Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY ANTI-DUMPING Dumping duty delay irks tile companies DOMESTIC producers of vitrified tiles are agitated over the dithering by the Finance Ministry in imposing an interim anti-dumping duty recommended by the Director-General of Anti-Dumping (DGAD) in December last year. Industry sources told ... More ECONOMY Plan panel faults Centre for States' profligacy As loans accruing to the consolidated fund of State Governments are largely swayed by the fiscal stance of the Centre, the latter is in a sound position to restrict the net borrowing level of States within limits deemed appropriate by financial plann ing. More
US recovery will be subdued
Naidu takes on critics of AP fiscal policy ELECTRONICS Customs self-declaration likely for electronic parts import THE Government is set to simplify customs procedures for electronic component imports by allowing self-declaration at ports and airports aimed at reducing turnaround time to benefit domestic hardware manufacturers. According to industry ... More ENGINEERING Machine tool makers seek excise duty cut THE Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) has made several recommendations to the Government for reducing the ultimate tax incidence on customers and removing the anomalies in the existing tax structure. It has sought ... More FOREIGN TRADE Bid to boost trade with West Africa KOLKATA: The Engineering Export Promotion Council has organised a buyer-seller meet in Nigeria and Ghana, boosting the scope for India's trade with these two countries. In a statement, Mr J.S. Bhasin of EEPC said that some 17 Indian ... More PETROLEUM Slide in petro consumption slows DIESEL consumption was 2.67 per cent less in the nine-month period from April 2001 to January 2002. The overall consumption of petroleum products was 0.3 per cent down during the period. "But the rate of decline in overall consumption has been ... More POWER Bengal turns to ballads to check power thefts EVEN as the legislation to stop power theft in the State awaits Presidential assent, the West Bengal Power Department is planning to hold roadshows in districts, getting minstrels to belt out ballads in a devotional style to educate people on the ... More SSI ICICI Infotech launches Orion MUMBAI: ICICI Infotech, a subsidiary of ICICI Ltd, has announced the launch of Orion — a suite of enterprise solutions (ES) targeted primarily at the small and medium enterprises (SME). The product is designed to address the ... More GEMS & JEWELLERY 
TN goldsmiths oppose rapid mechanisationTRADITIONAL goldsmiths are up in arms against creeping mechanisation in jewellery industry which they fear is shrinking the employment opportunities to them. The artisans here under an umbrella organisation — Federation of Goldsmiths and ... More METALS Packaging & other issues -- Good scope to raise tinplate use AN analysis of the consumption trends suggests enough scope to increase tinplate use in packaging well beyond the present 3,00,000 tonnes. Significantly, the edible oil/vanaspati segment, which has the largest share at 1,21,000 tonnes, offers ... More INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS Soap industry peeved at customs classification INCORRECT classification of a key raw material for soap manufacture — crude palm stearine (CPS) — by some customs commissionerates has upset the domestic soap industry, which has moved the Centre for redressal. According to industry ... More
CII to open Kabul office DISINVESTMENT Global majors join race for SCI; 12 EoIs received THE Union Government has received 12 expressions of interest (EoIs) from potential bidders keen on acquiring a 51 per cent controlling stake in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). These include Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, CMA-CGM, V-Ship, OOCCL, Aban ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 
PMO okays 26 pc FDI in periodicals -- Dailies spared; 100% in advt proposedTHE Government is set to seek the Cabinet's approval for a proposal to permit 26 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the print media for periodicals including weeklies, fortnightlies and monthlies. If approved, this would end a moratorium ... More EVENTS Kochi to host workshop for engineers THE Institution of Engineers (India), Kochi local centre, is organising a regional workshop on strengthening the programme for engineering associations in India on Wednesday. According to an official release, the programme would aim at ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Moves afoot for services sector export strategy THE Commerce Ministry has initiated steps to formulate a medium-term export strategy for the services sector. At a briefing and interaction session on medium-term export strategy, 2002-07, on Tuesday, Dr H.A.C. Prasad, Advisor, Economic ... More PERFORMANCE Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 10-Feb. 16 Do you know what boss expects of you at work? Harsh winter for India Inc; only pharma, auto do well Big euro notes fatten exporters' wallets Delicensing dilemmas Trade missions on coal to visit UK next week LIC offers loan for NHDP at 100 basis pts over G-Sec rate Industrial growth hits fiscal year low of 1.6% in Dec PPL to set norms for sick PSUs VSNL enters Tata family BPCL, HPCL divestment -- Govt to pre-empt monopolies Pechiney may bid for Nalco control Paradeep sold for Rs 151.7 cr States may have to foot SEB dues Customs collections dip 14% in April-January ISRO plans health satellite Govt relaxes control on bulk drugs |
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