National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda Thursday advocated traditional Indian model to take healthcare facilities to all, especially the masses who are at the "bottom of the pyramid"."We need to adopt the traditional Indian model to provide healthcare facilities to the masses, as the western method reaches only the top of the pyramid," Pitroda said at the sixth India Health Summit, organised...
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chairman Sam Pitroda Thursday advocated traditional Indian model to take healthcare facilities to all, especially the masses who are at the "bottom of the pyramid"."We need to adopt the traditional Indian model to provide healthcare facilities to the masses, as the western method reaches only the top of the pyramid," Pitroda said at the sixth India Health Summit, organised by the Confederation Indian...
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With the rupee appreciation causing worry lines again, the textile industry is back to desiring higher drawback rates. According to the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), if the drawback rates are not raised on time, the industry may face a negative growth of five per cent in overall exports.“Recently, our competitor, China increased its draw back rates on exports from 9 and 11 per cent...
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Revenue Secretary P.V. Bhide on Thursday allayed the industry’s concerns over the proposed new tax regime, Direct Taxes Code, 2009 (DTC) by saying that that it would bring buoyancy in tax collection and also give a fillip to the country’s economy and development.Speaking at an interactive meeting organised jointly by The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) and Confederation...
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Union Ministry of Textiles has reconstituted its Textiles Committee.T. Kannan, Managing Director of Thiagaraja Mills, Madurai, will be the new Chairman. The re-constituted committee includes Senthil Kumar of BKS Textiles, Palladam; M. Ramaswamy of Warsaw International, Tirupur; Sanjay Jayvarthanavelu of Lakshmi Machine Works, Coimbatore; Britto Joseph of Madurai; Ajay Himatsingka, chairman, Himatsingka...
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A day after Tarun Das stepped down from the position of the chief mentor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), industry stalwarts hailed him as the man with a vision who made significant contributions to the Indian industry over the years.“Tarun Das is one of those rare people of considerable ability who have dedicated their lives to public good. The Indian industry owes him a debt of gratitude,...
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T.R.Chandra Dath, Director, Centre of Science and Technology For Rural Development, addressing a session on ’Green Buildings’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry in Coimbatore on Saturday. —COIMBATORE: In an effort to have energy-efficient buildings, stakeholders in the construction sector should adopt technology and reduce the use of materials without compromising on the structural stability,...
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COIMBATORE: The Cotton Advisory Board has estimated the cotton production in 2009-10 (October- September) to be 295 lakh bales.In August this year, the board estimated the production for 2009-10 to be 305 lakh bales.According to D. K. Nair, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, who participated in the board meeting recently, the production estimate was revised because of...
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Malayalam film industry should strengthen its foundation based on unity and love, M.T. Vasudevan Nair, noted writer, has said.In his address at the inauguration of the cultural meet held in connection with the convention organised by Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) at Ernakulam Town Hall on Thursday, Mr. Nair said the industry will survive only if there was unity among the stakeholders.Dharmesh...
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The Cotton Advisory Board has estimated the cotton production in 2009-10 (October- September) to be 295 lakh bales.In August this year, the board estimated the production for 2009-10 to be 305 lakh bales.According to D. K. Nair, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, who participated in the board meeting recently, the production estimate was revised because of the damage...
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