The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 09, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

AUTOMOBILES: Dealers see car loan rejections declining
Carmakers partnering more public sector banks for financing. New Delhi, March 8 Car dealers are anticipating a lower rejection rates on car loans. This is because car makers are taking in multiple public sector banks as partners for auto ...

POWER: Australia not to supply uranium to India for now
BHP Billiton plans expanding capacity of Olympic Dam mine. Adelaide, March 8 Will BHP Billiton’s ambitious plans of more than quadrupling its uranium production capacity force the Australian Government to rethink its policy of not ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Buyers negotiate prices as demand, property value dip
Market to be inactive for 6 quarters, says builders’ body. Dwindling demand and falling property prices appear to have created a platform for buyers to negotiate prices with developers, which till a year ago was ...

TAXATION: GIS system helps Chennai Corpn earn Rs 70 cr more
Correct assessment of commercial property tax. Chennai, March 8 Backed by technology, the Corporation of Chennai has earned Rs 70 crore more this financial year only through correct assessment of commercial ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: ‘India’s IT exports could grow 16% despite slowdown’
Andhra Pradesh may see Rs 27,650 cr exports upto Jan this year. Hyderabad, March 8 IT exports from the country might witness a growth of 16-17 per cent this financial ...

ECONOMY: CSO to get help from State Govt agencies in data collection
Department of Posts roped in for compiling Consumer Price Index. New Delhi, March 8 If your friendly neighbourhood postman makes polite enquiries about your spending habits, don’t be surprised. He might only ...

AUTOMOBILES: Providing a platform: Now, an online portal for used cars
Ahmedabad, March 8 It is said that when women become entrepreneurs, they do things differently and change the rules of the game. In one such attempt to provide a professional platform to the buyers and sellers of used and new ...

HEALTH: Residents’ body offers dist-level health cover in Kerala
The Federation of Residents’ Associations of Thiruvananthapuram (FRAT) and United India Insurance have jointly devised a family insurance package that would extend health cover to all residents in the district aged between three months ...

TERRORISM: Govt plans to monitor small vessels
The Government plans to identify, track and monitor small vessels along its coast in its territorial waters. This comes close on the heels of the recent Mumbai terrorist attacks in which the attackers used small boats to ...

EDUCATION: Summer internships for Cygmax students
Hyderabad, March 8 The insurance sector offered the highest number of internship projects for the students of Cygmax Institute of Management ...

CONSULTING: Tax on consultancy work
I have been offering consultancy to a UK company which pays me in US dollars for my services rendered from India. Under which head I will ...

Columnists: • B Venkatesh • C Gopinath • Bhanoji Rao • P.V. Indiresan