Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, April 15, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, April 15, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER `Aborted' El Nino this year: Experts CLIMATE experts on this side of the Pacific are not unduly perturbed by an Australian researcher's predictions about heightened possibility of an El Nino event returning towards the middle of this year. Speaking to Business Line, Dr ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Call to focus on different sources of alternate fuel EXPERTS have said that India needs to have a sound alternate fuel strategy and should focus on different sources of alternate fuel rather than a single source like CNG (compressed natural gas). "The country's fuel strategy should not be ... More
Team Sustain to set up biodiesel plant in Kochi LOTTERY Maharashtra Govt plans to ban instant online lotteries THE Maharashtra Government proposes to ban the instant online two-digit lotteries in the State. The Finance Minster, Mr Jayant Patil, said that the State may approach the Supreme Court as its petition challenging the legal status of online two ... More ANTI-DUMPING `Anti-dumping cases involving India likely to increase' ANTI-DUMPING cases involving India are likely to increase and Indian exporters and manufacturers would be well advised to prepare for battle. In a seminar organised by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India and Economic Laws Practice ... More COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES No restrictions on practice by CAs: HC The Bench said it was a matter of free contact between the client and the chartered accountant/lawyer. More ECONOMY `World trade growth to slow down this year' THE international merchandise trade growth is projected to decelerate from 9 per cent in 2004 to 6.5 per cent this year in the wake of a marked slow-down in overall world economic growth that began in the second half of 2004. Releasing its ... More
Himachal `ideal for investments' ENVIRONMENT Campaign to save trees at Vizag jail site "TWO hundred years of steady growth has been ended in less than two hours,'' lamented Thomas Hardy, the great British author, in one of his poems vividly describing the felling of a tree in rural England. The same fate is likely to befall ... More FOREIGN TRADE 
Qatar, India sign air services pact; keen to better trade tiesINDIA and Qatar on Thursday signed a bilateral air services agreement to improve connectivity and decided to further boost multi-faceted ties between the two countries. The agreement was signed by the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel ... More
India-China bilateral trade yet to pick up pace
`India not among top 30 in WTO list of exporters' INFRASTRUCTURE Rs 700-cr expo centre coming up at Greater Noida THE first phase of India Expo Centre and Mart, spread in 60 acres of land in Greater Noida in UP would be partially operational by the month end and fully operational by October this year. It would provide high-tech facilities to Indian and ... More PETROLEUM Gail MoU for performance targets NEW DELHI: Gail (India) Ltd has signed an annual memorandum of understanding (MoU) for performance targets for the financial year 2005-06 with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The MoU was signed by Mr S.C. Tripathi, Secretary, ... More PHARMACEUTICALS Pharmexcil lauds foreign trade policy THE Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), under the Chairmanship of Mr D.B. Mody, has lauded the Union Commerce Ministry for having put in place a forward -looking foreign trade policy in August last year. In a press release ... More POWER Power consumers set to get choice of distribution utility — 11 State ERCs issue open access guidelines A NEW era of choice for consumers of electricity is in sight, with State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC) of 11 States, including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttaranchal ... More TAXATION State VAT heads told to ensure availability of `C' forms THE Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on VAT has directed VAT commissioners in all States to ensure ample availability of `C' forms for facilitating inter-State transactions under the VAT regime. The VAT design that had been ... More
`VAT to raise State revenues by 25 per cent'
Service tax on import of services — ICAI favours `place of supply' rules
No VAT on life-saving drugs, medical kits in Delhi WATER Blueprint sought for new dam at Tumbe THE State Government has asked the Mangalore City Corporation to submit a blueprint to construct another vented dam at Tumbe in Dakshina Kannada district to supply water to Mangalore city. The new dam is proposed at 100 metres downstream the ... More EDUCATION Euro Tech shifts to new campus at Kakkanad THE Kochi-based Euro Tech Maritime Academy, which conducts various maritime courses, is moving to a new campus as part of its expansion programme. The Rs 12-crore campus set up at Kakkanad will conduct eight new courses in addition to the 28 ... More
TAPMI opens centre in Bangalore for executive education
Elico, SKU sign pact to impart industry training BEVERAGES Kerala Minister says `no' to Coke THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Health Minister, Mr K.K. Ramachandran, has ruled out any chances of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) allowing multinational Coca-Cola to resume operations from its base at Plachimada in Palakkad ... More REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION 
Real estate market booming across boardTHE real estate market in India has been doing exceptionally well for the past 10 months. While residential and retail prices have shot up, commercial prices in all major metros have been keeping pace with inflation, said Mr Anuj Puri, Managing ... More
Vijay Shanthi Builders eyes premium segment
Metcorp in pact with Jurong for mega township near Devanahalli
Cushman & Wakefield plans private equity fund BIO-TECH & GENETICS German biotech team to take part in Bangalore Bio 2005 AN eight-member German delegation will be arriving in India to participate in the forthcoming Bangalore Bio 2005. The delegation has been organised by the International Technology Cooperation Network, which is sponsored by the Federal Ministry ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY National Geographic, IBM to track human family tree THE National Geographic Society and IBM have announced the launch of a research initiative that will trace the migratory history of the human species. The Genographic Project, a five-year research partnership, will use computer analysis of ... More
Scientists target on developing surface-to-air missile MINERALS 
`Iron ore exports set to touch Rs 1,393 cr'INDIA'S exports of iron ore during the current fiscal are set to go up to Rs 1,393 crore, against last year's Rs 827 crore, following the firming up of price and quantity by a consortium of Indian iron ore exporting team led by MMTC which ... More EVENTS Birlas organise multimedia exhibition on Mahatma THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Thursday inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti on Tees January Marg, New Delhi . While inaugurating the exhibition titled `Eternal Gandhi', he said the Mahatma had a ... More INCOME TAX RK Mission seeks ICAI help for FBT exemption THE Ramakrishna Mission has urged the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to take up its case with regard to fringe benefit tax (FBT). The institute is taking a favourable view on the matter. The mission which has already written ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES ADB clears $200-m package for tsunami-hit States ASIAN Development Bank today (ADB) approved a $200-million loan and grant assistance package to help India restore livelihoods and rehabilitate and reconstruct damaged infrastructure in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the wake of the devastating tsunami ... More TOURISM Kerala Cabinet panel to study Halcyon Castle issue THE State Government has decided to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the legal aspects of taking back the Halcyon Castle at Kovalam in the wake of the High Court directive to restore the property to a hotel group. The Chief ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 3-Apr. 9 `VAT will lower tax burden on business' Zee Telefilms serves notice to BCCI, seeks Rs 1,630-cr compensation Chilli exports touch all-time high Thermal plants' coal shortage worsening Traditional items propel exports in April-December Pharma MNCs likely to tighten hold on patents 50% value addition must on tea exports by EOUs, SEZs New emission norms lead to shake-out in diesel car segment First mapping satellite to be launched in May Edible oil imports seen rising 5 lakh t VAT hits live chicken exports to Kerala Cement majors report rise in despatches US households swell Indian exporters' kitty Oil firms seek hike in petro prices; Cabinet to decide Consumers' purse in for a squeeze Vegoil imports down to 2.48 lakh tonnes in March IOC, Saudi Aramco plan merchant storage oil terminal — Drop plans for facility to store crude reserves Oil cos may lose Rs 810 cr if price hike not allowed On the right track to double trade, create employment China's loss could be India's gain in high demand apparel items Which is the largest selling car? Read the fine print |
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