south African dealers are negotiating import of Tata vehicles in s move that can give the Indian transport industry new inroads into Africa. South African dealers have shown particular interest in

britain's governing Labour party's abrupt volte-face on November 5 on the plan to ban Formula One racing sponsorship by tobacco companies has become as a major embarrassment. This was one of

at a a recently held workshop at the Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, a consensus was reached to adopt an eco-label scheme for Indian leather in accordance with international standards. The workshop was sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's ( unido 's) regional programme for pollution control in the tanning industry in Southeast Asia ( r e po ).

imports of goods made by forced or indentured child labourers may be banned if a bill is passed in us. The bill sponsors say that the trade ban will affect the imports of rugs and carpets from

Despite signing deals with Florida for US $11.3 billion and Mississippi for US $3.4 billion, tobacco companies in the US said that they would fight the US $14 billion lawsuit in the state of Texas.

Uganda's coffee industry is expected to increase its annual output to a record level by the year 2000 . The latest figures show that Uganda's coffee output is estimated at four million bags