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Hepatitis B-DTP vaccine soon
BANGALORE: Pune-headquartered Serum Institute of India (SII), the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the country, is in the process of conducting phase III clinical trials for a Hepatitis B-DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


CII moots southern regional forum
THE Confederation of Indian Industry has suggested the setting up of a southern regional forum on economic cooperation with infrastructure as the starting point. The initiative could be progressively expanded to cover all spheres of economic ... More

`TN should do more to attract investments'
WHAT more can Tamil Nadu do (to attract investments)? A lot more, according to the industry. At the conference on "The Winning Tamil Nadu — An Investment meet,'' in Chennai today, industry representatives while welcoming the initiatives ... More

Rs 18,000-crore master plan for Chennai: CM
`The Government would shortly release a common return form that would reduce all the 51 returns now filed by entrepreneurs to a single return.' More

BDA drive against encroachers reaps rich dividends
THE Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has been able to recover property worth about Rs 400 crore by removing encroachments in Bangalore, the Commissioner of BDA, Mr Jayakar Jerome, told the SUMINFRA 2003 conference here today. "We are ... More

Little progress in IDFC-TN project
ALMOST 10 months have passed since the Infrastructure Development Finance Co Ltd (IDFC) and the Tamil Nadu Government signed an MoU, but nothing much has happened on the agreement since then, according to reliable sources. The agreement, signed ... More

More room for Japanese investment in TN
IMPROVE infrastructure and create awareness were the recurrent points made by speakers at the session on "Tomorrow's Agenda'' at "The Winning Tamil Nadu — An Investment Meet'' organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here ... More

`Infrastructure projects need better interest rate regime'
VIABILITY of infrastructure financing hinged on the predictability of the regime that controls profit, said Mr Ravi Parthasarthy, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, IL&FS, at the summit on Integrated Infrastructure Development today. While ... More

Infrastructure Projects: `Grossly underinsured'
INFRASTRUCTURE projects in India are grossly underinsured, although there is a plethora of covers available, Mr P. Balakrishnan, Vice-President, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, said at the Suminfra 2003 conference here on ... More

PETROLEUM


Oil cos have petro stocks for 2 months
THE country will not face any shortage of petroleum products for at least two months, in case international crude and product supplies are affected by US attacks on Iraq. According to refiners, public and private sector oil companies have ... More

POWER


TNERC ignored our pleas: Plantation sector
HIT as it is by the adverse impact of globalisation, the latest revision in power tariff notified by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has come as the last straw for the plantation sector. The industry, which is fighting ... More

Purulia pumped storage project awaits PIB nod — NHPC, WBSEB to hold equity
The project would help correct the imbalance in hydrothermal mix in West Bengal and is being considered vital for the eastern power grid. More

STEEL


Steel firms bullish on war prospects
DOMESTIC steel manufacturers are quite bullish on the Iraq war, though none are ready to go on record. While most of the big companies are unwilling to even talk about the war that's looming large over Iraq and may start any moment now, the ... More

TAXATION


TN banking on industry to make up VAT losses
THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday hoped that the manufacturing sector in the State would go in boldly with new investments and help the State offset the revenue loss it would suffer on account of switching over to ... More

VAT's in store for car buyers?
With several car dealers seeking to meet the March-end deadline for the fiscal year, they have announced a slew of offers for the car buyers, including concessions and freebies. More

SSI


KVIC ties up with Nisiet
THE Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is all set to benefit from a number of scientific institutions in its efforts towards rural industrialisation and also in value addition to its products, thanks to the arrangement it entered into ... More

LIFESTYLE


Bonfire
A group of people, in a festive mood, burning old things in Hyderabad on Tuesday night. Setting fire to old things is a part of the Holi celebration, called `Holi ka Dahan', which takes place during the night before Holi. The event is to mark ... More

EDUCATION


Top B-schools join hands for placements
FOR the first time, the three leading IIMs of Ahmedabad, Calcutta and Bangalore have joined hands to finalise a placement fixture to get rid of the ``fish market sort of situation'' and offer a better deal both to employers and the ... More

Bangalore professional colleges filling up seats — State urged to enact Bill to streamline admission
AS students aspiring for admissions in professional colleges are faced with uncertainty over the quantum of seats that would be available for merit and the proportion to be allotted for payment seats, some colleges appear to have set their own ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS


Small-time fashion designers seek sops under VAT regime
FASHION designers are an unhappy lot. Come April 1, 2003, the small-scale industries (SSI) exemption on readymade garments and a host of fabrics will stand withdrawn and all the units hitherto enjoying excise duty exemption will have to come ... More

GLASS


A touch of glass
Bhopal crockery and glassware on show at an exhibition at Kanaka Damodhar Auditorium in Kochi. The show will end on March 31.

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CINEMA


Motion picture body cracks down on DVD piracy
HE is an ex-cop and lawyer, skills that come in handy as he cracks down on piracy in Asia. For Michael C. Ellis, Vice-President & Regional Director, Asia Pacific Anti-Piracy Operations (Motion Picture Association), the goal is to boost ... More

EVENTS


TN ready with law to woo pvt investment
THE Tamil Nadu Government has finalised a legislation to attract private capital for developing infrastructure. This will provide for comprehensive arrangements such as developing concession agreements, sharing risks, and procedures for ... More
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