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Articles 26721 through 26820 of 35809:
- Posco To Build New Port At A Cost Of $200 Million (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
South Korean steel giant Pohang Steel Company (Posco) has abandoned its plan to use the Paradip Port due to its low cargo-handling capacity and instead decided to develop a new port, six kilometres from Paradip, at a cost of about $200 million (About Rs 8
- Textile Mills Seek Lower Power Tariff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The proposed hike will be a burden'
- Jute Technology Mission Likely To Be Set Up Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Make diversified products from jute"
- Idbi Ltd Planning Life Insurance Firm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
In a major move after becoming a universal banker from development financial institution, IDBI Limited was in the process of floating an insurance company in the life category, Chairman V P Shetty said here on Monday.
- A Vanishing Mirage (Deccan Herald, Michael T Klare , Jul 12, 2005)
For those oil enthusiasts who believe that petroleum will remain abundant for decades to come any talk of an imminent “peak” in global oil production and an ensuing decline can be easily countered with a simple mantra: “Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, . . .
- Panel Against Merger Among Oil Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The high-powered committee on restructuring of the oil Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) has recommended against merger of any state-owned oil firms.
- Textiles May Record 25% Export Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
India’s textile exports are expected to grow 25 per cent this year despite a recent decline in demand from abroad, Union Textile Secretary R Poornalingam said Monday.
- Wen Holds Talks With U.S. Trade Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The Chinese premier favours bilateral trade focus on long term benefits
- Sonia Briefs Pm On Bhel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday evening and briefed him about her meeting with Left leaders on the BHEL disinvestment issue.
- The Change In Mauritius (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
The defeat of the coalition led by Prime Minister Paul Berenger in the recent parliamentary elections in Mauritius was almost on expected lines.
- Boosting Fee-Based Income — Allow Banks To Hard-Sell Priced Services (Business Line, K. Vijayraghavan , Jul 12, 2005)
Various strategies can be thought of to boost fee-based income. Perhaps, the ideal one will be that where for every service in a bank there can be two different channels; the faster and guaranteed one, which can be at a higher cost, and the ordinary one,
- How Much Should A 3g Licence Cost? (Business Line, V. Sridhar, Jul 12, 2005)
The debate over the licensing of 3G spectrum continues. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended allocation of 3G spectrum in IMT 2000 band without any upfront license fee for the existing mobile service providers and allocation to the new pl
- Octroi For Town And Village Development (Tribune, G.S. Grewal , Jul 12, 2005)
PUNJAB Finance minister Surinder Singla recently declared that octroi would be abolished soon in Punjab.
- Panel Disfavours Oil Psus Merger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Creation of a National Shareholding Trust, autonomy for DGH proposed
- Bajaj Hind.'S Big Expansion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Three new greenfield projects in U.P
- More Camel Kids Return (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2005)
Judging by the picture carried by this newspaper on Saturday, it was an emotional homecoming for the second batch of 86 Pakistani ‘camel kids’, aged between three and 18 years,
- Foreign Non-Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2005)
The tribute Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid to the benefits of the British Empire is yet more evidence that our leaders are being bitten by the bug of post-colonialism.
- A Rose-Tinted Raj? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2005)
Extolling Britain’s contributions should not mean extolling the British Empire
- Getting Serious (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
Panel formation to advise on export promotion is a good move
- Missed Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
The real test will come with the implementation of pledges made at the meet
- A Brave Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
The G-8 communique acknowledged the international community’s responsibility towards the poor
- Digital Derailments Of E-Gov Initiative (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 11, 2005)
All 22 offices of the Registrar of Companies (RoC) have turned extremely busy these days.
- Left’S Nerves (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 11, 2005)
It would appear that all that the left leaders wanted was a meeting with Ms Sonia Gandhi.
- G-4 Mission (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 11, 2005)
INDIA, Japan, Germany and Brazil, together known as the G-4, have taken the first major step in their quest for UN reforms by presenting their draft resolution for the purpose to the UN General Assembly secretariat.
- The Conundrums In Economic Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 11, 2005)
The ongoing debate in US economic policy emphasises the fact that the lessons economists draw from their text-books have to be modified a great deal when it comes to practical application.
- Global Warning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 11, 2005)
THAT the G-8 communiqué on climate change is disappointing should surprise no one.
- Summit Sans Consequence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 11, 2005)
The Gleneagles Summit of the G-8 will stand out for its focus on two issues: "Climate change, energy and sustainable development" and Africa. No doubt these are important subjects:
- G8 Pledge For Africa (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2005)
IN a monumental decision, the G8 have finally acted to salvage Africa from poverty.
- Bond Market In India — Shaken, But Not Stirred (Business Line, Raghuvir Mukherji, Jul 11, 2005)
The Winds of liberalisation sweeping the bond market and attracting foreign institutional investors (who can hold 30 per cent of their portfolios in fixed income instruments) are also making it choppy with changes in interest rates caused by external fact
- Individuals Now Reach Their Global Customers (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jul 11, 2005)
It is not easy to be an entrepreneur. If you are creative enough to have a product or service you think is wanted by customers, reaching them becomes a major issue.
