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Thursday, February 06, 2003
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY FOREIGN RELATIONS US keen to strengthen defence exports THE US will be making a determined bid to strengthen its defence exports to India even while the past experience of sanctions affecting an uninterrupted supply of spares and components posed a big question. However, the changing bilateral ... More ECONOMY Annual Plan size fixed at Rs 4,350 cr THE size of the State's Annual Plan for 2003-04 has been fixed at Rs 4350 crore. This was decided at a meeting of the Cabinet of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, said that while finalising the Annual ... More ENGINEERING Machine tool tech meet BANGALORE: An international seminar on machine tool technologies is being held here on February 14 and 15 to highlight the latest technologies connected with the industry. The two-day meet will be attended by experts from several ... More ENVIRONMENT Panel to probe bottled water issue THE Centre for Science and Environment report on pesticide residue in bottled water seems to have elicited a response from the Government. The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Sharad Yadav, has ordered an ... More
TERI mulls eco pact with Gulf agency
Seminar on solid waste management INFRASTRUCTURE Major overhaul of project dealings in the offing THE Government is in the process of overhauling the procedures prescribed for various approvals required for implementation of projects, both in the private and Government sectors. The procedures will fall in line with the recommendations of the ... More
Funding norms eased for core sector projects PSU KMML exports cross target THE efforts of the State-owned Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML) to penetrate into the overseas markets seem to have yielded positive results. The company, located at Chavara in Kollam district, has been able to export 4,000 tonnes of its ... More PETROLEUM Finance Ministry turns away Rs 600-cr royalty revenues DID the Finance Ministry miss the wood for the trees? Last week, it squeezed out Rs 2,000 crore from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as interim dividend to help bridge its fiscal deficit. However, at the Tuesday's Cabinet meeting on ... More TAXATION `Sort out concerns before implementing VAT' FOR successful implementation of the value-added tax (VAT) regime, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has said that the concerns of various States, industry and consumers must be resolved. The main issues and ... More MANAGEMENT Management seminar tomorrow COIMBATORE: GRG School of Management Studies is conducting a seminar on `Recent Trends in Human Resource Management' on Friday. The Chairman of NIPM (Coimbatore Chapter) Mr S. Swamynathan, will inaugurate the seminar. The technical ... More CARS Subsidy for Reva purchase BANGALORE: Public sector units can avail themselves of a subsidy of Rs 75,000 on purchase of Reva, the electric car. This subsidy is being given by the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy (MNES) to promote the car. ... More LEATHER Big draw likely at German shoe fair SHOE is big business if statistics emerging from the upcoming international fair at Dusseldorf in Germany is any indication. Messe Dusseldorf, a leading international trade fair organisation, is expecting 1,600 exhibitors from across the world ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS SIEMA cries foul over steel price hike THE Southern India Engineering Manufacturers' Association (SIEMA) has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, to rein in steel manufacturers whom it accused of resorting to price increase "for dressing up their balance ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Columbia disaster a setback for space research THE Columbia tragedy did not have a human dimension alone, but also a scientific one. The space shuttle, the last flight of which had been delayed for over two years owing to maintenance problems as also other missions deemed more important ... More PRINTING Printing units' case for duty sops The industry has been seeking a cut in duty on all imported paper, other than newsprint and LWC (lightweight coated paper), to 25 per cent, which, it feels, could fuel the domestic printing industry and harden the competitiveness of the local paper m anufacturers. More DISINVESTMENT HPCL union plans to block due diligence THE staff association of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Wednesday reiterated their objective to thwart the Government's move to proceed with the privatisation of HPCL. It plans to block attempts by potential suitors to conduct due ... More
Due diligence for Nalco in June FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 
Plan for defence industrial base: FernandesAMIDST a thundering display of some home-made air arsenal at the Aero India 2003, the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernanades, today invited international partners to pick a role in the country's defence sector. With an FDI of up to 26 per cent, ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Minister urges youth to form co-op societies The recent amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act and the National Co-operative Development Corporation Act would provide the co-operative system more functional and financial autonomy, the Union Minister said. More LABOUR REFORMS Panel moots Kerala Labour Authority Bill THE first report of the Kerala Law Reforms Committee has proposed a Kerala Labour Authority Bill, 2002 which aims to bring into being a Kerala Labour Authority which will serve as an apex body to co-ordinate, regulate, streamline, monitor and ... More EVENTS Indo-German catalysis meet begins today A THREE-day Indo-German conference and the 16th national symposium on catalysis, which will look at the potential of utilising this important area in pushing up the petroleum refining, petrochemicals, bulk organics, chemicals and the emerging ... More
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Top Stories In Focus Kelkar Report Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma NPAs in Banking In Depth Simple Economics Consumer Notes Tax Talk The Brahmananda collections 2002: A drought year Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Books and Reviews Looking back Jan. 26-Feb. 1 Duty sops offered for Bangladesh goodies Bush tax plan a stimulus only for the super-rich Steel exporters to strengthen foothold Cost-cutting vital for textile sector survival: Study Power, Fertiliser Ministries oppose gas price hike Economic slowdown hits leather garment exports — Footwear records 7 pc growth April-Dec fiscal deficit declines Steel industry facing challenges — `Only fittest will survive' |
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