Primary deficit declines marginally in Aug
Public finances witnessed slight improvement during the month ending August 1999 with the primary deficit declining to Rs 17,564 crore from Rs 20,583 crore recorded at the end of July.

FDI movement drifting towards less developed states, sectors -- Assocham
The states most favoured by the domestic and foreign investors are in for a shock as investments have drifted towards less developed states and to sectors, which have till now received scant attention, according to the study undertaken by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

Gujarat draws up plan for 13,044 mw power by 2002
The Gujarat government has chalked out a plan to generate 13,044 mega watt of power at the end of Ninth Plan, Gujarat energy minister Kaushik Patel said on Sunday.


  Executive Briefing
  Feel-good growth
  A curate's egg
  Income-tax circulars are binding on administration
  Be careful about tax department clarifications
  Return on investment of private sector firms down a shade
  `India should trade off lowering of hidden peak tariffs'
  Rupee likely to slide after poll results
  Standard Chartered to foray into second-hand car finance
  Centre lets music subsidiaries pay royalty on foreign tracks to parent
  Surging equities fail to take sheen off debt schemes