The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 09, 2004

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Biomass gasifier plants at Ramnad dt
MADURAI: Biomass gasifier plants to generate electricity will be started in four villages by the District Development Agency in Ramanthapuram district to bring down the expenses on electricity by village Panchayats. According to the ... More

ECONOMY
Inflation rate higher than expected, admits RBI
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Dr Y.V. Reddy, today admitted that the latest inflation rate at 7.5 per cent reported for the week ended July 24 was higher than what the central bank had originally expected. In the Monetary and Credit ... More

A product to trade views on inflation
THE inflation data spooked the financial markets last Friday. The S&P CNX Nifty declined 1.3 per cent while bond yields increased at least 15 basis points (bps) across the yield curve. The market may not have reacted so More

`I-Day speech should deal with problems of the poor'
THE Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday said the Prime Minister's Independence Day speech should focus on concrete issues relating to problems of unorganised and agricultural workers, deprived sections and floods and drought situation, and ... More

HEALTH
Questions that linger after the pyre has crackled off
A FEW days back, it was reported that the apex court has held that a doctor will not be criminally liable if a patient dies due to an error of judgment or carelessness or for want of due caution though he can be liable to pay compensation. Too ... More

AP CM convenes meet on medical aid for children with heart problems
THE death of T. Shoban, a 13-year-old heart patient from Karimnagar, here on Saturday has set off a huge rescue operation to save the lives of hundreds of children afflicted with diseases. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has ... More

Liver transplant for Pakistani girl child
HYDERABAD: A team led by Dr Mohamed Rela, a liver transplant expert from London's King's College, has successfully conducted liver transplantation on the five-year-old Pakistan girl. The girl, Batul Hasan, got a chunk of liver from her ... More

PETROLEUM
Crude boils over
CRUDE oil prices remained the area of focus last fortnight as the near-month NYMEX futures traded at an all-time high of $44.73 per barrel. Crude for spot delivery has also reached a 21-year high. The surge in oil prices comes at a time when ... More

Ministry seeks Rs 700 cr for efficient kerosene delivery
THE Petroleum Ministry has sought around Rs 700 crore from the Finance Ministry to finance a scheme to ensure efficient delivery of kerosene to consumers across the country. The scheme entails greater involvement of the public sector oil ... More

POWER
`First pour of concrete' for fast breeder reactor by month-end
THE `first pour of concrete' for the main building of the 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor is expected to happen by the end of this month. "A VVIP" has been invited and a date from his office is awaited, Mr S.K. Jain, Chairman and ... More

KSEB staff stage demo
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Activists of the Kerala Electricity Employees Confederation organised a demonstration in front of the headquarters of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) here for what it described as protection of their rights. ... More

STEEL
Steel pipe makers to add capacity on rising demand
GROWING oil and gas demand across the world and the zeal with which oil companies are investing on adding pipeline infrastructure promise higher revenues for Indian steel pipes makers. Saw Pipes Ltd, Man Industries (India) Ltd, PSL Holdings and ... More

WATER
New water policy for Kerala soon
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Water Resources Minister, Mr T. M. Jacob, has said that the State Government would come out with a new water policy. An official said here that the Minister announced this while chairing a meeting that discussed ... More

RADIO/TV
Govt approval cloud hangs over Zee business channel plans
A FRESH round of controversy may be brewing in the broadcasting sector with the Zee Group firming up plans to launch a business news channel on the direct-to-home (DTH) platform shortly. While sources in the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ... More

Asianet's gift scheme
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Asianet Satellite Communications has announced the launch of `Sammana Samridhi', a gift scheme for new and existing subscribers in connection with Onam. A spokesman said here that the scheme was being designed in a ... More

EDUCATION
Nagarjuna University Campus wide network project inaugurated
HYDERABAD: Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister, has inaugurated the Rs 20-lakh Campus Wide Network and Network Security project on the Nagarjuna University Campus near Guntur. Besides facilitating very high-speed data transfer, the ... More

LEATHER
4 Chennai leather firms to set up units in J&K
FOUR leading leather companies from Chennai, including one that makes shoes for Florsheim brand, have committed to set up facilities in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) either on their own or through collaborations with local partners. Mr M.M. Hashim, a More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Entries invited for FAPCCI awards
THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) has called for entries from industries, organisations and individuals for 20 awards in various categories for the year 2003-04. Announcing the awards programme, Mr O.P. ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
The Hindu MetroPlus Lifestyle Show in Chennai
METROPLUS, the colour supplement from The Hindu Group, will organise a four-day exhibition in the home and lifestyle categories. The Hindu MetroPlus Lifestyle Show 2004, to be held from August 12 to 15 in the city, will showcase the ... More

Access to information denied
AN executive order from the Commerce Secretary, Mr Dipak Chatterjee, has barred any interaction between the functionaries of the Department of Commerce and mediapersons. While the reason for this sudden ban was said to be certain published ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE
Rice for Kerala school kids
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of an Onam gesture on the part of the Government, 5 kg of rice will be sanctioned free of cost to school children for being included in the noon meal scheme. Announcing this, the Director of Public ... More

EVENTS
Puskharams from Aug. 28
HYDERABAD: Nearly three crore people are expected to take a dip at 191 ghats along the River Krishna during the 12-day Puskharams beginning on August 28. With the once-in-12-years event is just 20 days away, the Government is making ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Meat exports on the rise
THE rising trend in export of meat and preparations seen in the last two years is expected to continue in the current fiscal too with growth in demand occurring in both traditional and emerging markets. Large investments are said to be flowing ... More

TOURISM
Tourist arrivals sustain growth trend in first half
THE healthy growth in tourist arrivals that began towards the second-half of last year has been maintained in the first-half of the current year as well. Foreign tourist arrivals in the country have increased by 24.3 per cent to 15.6 lakh in ... More