The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 10, 2010

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

ENVIRONMENT: Govt puts Bt brinjal in cold storage, for now
The Centre has put on hold commercialisation of the controversial Bt brinjal, while clarifying that the moratorium imposed is only for the ...

ECONOMY: Govt expects 13% export growth in January
Decision on stimulus withdrawal in April, says Commerce Secy. The Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday that the merchandise exports in January would be around $14 billion, thereby maintaining positive growth for the third consecutive month after a ...

ECONOMY: Let the tax cuts stay
Low growth prospects for 2009-10 led the Government to prop up aggregate demand by spending more than it may otherwise have and reducing indirect taxes so that firms could sell at a lower price and also make better profits. After a year of ...

ECONOMY: Balancing growth and equity
Preparations are on for the presentation of Mr Pranab Mukherjee's second Budget under the new UPA government. His first Budget was presented in July 2009 under trying circumstances with the economy struggling to cope with the impact of the ...

WTO: India blames US for ‘frustrating impasse' at WTO talks
India said on Tuesday that the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development Round was going through a “frustrating impasse” as the US was not taking the initiative in taking forward ...

BUDGET: Unveil your Dream Budget 2010
Business Line invites you to tell the Finance Minister your Budget expectations. Send in your Budget wish list (in about 200 words) to BudgetTwentyTen@gmail.com, along with reasoning. Attach ...

POLLUTION: Survey finds 50% industrial clusters ‘critically polluted'
Pollution control board sets August deadline for clean-up. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 43 out of 88 major industrial clusters in the country as ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: AP mulls global tenders for sugar import
Improving availability, checking price rise. The Andhra Pradesh Government is contemplating inviting global tenders to import sugar both to improve its availability and also help check its price rise and hoarding ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Rs 6,143-cr budget for Mumbai
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has drawn up a Rs 6,143-crore budget for 2010-11 with large spends allocated for infrastructure, water transport and ...

EDUCATION: Dr S. Karthikeyan, Director, Coimbatore Capital Ltd; School of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai
While conventional wisdom puts a premium on experience, in future youth may score ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: Displaced farmers may get 5% equity in Karnataka renewable energy projects
Move follows unrest among farmers in some areas. Farmers are set to become equity partners in renewable energy projects ...

PSU: Details of Coal India public issue likely after Feb 19 meeting
Sources say Centre planning 11% disinvestment; earlier plan was for 15%. The final road map for the proposed IPO of Coal India Ltd is likely to emerge after a meeting of senior Coal Ministry Officials, the CIL Chairman, Mr Partha S. ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Disaster plan for all districts soon, says Revenue Minister
Disaster plans will be implemented soon for all 14 districts in the State, according to Revenue Minister, Mr K P Rajendran. Delivering the inaugural address at a conference here on ‘Minimum standards for food, water supply, sanitation ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Turkey invites Indian banks to open branches
The Turkish President, Mr Abdullah Gul on Tuesday, invited Indian banks to open branches in Turkey. Mr Gul is on a six-day visit to India and discussed cooperation in the banking sector with the Prime Minister, Dr ...

ECONOMY: India, Brazil economy in recovery mode: OECD
Composite leading indicators for India unchanged in December. Is there good news on the global economic front? The OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) give strong signals for an expansion in economic activity. While there has been ...

RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Awards for rural development
The State-level awards for excellence in rural development were given away to banks, NGOs and farmers' clubs at a function organised by West Bengal regional office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) at Bolpur ...

EVENTS: UNIDO meet
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EVENTS: Tackling Maoism
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EVENTS: Indo-US economic summit from Feb 16
The sixth Indo-US Economic Summit, which gets under way here on February 16, will consider synergising Indo-US-China partnership ...

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS: Rs 1,200-cr ‘Health City' to come up in Kochi
The Kozhikode-based Baby Memorial Hospital (BMH) has finalised plans to establish a Rs 1,200-crore ‘Health City' ...

TOURISM: 3-day tourism summit in Vizag from Feb 13
A three-day summit and carnival is being organised here from February 13 to showcase tourist spots and potential in the north-coastal districts of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Colombo Plan consultative panel meet today
The 42nd Consultative Committee meeting (CCM) of the Colombo Plan will be inaugurated by the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, here on Wednesday. The current CCM coincides with the Diamond Jubilee Year of ...

BUDGET: Rangarajan for fiscal consolidation steps in Budget
New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), Dr C. Rangarajan, has favoured some withdrawal of stimulus given to industry in the wake of the global ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Call to make more manufactured sand
The State Minister for Public Works, Mr P.J. Joseph, has stressed the need to produce more manufactured sand (M-sand) in view of the shortage of river sand being faced by the construction industry in the State. The Minister pointed out ...

EDUCATION: CIE parent-teacher orientation
The University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) organised a parent-teacher orientation programme at the Global Public School in Kochi. The seminar was aimed at providing the parents an insight into the Cambridge approach ...

EDUCATION: Bayer-RVJ School's convocation
The Bayer- RVJ School of Agriculture organised the second Convocation Ceremony. Dr. D N Rao, General Secretary of the school, said 17 students have completed the one-year Farm Assistantship course. The course provides students many ...