Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, August 22, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 22, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Rainfall tapering off in north, northwest RAIN activity seems to be tapering off in the north and northwest India where only isolated wet sessions are forecast for the next 4-5 days, according to model projections by the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF). ... More AWARDS & HONOURS MAHE confers doctorate on Kiran Mazumdar Shaw THE Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has conferred an honorary doctorate on Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon Ltd, Bangalore, in recognition of her outstanding achievements in biotechnology and ... More
Baliga Memorial Award COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES Retd policemen in AP may be deployed to execute arrest warrants THE Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (APSCDRC) is likely to deploy retired police officials for executing arrest warrants. The Commission President, Mr Justice I.V. Narayana, told newspersons on Sunday that they would ... More ECONOMY Oil may soon begin to hurt MARKETS on both sides of the Atlantic cheered as oil fell from its all time high mark of $67.10 last Wednesday. The mid-week slide in the crude to $62.25 came despite a lower build up in crude inventories and a higher draw on gasoline inventories ... More HEALTH A call for human touch CAN doctors insist and wait for money (fees) when death is knocking at the doors of the patient? The obvious answer is recovery of fee can wait - but not death - nor the treatment for trying to save the life. With that depressing Q&A ... More HOTELS North Mumbai hotels bounce back after flood THE hotels of north Mumbai, which faced severe flooding during the July 26 deluge, are not expected to suffer any long-term impact on account of their location. The hotel industry is making a quick recovery after the heavy rain that disrupted ... More INFRASTRUCTURE CII urges TN to enact infrastructure growth enabling Act soon TAMIL Nadu should speed up the process of enacting the Infrastructure Development Enabling Act as envisaged in its industrial policy. This will strengthen the institutional framework to enhance infrastructure in the State, according to the ... More PETROLEUM Petroleum Ministry not to intervene in levy of excise on LPG, kerosene THE Petroleum Ministry has said that it is not going to intervene on the issue of applicability of excise duty on petroleum products, particularly kerosene and LPG. Senior Petroleum Ministry officials said that there is no dispute with the ... More
National gas network set to take off — Petroleum Ministry not to wait for regulatory board Bill PHARMACEUTICALS 
`India must focus on affordable drug development'THE Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon Industries, Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, has said that India has to look at drug development as an opportunity and go after it with a clearly thought-out strategy. She was speaking at the CXO conclave ... More TAXATION FICCI outlines agenda for tax laws review THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has outlined a multi-pronged agenda for reviewing domestic tax laws and treaties in order to make the tax laws more compatible with the rest of world, attract foreign investment and make ... More TEXTILES Textiles park at Tirunelveli MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Government has proposed to establish an integrated textiles park, fifth in the State, in Tirunelveli. The district administration has identified 67 acres on the Tirunelveli-Cheranmadevi stretch. The park will ... More
Meet on `Internet in marketing' SSI 93 pc of small units on expansion mode: CII survey NINETY three per cent of the 1,000 small and medium enterprises, surveyed by the Confederation of Indian Industry in its 19th Business Outlook Survey on business prospects, plan to authorise more capital investment compared to the previous year, ... More RADIO/TV A `soapy' mish-mash THE midpoint of last week happened to fall on a particularly auspicious day for Keralites. August 17 was the first day of the Malayalam-month of Chingam, Kerala's harvest season and, traditionally, the harbinger of good fortune and plenitude for ... More EDUCATION MAHE tie-up with TIFR MANGALORE: The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have signed an agreement on advanced research in basic sciences. A MAHE release said here that a memorandum of ... More
MEDICAL & SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS Medical devices market needs regulation: Board THE Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) seems to have driven the proverbial last nail into the coffin as far as the unregulated medical devices market in the country is concerned. Following a meeting earlier this month, the DTAB has told the ... More PRECIOUS METALS IIGC 2005: A BUSINESS LINE FEATURE 
Of festivals & rush for goldIT is that time of the year when gold purchases in the form of jewellery begin to pick up. India, the world's largest market for gold, has the utmost fascination for gold jewellery, much of it dictated by religious and social compulsions. But ... More
PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT PARRY'S PANORAMA 7 
Book binding trade opts for automation in ChennaiPAPER traders concentrated in Parry's have attracted others in related areas of trade constituting a wide range of stationeries. Among them are the converters — they convert paper to notebooks. In the hustle and bustle of Parry's in ... More MINING & QUARRYING Hong Kong co eyeing Indian mining sector GENERAL Nice Resources (Hong Kong) Ltd, a Rs 2,500-crore trading company with interests in steel and related areas in Hong Kong, plans to expand its operations in India. According to Mr Jaffe Lau, Executive Director, General Nice Resources, ... More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING 
Marxism insights must guide development policy design: PMCALLING himself a liberal in social philosophy, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said Marxism captures two very important aspects for the progress of a nation. Firstly, it attaches great importance to sustained and rapid ... More SOCIAL WELFARE 
PM inaugurates 2nd phase of land distribution scheme in APIF the country manages to sustain the economic growth witnessed last year, it would be able to eradicate poverty within next five-ten years, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said on Sunday. "India is witness to all round growth, and if ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rajiv Internet Villages in AP to offer Government to citizen services THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Sunday launched the delivery of Government to citizen services through the Rajiv Internet Villages, where about 8,618 centres would be operational in 22 districts. Dr Singh's visit coincided with the ... More LABOUR REFORMS Two Bills mooted for welfare of unorganised sector workers THE National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector has recommended that the Government bring in two Bills for the welfare of workers in the unorganised sector. The two Bills are the Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security ... More SECURITY Preparations on for issuing national identity cards For security reasons, the Centre plans to allocate national ID cards with a pilot project of three million cards being rolled out in the next few months. Labelled the National Citizen Card, the pilot project has been approved by the Home Ministry ... More EVENTS EXPORTS & IMPORTS 
More major ports a key requirement to meet export targetsNATURAL CALAMITIES Shrimp exporters bid to get US dumping duty revoked — US team to survey tsunami-hit areas REPRESENTATIVES from the aquaculture industry, including the Marine Products Export Development Authority, made a pitch to a delegation of the US International Trade Commission on the impact of tsunami on aquaculture industry and shrimp ... More TOURISM 
First cruise of the season arrives at Cochin PortTHE first cruise vessel to call at the Cochin Port during the current tourist season, Pacific Princess, with 611 passengers and a crew of 377, arrived on Sunday morning from Colombo, and left for Mumbai in the evening. A vessel of ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Aug. 14-Aug. 20 Kadirgamar's assassination shatters Lankan peace Industry hails new norms for fixing sugarcane SMP Revival of monsoon to take two more days 10 pc divestment in top PSUs can fetch Rs 31,000 cr: Assocham Awaiting the oil after-shock Govt announces norms for textile parks scheme Will King Abdullah keep Saudi economy well-oiled? Exporting iron ore is against national interests: Tata Steel MD Consumer durables sales decline in H1 Employment Guarantee Bill: Govt agrees to Left demands Economy can absorb petro-price shock `Electrical industry posts healthy growth in first quarter' Qatar keen to supply 1.25 mt more LNG for short term |
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