The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 19, 2008

DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES
Pact with Syria to avoid double taxation
India and Syria on Wednesday signed a revised double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) to facilitate mutual economic cooperation and stimulate flow of investment, technology and services between the two countries.The revised agreement ... More

ECONOMY
Higher TDS mop-up lifts direct tax receipts 71% in April-May
New Delhi, June 18 Aided by higher tax deduction at source (TDS) collections arising from better tax administration and widening tax payer base, the Centre’s net direct tax collections recorded a 71.28 per cent increase during the first ... More

Infrastructure sector growth dips to 3.6% in April
Slowdown in electricity generation, crude oil, petroleum refinery output More

PSU
Travancore Titanium to get Rs 3-cr Govt aid
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PETROLEUM
Deora writes to OPEC, seeks step-up in production
New Delhi, June 18 The Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, has written to Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries requesting for an increase in crude oil production to check the rising international oil prices. Ahead of the June ... More

NCR industrial units shell out Rs 1,400 cr on diesel
Running captive power units of small, medium scale industries More

MRPL to launch branded fuel at its outlets
Mangalore, June 18 Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd will be launching the branded petrol and diesel in the OVaL retail outlet of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and HiQ retail outlets of MRPL in the next seven to 10 ... More

POWER
Left-Govt talks on nuke deal postponed
New Delhi, June 18 The crucial meeting between the Government and its Left allies on the Indo-US nuclear deal, slated for Wednesday, has been postponed to next week. While the official reason for the postponement was that the External ... More

EDUCATION
Singapore Education workshop today
Coimbatore, June 18 Singapore is emerging as a hot destination for students from India, with the student community here figuring among the top five foreign student groups studying in the island-nation, drawn by its education standards and ... More

CARS
Bharat Stage III norms in 2 years
New Delhi, June 18 All four-wheelers in the country may have to adhere to cleaner emission norms by 2010. The Government has said that it wants to implement Bharat Stage-III for cars across the country from April 2010, while rules in 11 major ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Mani Group to develop 6 m sq ft of residential, commercial space
Kolkata, June 18 Kolkata-based real estate developer Mani Group will develop six million sq ft of residential and commercial space in eastern region in the next 10 years at a substantial investment, according to the senior Vice-President and ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Plea for gas pipeline
Madurai, June 18 The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the State Government to take the initiative in laying a gas pipeline from Chennai to Tuticorin to sustain the overall industrial and economic development of the ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY
Primark action puts Tirupur exporters on the defensive
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EVENTS
SEZs/EOUs open house in Mumbai tomorrow
The Export Promotion Council for EOUs) and SEZs (EPCES) is organising an open house of export oriented units , SEZ units and special economic zone developers on June 20 at Mumbai with the Commerce Secretary, Mr Gopal K. Pillai, chairing the ... More

TOURISM
Political agitation in northern Bengal likely to hit hotel biz, tourism
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Tainted beach
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