The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 21, 2007

NRIS
Pact with Qatar to protect workers’ rights
New Delhi, Nov. 20 In a move that would help more than three lakh Indian workers in Qatar, the two countries have decided to establish a joint committee, to look into issues including providing full wages and other entitlements under the ... More

FOOD & CUISINE
SPAIN DIARY
Of eggs in olive oil…
Recently in Toledo Imagine yourself in the old and picturesque city of Toledo in northern Spain, which sits atop a mountain and is surrounded by the Tagus river, boasting of Alcazars (palaces) of ancient kings, spectacular cathedrals full of ... More

ECONOMY
GoM to study petro products retail pricing
A decision on retail prices of petroleum products could be a month away. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said that he has constituted a Group of Ministers to examine the issue and report back to the Union Cabinet within one ... More

Manufacturing m-cap will scale $520 b by 2015: Study
More cos are going in for globalisation of brands, M&As More

AP finances turn the corner: CAG
Borrowings at 33% of GSDP More

Second batch of supplementary demands introduced in LS
Grants for meeting expenditure of Rs 33,290.71 cr More

ENVIRONMENT
Greenpeace seeks Govt help to tackle climate change
New Delhi, Nov. 20 Greenpeace, the environment NGO, has sought appropriate policy and fiscal measures from the Indian Government for dealing with the future impact of climate change. There is a need to move towards sustainable, low ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
India trailing behind China in Asean trade, says FICCI
New Delhi, Nov. 20 India’s share of exports to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) grew marginally in nine years compared to China that increased its trade by almost seven times in the same period. According to a ... More

PSU
UTI Mutual to launch products for PSUs
Eyeing public sector cos’ cash surplus More

PETROLEUM
‘RIL plans to cut LPG output’
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Dinsha Patel, today informed the Rajya Sabha that following the grant of export-oriented unit status to its Jamnagar refinery, Reliance Industries Ltd plans to reduce liquefied petroleum gas ... More

RIL signs deal for Yemen blocks
Reliance Industries said it signed a production sharing agreement on Tuesday for two exploration blocks in Yemen. RIL signed the agreement through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Exploration and Production, said a statement from RIL. Hood ... More

POWER
KSEB to upgrade transmission network
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 20 The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to upgrade the transmission network in the Thiruvananthapuram region.The master plan for the purpose was approved by a board meeting of KSEB on ... More

STEEL
Australian team to take part in Kolkata steel meet
Kolkata, Nov. 20 A high-level delegation comprising 15 representatives of top Australian mining companies will participate in the ‘Global Steel 2007’ seminar and conference slated to be held in Kolkata between November 22 and 24. ... More

TAXATION
Report on shift to goods, services tax by month-end
New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Finance Ministry will present the working group report on the guidelines on the movement towards goods and services tax (GST) by the end of the month.“The overall structure of the recommendations for the ... More

Ministry urged to ‘sympathetically consider’ tax sops on aviation fuel
New Delhi, Nov 20 The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, has recommended to the Ministry of Finance that it should “sympathetically consider” and give “approval” to the proposal of the ... More

RADIO/TV
HomeShop18 launch by Feb
Bangalore, Nov 20 HomeShop18, the country’s first home shopping channel scheduled to be launched in February/March ’08, will offer 360 degree services to the home shopper comprising cable and satellite TV, an e-commerce portal and ... More

EDUCATION
IIM-A: Most Defence personnel get placement in cos
Most of the defence personnel, with experience ranging from 5-30 years, have got placement in India Inc after undertaking a six-month course at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A). Depending on junior and senior positions, ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Olympia plans residential project in Chennai
45-acre project to come up on OMR More

READYMADE GARMENTS
Asian Apparel meet in Mumbai tomorrow
Mumbai, Nov. 20 The second Asian Apparel Conference organised by the Asian Apparel Federation will be held in the city this week, with heads of 10 Asian Apparel Manufacturing member countries participating to discuss the opportunities for Asia ... More

CINEMA
‘Invisible Wings’ bags Golden Elephant
Hyderabad, Nov. 20 Invisible Wings, the Chinese film that became a hot favourite for hundreds of delegates and school children, has been adjudged the Best Live Action Fiction Feature Length Film. It bagged the covetous ... More

Telugu film industry cold-shoulders fest
Hyderabad, Nov. 20 While scores of film lovers, including children, enjoyed the sumptuous menu of 115 films from across the globe at the just concluded International Children’s Film Festival, the Telugu film industry chose to turn its ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
TN farm varsity & IIT-M to help rural innovators
Project to be funded by US–based Lemelson Foundation More

EVENTS
Mayoral visit
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Gold may zoom to $900-1,000 next year
Driven by weak dollar, high crude oil prices More

IIM-A’s Confluence 2007
The four-day Confluence 2007, an annual international management summit and Young Manager’s Programme will begin at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA) here on November 22.The programme with the theme India Towards Economic ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Neem meet to focus on ‘safe & health world’
Coimbatore, Nov 20 The Organising Committee of the World Neem Conference, starting here tomorrow, is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the global event turns out to be a “a memorable and useful” event.Participants ... More