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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Govt plans open bidding to rope in corporate sector IN a bid to rope in the corporate sector to invest in the setting-up and running of renewable energy projects, the Centre is looking at a proposal to introduce open bidding for certain select areas. Sources said under the proposed scheme, ... More ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty on Chinese mulberry raw silk MULBERRY raw silk imports from China may now turn to be a bit more expensive for importers, with the Finance Ministry imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of mulberry raw silk from that country. A definitive anti-dumping duty, ... More ECONOMY 
Industrial growth at 5.7 pc in MayINDUSTRY seems well entrenched on revival mode, with the official Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering a 5.7 per cent growth during May, compared to the corresponding year-on-year figure of 4.1 per cent for May 2002. What is ... More ENVIRONMENT HEALTH High morbidity rates nullify Kerala's feats in health sector The morbidity rate in the State is twice the all-India average in the rural areas and over 50 per cent higher than the national average in the urban areas. More
AP Govt clueless about viral epidemic INFRASTRUCTURE Delhi Metro oustees — Centre forms panel for interim rehabilitation THE Centre will constitute a high-level committee to prepare a blueprint for interim rehabilitation of traders and house owners affected by the Barakhamba Road-Dwarka section of the Delhi Metro. The committee, to be chaired by the Union Urban ... More
PETROLEUM Ministry questions need for `irrecoverable taxes' RIL gets a full waiver of the four per cent Central Sales Tax (CST) levied by the State. More PHARMACEUTICALS Govt says 75 more in Essential Drugs List THE Union Government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has added 75 drugs to the Essential Drugs List (EDL). The issue of drug pricing had landed in the Supreme Court following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Karnataka ... More
POWER 
Bid to thwart pvt takeover — KSEB to be split into public sector companiesIN keeping with the provisions of the Electricity Supply Act 2003, the State Government proposes to divide the State electricity board (KSEB) into separate public sector companies discharging different functions. The Electricity Minister, Mr. ... More WATER APIIC, RINL sign MoU on Vizag water project THE Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has entered into an agreement with the Rastriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), Visakhapatnam, to accelerate the implementation of the Rs 360-crore Visakhapatnam Industrial Water Supply ... More
RADIO/TV First phase of CAS rollout set for Sept 1 SETTING in process the first phase of the CAS rollout, the Government on Friday issued a notification that will bring parts of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata city and the whole of Chennai under the new regime from September 1. Besides the Chennai ... More
Broadcasters seek level-playing field on uplinking norms EDUCATION `Experts panel must evaluate institutions' `Good colleges with reputation for quality and infrastructure should have the liberty to fix the fee themselves.' More
B Schools may soon see another stream in corporate environment
ELECTRICAL GOODS Electric goods fair next month HYDERABAD: Base Event Managers, a city-based event management promoted by a group of electric equipment traders, is organising a three-day Electric Fair - 2003 in the city beginning August 9. As many as 73 manufacturers of various ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY 
Gold fest to lend glitter to tourismKERALA Tourism, in association with the World Gold Council (WGC) and the All-Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants Association (AKGSMA), will organise the first Kerala Gold Festival from October 10 this year. The event, styled `Swarnam 2003', will ... More
Gem, jewellery exports go up 3.85 pc in Q1 REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Real-estate brokers to be trained by Hudco NATIONAL Real Estate Development Council (Naredco) has teamed up with Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) to train real-estate brokers to make them deal with customers in a more professional manner. "The three-week training ... More DISINVESTMENT Four in race for 51 pc Govt stake in Engineers India OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), L&T-GAIL (India) Ltd combine, BHEL and Sun Group, Russia, are in the race to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Engineers India Ltd (EIL), which is on the privatisation block. "ONGC, L&T-GAIL combine, Sun ... More
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Banks more shy of rural lendingFINANCIAL liberalisation and interest rate deregulation has undoubtedly benefited people in urban areas, specially metros, by spurring competition among banks and leading to lower borrowing costs as well improved service quality to customers. ... More HUMAN RESOURCES EVENTS 
Sea of humanityPopulation stabilisation is amongst the biggest challenges faced by the country even as another World Population Day was observed on Friday. A scene at the Churchgate station in ... More
`Madurai set to attract more investments' INCOME TAX Chennai I-T Dept disburses over Rs 1,000-cr refund THE Income-Tax Department, Chennai, has disbursed over Rs 1,000 crore, as refund, to about four lakh I-T assessees during the last fiscal year. The refund included pending applications over the last couple of years, I-T Department officials told ... More VENTURE CAPITAL GIC to invest Rs 5 crore in biotechnology venture fund GENERAL Insurance Corporation Ltd (GIC) is to invest Rs 5-crore in APIDC Venture Capital's (APIDC VCL), `Biotechnology Venture Fund'. The biotechnology fund, which is raising capital commitments to the tune of Rs 150-crore, is the country's ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES Karnataka: '4.79 lakh families benefited by drought relief' THE Government has asked the Deputy Commissioners of all the 27 districts to send a list of eligible persons for availing of free food grains under the Antyodaya scheme of the Central Government. The Minister for Social Welfare and Information, ... More TOURISM Minister moots plan to boost `port tourism' "IF unable to attract cargo, attract tourists." This seems to be the advice from the Shipping Minister, Mr Shatrugan Sinha, to the major ports on the Western coast. The Minister has asked four Government run major ports — Mumbai, Goa, ... More
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Top Stories In Focus The Cable tangle Pakistan Diary Indo-Pak Monitor Indo-China Relations Telecom Competition In Depth In Kashmir Simple Economics Slowburn Tax Talk NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Looking back Jun. 29-Jul. 5 `Pharma cos neglecting diseases affecting Third World' SCI disinvestment — Will public float be a better route? EU to levy higher duty for basmati import GDP growth revised downwards to 4.3 pc Fiscal deficit shoots up on lower tax collections Exports up 14 pc in May Hike in FDI sectoral cap in telecom unlikely Insats in hot race with foreign rivals Renewed optimism over monsoon $1-b India, Singapore joint fund mooted `Mobile phones health concerns unproven' ICICI Bank bid to build brand thru social work |
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