability'
Eicher move to sell tractor, engine business to TAFE
Tata Motors to take stake in Spanish co
Hardware
Telecom, banking sectors boost PC sales 14 pc in Q3
Welcome growth in hardware: Survey
HCL launches low-cost PC
Intel Technology workshop in Coimbatore
Healthcare Products
Surgical infosystems to consolidate Indian operations
Hotels
Capital for Viceroy Hotel
Human Resources
Dubai eases restrictions on expats' return
`Trafficking in persons may cost Indo-US trade dear'
The India story: Growth sans human development
Call to tap employee potential
CII offers skills development initiative to Afghanistan
IPR
Patent protest
ISPs
VSNL gains Rs 500 cr from Intelsat stake sale
IT Training
NIIT special plans for engineering, IT students
Industry Associations
`Trafficking in persons may cost Indo-US trade dear'
Karnataka renews pact with CII for economic growth
FICCI protests SEBI move to curb promoters' holdings
CII offers skills development initiative to Afghanistan
`Companies should know their risk appetite'
Infrastructure
Land acquisition completed
Chennai Terminal makes a plea to feeder operators
`Not much progress on infrastructure front'
Insurance
Datacraft to offer `Insite' service to private insurer
Interest Rates
ICICI Bank hikes PLR to 11 pc
Internet
Domain name registrar
PRSI to hold lecture on `IT and cyber crime'
Karnataka
PRSI to hold lecture on `IT and cyber crime'
Student recruitment fair at Bangalore
Karnataka renews pact with CII for economic growth
Young Indians urged to set the pace
Kerala
Isolated rain forecast for Kerala
Call to tap employee potential
ICAI office-bearers
National policy on eco-tourism needed: Expert
Kerala: Nabard staff stage sit-in
Focus on basic research
National Insurance counter
Land acquisition completed
Life Insurance
Shriram group in talks for insurance partner
Maharashtra
Mahanagar Gas opens 100th CNG station in Mumbai
BPCL organises car, bike race to promote `Speed'
Marketing Research
`Organised retail to cross Rs 1-lakh cr by 2010'
Mergers & Acquisitions
VSNL gains Rs 500 cr from Intelsat stake sale
FICCI protests SEBI move to curb promoters' holdings
TAFE may become No 2 tractor company
TAFE to get a toehold in North, Central India
`Tata Motors should leverage Hispano's design capability'
Eicher move to sell tractor, engine business to TAFE
Tata Motors to take stake in Spanish co
Crompton Greaves buys Belgian co biz
Metals
Metal scrap imports: New norms for inspection agencies
Manaksia plans upgrade to aid Kumar Metallurgical revival
NBFCs
Shriram group in talks for insurance partner
Natural Calamities
Cabinet nod for setting up disaster management authority
New Products & Services
HCL launches low-cost PC
Royal Classic group plans innerwear brand Smash
New Projects
Hikal to inaugurate pharma ingredients plant today
Non-Performing Assets
SPEL Semiconductor settles dues with IFCI
Non-conventional Energy
Tiruchi fabrication units get windmill orders
Power from solid waste
Vestas RRB plans to set up units in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Off-shore Development
Tech firms eyeing expansion in Canada
Oilseeds & Edible Oil
Nafed `fully geared' to procure mustard
Vanaspati makers seek duty relief
On the hedge
Short-term reversal likely in Hero Honda, HDFC
Other States
Bengal proposes to impose levy on thermal power
Silk Week in Delhi
Outlook
Vestas RRB plans to set up units in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Timken sees huge potential for bearings in Asia
Outsourcing
Servion tool for call centres
Overseas Borrowings
Tata Power completes $200-m FCCB offering
PSU
APSRTC losses put at Rs 1,100 cr
Pension Plans
Pension liabilities becoming burdensome
People
ICAI office-bearers
Premji's commission to be linked to incremental profits
Petroleum
Mahanagar Gas opens 100th CNG station in Mumbai
BPCL organises car, bike race to promote `Speed'
Pharmaceuticals
Merven Drug board approves pref offer
Healthy year ahead for pharma sector
CIS delegation meets Reddy
Pharma exporters keen on joint ventures in CIS
Hikal to inaugurate pharma ingredients plant today
Policy
Dubai eases restrictions on expats' return
GoM to take up draft food Bill on Feb 28
Cabinet nod for setting up disaster management authority
Politics
