The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 21, 2002

Reliance, Bharti among 5 to get letters of intent for ILD
THE Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued letters of intent (LI) to five companies - Reliance, Bharti, Data Access, Connecting Networks and Pacific Net Invest - for starting international long-distance services, which are being ... More

Araco Polyflex among 42 FDI proposals okayed
ARACO Polyflex Private Ltd's proposal to infuse additional funds to the tune of Rs 20 crore from its parent companies and Hughes Escorts Private Ltd's proposal to bring in Rs 10 crore fresh investment for setting up a wholly-owned downstream unit ... More

Panel meet on print FDI next wek
NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology is likely to take up the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in the print media at its meeting next week. According to sources, this proposal did not come ... More

STATES

IBRD grants loan for water projects in UP, Rajasthan
THE World Bank on Wednesday approved two lines of credit for India to improve income and fight rural poverty in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh through two water restructuring projects totalling $289.2 million. The two credit lines, $140 million ... More

Assam power regulator yet to start functioning
A poor performance by ASEB had necessitated the setting up of the AERC and the immediate implementation of the reform measures suggested by the Committee on Fiscal Reforms. More

SLBC special credit plan for Ananthapur
THE steering committee of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) of Andhra Pradesh has decided to prepare a total credit plan with Rs 600-crore outlay during the next fiscal year for Ananthapur, a drought-prone district in the State. The ... More

BPCL lines up friendly-moves in Coimbatore
AS part of its efforts to strengthen customer relationship, the petroleum major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has lined up a string of value-added services for the Bharat Gas users in the city. The company has entered into a tie-up ... More

Port-based SEZs in offing in Karnataka to boost exports
KARNATAKA will soon come out with a proposal to set up port-based special economic zones to give an impetus to exports from the State. It has identified Mangalore and Karwar as the possible locations. Disclosing this here on Wednesday, the ... More

Gar-knit X 2002 opens in Tirupur today
AN international exhibition on garmenting with a focus on knitting and processing technology is to be held in the hosiery town of Tirupur during February 21-24. The exhibition, `Gar-knit X 2002', will showcase the latest garmenting and ... More

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