The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 29, 2007

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Promote inclusive cities, PM tells Chief Ministers
New Delhi, Aug. 28 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has asked Chief Ministers to prepare time-bound action plans for providing all basic services for the urban poor in major cities in their States. The Prime Minister sought their ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
‘Climate can help flower market bloom globally’
Plea to set right constraints More

SOCIAL SECURITY
AI, Indian merger: ‘No cut in benefits for retired staff’
New Delhi, Aug 28 Retired Air India and Indian personnel can look forward to retaining the benefits and perks they enjoyed before the merger of the two state owned airlines was completed, the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Proposed titanium–dioxide plant — Fast-track route for decision-making
With several new tools at their disposal to assess the present and future environmental impact of any major industrial project, it should be possible for all the stakeholders in the Tata group’s proposed titanium dioxide project to fast-track t he right decision on the issue. More

FOREIGN TRADE
Chidambaram visiting Germany next month
To address problems facing Indian companies More

Work on to compile list of products for India-EU FTA
Second meeting between the two in October More

‘Indo-US ties not hostage to nuclear deal’
New Delhi, Aug. 28 Keen to continue the developing relations with the US, a couple of Parliamentarians asserted that the Indo-US relationship was not hostage to the success or failure of the civilian nuclear deal. Participating in a ... More

PETROLEUM
Oil Ministry mulls open market sales of kerosene
Seeks bonds to partly meet under-realisation on fuel sale More

Gas pricing: EGoM meet inconclusive
New Delhi, Aug. 28 The meeting of the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by the External Affairs Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, constituted to decide on the issue of gas pricing remained inconclusive for the second day today. According ... More

IOC pilot project to deliver LNG at doorstep
New Delhi, Aug.28 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., (IOC) has commissioned pilot projects offering ‘LNG at the doorstep’ for use in captive power and industrial furnace applications. Liquefied natural gas (LNG), a cryogenic liquid fuel ... More

Panna-Mukta-Tapti jt venture to raise output from Sept
Kolkata, Aug. 28 Panna-Mukta-Tapti (PMT) joint venture will start producing an additional 5.5 million standard cubic metres of gas a day (mmscmd) beginning September 1. The additional capacity will be available from the expansion of Tapti ... More

POWER
Karnataka green signal for RIL power project, 58 others
State clears investment proposals worth Rs 63,561 cr More

PowerGrid IPO price band fixed at Rs 44-52
Issue to hit market on Sept 10 for raising Rs 3,000 cr More

Of political stand-offs and opinion polls
In the backdrop of the standoff between ruling coalition partners on the India-US nuclear deal and a recent opinion poll on a range of issues, RASHEEDA BHAGAT takes a look at the implications for the common man and the small investor in the equity ma rket. More

Centre to open bids soon for 2 ultra mega power projects
Mumbai, Aug. 28 The Centre will open bids for the proposed ultra mega power projects at Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Tilaiya (Jharkhand) soon. The Union Government is reviewing other ultra mega projects, said Mr Anil Razdan, Secretary, ... More

TAXATION
Finance Ministry does capacity building of transfer pricing assessment units
New Delhi, Aug. 28 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has set up five more transfer pricing commissionerates with the objective of augmenting capacity to handle transfer pricing issues that emanate out of increased volume of ... More

SSI
SEBI hopeful of decision soon on stock exchange for SMEs
In the process of establishing capital market training institute More

COAL
AP directs Mines Dept to speed up coal exploration
Hyderabad, Aug. 28 The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has directed the Department of Mines and Geology to expedite the exploration work of its coal block in Orissa.At a review meeting with senior officials of Andhra Pradesh ... More

EDUCATION
Commodity derivatives course: NCDEX arm in pact
Mumbai, Aug. 28 NCDEX Institute of Commodity Markets and Research (NICR), a subsidiary of commodity exchange NCDEX, signed a memorandum of understanding with Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad on Tuesday to collaborate in ... More

‘Focus must be more on skills than knowledge’
Vijayawada, Aug. 28 “The problem with most students is that they are given information and not skills. Information is easily forgotten. It is skills that help students for a lifetime,” according to career guidance expert Mr M.C. ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
CII sets up office in Belgaum
Bangalore, Aug.28. The Confederation of Indian Industry (Karnataka) has set up an office Belgaum with the objective of taking initiatives to spread industrialisation in the area a surrounding districts.The Belgaum-Zone office will be ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Banking services at doorsteps
The District Collector, Mr S.S. Jawahar, launched ‘Canara Gramin Vikas Vahini’ scheme at Thottiyapatti village, 40 km West of Madurai recently, in an effort to take banking services to doorsteps in remote villages, under a nationwide ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Meet on entrepreneurship
The Aloysius Institute of Business Administration (AIBA) — a unit of St Aloysius College, Mangalore — organised PRAGATI 2007 (a one-day symposium on innovation and entrepreneurship) here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Fr. ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Imported cement may not be cheaper
BIS effect: Prices shoot up in Pakistan’s northern provinces More

‘$160-b export target achievable’
New Delhi, Aug. 28 The Centre is confident of meeting the $160 billion export target set for the fiscal provided the rupee continues at “present levels” against the dollar. “We are confident of meeting the export ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
New initiative
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TOURISM
IRCTC, Rlys in pact for weekend packages
Bangalore, Aug. 28 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) hopes to optimise available resources to cater to the needs of the budget traveller. To this end, it has joined hands with the Indian Railways to make use of ... More