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Thursday, September 05, 2002
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GKB Rx Lens IPO in near future
THE Rs 30-crore turnover GKB Rx Lens Pvt Ltd has decided "in principle'' to go public in the near future. Modalities are being worked out, according to Mr Lalit Gupta, Director (Marketing), of the company. In the run-up to the proposed ... More

Rural housing: Tata Steel may tie up with Canadian co
TATA Iron and Steel Company (Tata Steel) is planning to enter into a strategic alliance with Minion Ventures of Canada to promote the use of steel in rural housing. Mr B. Muthuraman, Managing Director of Tata Steel, told Business Line ... More

Ranbaxy's OTC products to hit the shelves next month
PHARMA major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd is set to unveil its over-the-counter (OTC) basket of consumer healthcare products next month, Mr D.S. Brar, CEO and MD, said here on Wednesday. A new business area for the pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy ... More

BUYBACK


Britannia to buy back at Rs 650
BRITANNIA Industries Ltd on Wednesday announced a buyback of its fully paid-up equity shares at Rs 650 per share aggregating an amount not exceeding Rs 92 crore. The buyback offer will open on September 5 and close on August 5, 2003 or earlier ... More

Board approves India Hume buyback plan
THE board of directors of Indian Hume Pipe Co Ltd on Wednesday approved the buyback of the company's equity shares at a price of Rs 700 per share. The company will buy up to a maximum of 96,894 shares representing 25 per cent of the paid-up ... More

OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


Plan to allow higher ECB pre-payments
THE Government and the Reserve Bank of India are now considering a policy change to allow higher pre-payment of external commercial borrowings (ECBs). The ECB policy now permits companies to pre-pay up to 10 per cent of outstanding ECBs once ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


ECIT bags computer education award
ECIT, the computer education division of the public sector, Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) has been given the computer literacy excellence award for 2002 for its efforts in Shimla schools. The awards for quality IT education ... More

Award for Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
BANGALORE: The Sir M.V. Memorial Award, instituted by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry, for the year 2002 will be conferred on Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon India Group. ... More

ACCOUNTANCY


ICAI in tie-up with UK institute
THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) have agreed to consider further initiatives towards the possibility of recognition of training imparted to members of ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


SAB not to poach execs from rivals
IN an unusual strategy, South African Breweries (SAB), the world's second largest brewer, is likely to avoid poaching executives from domestic majors such as United Breweries (UB) and Shaw Wallace & Co (SWC) for its Indian operations. SAB India ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Jubilant, Max India clear acquisition
THE New Delhi-based Jubilant Organosys on Wednesday announced that it would acquire the Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) plant of Max India, located at Nanjangud, Mysore, at a total consideration of Rs 69 crore. Both companies cleared ... More

Indian Hotels set to take over Regent
INDIAN Hotels Company Ltd, which owns the Taj group of hotels, is understood to have agreed to take over the seven-star Regent Hotel, promoted by the Mumbai-based Lokhandvala group. The deal value, including the liabilities, is understood to be ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Videocon to pump Rs 500 cr into Hyderabad facility
VIDEOCON International, the country's largest consumer electronics manufacturer with a turnover of over Rs 4,500 crore, plans to pump Rs 500 crore into its Hyderabad facility over the next three to four years. The fast moving consumer goods ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


DCA guidelines for audit panel expected shortly
THE Department of Company Affairs (DCA) will shortly come out with rules and guidelines for the audit committee. Mr R. Vasudevan, Director, DCA, said this while inaugurating a seminar on `Dynamics of audit and directors' responsibility' ... More

DIVERSIFICATION


Pokarna to set up garment unit
POKARNA Ltd, formerly known as Pokarna Granites Ltd, has embarked upon an expansion-cum-diversification programme involving an investment of Rs 22.5 crore. The company is setting up Rs 10-crore ready-made garments manufacturing unit and expanding ... More

SICK UNITS


Review meet today to expedite turnaround plan for NTC mills
Official sources said the review meeting to be chaired by the Secretary, Textiles, Mr S.B. Mohapatra, would basically attempt to obtain inputs for expediting the turnaround strategy for the NTC mills. More

OUTLOOK


Toyota hopes to roll out small car in 3 years
TOYOTA Kirloskar Motor Ltd (TKML) is planning to introduce a small car in the Indian market. "We will be looking to launch a small car into the Indian market as it is the largest volume segment. We are currently undertaking a market research ... More

Honda eyes India as export hub for two-wheelers
GLOBAL auto major Honda Motor Company is planning to make India the export hub for its two-wheelers. "India is a very crucial market for us and, in the future, will be used as an outsourcing hub. We are planning to export two-wheelers out of ... More

Hind Motor bullish on export of design services
IN the Chennai office of Hindustan Motors there is a nucleus of growing business. Some 28 professionals are engaged in design services, which are offered on contract basis. There are nearly a dozen customers who source design inputs from this ... More

ICICI OneSource eyeing acquisitions in US — To hire 500 more by October-end
ICICI OneSource, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company in the ICICI group, is keen on acquisitions in the US. Also, in keeping with its aggressive hiring strategy, the company will add another 500 personnel to its current 1,300 strong ... More

Hero Honda hopes to sell 1.8 m units
HERO Honda hopes to clock sales of 1.8 million units this year despite the psychological impact of the draught on sales, according to Mr Brijmohan Lall, Chairman, Hero Honda. The company has also commissioned a feasibility study for a third ... More

PERFORMANCE


Hind Motor to invest Rs 25 cr in making engines for Ikon
HINDUSTAN Motors Ltd will have to invest around Rs 25 crore at its Indore plant, to produce Ikon engines for Ford India. The agreement for the contract manufacture was effected earlier this year. HM has begun supplying the engines on a test-basis ... More

Hyundai Aug sales up 19.3%
PRIMARILY due to a strong customer demand for the Santro Zip Plus, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has posted a healthy 19.3 per cent overall sales growth in August this year at 9,834 units, up from the 8,241 vehicles sold in August 2001. The ... More


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