The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 22, 2008

BUDGET
Sugar mills welcome proposals to support farmers
Chennai, March 21 Industry associations representing a range of sectors have welcomed the Tamil Nadu budget for its support to the small and medium industries, agriculture and farmers.The Southern India Sugar Mills Association – ... More

‘Focus of Union Budget more on waiver, not on expenditure’
Dr G. Chidambaram, Member, State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu has said that discussion on the Union budget, including the media, is focussed more on farm loan waiver than on expenditure side of the budget that has positive ... More

Positive, innovative schemes for all-round economic growth: TN Chamber
Madurai, March 21 The Trade and industry here have welcomed the Tamil Nadu budget for 2008-09.The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Industry and Commerce has said that the budget is a veritable goldmine with positive and innovative schemes for the ... More

ECONOMY
IMF grappling with fiscal woes
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FOREIGN TRADE
Africa urged to encourage more investments from India
4-point agenda for India-Africa partnership More

India aims to boost trade volumes
India has set itself a target to boost trade volumes with the ASEAN countries to $50 billion, up from the present $20 billion. The proposed free-trade agreement with the ASEAN countries will facilitate this process by opening up market for ... More

Welcome Africa
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Global meet on infrastructure
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Hyderabad Metro to link up airport with 12-km stretch
Hyderabad, March 21 The $2.2-billion Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMR), a project aimed at providing mass rapid transport system and decongest the city, may now be extended to the new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), by adding a new ... More

PETROLEUM
India to start negotiations with Iran, Pak on gas pipeline
Focal point will be the ‘carrying cess on gas’ issue More

GSPC KG well: Essar Wildcat ready for drilling
Co is anchoring and setting up the rig for operations More

TAXATION
Chamber plea to extend one-time settlement for TNGST arrears till Dec 2006
The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, has expressed its happiness over the concessions extended to the business community under the Tamil Nadu value-added tax in the State budget proposals. However, the Chamber wanted ... More

TEXTILES
Lack of focus on Coimbatore, textile sector, says CII
The Chairman of the CII Coimbatore zone, Mr C.N. Ashok, has expressed disappointment over the lack of focus on Coimbatore and the textile sector in particular in the State budget for 2008-09.‘The textile sector is fighting to ... More

EDUCATION
Business tech incubator at varsity
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
IBM eyes major deals in healthcare, public utility services
New Delhi, March 21 Soon you may not have to carry your past medical records with you every time you visit a hospital. Technology giant IBM is in talks with leading healthcare service providers in the country to set up an integrated data ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Plea to control rising food products’ prices
The Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has urged the Prime Minister to control the abnormal rise in the price of edible oil and food products. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Chamber Secretary, Mr ... More

Mohapatra elected Chairman, Orissa CII
The CEO of Dhamra Port Company Ltd, Mr S.K. Mohapatra, has been elected the chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Orissa council, for 2008-09, according to a press release issued here by the CII.Mr Mohapatra, an IAS official ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
Entertainment & Media: Demands that await a break
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Committee to formulate drawback rates for exporters
New Delhi, March 21 The Government has constituted a three-member committee for the formulation of all-industry duty drawback rates for 2008-09. The drawback rates for exporters are worked out and notified every year after taking into ... More

TOURISM
Body to increase awareness on ecotourism formed
Kochi, March 21 A group of stakeholders from the tourism sector and government have come together to form the Eco Tourism Society of India. The organisation, which has 13 founder members, will focus on creating awareness about ... More

Call for more efforts for sustainable, responsible tourism initiatives
The second International conference on responsible tourism in destinations has called for concerted efforts for promotion of sustainable and responsible tourism initiatives worldwide. In his presidential address at the four-day ... More