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NIIT software business gets distinct identity — Not a prelude to spin-off, says Pawar
NIIT today announced that it has renamed its global software business as `NIIT Technologies' with the objective of giving it a distinct identity, but ruled out hiving it off as a separate entity. Announcing this at a press conference here ... More

Tata Steel to create charges to borrow Rs 500 cr more
TATA Steel will be seeking its shareholders' approval for the creation of mortgages, charges and hypothecations for an additional borrowing margin of Rs 500 crore. The company had a margin of Rs 1,220 crore for creation of charges. During ... More

Novartis India to launch two cardio products
NOVARTIS India Ltd will launch two products — Diovan and Escolin — the cardiovascular segment in the current financial year. Mr Ranjit Shahani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Novartis India Ltd said on the sidelines of the ... More

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


ICAI to set up financial report review panel
THE 30-member central council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to set up a `Financial report review panel' (FRRP), which would suo motu look into the published accounts of different organisations, ... More

COMPANY LAW


Producer company clause approved
THE Union Cabinet today gave its nod to move official amendments to the Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2001 pending in the Lok Sabha, which enables formation of "producer companies''. Commenting on the official amendments proposed in the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


  • Greentech award for Kudremukh

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


    Leyland invests Rs 52 crore in data centre
    All manufacturing units and the marketing division will be inter-connected and linked to the data centre through leased lines and radio, according to the company's annual report for the year 2001-02. The company estimates the cost of the project ... More

    CORPORATE BONDS


    ACC proposes Rs 100-cr NCDs
    ICRA expects ACC to benefit from the favourable demand-supply outlook for the northern region, which is the key market for the company. More

    `AA-' for IPCL's NCD issue
    CREDIT rating Information Services of India Ltd (Crisil) has assigned `AA-' and `P1+' ratings to the Rs 1,200-crore non-convertible debenture issue and Rs 900-crore commercial paper programme respectively of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Cummins acquires CG Newage stake
    CUMMINS India has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has acquired 8,10,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each fully paid (40.5 per cent) in the share capital of CG Newage Electrical Ltd, Ahmednagar (CGNEL) from Crompton Greaves Ltd (38 per ... More

    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


    `Good governance need of the hour in corporate sector'
    MR Justice P.R. Raman of the Kerala High Court has called for good governance in corporate sector to promote stability and long-term sustenance of stakeholder relationship. Inaugurating a one-day seminar on `Corporate excellence through ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    Aurobindo sets up unit for generic anti-retrovirals
    AUROBINDO Pharma Ltd (APL), the Hyderabad-based pharma major, has floated a separate division called `Institution', dedicated to offering anti-retrovirals in generic forms. In a press release, the Vice-President of APL, Mr Rony Batabyal, said ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    Reclaiming materials from used batteries — Exide plans jt venture with Malaysian co
    EXIDE Industries Ltd has proposed to form a joint venture with a Malaysian company — Metal Reclamation (Industries) — for setting up a 20,000 tpa smelter project in India to reclaim materials from used batteries. Mr S.B. Ganguly, ... More

    Strand Genomics, Biocon arm in joint venture
    THE Bangalore-based Strand Genomics and Clinigene International, a subsidiary of Biocon India, today announced a strategic partnership. Strand will use its proprietary data mining tool `Soochika' to analyse clinical data generated by Clinigene ... More

    IPOS


    Govt rejects Coke plea again but grants it a month's grace
    COCA-COLA India's application seeking a waiver of the mandatory disinvestment of up to 49 per cent in its Indian operations to domestic public shareholders has been rejected again, and instead a one-month extension has been offered to the ... More

    SICK UNITS


    Cabinet clears budgetary support for IDPL revival
    INDIAN Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, (IDPL) — a Central public sector undertaking — today received Cabinet clearance for budgetary support till March 2003 or till privatisation takes place. Ms Sushma Swaraj, Union Minister for ... More

    Kerala HC admits Trayons writ against BIFR order
    This has put the ball now back in the court of the Kerala Government, which had to take a final decision on the revival package presented to it by the Coimbatore-based entrepreneur. More

    OUTLOOK


    Hindalco expects 6% growth in demand
    AMID hopes of recovery in the global aluminium industry, the 2001-2002 annual report of domestic aluminium major Hindalco Industries Ltd says that experts feel global consumption will be in excess of 4 per cent in 2002 against the de-growth of ... More

    Raymond's views future with `cautious optimism'
    RAYMOND Ltd has said in its 2001-2002 annual report that the company's future outlook is one of "cautious optimism." Last fiscal, concluded as a tough year for industry in general and the textile sector in particular, saw Raymond register a ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    Mahyco-Monsanto sells entire Bt cottonseed stock
    MAHYCO-MONSANTO Biotech Ltd has completed the sale of the entire stock of 1.05 lakh packets of Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cottonseed that it had produced for distribution during the current year. The packets, each containing 450 gram of Bt ... More
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