The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, July 06, 2008

With the increasing emphasis on using renewable energy to conserve natural resources and tackle power shortage, the real-estate sector is seen as one important market.In buildings, renewable energy use boils down to ... More

SOCIAL SECURITY
Target-date Funds: Protecting your pre-retirement lifestyle?
The sharp decline in asset prices since January 2008 has badly affected one class of investors — the retirees. Those who did not plan their retirement portfolio well may live to regret it; for the asset price decline could affect ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Land ports authority likely to be set up on the lines of AAI
Effort is to converge functions at Integrated Check Posts More

PETROLEUM
BPCL in pact with Kenyan firm for LPG bottling plant
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has entered into an equal joint venture with the Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd for setting up an LPG bottling plant in Nairobi, Kenya.The plant will have a capacity of 2,000 tonnes with LPG ... More

POWER
L&T eyes gains on India signing nuclear deal
Hyderabad, July 5 L&T, the engineering and construction major, foresees a huge opportunity in nuclear business, especially in reactor manufacturing if India signs the Indo-US nuclear deal. “At present, this segment is ... More

TEXTILES
TN textile mills to observe work stoppage on July 9
Coimbatore, July 5 The textile mills in Tamil Nadu have called for a one day work stoppage on July 9 protesting against the “abnormal hike in cotton prices and entry of multinationals” in speculative trade in cotton.It is ... More

COAL
‘Develop coal technology for eco-friendly energy’
Hyderabad, July 5 A national technology initiative to develop coal technologies for eco-friendly energy generation is the need of the hour, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce and ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Building on the bustle
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More potential in affordable housing
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TNHB stepping in to fill the gap
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board, the public sector agency, is active in housing and commercial projects after nearly a decade of dormancy.It is planning affordable urban housing for the middle- and low-income group. After going it ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY
RBI to call meet on derivative issue of Tirupur exporters
Coimbatore, July 5 The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has assured a meet of the banks involved in derivatives contracts with garment exporters of Tirupur and representatives of the exporters in Chennai.The meet is to discuss the ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Uranium import can stave off looming energy crisis: Kakodkar
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