The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, June 15, 2003

Whole life polices: Best of both worlds
EVER THOUGHT of how important you are to your family? Or where your death will leave them? An insurance policy can be useful. However, what if nothing happens and you want to gain from the premiums paid? This is ... More

CHEMICALS

`Chemical sector should spend more on R&D'
CONSOLIDATION is one of the critical imperatives for the Indian chemicals industry, which has a "dismal record of very low levels of R&D spending". As a percentage of sales, R&D expenditure is only about 2 per cent in the pharmaceuticals sector, ... More

ECONOMY

Effects of Iraq war and SARS — `Consumers worried over personal financial situation'
THE war in Iraq and the SARS scare have left the Asia-Pacific consumer more concerned about their personal financial situation than before, according to the findings of an online study conducted in May by WPP Marketing Communication India Pvt ... More

POWER

All power projects may get customs waiver
THE Government is mulling waiver of customs duty for all power generation projects. Currently, the waiver is available only for mega thermal power projects having a capacity of over 1000 MW and hydel projects above 500 MW. "We have received ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Domestic FIs too put in bids
According to an analyst tracking the issue, the retail portion alone (which accounts for 25 per cent of the total offering) is expected to be oversubscribed six times. More

Disinvestment — Go the Maruti way on BPCL
THE good response to the ongoing initial public offering (IPO) of Maruti Udyog provides enough indication that the approachproposed for a partial disinvestment in Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) is flawed - a route that is unlikely to serve anybody's ... More

EVENTS

WEF organising New Asian Leaders' meet
THE Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) plans to bring together 60 of Asia's new generation of leaders to jointly address and develop fresh thinking on the region's most pressing challenges. The meeting of WEF's `New Asian Leader' (NAL) ... More

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