Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, December 02, 2005
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY CLIMATE & WEATHER Cyclone `Baaz' may break out of jam to make landfall TROPICAL cyclone Baaz refused to do the weatherman's bidding on Thursday as a combination of factors forced it to extend the vigil over the southwest Bay of Bengal waters for the better part of the last 24 hours. Forecasts by various models ... More PENSION PLANS 
Insurance companies may be allowed pension biz under existing entityTHE door is still open for Indian life insurance companies to enter the pension sector without the need to float a separate outfit for managing pension funds. The interim Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is looking at ... More NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Renewable energy group opens secretariat in Delhi THE Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) announced the opening of its South Asia Regional Secretariat at the Asian Energy Institute (AEI) in New Delhi. REEEP is a public-private partnership formed in 2002 during the World ... More
IOB, Classic Jatropha tie up to promote biofuel BUDGET Pre-budget talks: FICCI pitches for corporate tax cut THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the Finance Ministry to reduce corporate tax rate to about 25 per cent. The chamber also sought a lower rate of 20 per cent for smaller companies. A FICCI delegation, ... More ECONOMY Centre's fiscal deficit up 48.17 pc in April-Oct THE Centre's fiscal deficit has recorded a 48.17 per cent increase during April-October 2005 to Rs 92,068 crore, as compared to deficit level of Rs 62,135 crore recorded in the same period last year. The fiscal deficit of Rs 92,068 crore ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS FAPCCI plea to let Customs clearance of goods under ATA Carnet THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) has appealed to the Union Government to let customs clearance of goods under ATA Carnet at the Hyderabad Airport and Vizag port. ATA Carnet is an international customs ... More FOREIGN TRADE SAFTA agreement finalised: Minister THE Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, on Thursday said the implementation of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement from January 1, 2006 would further strengthen India's relations with the seven-member countries of ... More
`Big scope in Indo-EU agro-food trade'
`Barriers to Indo-US defence trade could be reduced' HEALTH Package for curbing spread of AIDS, says Manmohan IN line with its commitment made in the Common Minimum Programme, the Government will launch a comprehensive package for curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in India. It will comprise preventive services, promotional measures and interventions for ... More PHARMACEUTICALS 
Centre to unveil pharma policy soonThe Government is planning to make maximum retail price on drugs to include all the taxes as in the case with other packaged goods. At present, MRP of drugs is exclusive of local taxes. More
Plan for regulatory body to ensure drugs quality
AP Govt moves to promote more mini-pharma cities
Agilent compliance tool for pharma cos POWER NTPC told to buy gas from spot market to tackle shortages WITH gas shortages affecting power generation over the last six months, the Government has asked National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to purchase gas for its power stations from the spot market. Outlining the measures by the Centre to ... More
Electricity Act changes cleared
CCEA approves PowerGrid transmission system TAXATION 
ONGC may contest I-T Dept's additional claim of Rs 1,000 crTHE Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has disputed the Tax Department's additional claim for the payment of about Rs 1,000 crore for 2003-04 and has sought a legal opinion to contest the claim, the ONGC Chairman and Managing Director, Mr ... More TEXTILES 
Govt working on relaxing labour laws in textile sector: VaghelaTHE Government on Thursday said it is committed to introducing flexibility in the labour laws and is working on ways to exempt part of the textile sector from some of the existing rigid labour regulations. "The Government is aware of the ... More
Competition in textile trade gets tougher with dismantling of quotas WATER Urgent need to optimise availability of groundwater `In the Deccan Plateau states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, groundwater levels have reached an alarmingly low level of 600 ft and above.' More RADIO/TV 
Zee to telecast Sri Lanka test matchesTHE winds of change in cricketing affairs are already evident within two days of Mr Sharad Pawar and his team taking charge of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In a reversal of the earlier stand under Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, the ... More EDUCATION SEZ model can be replicated in higher education: Nasscom THE National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has advocated an initiative for replicating the SEZ (special economic zone) model in the higher education system. In an interactive session with media representatives, the ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS TN Chamber seeks solatium for small traders MADURAI: THE Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed to the Chief Minister that while estimating the flood damage, the loss sustained by small businessmen and manufacturers should also be taken into account and appropriate ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY 
Labour shortage worries Tirupur knitwear exportersFOR the booming Tirupur knitwear export industry, the mounting orders from importers this year may sound good augury. But the surge in orders has led to gaps in the manpower planning for a labour-intensive industry in Tirupur, which is heavily ... More TEXTILE MACHINERY Kotra meet showcases wider collection of fabric samples AMONG the 14 Korean textile machinery manufacturers represented in the first-ever face-to-face meet organised here on Thursday by the Korea Trade Centre (Kotra) were R C Korea Co manufacturing roll packing machinery and Seobu Machinery Co Ltd, ... More
Textile machinery imports from Korea on the rise SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2nd LCA prototype makes maiden flight THE second prototype of Tejas, the indigenous light combat aircraft, made its maiden test flight on Thursday.The landmark flight started at 10.10 a.m. and lasted 26 minutes and met all the test objectives, Defence Research Development ... More NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING Dainik Jagran publisher files for IPO with SEBI JAGRAN Prakashan Ltd, publisher Dainik Jagran, has filed draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for a public issue of up to 1.14 crore shares of Rs 10 each. The issue consists of a fresh issue of ... More WTO `First draft of HK ministerial meet of WTO disappointing' `India will continue to play a constructive role to ensure that the Hong Kong Conference is a meaningful staging-post for the successful completion of the Development Round.' More EVENTS Sourcing exhibition begins in Pune THE three-day Source Enterprise 2005 exhibition, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Western Region, began in Pune on Thursday. This is the second manufacturing sourcing exhibition and buyer seller meet, the first one ... More
`Pride of India Expo' in Hyderabad
2-day business meet in Mumbai NATURAL CALAMITIES Alert us to breaches, Rlys tells public WITH weathermen forecasting yet another cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, the South Central Railway (SCR), perhaps for the first time, has started a media campaign, appealing to the public to tip the authorities off on chinks in the ... More
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Top Stories In Focus FDI in retail sector Indian Aviation: Sky is the limit India Inc's bonus bonanza Sethusamudram Canal Project India Inc's overseas acquisition
In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Tax Talk
Looking back Nov. 20-Nov. 26 Shipping cos yet to ride out `service tax' storm Uniform retail drug prices across country by year-end: Paswan Dismissal from service for taking bribe set aside Now, most banks focus on SMEs Sales tax sops: Ministry not keen to encourage industry demands `World oil prices likely to settle at $64 up to 2010' Processed foods: `Adherence to safety norms vital' Crowding broadcast space to lower margins `Cement cos margins under pressure' Gold likely to increase on slowdown in US growth Hewitt study forecasts fatter pay packets for Indian employees CCEA nod for offloading of cross-holdings among oil majors India, Turkey sign MoU for oil exploration Shortage of off-the-road tyres may hit coal output Rubber traders threaten to halt exports — VAT claims yet to be refunded Fresh `low' promises another wet spell Russia keen to participate in Iran-Pak-India pipeline project IT sector's contribution to employment `not so good' |
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