Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, August 16, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, August 16, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES A flood of circulars AS you are aware, several parts of the country have been affected by drought and floods resulting in damage to crop and property. Thus begins a recent notification from the RBI addressed to all scheduled commercial banks. It advises banks to ... More ECONOMY 
Change mindset on reforms, says PM — Water conservation, railway schemes announcedTHE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today stressed yet again on the urgent need for a political consensus on economic reforms, especially in the power sector, and urged both the parties and the people to change their mindset on the ... More ENVIRONMENT Felling of trees made an offence in AP All land owners, except small and marginal farmers and wet land owners, would now have to plant trees in five per cent of their land holdings, as to augment the tree plantation efforts in the State. More
Why gas-guzzling US won't understand
`Ban additives used in plastics recycling' FOREIGN TRADE Nepal to press for changes in trade treaty NEPAL is set to press for certain modifications to the Indo-Nepal Trade Treaty that was renewed in March 2002 with some significant changes. "We are concerned about the way some of the clauses of the treaty are being implemented by the Indian ... More HEALTH Trinity Hospital plans cardio-diabetology unit WITH the incidence of diabetes increasing in the Silicon City, Trinity Hospital and Heart foundation, a speciality corporate hospital, has decided to open an exclusive cardio-diabetology unit in its heart care centre. A team of specialists ... More INFRASTRUCTURE BDA bond funds to finance urban infrastructure projects The five-year secured redeemable non-convertible bond with a face value of Rs 10 lakh each had been floated on its own volition and without Government guarantee and with full subscription by Canara Bank and Indian Overseas Bank, underlining BDA's s ound financial health. More PSU GoM grapples with problem of PSU dues THE decision by a meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on payment of outstanding statutory dues and outstanding salaries and wages of employees of Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) held on Wednesday has come out with a "realistic ... More
KSIE pays Rs 6-lakh dividend to Govt PETROLEUM Marginal cut in petrol, diesel prices PUBLIC sector oil companies today announced a marginal reduction in prices of petrol and high-speed diesel. According to a press release issued by BPCL, the reduction in prices ranges from 18 to 22 paise per litre effective midnight August ... More POWER 24-hour power supply to all villages in AP — T&D to be beefed up with Rs 7,282-cr plan AN amount of Rs 7,282 crore would be spent in the next five years on strengthening the transmission and distribution (T&D) system in Andhra Pradesh. The programme would be funded by various institutions including the World Bank, Department For ... More
Crisil downbeat on power capacity
Unocal backs out of Bidadi project
BSES renames Delhi discoms TEXTILES Ministry to speed up loom modernisation THE Union Ministry of Textiles has decided to speed up the loom modernisation process in major weaving clusters across the country. This is part of Ministry's efforts to protect the existing domestic textile market from being swarmed by ... More
`Govt anxious to protect domestic textile market' SSI SMEs for hike in investment cap A MAJORITY of the respondents to the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) 17th business outlook survey of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector have suggested a further increase to the investment limit while favouring the ... More EDUCATION Globsyn business school launched GLOBSYN Technologies Ltd, which runs the software finishing school called Techno Campus, has started a business management education school called Globsyn Business School. The school was inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb ... More
Karnataka Govt mulls education cess SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 180 Rohini rockets to be launched THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) situated at nearby Thumba plans to launch 180 Rohini-200 (RH-200 series) sounding rockets over the next five years. A ... More SOCIAL WELFARE Few takers for midday meal scheme THE Government's midday meal scheme has hit a roadblock due to paucity of funds. As a result there are only few takers for the scheme, notwithstanding a directive from the Supreme Court last year asking all States to implement the scheme within ... More EVENTS Expo to focus on exports from non-IT sectors WHILE software and pharma exports from Andhra Pradesh have shown impressive growth rates in the past few years, traditional sectors such as agricultural commodities, fisheries, leather goods, handloom and handicrafts have virtually ... More
EXPORTS & IMPORTS Capexil plans centre in US for members CAPEXIL has planned a common infrastructure-cum-marketing service centre in the US for its exporter-members, under the ambit of the Market Access Intitiative (MAI) Scheme of the Commerce Ministry. The proposal is now awaiting Government ... More ECONOMIC OFFENCES IOC's new locking system for tankers BANGALORE: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has come out with a custom-made locking system for tankers to ensure quality fuel to consumers and prevent pilferage and adulteration of fuels during transit. The locking system was launched on ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Aug. 4-Aug. 10 India Inc upbeat despite drought Synthetic textile exports up 32 pc in April Perquisites for official purposes not to be taxed — Onus on employer to furnish details At lower price realisations... Earning even a small profit is achievement for cement cos Manipur: `Jewel of the East' or `Wild East'? Oil dealership issue may end up in court — `Arbitrary cancellation not possible' Business confidence `significantly' up Patni Computer among 18 FDI plans cleared No investment limits on new tax-free bonds Hopes of turnaround seen in readymade garment exports HPCL says not interested in MRPL preferential offer |
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