INTERNATIONAL India for consensus on Kyoto Protocol at UN meet New Delhi: A UN "Conference on Climate Change" opened on October 23 with host India striving to evolve a consensus among 186 member countries to make a commitment to implement Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emission to 1990 levels for dealing with global warming.
NATIONAL NSEX crashes by 4.46 per cent to end at 54-week low Mumbai: The SENSEX crashed by 4.46 per cent to end the week at 54-week low as investors disappointed over lower-than-expected third quarter earnings by select blue-chip companies, resorted to heavy sell-off during the week.
RBI pulled up for slow progress on financial Laws New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiring into last year's stock scam has hauled up the Reserve Bank of India for being slow in suggesting legal changes to inculcate fear among perpetrators of financial crimes.
KEONICS to begin IT training in urban, rural K'taka Bangalore: State-owned Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) would foray into IT training in areas such as business process outsourcing (BPO), call centre business, hardware and networking both in urban and rural areas, a top company official said on October 26.
Cabinet to consider SEBI Act, UTI bifurcation Mumbai: The Union Cabinet will consider on October 28 an Ordinance to amend the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act besides approving bifurcation of Unit Trust of India, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said in Mumbai on October 26.
