The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 21, 2007

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
MAIT seeks stable policy regime
New Delhi, Dec. 20 Favouring a stable policy regime for the IT hardware industry, the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has said that any changes in the excise duty structure should be proposed only once the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
‘Cut red tape to boost India-Russia trade’
FICCI pact with Russian body for ties in SME segment More

HEALTH
FOR INDIA INC TO PAY DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDENDS...
Investment in health, education, a must
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AP Govt launching 475 mobile clinics in rural areas
Hyderabad, Dec. 20 The Andhra Pradesh Government will launch 475 mobile medical clinics in rural areas to improve access to medicare for the poor and lower income groups in the State.A decision to this effect was taken by the Chief ... More

AIDS programme to receive $100 m from Global Funds
New Delhi, Dec. 20 Global Fund, an international financier for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programmes, has signed a $100-million agreement with the Indian Government for phase II to of the anti-AIDS programme in India. “This is ... More

HOTELS
Ginger enters Gujarat with its 11th property in Vadodara
Ginger, no-frill hotel brand from Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), launched its 11th property in Vadodara. This also marks the entry of the budget hotel brand into Gujarat.The new 95-room hotel has been added to Ginger’s growing ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
She fights, she suffers
‘Peace’ may have returned to Nandigram… but for the women whose lives are shattered by the land clashes, the fight for justice has just begun. More

PETROLEUM
Diesel shipments to Bangladesh from Numaligarh begins
Supply agreement up for renewal More

POWER
‘Democrats will pursue US-India nuclear deal’
India, US urged to draw up blueprint to engage China More

TAXATION
Consumers likely to gain from dual goods, services tax
Overall tax incidence will be lower: VAT panel chief More

Tax component: Kingfisher, Jet issued show cause notices
New Delhi, Dec 20 Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways run the risk of having their permit cancelled or suspended for a certain period of time if the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is not satisfied by the explanation provided by ... More

Saroj Bala becomes CBDT member
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SSI
CII to launch portal for SMEs
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will launch a dedicated portal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) next month. The Web site will provide information and resource space, business and competitiveness solutions and an interactive ... More

RADIO/TV
Plea to allow multiple radio frequencies per city
Radio is one of the fastest growing sectors within the media and entertainment industry, growing at 28 per cent compared to an overall industry growth of 18 per cent. However, the need for more frequencies in all markets and for ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
Lack of hallmarking centres a major problem: Jewellers
Chennai, Dec. 20 Mandatory hallmarking of jewellery will be implemented from January 1, 2008. However, lack of ‘assaying’ centres for hallmarking in four metros will be a major problem for the trade, according to Mr Anant ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
TN Chamber trade fair begins today
Madurai, Dec. 20 The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industries is organising ‘Chamber Trade Fair 2008’ — for the eleventh year in succession — between December 21 and January 7. The slogan for the event is ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS
Brandix Apparel City to go on stream next year
Visakhapatnam, Dec. 20 Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC) at Atchyutapuram in Visakhapatnam district, awarded the SEZ status, will start commercial production by the second quarter of 2008-09 financial year, according to Mr Reshan ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE
Chidambaram seeks States’ help to make PDS effective
New Delhi, Dec. 20 The Union Government incurs Rs 3.65 to transfer Re 1 worth of foodgrains to the poor under the public distribution system (PDS). This has emerged in the recent evaluation study on Targeted PDS undertaken by the ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
IFC, FINO to develop IT solutions for microfinance institutions
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DoT begins phase II rural mobile project
275 million people and 2.4 lakh villages to be covered More

EVENTS
IIM-K management fest on Jan 11-13
Kochi, Dec. 20 At its annual management festival, Backwaters 08, the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, is launching a unique media contest which involves churning out ideas for innovative shows for the visual media. Launched in ... More

Business school seminar
Park Global School of Business Excellence is organising a workshop on ‘Export market evaluation and strategic alliances’ on December 22 and 23 at Coimbatore. It would be conducted by Dr Sumit K.Kundu, Professor at Florida ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship Summit 2007
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Centre, States in talks for refunding export taxes
New Delhi, Dec 20 The Centre is in discussions with the States on the issue of formula for refund of all State-level taxes borne by exporters, the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, has said.“This is important as ... More