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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY AWARDS & HONOURS International activist award DR Jaya Arunachalam, founder president of Citibank India's NGO partner Working Women's Forum (India) has been selected by the Gleitsman Foundation for its International Activist Award 2003 in recognition of her contribution towards poverty ... More AUTOMOBILES Asian auto seen a hit in Europe, N. America ASIAN automobile brands are expected to perform much better in the North American and European markets over the next five years when compared to the American or European brands, according to a global automotive industry survey conducted by ... More ECONOMY 5.6 per cent deficit not unsatisfactory: Jaswant THE Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, on Thursday admitted that fiscal deficit was a major source of worry, but said a fiscal deficit at 5.6 per cent of GDP for the coming year was not "unsatisfactory" given the adverse ... More
States must limit fiscal risk on guarantees: Panel ENVIRONMENT Centre urged to okay Pampa Action Plan THE State Minister for Water Resources, Mr T.M. Jacob, has urged the Centre to grant requisite approval to the Rs 319.7-crore Pampa River Action Plan, which is proposed to be implemented in three phases. The State Government had earlier ... More
Master plan for pollution control in Ganga on cards EXCISE AND CUSTOMS Move on excise duty decried BANGALORE: The Clothing Manufacturers' Association of India has threatened to call for a bandh to protest against the removal of the SSI exemption limit for excise duty for the readymade garment industry. This means that the tiny and ... More FOREIGN TRADE AP Chamber inks MoU with Iran team to promote trade The focus of the MoU is to have tie-ups, technology transfers, seminars and exhibitions in mutually beneficial areas such as information technology sector between Andhra Pradesh and Khorasan Province. More PETROLEUM 3 mt Sudan crude for OVL annually ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has acquired equity in a producing oil field in Sudan, entitling it to a share of 3 million tonnes of crude per annum, or ten per cent of the present domestic crude production. OVL, the overseas investment arm of Oil and ... More POWER Maharashtra keen on Dabhol Phase-I revival THE Maharashtra Government has revived its bid to buy power from Phase I of the Dabhol power project to meet acute power shortages in the State. The State is lobbying for the restart of the naphtha-based, 658 MW Phase I of the project to help ... More STEEL Steel prices likely to rise for more categories soon One of the reasons for the price hike this time is the expected rise in exports based on the feedback the domestic steel industry received through its international intelligence network. More SSI New inventions claimed MANGALORE: Gurucharan Industries, based in Baikampady Industrial Estate here and said to be an important exporting unit from this region, has come up with two new inventions — a high output four-dye head HMHDPE blown film plant ... More WATER Drinking water scheme MANGALORE: A total of 291 works forming part of the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission have been completed in the Dakshina Kannada district during the year 2002-2003, according to the President of the D.K. Zilla Panchayat, Ms Jyoti R. ... More BREWERIES 
Liquor capacity expansion ban may goDOMESTIC liquor majors may just have reason to cheer. The Government is set to examine the issue of freeing domestic liquor companies from a 27-year-old ban on capacity expansion. The top brass in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries told ... More EDUCATION Moily seeks legislation on professional courses in Karnataka THE Karnataka Government should come up with a legislation immediately or promulgate an Ordinance to restore status quo on regulating admission to the professional courses through the conduct of the Common Entrance Examination (CET) and ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Quality norms for pickles on anvil TRADITIONAL pickle or `achaar' may soon have to go in for standardisation, with the Government laying down quality and health-related norms to facilitate better acceptance in the international market. Codex standards are being formulated for ... More KNITWEAR & HOSIERY Hosiery makers plea to retain excise duty regime THE Federation of Hosiery Manufacturers Associations of India (Fohma) has urged the Union Finance Minister to allow the industry to retain the optional excise duty regime. The federation has expressed its dismay over the Union Budget proposal ... More SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Bid to avert hazards of space debris Currently, it is estimated that there are about 10,000 objects in space with sizes of more than one centimetre. This debris can pose serious threats to orbiting spacecraft," ISRO said. More CINEMA Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema WITH the aim to present a historical record of Hindi films, Encyclopaedia Britannica, publisher of reference, education and learning products, has launched the Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. The product contains information on the ... More WTO 
India, EU partnership crucial for Cancun meeting: LamyTHE European Union (EU) and India should forge ahead if "success" is to be achieved at the Cancun Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) slated for September, according to the visiting EU Trade Commissioner, Mr Pascal ... More
Trade talks should address India's concerns: Jaitley RURAL DEVELOPMENT CCEA approves plan for rural electrification THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the action plan for 100 per cent village electrification with an outlay of Rs 163.87 crore for the 2002-03 Annual Plan. It also approved a total grant of Rs 583.87 crore for the 10 ... More EVENTS Consumer education event BANGALORE: A consumer education event is being held on Saturday and Sunday in the Palace Grounds offering information to the public on various mechanisms of redressal. "We will showcase the utilities available, safety, the citizens ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Run-up to Budget Kelkar Report Bottled water: How safe is it? Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma Housing Fin. rate war: Bonanza for consumers! NPAs in Banking In Depth Simple Economics Consumer Notes Tax Talk The Brahmananda collections NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Books and Reviews Looking back Mar. 2-Mar. 8 Office to detect white-collar frauds to be in place by April `Excellence should become a byword for what India does' Education tax: `Giving with one hand, taking with the other' PSU profits up 66% in 2001-02: Survey Students with knack for design `Disinvestment process flawed' Dwindling coal stock may hit 20 thermal stations Inventory build-up report `overboard' — Steel cos unfazed on sector's outlook Many cos sitting idle on coal mining blocks It's all about jugglery Exporters to get I-T refunds faster — Dept working on e-funds transfer Army, JobsAhead tie up to place retired servicemen Sand turns a scarce commodity CAS basic tier to cover 30 channels |
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