Parliamentary panel for widening tax net
Power
Bengal proposes to impose levy on thermal power
Reforms needed to power SEBs
Tata Power completes $200-m FCCB offering
Crompton Greaves buys Belgian co biz
Preferential Allotments
Merven Drug board approves pref offer
Private Banks
ICICI Bank hikes PLR to 11 pc
IndusInd Bank retail credit set to reach 60 pc
Promotions & Offers
BPCL organises car, bike race to promote `Speed'
Public Sector Banks
SBI's midcorp focus `pays off'
Vijaya Bank to pay 15 pc interim
Radio/TV
TRAI issues consultation paper on terrestrial broadcasting
DD jacks up ad rates for Indo-Pak series
Railway Budget
`Lalu must not burden industry more by hiking freight'
Railways
`Lalu must not burden industry more by hiking freight'
Readymade Garments
Royal Classic group plans innerwear brand Smash
Real Estate & Construction
India Inc hails 100 pc FDI in construction sector
Reaching for the Sun
Land acquisition completed
`Coimbatore real estate boom sustainable'
Construction stocks jump on FDI move
Regulatory Bodies & Rulings
FICCI protests SEBI move to curb promoters' holdings
TRAI issues consultation paper on terrestrial broadcasting
Cell operators divided over entry fee for unified licence
Retailing
Mahanagar Gas opens 100th CNG station in Mumbai
Lifestyle is Retailer of the Year; B.S. Nagesh Retail Professional
`Organised retail to cross Rs 1-lakh cr by 2010'
Roadways
Shift focus to corridor management: Survey
APSRTC losses put at Rs 1,100 cr
Smooth sailing
Rubber
Rubber prices increase as fears over VAT effect recede
SSI
Iran plumps for $500 m from Indian cos in SSI sector
Tiruchi fabrication units get windmill orders
Science & Technology
Focus on basic research
Security
MS India workshop
PRSI to hold lecture on `IT and cyber crime'
Sensor
GDP forecast fuels improvement in sentiment
Shipping
Chennai Terminal makes a plea to feeder operators
Sick Units
Manaksia plans upgrade to aid Kumar Metallurgical revival
Silk
Silk Week in Delhi
Software
Ikanos keen on tie-ups with telecom carriers
Surgical infosystems to consolidate Indian operations
Datacraft to offer `Insite' service to private insurer
Servion tool for call centres
Premji's commission to be linked to incremental profits
Spices & Condiments
`UK reports not giving fair picture on Indian chilli'
AP Chilli farmers block traffic, serve notice
Sports
BPCL organises car, bike race to promote `Speed'
DD jacks up ad rates for Indo-Pak series
Standards & Benchmarks
`UK reports not giving fair picture on Indian chilli'
Stock Exchanges
Wipro develops e-filing platform for NYSE cos
Stock Markets
Textile stocks firm on Budget hopes
Construction stocks jump on FDI move
ONGC, GAIL up on subsidy cut hopes
Securities markets: Some facts
Markets display pre-Budget jitters
Storage
EMC to invest $150 m more
Strategy
Campco bid to beef up distribution
Tamil Nadu
Chennai Terminal makes a plea to feeder operators
Madurai Aavin sets sales record
The Hindu job fair from today
Tiruchi fabrication units get windmill orders
`Coimbatore real estate boom sustainable'
Intel Technology workshop in Coimbatore
Power from solid waste
Entrepreneurship course
Taxation
Will the FM deliver enough bang for the Budget buck?
Prediction is difficult, especially about future
Bengal proposes to impose levy on thermal power
Rubber prices increase as fears over VAT effect recede
`Tax system must be simplified further'
Parliamentary panel for widening tax net
Tea
Indian teas post highest rise in 2004
Technical Analysis
Bear domination
Telecommunications
Amending Bill proposes adjudicating officer — Telecom licence violations may attract Rs 50-cr penalty
Bullish on telecom sector
Cell operators divided over entry fee for unified licence
Textiles
Textile stocks firm on Budget hopes
Rationalise excise duty for textiles
Tourism
BIMSTEC nations to set up tourism fund
National policy on eco-tourism needed: Expert
No damp prospects
Houseboat cruises from Sunday
Trade & Labour Unions
Kerala: Nabard staff stage sit-in
General insurance officers' body plans strike
Trends
`Indian mid-cap firms most resilient to Chinese competition'
View Point
Survival of Man
Water
`Bachawat Award flouted'
Wildlife
Flutter for grains
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