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BUDGET


`Kerala Budget stress on process, not product'
THE budgeting process in the State Government is being driven essentially by the emphasis on the process, rather than the product, says a study on financial management in Government. The study, carried out by Dr M.N.V. Nair on behalf of the ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Kinfra in hot pursuit of GIM deals
IN the three months since the Global Investors Meet (GIM) was held in Kochi, there has been significant progress on the MoUs signed by the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra). Follow-up action has been taken on ... More

HOTELS


Le Royal Meredien plans new facility
LE Royal Meridien, Chennai, of the Appu Hotels Ltd, is looking at setting up a beachfront hotel and health resort, according to the Chairman, Le Royal Meridien, Dr Palani G. Periasamy. In an informal chat with newspersons, Dr Periasamy has ... More

PSU


CIL scales new peaks in profit, despatches
RIDING on the successful performance of five of its eight production subsidiaries, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has set new records in terms of profit, despatch and production during the fiscal ended March 31, 2003. CIL's overall profit (provisional) ... More

TEXTILES


Textile industry awaits Finance Bill passage
THE textile industry, in turmoil for about two weeks now, is waiting with bated breath for the clincher on April 22-24. That is when Parliament will pass the Finance Bill and when the industry would know if it comes under Cenvat and VAT or not. ... More

Hi-tech powerloom parks — Council to offer consultancy services
The powerloom export council has come forward to offer consultancy on promotion of the hi-tech powerloom parks for various associations evincing interest in developing such parks in their weaving clusters. More

EDUCATION


Indus International School eyeing NRIs, foreign students
INDUS International School, a new international educational institution that is set to open in July in Bangalore, is targeting NRIs and foreign students from West Asia, Africa and the Far East in a bid to become a multi-cultural and multi-racial ... More

LEATHER


Periamet — Chennai's leather centre
NARROW, crowded streets that ran around a mandi (wholesale market). A market that attracted traders from around the world. Trades carried out by savvy, self-made men, and finally, a market that set the standard for the business. These are Mr ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


  • Beedi workers to go on strike

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    Spurt in number of small IT exporters
    THE number of small software and IT service entrepreneurs with an annual export turnover of under Rs 50 crore has gone up by more than four times from 607 to 2,767 between 1997-98 and 2001-02, according to an Electronics and Software Export ... More

    NATURAL CALAMITIES


    State reports on drought exaggerated, says NIRD
    THE National Institute for Rural Development (NIRD) has stated that the drought-affected States have presented a "very exaggerated" picture of the situation to demand maximum relief from the Union Government. The institute, nevertheless, said ... More

    TOURISM


    War, SARS do little to dampen Australian tourism promos
    The country has not reported a single case of SARS, though 58 suspected cases have been assessed and found to be free of the virus. The Australian aviation and tourism industries are working together to keep the country free of the epidemic. More
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