- Advances, Declines And Potential Brakes (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 11, 2005)
Call it witch-hunt or whatever, but it was sheer curiosity that let me hit the site www.lib.msu.edu and see a page titled `Declassified Documents and Other Sources for Secrets'.
- Don't Wish Away Slums (Times of India, ISHIRA MEHTA, Jul 11, 2005)
How many times do we pass our neighbourhood slum and wish for the day when those pockets of dirty, diseased and gloomy
- G-8’S Some Positive Initiatives (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2005)
THE G-8 summit has decided to double the aid for impoverished African countries to 50 billion dollars.
- Pruning Of Government (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2005)
Federal Minister for Privatisation and Investment Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has underlined the need for reducing the size of the Government with major emphasis on redirecting its role and reforming it to ensure better governance.
- Apollo Hospital Raises $65 M Through Gdrs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2005)
Apollo Hospital Enterprise Limited said on Friday that it had successfully raised $65.1 million through the issue of 8.35 million global depository receipts (excluding the greenshoe). Each GDR represents one underlying share and will be listed on the Luxe
- Children Turn Reporters In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2005)
Project to create awareness among tribals about development
- Wide Are The Board's Powers (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Jul 09, 2005)
The Department is precluded from challenging the correctness of CBDT orders, points out H. P. Ranina citing decided cases
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions, G8 And India (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 09, 2005)
The Bush administration proves obdurate on climate change.
- Beijing Aims To Politically Isolate Koizumi (Japan Times, ERIC TEO CHU CHEOW, Jul 09, 2005)
The feud between China and Japan over the contents of Japanese history textbooks, sovereignty of the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's periodic visits to Yasukuni Shrine came to a head in April when anti-Japanese riots. . .
- Payment Of Tax Is A Fiscal Fact (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jul 09, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a case where the Indo-Austrian DTAA ran into interpretational problems
- To Meet Energy Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 09, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the country’s growing energy needs for fast paced progress will be met both through exploitation of indigenous resources and imports from regional countries.
- The More Help A Person Has In His Garden, The Less It Belongs To Him (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 09, 2005)
HMRC or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is "the new department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise," informs www.hmrc.gov.uk.
- The Slogans On Africa (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 09, 2005)
It is wonderful to spend time and energy on humanitarian causes, but to be totally preoccupied with the "presentation" of the cause
- Banks Can Proceed With Notices To Borrowers: High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2005)
The Madras High Court has ruled that it would not interfere with the notices issued by banks to mega borrowers under the Securitisation Act,
- Oil And Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 09, 2005)
The bid by a Chinese state-owned firm for Unocal, a California-based oil and gas company, has triggered understandable concern.
- South India Apparel Exports Poised For Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2005)
TN is in best position to grow with several textile and weaving production centres
- G-8: Massive Boost To Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2005)
Terrorism cannot obscure what we came here to achieve: Blair
- Anticlimax (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 09, 2005)
Expectations for what could be achieved at this week's Group of Eight summit in Scotland were too high, as they often are.
- Eco-Sense At G8 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 09, 2005)
The PM has cut through the polarities marking recent debates on poverty and environment
- No Escape From Corruption! (Tribune, R. H. Tahilliani, Jul 09, 2005)
The following are excerpts from the report “India Corruption Study 2005” by Transparency International and the Centre for Media Studies.
- Dabhol Power Pack (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 08, 2005)
The settlement does not come cheap but it will help Maharashtra out of its power crisis
- `Prising' Out Good Corporate Governance (Telegraph, Vijaya B. Marisetty, Jul 08, 2005)
THE recent worldwide accounting scandals have underscored the role of corporate governance in protecting the interests of investors
- Dollar On A Cyclical Upswing? (Telegraph, T. B. Kapali , Jul 08, 2005)
Give a forecast but do not give a date. That is an unstated rule in the business of forecasting the financial market.
- An Inspiring Life (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 08, 2005)
Sanjaya Lall, who died of a heart attack on June 18, 2005, was a distinguished economist who made outstanding contributions to the understanding of technological capability and industrial development.
- Slow Decay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 08, 2005)
Slow reformers end up changing too little too late. The case of the Great Eastern Hotel could prove this once again.
- G8: Criteria For Membership (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 08, 2005)
WHO should sit at the top table of world politics? The answers get ever more complicated. G7? G8? G8+5? G22? Once upon a time, back in the oil crisis of the early 1970s, the US created an informal financial summit called the Library Group.
