The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 21, 2002

Whither the great Indian common market?
WHAT is the level of integration in the great common market, that is India? The good news is that the economy of the states, or at least the manufacturing segment of it, in absolute terms, is more integrated with one another now. But it is not ... More

Bank credit up Rs 17,498 cr
BANK credit has increased by Rs 17,498 crore to Rs 6,03,329 crore for the fortnight ended April 5, 2002. According to the weekly statistical supplement of the RBI, food credit has declined by Rs 2,272 crore to Rs 51,706 crore while non-food ... More

ENVIRONMENT

TERI chief on climate change panel

POWER

Govt to allow power trading in SEZs
THE Government will allow "power trading" in the various special economic zones of the country including sale of surplus power of captive power units in such zones to the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) or other power companies. Further, ... More

Prabhu launches TN power programme
AN IT technology group has been set up in the Union Power Ministry to look at how information technology can be used to improve the power sector, according to the Union Power Minister, Mr Suresh Prabhu. Launching the Accelerated Power ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

UK auto team seeking tie-ups
A TEAM from the UK automotive industry from the West Midlands region feels that there is good scope for collaborations with auto component manufacturers in India. The 12-member team is visiting different parts of the country and holding ... More

MINING & QUARRYING

Patkar to support KGF, Kudremukh causes
THE Karnataka Gold Field's (KGF) People's Movement (KPM) and the Kudremukh agitation received a shot in the arm, with the Narmada Bachao Andolan activist, Ms Medha Patkar, taking up both the causes, under the umbrella of the National Alliance of ... More

SMALL SAVINGS

EPF earnings: Distributing it better
THE opposition of the central board of trustees of employees provident fund to the interest rate cut on provident funds appears to have assumed ritualistic proportions. Ever since the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, brought down the interest ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Canadian cos keen on power, energy sectors
CANADA is keen on exploring business opportunities in the `power and energy' sectors in India. Addressing newspersons here on Saturday, Mr Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian Minister for International Trade, said, Canadian companies are interested in ... More

Wisner sees `clouds' over investments
THE Gujarat issue, failure of several power projects and the inability of state governments to honour the "sanctity of contracts'' have cast a serious shadow on the foreign investments in India, according to Mr Frank G Wisner, Chairman, US-India ... More

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Patkar to support KGF, Kudremukh causes

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