Panel moots tariff walls to prop steel firms
A working group set up by union finance minister Yashwant Sinha to devise a revival package for the demand-starved steel industry has recommended tariff barriers to check unfair competition from imports, fiscal sops to boost exports, and advised banks to stand by the industry in its hour of gloom.

Kumaramangalam seeks $300 mn from RIB fund
Power minister P R Kumaramangalam has asked the State Bank of India (SBI) to allocate $300 million (about Rs 1,300 crore) for the power sector from its $4.2 billion collection though Resurgent India Bonds (RIBs).

State agro fair draws large crowd but investments not forthcoming
Agro Advantage Maharashtra comes to an end today. The state-sponsored Agro fair also organised the Global Investors' Convention and Agro Food Tech '98 as a part of the four-day mega event.

  Core-sector financing costs to rise
  Roadshows for 48 oil blocks puts off by two months
  Bank frauds board may go post vigilance fiat
  Rabo Bank chief calls for a new green revolution
  Ministry, producers join hands to increase steel consumption
  Diamond major De Beers, Russia's Alrosa extend trade pact till 2001
  Special fund to finance processed food sector on anvil
  Maharashtra plans two air cargo terminals for agriculture sector
  Weather Watch meet to focus on odd-climate scenario
  Paneer says "cheese" to exports
  Indian partners may need more transparency
  Dutch expert calls for setting up market info systems in India
  IREDA eases norms for co-generation projects
  Plan panel sees demand-led industrial growth in second half
  Maharashtra emerges major horticulture centre
  More incentives to boost co-generation
  Maharashtra marketing board to deal with infrastructural bottlenecks shortly
  Rising vegetable prices bring in difficult times
  Executive Briefing
  Centre allows onion imports from Myanmar