- `G-8 Should Continue To Engage With India' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 08, 2005)
The British High Commissioner in India,Michael Arthur, says the G-8 summit will enlarge the focus of talks on the global economy. He talks toSushma Ramchandranabout the prospects of forward movement on climate change, debt-relief and agricultural subsidie
- Primacy Of Economic Self-Reliance (Dawn, Amin M. Lakhani, Jul 08, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in his first address to the nation announced an economic road map “to lift Pakistan to new heights and rid it of dependence on international financial institutions”.
- Benefit For Small Savers (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2005)
The federal government’s promise to raise the interest rate on all savings schemes to a minimum of 12 per cent should be welcome news for savers.
- Left In A Blind Lane (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 07, 2005)
AS the latest tantrums of the communists on the BHEL disinvestment show, it may be slowly dawning on them that they are caught in a trap.
- Preventing A Rise In Prices (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 07, 2005)
Since an immediate political compulsion of the coalition government is to win the forthcoming local bodies elections, it finds itself compelled to undertake some urgent measures to make essential goods available to people at fair prices.
- A Dismal Performance On Home Front: The Worst Us President Ever?-Ii (Dawn, Huck Gutman, Jul 07, 2005)
MR Bush has not been kinder to American people, nor secured their well-being as their elected leader is supposed to do.
- Turn The Clock Back (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 07, 2005)
To the time before immense economic power was usurped by the state
- Guidelines On The Cards (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 07, 2005)
The Exponential Growth in credit card usage in the country has not been accompanied by a proactive regulatory set up
- Nostalgia For Note 18 (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jul 07, 2005)
Indian companies can include a non-compete clause in the shareholders' agreement in case their foreign partners play truant, says S. Murlidharan
- Quarterly Review Of Monetary Policy — Rbi On A Historic Work-Out (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jul 07, 2005)
The RBI's open, pre-announced quarterly review on macroeconomic developments is historic and must commit the central bank to the current stance of monetary policy as it takes into account the multiple objectives of securing higher growth,
- Changing Climate (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 07, 2005)
Governments have reacted to global warming in the following sequence: Incredulity, denial, anger and acceptance.
- Suppressio Veri, Suggestio Falsi (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jul 07, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent PCAOB decision against a public accounting firm in the US
- Timeshare: Emerging Segment Of Leisure Tourism Industry (Business Line, B. S. Rathor, Jul 06, 2005)
VACATION ownership, commonly known as timeshare, is, perhaps, a product shrouded in mystery. A recent introduction in India, timeshare is growing globally and has become a consumer-choice product with a strong focus on making holidaying a habit.
- The Cloud Over Crops (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 06, 2005)
THE SOUTH-WEST MONSOON seems determined to prove all forecasters wrong. If south Gujarat is reeling under floods, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are thirsting for rains. Mercifully, of course, the overall rainfall deficiency has declined...
- Acquisition Of Strategic Resources Abroad — Why Latin America Is The Obvious Destination (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Jul 06, 2005)
If the Indian economy powers on towards fastest growth in the next 50 years, as predicted by some analysts, the huge spurt in consumption will push demand for raw materials to a level that can hardly be met through domestic resources. Instead of merely...
- Debate Sought On Reining In Fiscal Deficit (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jul 06, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh wants a rethink on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act to raise investment in the social sector.
- Nod For Coal Mining Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2005)
In a bid to further boost coal mining sector the Centre, on Tuesday, approved two opencast expansion projects worth Rs 3359.60 crore at the Korba coalfield.
- Will India And China Join The World Politburo? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 06, 2005)
It is good to know that as India’s economy expands, the G-8 represents one top table from which India cannot be excluded for long.
- Videocon Group To Merge Businesses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2005)
The Rs 5,000 crore Videocon group comprising four listed companies is consolidating its operations with flagship company Videocon International being merged with Videocon Industries. Both informed the stock exchanges on Tuesday that their boards would....
- Helping Africa (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 05, 2005)
IT would need much more than the series of rock concerts, recently held across the globe and aimed at stepping up the pressure on industrialized nations to deliver on promises of aid to Africa, for the colossal human distress to subside.
- Outsourcing Not Causing Job Loss: Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
The WTO Report opined that the supply of skilled workers in India would continue to be scarce and remain so in the future as well.
- Wheat Trade With Pakistan (Tribune, Davinder Kumar Madaan, Jul 05, 2005)
WHEAT emerged as the fourth largest in the agricultural exports of India, after marine products, rice and oil meals during 2004-05. India’s export of wheat jumped from 6.3 million quintals in 1995-96 to 30.9 million quintals in 2003-04.
- The Right Route To Privatisation (Business Line, G. Ganesh, Jul 05, 2005)
The success or failure of a privatisation method would depend on a number of factors such as the state of the stock market, the degree of competition, the liberalisation and economic policies (including the extent of foreign ownership), and the level ....
- Monsoon Panic (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 05, 2005)
The moment there are question marks about the monsoon, forecasts of gross domestic product growth are lowered.
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