The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 14, 2008

DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES
Nod for signing taxation pact with Tajikistan
New Delhi, March 13 The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for signing a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with Tajikistan. The signing of DTAA would help promote trade and investment between the two countries, an official ... More

AUTOMOBILES
Two Tata firms tie-up for auto design
Two Tata group companies — INCAT and Tata AutoComp — have entered into a strategic alliance to offer complete design and development service for global automotive manufacturers. The alliance offers global automotive manufacturers a ... More

BUDGET
The issue of listing more PSUs
The cryptic announcement by the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, in his Budget speech that it is the policy of the Government to list more Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) in the bourses to unlock their true value and mend ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
UP cane price issue: HC order likely next week
‘No stay of interim order quashing State Advised Price’ More

Rizwanur case: State counsel wants CBI report set aside
Kolkata, March 13 The CBI did not follow the provisions of the Indian Penal Code while investigating the cause of death of Rizwanur Rahaman, the Advocate General of State argued before Mr Justice Dipankar Dutta of the Calcutta High Court on ... More

ECONOMY
Sensex down 770; dollar dive against yen impacts markets
Marked lack of buying support; IIP data seen as indicating slowdown More

Capital goods: Govt studying dip in growth
Situation on the ground different, says industry More

IIP numbers: Explaining the blip
While the steep decline in the ‘capital goods’ index may be one-off, trends in the IIP numbers do suggest that a slowdown is under way. More

Bankers remain optimistic
Chennai, March 13 A year ago, ICICI Bank’s Managing Director, Mr K.V. Kamath, said the investment pipeline of corporate India was of the order of $400 to $500 billion (or about Rs 20 lakh crore). About six weeks ago, he revised ... More

Indian crude basket moves close to $102
Steep increase in international prices More

Sikkim is a happening State: Chamling
Gangtok, March 13 The Sikkim Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling has said that the efforts of his Government to project Sikkim as one of the most progressive States in the country is bearing fruits.He said this while addressing ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Approval for duty-free access for Bangladesh garments
New Delhi, March 13 The Union Cabinet today gave its nod for allowing duty-free market access to India for eight million pieces of garments from Bangladesh per calendar year. This market access would be without any sourcing ... More

HEALTH
Mantri realtor mulls telemedicine facility
Bangalore, March 13 Mantri Developers, who have built a few signature brand apartment complexes, will be leveraging technology to provide telemedicine at some of its complexes to bring critical healthcare to the doorsteps of residents. ... More

New therapy for disc disease at NIMS
A 45-year-old woman suffering from Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) was treated with a new therapy, lumbar disc replacement, for the first time in the State at the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here.“We have ... More

Blood donation camp
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PETROLEUM
Capacity constraint at Petronet’s Dahej terminal may hit BG plans
Kolkata, March 13 Despite reaching a wider understanding with Petronet LNG for third party access of PLL’s Dahej terminal, British Gas may have to wait a little longer for entering the LNG business in India. While British Gas and ... More

POWER
Emco plans hybrid model for selling power
Mumbai, March 13 Emco Ltd’s upcoming 540-MW merchant power plant in Maharashtra plans to implement a hybrid model for selling power. Of the total power produced, 50 per cent would be sold on a short-term basis to big industrial ... More

STEEL
Steel meet begins in Vizag today
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RADIO/TV
Zee, Star TV gear up for big showdown this summer
Line up programmes to draw eyeballs More

EDUCATION
Kerala set to be e-literate: CM
By the end of this year, Kerala is expected to become an e-literate State through the State Government’s Akshaya project, said the Chief Minister, Mr V. S. Achuthanandan. Inaugurating the Kerala IT.com exhibition at Technopark ... More

Education major Pearson to enhance investment, presence in India
Initial talks on to identify potential markets, partner More

IIT Madras to start 2 new courses in July
Chennai, March 13 IIT Madras, in association with Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), will start two courses this July — an M. Tech in Clinical ... More

Training course for chemistry PGs
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Kerala to amend building rules
Move to redeploy Govt employees More

MINING & QUARRYING
India has conducive environment for gold mining, says Minister
Stating that India has a conducive environment for the mine and mineral sector, the Minister of State for Mines, Mr T. Subbarami Reddy, called upon the World Gold Council to invest in the gold mining sector. “The consumption of ... More

MINERALS
Chiria mines: Panel to adjudicate on SAIL-Jharkhand dispute
Mines vital for expansion plans: SAIL More

GENDER
On her own
California-based C.E.O. Women trains low-income immigrant and refugee women to succeed as entrepreneurs by imparting English, communication and business skills. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
ECEL-CIDC training programmes
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EVENTS
Aloysius b-school meet on
Mangalore, March 13 Increase in the number of young human resource in the next 10 years will be a strong point of India in its growth story, according to Mr Denzil Lobo, Director of Aloysius Institute of Business Administration (AIBA), ... More

Sikkim to host first international flower show
Gangtok, March 13 The Saramsa Garden near Ranipool in East Sikkim, about 15 km from here, will be in full bloom when it opens for the International Flower Show starting from March 14. Themed “Sikkim-Nature’s Own Garden," ... More