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Corporate governance institute planned
New Delhi: The Department of Company Affairs (DCA) is planning to create a national institute of corporate governance to ensure professionalism and adherence to ethical standards in companies, Mr Vinod Dhall, the DCA secretary, has said.
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Appointment norms for SEZ managers eased
New Delhi: The Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has relaxed the current provisions for the appointment of managerial personnel in order to make the norms more corporate-friendly for companies in special economic zones.
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High interest burden bleeds bottomlines hospitals
New Delhi: Out of the 20 listed companies operating in the diagnostic and medical care segments, eight companies are reporting net losses despite profitable operations due to high interest burden and depreciation, says an ICRA report.
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Ministry meet to end state power cos' rating row
New Delhi: In a bid to sort out the differences that have arisen over the rating of the state power utilities, the central power ministry has convened a meeting of state power sector officials.
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NTPC Kayamkulam capacity to go up
New Delhi: The capacity of the Kayamkulam project of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will be expanded by 1,950 MW, according to Union Power Minister Anant G Geete. NTPC will set up its own LNG terminal to take care of the fuel.
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Call to reduce net worth for pvt health insurers
New Delhi: The government should recognise private health insurance as a separate line of business distinct from other non-life insurance and reduce the capital requirement for it to enter the market from Rs 100 crore to less than Rs 50 crore, the industry players urge.
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Exports post 13.5% growth in H1
New Delhi: The downtrend in exports seen in August 2002 continued in September 2002 as well with the month registering a mere 7.90-per cent growth. As a result, the first half of this fiscal registered an increase of only 13.49 per cent, more or less at the same level recorded during the period ending August.
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