The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 18, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POWER: Nuclear Power short-lists 4 suppliers for reactors
Sites for clusters identified; 40,000 MW planned by 2020. New Delhi, Aug. 17 With the prospects of India’s access to global nuclear reactor technology brightening, Westinghouse Electric Company (AP1000 series of reactors), GE-Hitachi ...

ECONOMY: Bonds remain flat as inflation worry looms
Further squeeze in liquidity seen. Bangalore, Aug. 17 Bonds remained flat as inflation worries loomed despite receding global oil ...

TYRES: Tyre sector’s share in rubber consumption set to increase
Industry concerned over demand-supply imbalances, price volatility. Kochi, Aug. 17 The share of the tyre sector in natural rubber consumption is likely to increase further vis-À-vis the non-tyre sector in the coming years, Mr Rajiv ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Seafood exports: Share of shrimps falls; frozen finfish records rise
Kochi, Aug 17 An analysis of seafood export performance over the past five years shows that the predominance of shrimp in the country’s seafood export kitty is on a declining trend, while the share of frozen finfish is on a an upward ...

GOLD & SILVER: Gold to test support, rise higher
Gold futures, which touched $1,033 an ounce for the first time in March, have plunged, and on Friday tumbled below $800 for the first time since late last year. In the dramatic sell-off, gold has slashed more than $100 off its prices since August ...

HEALTH: Procedure to ease blood flow problems in liver now in India
A team of South Korean and Indian doctors have performed a new minimal invasive procedure to correct a blood flow problem in liver. This could be especially useful for those afflicted with liver diseases due to alcohol and viral ...

GOLD & SILVER: Gold: Technicals suggest weakness
Mumbai, Aug 17 Gold spot rates have collapsed in the last four weeks by over 15 per cent. Technical analysts assert there could be a probe ...

CINEMA: Rajasekhara Reddy unveils Ramanaidu film studio
Visakhapatnam, Aug 17 Visakhapatnam will emerge as a major film-making centre and hot tourism destination and all efforts will be made to develop the infrastructural facilities in the city to realise the goal, the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ...

TOURISM: Monsoon magic

HEALTH: Understanding urology
Urology, also known as genito-urinary surgery, has come a long way, says Dr C. L. Ashok Kumar, Consultant Urologist, Chennai. “The patient must utilise the technology usefully in the correct perspective instead of dissection, ...

HEALTH: ESIC plans hospital in Peenya
Bangalore, Aug. 17 The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) plans to set up a new hospital in Peenya to cater to the large number of employees at the Peenya Industrial Area. ESIC has already acquired land for the project and ...

TAXATION: FICCI seeks tax breaks for Industrial Training Centres
New Delhi, Aug. 17 Aimed to offset the skill shortage, industry body FICCI has asked the Government to give fiscal support in the form of a ten-year tax holiday and excise waiver for purchase of training equipment to scale up and modernise ...

GOLD & SILVER: Effluent treatment plant near Tiruchi
Tiruchi, Aug. 17 The Local Administration Minister, Mr M.K. Stalin, commissioned the Rs 2.8-crore Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Tiruvalarchipatti near here on ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Proposed Hyderabad Metro project — Innovative and aesthetic model
When the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet announced the award of the Rs 12,132-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project to Nava Bharat Ventures-Maytas consortium, it raised many an eyebrow in the country. It is the payback offer of Rs 30,311 crore by the ...

TOURISM: Pageantry amidst hardship
Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Chingam month of the Malayalam calendar, which heralds the harvest season in Kerala and is generally believed to be a harbinger of prosperity and good times. The Chingam month, coming in the wake of ...