The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 23, 2006

EMPLOYMENT
Recruit.net in India
Hong Kong-based job search engine recruit.net has launched its services to Indian job seekers. The search engine, already operating in other Asia Pacific regions such as China, Japan, Australia, Japan and Singapore, has entered ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Crude free from weather concerns
The warmer than normal winter in the northern hemisphere and suppressed hurricane activity in the tropical north Atlantic are expected to help insulate crude prices from the wild swings triggered by weather concerns. Forecasts put out by ... More

SOCIAL SECURITY
`Not submitting details under EPF Act is not non-application of mind'
An employer could not refuse to comply with statutory mandate to pay contribution by employees as also their share. More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Bid to enable HC proceedings in Tamil
The Tamil Nadu Government will take steps to enable the proceedings in the Madras High Court to be conducted in Tamil, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr M. Karunanidhi, said. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he ... More

ECONOMY
`China's growth story may stay intact'
Ample liquidity and strong growth prospects imply that the short-term picture after this lull is extremely upbeat. This was the highlight of findings by Macquarie Research. More

ENVIRONMENT
Eco clearance for projects to be simplified in Bengal
5-year validity allowed; all stakeholders will be involved More

FOREIGN TRADE
India, China biz teams get to know each other
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India to push horticulture in Russia
As part of the Union Government's plan to push value of exports in a big way in the next few years, the Commerce Ministry is making efforts to find a new market in Russia for Indian agricultural and horticultural exporters. The ... More

Talking biz
NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Mr Wan Jifel, Chairman, China Council for Promotion of International Trade, with Mr Syamal Gupta, Chairman, CII Africa Committee, and Chairman, Tata International Ltd, at a meeting on `India - China: Seeking New Business ... More

PETROLEUM
EIL, Punj Lloyd bid for Libya refinery revamp
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ONGC combine may bag 12 blocks
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation consortium seems to be emerging a winner under the sixth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy, closely followed by Reliance Industries Ltd. According to sources, of 52 blocks under NELP-VI, in which 39 ... More

Great Eastern Energy, Indian Oil in pact
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL) plans to form joint venture with IOC for marketing and distribution of city gas and compressed natural gas (CNG) in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt in West Bengal, according to a GEECL release. ... More

KG basin: Promising big business for energy players
Cairn Energy to pump in $90 m for exploration More

Energy majors betting on NELP-VI
Energy majors ONGC and Reliance turned active ahead of the crucial meeting of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries to consider winners of sixth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP). The meeting is expected to take place on Thursday. ... More

POWER
Power capacity target for 11th Plan: Centre initiates action to minimise slippages
Addition targets for Eleventh Plan More

TAXATION
Petrol pump dealers call off strike
The State wide three-day-old petrol pumps strike by the Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association was called off on Wednesday evening, following an assurance by the State Finance Minster, Mr Jayant Patil, that sales tax would be ... More

SSI
Committee moots plan for micro and small cos' growth
"The Prime Minister's Empowered Committee is looking at removing bottlenecks and coming out with a purposive plan for the growth of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)," said Mr Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry, at the ... More

BREWERIES
`We need to reach the broadest audience possible'
With the Indian wine industry bubbling big, how does one keep it going? More

RADIO/TV
Cable operators seek industry status
With the cable TV industry entering the broadband era, the demand for skilled personnel and engineers will go up. More

EDUCATION
BITS Pilani to start information management course
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), along with EMC Corporation, an information management and storage player, will offer an information management and storage course to its students. The programme is ... More

`Entrepreneurship is an experience'
Successful entrepreneurs saw only a thin difference between adversity and opportunity and used both to their advantage, said Mr Ligi George, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madurai Region, here. Addressing the students of ... More

Roadshow by UK universities
The number of students from India seeking career-based education offered by the universities in United Kingdom is on the rise and the recently introduced fresh talent initiative (FTI) by the UK for attracting academic excellence has added to the ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
Gem, jewellery exports down 9.52 pc in Oct
Fluctuations in gold, crude prices hit shipments More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Land, property prices spurt in Madurai
30 per rise in general; up-country promoters charge Rs 2,300/sq.ft. basic price More

Vijay Shanti Builders' premium apartments snapped up in a day
Each unit at Rs 4.25 cr; the company realised Rs 64 crore More

CONTRA ENTRY
Annual value vs guideline value
The Government has always been sceptical about transactions in real estate. And its abiding suspicion is indeed not misplaced or exaggerated, what with black money playing a significant role in such transactions. Therefore, the owner of a ... More

BDA plans
PRIVATE TIE-UP: An aerial view of Bangalore. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), responsible for planning the city's growth, is all set to go vertical in future. The BDA, which hitherto developed residential layouts and allotted sites, ... More

LEATHER
`Leather exports can touch $7 b by 2010-11'
Aggressive campaign needed to increase foreign investment: Kamal Nath More

GOLD & SILVER
Dubai gold meet to discuss trade aspects
An international conference on gold — Global Gold Forum 2006 — covering diverse aspects such as markets, prices, investment, jewellery, derivatives trading and related services will be held in Dubai during November 26-28. Gold is ... More

TEXTILE MACHINERY
Italian textile machinery cos eyeing India
India's booming textile industry has caught the eye of Italian textile machinery manufacturers who are showing interest in setting up manufacturing units in India. Matec S.p.A is one such company that manufactures machinery to make socks. The ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Indira Gandhi award for scientist
Dr B. Ramalingeswara Rao, Scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), here has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshni Award-2006 given by the National Unity Conference. The award is for identifying the ... More

MINING & QUARRYING
`Mining sector will favour German equipment'
German mining machinery manufacturers are confident that Indian mining sector will eventually use more and more German equipment because of their quality and durability in spite of the fact that the prices of German machines are on the higher ... More

MINERALS
Buddhadeb proposes centralised mineral policy
`Export of iron ore detrimental to the long-term'interest More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Kerala to ensure speedy clearance of investment bids
CM rules out special concessions More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Micro-finance institutions under RBI lens
`MFIs are disbursing loans within 10-15 days of the formation of the group, unlike the SHG-bank linkage programme'. More

EVENTS
Bengal Engg varsity celebrations
The year-long celebrations of Bengal Engineering & Science University will kick off on November 24. Several dignitaries from across the country will participate in the inaugural programme. Dr N.R. Banerjea, Vice-Chancellor, ... More

India Economic Summit from Sunday
The 22nd India Economic Summit 2006, jointly hosted by the World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry, will take place from November 26 - 28 here. The theme of this year's summit is `India: Meeting new expectations' and ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Afghanistan's first ISO certification
RITES Ltd, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Railways, has assisted a procurement organisation of Afghanistan in getting the country's first ever ISO Certification. The first ISO 9001 Certification in Afghanistan has been granted ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
IPO scam-hit may get back monies
SEBI to work out restitution after `disgorgement amount' is received More

Mogaveera Co-op Bank penalised
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a Rs 5-lakh penalty on Mumbai-based, Mogaveera Co-operative Bank for violation of the central bank's directive that prohibits advances to directors, their relatives and firms or companies in ... More