The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Naidu calls for public debate on draft Budget
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday released the State's draft Budget for 2002-03 to the public in the form of `Annual Fiscal Framework for 2002-03' (AFF), and sought a public debate on it. "I am giving a ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Maran to lead team abroad
NEW DELHI: The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Murasoli Maran, will be leading an investment promotion delegation to Italy and the Netherlands in the second week of February. Chairing separate interactive sessions of the Foreign ... More

PSU

GEB losses mount to Rs 2,312.35 cr
THE annual loss of the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB), which was Rs 383.47 crore in 1998-99, shot up to Rs 2,312.35 crore in 2000-2001, according to the State Energy Minister, Mr Kaushik Patel. He attributed this to an unchanged electricity ... More

RADIO/TV

Bowling over `Star-stuck' advertisers
HAVE you really ever loved a woman ? This exhortation is followed by another provocative line "... take a peek and see for yourself." Wonder what's on? This is the opening page of Star India's presentation on its flagship ... More

A hospital a day to keep channels in fray...
AFTER a barrage of crorepati game shows and saas-bahu soaps, it is now the hospital which is the centre of action, with both Star Plus and Sony Entertainment Television getting into the act with Sanjivani and Dhadkan ... More

Disney makes headway
MICKEY Mouse could be in India at last. Walt Disney has been allowed by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary for the launch of the Walt Disney channel. This, despite repeated efforts by the K.K Modi ... More

HARDWARE

10...9...8...? Or back in the ring?
With the Union Budget and Exim Policy round the corner, apex hardware associations are getting their act together and speaking in one voice. Develop India's hardware base or perish, is their refrain. Are policy-makers tuned in? More

SOFTWARE

Keeping your investor happy
There are several strategies the software industry can adopt to better meet the expectations of the investor community. More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

FICCI moots steps to check counterfeit brands
TO counter the menace of counterfeits and pass-off products which are, in reality, `stealing' the sales of genuine brands, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has suggested some stringent measures to facilitate the ... More

CII presents 15-point plan for ITeS sector
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday outlined a 15-point agenda for IT-enabled Services (ITeS) during a meeting with the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communication and Information Technology, Mr Pramod Mahajan. The ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Divestment panel to prioritise units, moot action plan
THE Disinvestment Commission headed by Dr R.H. Patil will prioritise the public sector units to be processed for study and recommend strategies for disinvestment to the Government to initiate action. This is a departure from the earlier system ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Groupe Danone among 19 FDI plans okayed
FRENCH food multinational Groupe Danone's revised investment plan for India proposing foreign direct investment worth Rs 150 crore and Swarna Tollway Private Ltd's proposal to invest Rs 207.5 crore for construction of National Highway-5 and ... More

TOURISM

KSTDC online reservation
TOURISTS opting for packages can now avoid the arduous process of waiting out at the counters. Instead they can obtain their confirmed itinerary and hotel bookings at the click of a mouse. Taking the cue from global distribution system ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Concern over mafia activities at ECL
MR N.K.Sharma, Chairman of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has expressed concern over the manner in which coal mafias are extorting money from coal consumers while loading at different mines of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL). The situation has come to such a ... More

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Bowling over `Star-stuck' advertisers

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Jan. 20-Jan. 26
AIRIA, Capexil to chalk out rubber subsidy scheme

Software: Losing the sizzle?

Steel industry: Rolled flat out

Realty may get access to overseas borrowings

Railways shelves variable tariff plan for petro-products

Bharti pact with cell cos heading for a jam

Status quo in EPF rate for now -- Linking to Special Deposit Scheme mooted

Insat-3C launch successful

Firm policy needed to revive economy: Manmohan

Pvt sector to be in N-power field