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INDEX
Agricultural Policy
Don’t ignore model farmers, AP tells agri officials
Agriculture
Kharif crops coverage still down
Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone
Airlines
How do you solve a problem like Air India?
Jet Air to lay off 43 trainee technicians
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Cadila, Novavax tie up to bring swine flu vaccine to India
Andhra Pradesh
Don’t ignore model farmers, AP tells agri officials
Narayana Hrudayalaya’s Rs 100-cr facility in Hyderabad
Now, norms in place for green factories
Keeping it green
CM to inaugurate Gangavaram port
Nalco awaits Centre’s nod for bauxite mining in AP
Budget Talk ’09 at Gulbarga
More mangoes for Delhi
Shopping fest at Hyderabad airport
Govt move to put a price on fly ash termed retrograde
Master plan soon for Hyderabad
Automobile Components
Bosch's premium retail concept
Automobiles
Auto expo in Chennai
BL Club
Babu Abraham Kallivayalil, Vice-Chairman, Southern India Regional Council, ICAI and Director, SBI; Rajagiri School of Management, Kochi
Banking
Realty, banking counters tumble after Budget
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
Equipment supply delays hit power capacity addition
Books
Tax reforms in China
Launch of WordSmith Publications
Branding
Tanishq to go for re-branding following excise duty waiver
Budget
Budget: Logic and consequences
Gifts and income tax
Are the proposals revenue-neutral?
Gaps in the gift tax regime
A sweet and sour mix
‘Facilitate investment in infrastructure’
Muted relief over SEZ tax clarification
Babu Abraham Kallivayalil, Vice-Chairman, Southern India Regional Council, ICAI and Director, SBI; Rajagiri School of Management, Kochi
Trade bitter over absence of Budget proposal to change Customs duty on select spices
‘Budget lacks long-term strategy for fiscal consolidation’
Realty, banking counters tumble after Budget
‘Aam Aadmi’ Budget bypasses children: CRY
Growth scores over fiscal discipline
An opportunity missed to incentivise real estate customers
Emphasis on infrastructure laudable
Interest subsidy for higher education commendable
A good Budget, but not a path-breaking one
Education-related proposals, a big plus for ITES industry
Tanishq to go for re-branding following excise duty waiver
Cars
Power steering
TN allots land for Bavina Cars’ facility
Channels and Franchises
NAFED plans retail expansion
Children & Parenting
‘Aam Aadmi’ Budget bypasses children: CRY
Launch of WordSmith Publications
Climate & Weather
Spill-over rains wet parts of parched north-west
Comment
‘Budget lacks long-term strategy for fiscal consolidation’
Commentary
Markets this week
Consumer Finance
Bank of Rajasthan, M&M tie up
Convergence
Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone
Corporate Disputes
Sun Pharma, Forest settle legal issues on anti-depressant
Courts/Legal Issues
Workers’ body comes to abandoned tug crew’s rescue
Sun Pharma, Forest settle legal issues on anti-depressant
Credit Cards & Debit Cards
Life insurers to make e-payments
Cultivation
Kharif crops coverage still down
Derivatives Markets
Banks lose Rs 3,533 cr on overseas derivative exposures
Diversified
3M India to invest Rs 60 cr in R&D lab
E-Governance
Life insurers to make e-payments
Economy
Sharp rise in direct transfer of Central funds to districts
Economists not convinced with Govt’s clarification on OMOs
LPG revenue loss may go up by 50%
Growth scores over fiscal discipline
Industrial growth hits 8-month high
Editorial
Gifts and income tax
Education
Babu Abraham Kallivayalil, Vice-Chairman, Southern India Regional Council, ICAI and Director, SBI; Rajagiri School of Management, Kochi
Interest subsidy for higher education commendable
Education-related proposals, a big plus for ITES industry
Electrical Goods
JSW Energy scouting for partners for boiler venture
Equipment supply delays hit power capacity addition
Engineering
Punj Lloyd arm bags Libyan orders for Rs 5,904 cr
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship programmes on TV soon
Environment
Now, norms in place for green factories
Keeping it green
Govt move to put a price on fly ash termed retrograde
Events
Auto expo in Chennai
Promoting Coimbatore as IT hub
Budget Talk ’09 at Gulbarga
Shopping fest at Hyderabad airport
ICAI conference on direct taxes
Excise and Customs
Tanishq to go for re-branding following excise duty waiver
Financial Institutions
SIDBI to raise $1 billion from global lenders
5 proposals for overseas buys
Financial Markets
