The right medicine?
As public services in the UK brace themselves for a new surge of swine flu, what have we learnt from the first wave of the pandemic? David Williams talks to practitioners and policy makers on the front line
Rupee trims rise to 5-week highs
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee trimmed a morning rise to five-week highs past 48 per dollar on Thursday as shares met resistance at 16-month highs, but still ended up on the day with weakness in the dollar versus majors supporting.
CLP’s Indian arm gets $810 mln loan for power plant
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian arm of Hong Kong's largest power utility, CLP Holdings Ltd, said on Thursday it received 39 billion rupees in loans to develop a 1,320 MW power project in north India.
Inflation returns as food prices surge
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Surging food costs have driven India into inflation faster than expected, adding pressure on the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to speed an exit from easy monetary policy and prompting further government steps to curb price rises.
India to avail $3.7 bln Japanese loan for rail project
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian cabinet on Thursday approved availing of 177 billion rupees of Japanese loans for a rail freight corridor project to connect northern and western industrial hubs, a minister said.
US STOCKS – Markets little changed after data, FedEx results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday after results from FedEx Corp tumbled and several economic reports pointed to a fragile recovery.
INTERVIEW – India sees $3 bln in highway tolls, tax revenue
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Transport Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday he expects to start securitizing an estimated annual $3 billion revenue stream from highway tolls and levies on petrol and diesel within the next six months.
ANALYSIS – US firms, others may gain from shield pullback
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors could see some long-term trade and other benefits if a U.S. move to back away from a missile shield in Eastern Europe yields improvements in relations with Russia.
West Bengal Government revives IT hub plans
Kolkata, Sep 17(ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Thursday said that the Government would revive plans to build a one billion dollar IT hub, which was earlier, scrapped due to land acquisition problems.
Govt unveils tariff norms for renewable power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India laid out on Thursday new tariff norms for electricity from renewable energy sources, offering a higher return on investments to spur a sector that is at the centre of the country's plans to fight climate change.