The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 15, 2008

ECONOMY: Excise duty collection growth slows down in first quarter
Customs duty mop-up buoyant on higher oil price, weak rupee. New Delhi, July 14 In what may be a pointer to manufacturing slowdown, the Centre’s excise duty collections grew 2.8 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, lower ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: CII launches ‘Namma Halli’ project in Karnataka
Bangalore, July 14 Mr K.V. Kamath, National President of the Confederation of Indian Industry, on Monday launched a social project ‘Namma Halli’ that aims to provide a direct connect between the industries and the development work ...

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY: International garment fair begins tomorrow in Delhi
New Delhi, July 14 The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) is hosting the 41st India International Garment Fair here from July 16 to 19 in association with other garment associations, offering a bouquet of products for all types of buyers ...

AUTOMOBILES: Motown Chakan Part II finally gets going
Govt pays for delay with lost projects, pricier land. Pune, July 14 After months of inordinate delays, the State Government has finally moved on the issue of land acquisition at Chakan, the country’s Motor City in the making. ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: HPCL ties up with Chhattisgarh
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with Chhattisgarh Government and Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) for the formation of joint venture company to undertake jatropha ...

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS: Karur hospitals upgrade
Six Government hospitals in Karur district are set to get new and additional buildings at an estimated cost of Rs 7 crore. Civil works have commenced for the projects, according to the Health and Family Welfare Project Director, Mr P.W.C. ...

STEEL: Steel market abuzz with talks of price hike
New Delhi, July 14 The market is abuzz with the possibility of another round of steel price hike by the primary producers, though there is no official communication ...

EDUCATION: Print advertising by education sector up 14%
Tamil Nadu tops the list in Jan-May 2008. Chennai, July 14 Print advertising of the education sector grew by 14 per cent during January-May 2008 as compared with the same period in 2007. ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Trade ties with Myanmar in for boost
New Delhi, July 14 The Minister for Commerce of Myanmar, Brigadier General Tin Naing Thein, would pay a three-day visit to India beginning July 16 to carry forward the dialogue of bilateral cooperation and intensify economic engagement ...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ‘5 lakh entrepreneurs to be trained each year from 2010’
Hyderabad, July 14 The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is looking at imparting training to at least five lakh entrepreneurs every year from ...

EVENTS: Karnataka Govt to hold co-op meet
The Karnataka Government will conduct a seven-day ‘sahakari mela’ for the benefit of people from cooperative sector. The ‘mela’ will create awareness about the implementation of the Vaidyanathan Committee report among ...

PETROLEUM: Oil retailers asked to stop indiscriminate expansion
New Delhi, July 14 The public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) that are facing pressure on their profitability due to selling petroleum products below the cost price, have been asked by the Government to stop indiscriminate expansion of ...

EDUCATION: GM India, Gujarat govt to train ITI students
Ahmedabad, July 14 General Motors India signed a memorandum of understanding with Gujarat to offer technical courses on automotive technology through a public private partnership model at Tarsali Industrial Training Institute in Baroda. ...

CHEMICALS: Acid makers against export curbs
Chennai, July 14 The All India Acid Manufacturers Association has said that if the Government imposes any export restrictions on acids it will have a serious impact on the industry. ...