Banks lose Rs 3,533 cr on overseas derivative exposures
Economists not convinced with Govt’s clarification on OMOs
Financial Performance
Infosys beats street predictions, posts 17% rise in Q1 net
Fixed Deposits
NRI deposits in banks shoot up to $1.16 b in April-May
Foods & Food Processing
Central aid for cold chain storage
No separate head for food processing sector
Foreign Direct Investment
Govt mulls easing of FDI norms for hotel, tourism projects
Foreign Relations
India-China ties
Forex
Rupee slips 30 paise against dollar
Forex reserves fall $107 million
Gems & Jewellery
Tanishq to go for re-branding following excise duty waiver
General Insurance
IFFCO-Tokio opens Kozhikode branch
IRDA moots health insurance for non-hospital expenses
Govt Bonds
Bond prices weak on auction fears
HCV/LCV/Tractors
Bank of Rajasthan, M&M tie up
TRF relocating trailer undergears facility from Australia to Jamshedpur
Hardware
Dell launches suite of products for SMEs
Health
IRDA moots health insurance for non-hospital expenses
Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
More mangoes for Delhi
Hotels
Govt mulls easing of FDI norms for hotel, tourism projects
Human Resources
Civil contractors’ body to train unskilled workforce
SBT to hire 1,200 this year
‘Year-by-year extension of STPI scheme costs 2 lakh jobs’
Jet Air to lay off 43 trainee technicians
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank, Ministry to hit the road for foreign funds
IPOs
Fund raising
IT Training
KSAVRC multimedia training
IT-enabled Services
Education-related proposals, a big plus for ITES industry
Income Tax
Gifts and income tax
Gaps in the gift tax regime
A sweet and sour mix
Industry Associations
Civil contractors’ body to train unskilled workforce
Infosys Technologies Ltd
Only large-cap IT stocks gain on Infosys results
Infosys — Revenue outlook ‘flattish’
‘Year-by-year extension of STPI scheme costs 2 lakh jobs’
Infosys eyeing buys for strategic reasons
Infrastructure
‘Facilitate investment in infrastructure’
TN to allow cost escalation in contracts
Muted relief over SEZ tax clarification
Emphasis on infrastructure laudable
NHAI plans 12,000 km of roads this year
Insight
How do you solve a problem like Air India?
Interest Rates
Interest subsidy for higher education commendable
IDBI Bank sees hardening of interest rates after third quarter
Interview
Infosys eyeing buys for strategic reasons
Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Jet Air to lay off 43 trainee technicians
Karnataka
Sharp rise in direct transfer of Central funds to districts
3M India to invest Rs 60 cr in R&D lab
Civil contractors’ body to train unskilled workforce
Kerala
KSAVRC multimedia training
Workers’ body comes to abandoned tug crew’s rescue
Babu Abraham Kallivayalil, Vice-Chairman, Southern India Regional Council, ICAI and Director, SBI; Rajagiri School of Management, Kochi
Pepper futures slip; demand hits dry patch
IFFCO-Tokio opens Kozhikode branch
Kochi
Workers’ body comes to abandoned tug crew’s rescue
Letters
India-China ties
Water conservation
Life Insurance
Life insurers to make e-payments
Maharashtra
Launch of WordSmith Publications
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Bank of Rajasthan, M&M tie up
Marketing
NAFED plans retail expansion
Medical Institutions & Hospitals
Narayana Hrudayalaya’s Rs 100-cr facility in Hyderabad
Mergers & Acquisitions
5 proposals for overseas buys
Tech Mahindra ‘comfortable’ holding 43% in Satyam
Infosys eyeing buys for strategic reasons
Microscope
Considerable challenges ahead for Infosys
Mining & Quarrying
Nalco awaits Centre’s nod for bauxite mining in AP
NRIs
NRI deposits in banks shoot up to $1.16 b in April-May
National Aluminium Co. Ltd
Nalco awaits Centre’s nod for bauxite mining in AP
New Business
Punj Lloyd arm bags Libyan orders for Rs 5,904 cr
Alstom gets Rs 265-cr Lanco order
New Products & Services
New series of Xerox printers
The Intruder
Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone
New Projects
Power steering
TN allots land for Bavina Cars’ facility
Newspapers & Publishing
Launch of WordSmith Publications
Non-Major Ports
CM to inaugurate Gangavaram port
Non-conventional Energy
Suzlon setting up wind turbine unit in Spain
Solar Mission soon to power villages
Office Equipments & Supplies
New series of Xerox printers
Other States
‘Aam Aadmi’ Budget bypasses children: CRY
Central aid for cold chain storage
No separate head for food processing sector
Outlook
JSW Energy scouting for partners for boiler venture
Nalco awaits Centre’s nod for bauxite mining in AP
