The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 28, 2002

South Eastern Coalfields adopts new mining tech
SOUTH Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), one of the largest coal producing subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) has made a major breakthrough, introducing for the first time in the country, the "continuous miner'' technology at Zero Seam underground ... More

US firm offers help in debt collection
MR Ananthaswami Rajagopal emigrated to the US some 20 years ago, little did he imagine that he would end up running a company that does a unique job for its clients. It gets them money... that is owed to them. Not that there are no other ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Rupa & Co merging 5 group cos
THE Rs 180-crore hosiery major Rupa & Co Ltd, which is still in the process of searching for a suitable foreign brand for the premium market segment, is currently merging five of its group subsidiaries into the company. Industry sources said ... More

NEW PROJECTS

Akzo Nobel sets up global R&D centre near Bangalore
AKZO Nobel, a global player in car refinishes, announced the establishment of an international research centre in Hoskote, near here on Monday. The centre will not only play a major role in the growing market for car refinishes, but will also ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Directors' duties: ICSI borrows Singapore concept
THE Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has borrowed an idea on directors' responsibilities from a regulatory authority in Singapore. Armed with it, the institute has made a representation to the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) ... More

FIPB rejects Sony bid to buy out Discovery in joint venture
THE Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has refused to grant advance permission to SET India Pvt Ltd (Sony Entertainment Television), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese multinational Sony Corporation, to buy out the minority partners ... More

OUTLOOK

Logitech eyeing 50 pc growth
``We want to tap all the opportunities available in the Indian market, as the number of people going in upgradation of peripherals is increasing every year.'' More

PEOPLE

Morepen Labs names new Vice-President

Balaji Tele CEO

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Proof of identity may shrink pre-paid base

ICICI gets into BPO, invests Rs 200 cr

Variety marks banks' application of AS-17

Strong trend in gold raises expectations

Dairy industry upset with US Farm Bill

Challenges before the Railways

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