The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 11, 2007

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
District credit plan fixed
Commercial banks, cooperative institutions and the Kerala Finance Corporation have together proposed an annual credit plan of Rs 2,879.66 crore in priority sector disbursements for Thiruvananthapuram district for the fiscal 2007-08. This has ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
S. India tea output hit by drought
Similar conditions prevail in N.India too More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
AP Govt mulls wind power policy
`The Government is committed to encourage non-conventional energy.' More

SOCIAL SECURITY
Bengal ESIC gets Rs 40-cr dues
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has posted a record Rs 40-crore recovery of dues in West Bengal during 2006-07. Addressing the members of a city chamber of commerce here, Mr B.K. Sahu, Additional Commissioner and ... More

ECONOMY
Integrate agriculture, industry: Nirupam Sen
`Infrastructure, public investment key to gainful employment' More

Closer partnership
BIZ POTENTIAL: The Vice-President, Mr Bhairon Singh Shekawat, with (from left) the Sikkim Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling; the Nagaland Chief Minister, Mr Neiphiu Rio; the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi; the Panchayati Raj ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Adopt a renewable energy law: Greenpeace
Greenpeace, an international nongovernmental organisation, today called on the Indian Government to adopt a renewable energy law that would define minimum energy efficiency thresholds and phase out plans (of inefficient usage) for the 20 top ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
`We want more Indian cos to come to Singapore'
Singapore keen on partnerships in infrastructure, education, IT More

Indian textile delegation to visit S. Africa
A textile delegation from India will visit South Africa between April 16 and 24. The delegation to be led by Mr A.K. Singh, Secretary in the Union Ministry of Textiles, will seek to promote enhanced trade in textiles between the two countries ... More

Scotland seeks investment in ITES, life sciences
Scotland seeks to expand ties with Indian business houses, Mr Shivendra Singh, Country Manager (India), Scottish Development International, told Business Line. The Scottish Development International is a joint venture between Scottish ... More

G-4 trade ministers meeting on April 12
Review of progress of Doha negotiations More

HEALTH
Gamma Knife brain surgery
Dr Dheerendra Prasad, Chairman of the Gamma Knife Unit at the Rosewell Park Cancer Institute (New York), has claimed that non-invasive brain surgery using the Gamma Knife saves patients from pain and cuts down on recovery time. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Greenfield airports planned in Karnataka cities
Expressions of interest invited from pvt investors More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Drug policy: Govt to hear views again
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on National Pharmaceuticals Policy on Tuesday decided to repeat the exercise of listening to the views of all stakeholders before deciding on the issue of price control for essential drugs. The GoM headed by the ... More

POWER
`India has enough indigenous uranium to last 50 years'
Projects can go on even without supplies from abroad: NPCL More

Maharashtra will buy Dabhol power at Rs 3.10
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has agreed to buy power at Rs 3.10 per unit from Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd, which now operates the Dabhol power plant. A power purchase agreement has been signed between both More

STEEL
Vizag Steel, SAIL, NMDC talks on steel venture soon
Plant may come up in Chhattisgarh More

TAXATION
Centre hopeful of achieving revised tax target
The Centre's direct taxes revenue for the financial year 2006-07 has touched Rs 2,23,797 crore, the latest data available with the Government showed. Although this collection level is lower than the revised target of Rs 2,29,272 crore, the ... More

SSI
Acer- ICICI Bank loan offer
Acer and ICICI Bank are now providing financing options for the purchase of IT solutions by the SMB (small and medium business), SME (small and medium enterprise) and education sectors. The Acer-ICICI financing option offers ... More

WATER
Kerala HC reverses PepsiCo licence cancellation
`Industrial areas exempt from panchayat control' More

EDUCATION
ISB graduates prefer domestic offers
Rs 1-cr salary breached in international offers More

`Bright opportunities in knowledge services'
IT and ITES are now transforming into knowledge-driven services. Some of the biggest names in IT and business are heading towards India once more, but now they seek brightest minds - not cheap labour, said Mr Muthukumar Ramalingam, Chief ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Food authority planned for monitoring reforms
Packed items will need to carry labels: Minister More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Boom in Coimbatore realty; `correction soon'
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Team FICCI
MEETING WITH PM: A FICCI delegation led by the apex chamber President, Mr Habil Khorakiwala (second from left), before meeting the Prime Minister in the Capital on Tuesday. Also seen are (from left) Mr Y.K. Modi, Great Eastern Energy Corpn; Mr ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
`Vodafone deal may get nod with restructuring proviso'
`Rejecting application would send wrong message to foreign investors' More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Youth urged to hone their language skills
Spread of education and a renewed focus on the English language skills can unleash the potential in the youth across the country, say experts. At a panel discussion on `Engaging the youth: Igniting the latent potential' organised by the Young ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
CITU seeks law for unorganised sector labour
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has urged the Union Government to bring out a comprehensive legislation on labourers in the unorganised sector. Addressing newspersons here on Tuesday, Mr V.J.K. Nair, Vice-President of CITU, said that ... More

INCOME TAX
Tax dept must put faith in tech: Chidambaram
Direct taxes to touch 50% of Centre's gross revenues in fiscal '06-07 More

I-T collection in Pune region records 34% growth
Exceeds target for the first time More

I-T dept sends notice to Asim Ghosh
Clarifications sought on investments, source of funds More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Cabinet may consider duty cut for edible oil imports
Revenue officials may work out proposal for tomorrow's meet More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
AP to grow more flood-resistant rice
After testing the improved Swarna rice variety, which can withstand floods, in a few pockets last year, the Andhra Pradesh Government and ANGRAU have decided to increase the use of the seed in the next kharif season. The upgraded variety ... More

PEOPLE
Young Indian chapter chief
Mr Arjun Valluripalli, Chief Executive Officer, Lanco Global Systems Ltd, is the New Chapter Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry's Young Indians (Yi) for 2007-2008, a press release said. Mr Valluripalli has more than ... More