Infosys — Revenue outlook ‘flattish’
Considerable challenges ahead for Infosys
Infosys beats street predictions, posts 17% rise in Q1 net
Industrial growth hits 8-month high
Overseas Borrowings
SIDBI to raise $1 billion from global lenders
Overseas Investments
Suzlon setting up wind turbine unit in Spain
5 proposals for overseas buys
Petroleum
LPG revenue loss may go up by 50%
Pharmaceuticals
Sun Pharma, Forest settle legal issues on anti-depressant
Cadila, Novavax tie up to bring swine flu vaccine to India
Policy
TN to allow cost escalation in contracts
‘Year-by-year extension of STPI scheme costs 2 lakh jobs’
Power
‘Huge opportunities for investments in power sector’
Alstom gets Rs 265-cr Lanco order
Equipment supply delays hit power capacity addition
Solar Mission soon to power villages
Private Banks
ICICI Bank, Ministry to hit the road for foreign funds
Public Sector Banks
SBT to hire 1,200 this year
Andhra Bank’s strategic shift to expand national footprint
RBI & Other Central Banks
Considerable challenges ahead for Infosys
Radio/TV
Entrepreneurship programmes on TV soon
Railways
More mangoes for Delhi
Readymade Garments
Genesis Colors to dress up mid-price segment
Real Estate & Construction
Civil contractors’ body to train unskilled workforce
Realty, banking counters tumble after Budget
Govt move to put a price on fly ash termed retrograde
An opportunity missed to incentivise real estate customers
Reassessment
Appeasing GTAs
Regulatory Bodies & Rulings
Finance Minister hears out SEBI’s problems
IRDA moots health insurance for non-hospital expenses
Research & Development
3M India to invest Rs 60 cr in R&D lab
Restructuring
TRF relocating trailer undergears facility from Australia to Jamshedpur
Retailing
Bosch's premium retail concept
NAFED plans retail expansion
Roadways
ICICI Bank, Ministry to hit the road for foreign funds
NHAI plans 12,000 km of roads this year
Rubber
Sheet rubber prices drop on resistance from buyers
Rural Development
Solar Mission soon to power villages
SSI
Dell launches suite of products for SMEs
SIDBI to raise $1 billion from global lenders
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
Tech Mahindra ‘comfortable’ holding 43% in Satyam
Shipping/Ports
Workers’ body comes to abandoned tug crew’s rescue
CM to inaugurate Gangavaram port
Shopping
Shopping fest at Hyderabad airport
Short Term Instruments
Call rate unchanged
Software
Tech Mahindra ‘comfortable’ holding 43% in Satyam
Infosys — Revenue outlook ‘flattish’
‘Year-by-year extension of STPI scheme costs 2 lakh jobs’
Considerable challenges ahead for Infosys
Infosys eyeing buys for strategic reasons
Infosys beats street predictions, posts 17% rise in Q1 net
Spices & Condiments
Pepper futures slip; demand hits dry patch
Trade bitter over absence of Budget proposal to change Customs duty on select spices
States
Sharp rise in direct transfer of Central funds to districts
Centre not to reduce CST ceiling this fiscal
Stock Markets
Markets this week
Only large-cap IT stocks gain on Infosys results
No plans to remove Securities Transaction Tax: Govt
Last-hour selling sinks Sensex
Stocks
Only large-cap IT stocks gain on Infosys results
Realty, banking counters tumble after Budget
Storage
Central aid for cold chain storage
Strategy
Genesis Colors to dress up mid-price segment
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Sun Pharma, Forest settle legal issues on anti-depressant
Suzlon Energy Ltd
Suzlon setting up wind turbine unit in Spain
Tamil Nadu
Auto expo in Chennai
‘Facilitate investment in infrastructure’
Entrepreneurship programmes on TV soon
Promoting Coimbatore as IT hub
Power steering
TN to allow cost escalation in contracts
‘Huge opportunities for investments in power sector’
TN allots land for Bavina Cars’ facility
Taxation
Are the proposals revenue-neutral?
Appeasing GTAs
Muted relief over SEZ tax clarification
No plans to remove Securities Transaction Tax: Govt
ICAI conference on direct taxes
Centre not to reduce CST ceiling this fiscal
Technology
Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone
Telecommunications
Ericsson India posts Rs 380-cr profit in 2008
BSNL to set up cable landing station
Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone
Tourism
Govt mulls easing of FDI norms for hotel, tourism projects
Two/Three Wheelers
The Intruder
Urban Development
Master plan soon for Hyderabad
Water
Water conservation
West Bengal
Bosch's premium retail concept
ICAI conference on direct taxes
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