Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, May 21, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER 
High tide, swell waves cause panic in coastal KeralaUNUSUALLY strong tide and surging waves created panic in the coastal areas of a number of districts from Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Thrissur in the north for the second consecutive day on Friday. Gushing seawaters from the `swell' ... More NRIS 
Fairness on the foreign frontT. C. A. Ramanujam on changes to non-resident taxation More
SBI readies plans to lure IMD redemptions ECONOMY Inflation falls a tad on dip in food prices THE annual wholesale price index-based inflation eased marginally by 0.06 per cent to 5.61 per cent during the week ended May 7, from the previous week's level of 5.67 per cent. The dip in the year-on-year inflation was mainly due to a fall in ... More
India Inc gives UPA Govt 65 pc: Assocham survey FOREIGN TRADE Venezuela keen on improving trade ties THE energy sector is expected to make a difference in the relationship between India and Venezuela, thanks to, inter alia, the involvement of oil majors such as ONGC. The Government of Venezuela is looking forward to further co-operation ... More HEALTH Surgeon sets a `hearty' record THE Chief Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Dr Vijay Dikshit, has achieved a rare distinction of performing 1,000 beating heart surgeries with 99.1 per cent success rate. Speaking to newspersons today, Dr Dikshit said: "A major cause of ... More PETROLEUM Aiyar for equitable sharing of oil price hike burden THE Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, has said that the price revision mechanism for domestic fuel may have to take into account an equitable sharing of the burden among the three stakeholders — the consumers, the Government and ... More
Panna-Mukta-Tapti joint venture hikes output PHARMACEUTICALS Centre's 1-year report card — `Unfinished' agenda bugs pharma sector AS the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government at the Centre gives itself a report card on completing its first year in office this weekend, experts in the healthcare and pharmaceutical segments are feeling the pangs of an unfinished ... More TAXATION DGST is authority for service tax registration THE Finance Ministry has specified that the Director-General Service Tax (DGST) would be the authority for granting centralised registration to service tax assesses having operations in multiple central excise jurisdictions. This new norm would ... More TEXTILES 
`Indian textile market fastest growing in 2004'EVEN as Indian textile players make a beeline for the US and the EU markets, it is back home that the textile market is really growing. India is emerging as the fastest growing textile market, while several of the Western markets, including the ... More
Powerloom units fail to utilise subsidy fully SSI Acer-Intel seminar on SMBs AS part of its efforts to reach out to the small and medium business (SMB) segment, Acer India is partnering with Intel to organise a series of seminars in various towns across South India. Mr S. Rajendran, General Manager - Sales and ... More
ITC to source agarbatti raw material from Tripura COAL Tata Steel eyes coal mining block in Australia TATA Steel hopes to acquire a coal-mining block in Australia some time this year, Mr Muthuraman said. The company's need for imported coal for blending was estimated at seven million tonnes by 2010-2011. Following the acquisition of ... More RADIO/TV Competition may trigger price war in DTH market IT will finally boil down to who offers the best deal at the cheapest rate. The war for subscribers is set to begin in the next one year, with at least four operators — Essel Group's Dish TV, Prasar Bharati's DD Direct, Tatas-Star Group's ... More EDUCATION Universitas eyeing corporate tie-ups UNIVERSITAS 21 Global, which launched an online MBA programme for students across the globe in July 2003, is now looking at corporate tie-ups in India. Dr Michael Goldberg, Chief Academic Officer, Universitas 21 Global, told Business Line ... More
Manipal Academy, EMC Corp tie-up for information storage course SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY New Map Policy to boost GIS-based industry THE New Map Policy announced by the Centre is expected to boost the Geographical Information Systems (GIS)-based industry, as well as help create a range of databases, which could be used in better planning and implementation of development ... More MINERALS 
India should not export iron ore: MuthuramanINDIA'S urge to export iron ore should be tempered by the economic benefits of converting it into steel at home and the domestic need for the resource caused by the country's own graduation to being a big steel consumer, Mr B. Muthuraman, ... More SOCIAL WELFARE AP CM promises to double loans to women's groups THE State Government is keen on improving the lot of rural women and for that purpose it will make the necessary arrangements to double the loans from commercial banks to the development of women and children in rural areas (DWCRA) groups during ... More ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES Herbal products launched KOCHI: The Mumbai Prakruti Bio Farms has introduced its six premium herbal products in the Kerala market. It includes aloe vera health drink, safed mulsi tablets, anti-diabetic capsules, immunity booster capsules etc. To ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back May. 8-May. 14 Car sales up 13.6 pc in April; CVs down 15 pc Chinese textile exports to US dive 21 pc in March Coal shortage hits Rlys' freight movement plans Marginal rise in biz confidence index `Banks must recognise credit rating of SSIs by independent agencies' Japan alert on banned antibiotics — Govt steps up vigil on shrimp shipments Automobile sales top Rs 1,10,000 cr in value terms `Mud slinging is an occupational hazard' VAT panel may assume quasi-judicial role Company Affairs Ministry okays Sun group's DTH application Educational, medical institutions run on commercial lines may lose tax sop Essar Power plans Rs 4,000-cr investment in new capacity Industry posts 8 pc growth in 2004-05 Tobacco: Health Ministry may ban brand extension ads Haryana matches Delhi, pegs VAT rate on automotive tyres at 12.5 pc India set to become knowledge process outsourcing hub: CII Realty cos shift focus to non-metros |
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