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Kochi Refineries to expand capacity
AS part of the expansion-cum-modernisation programme, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Ram Naik, has said that the capacity of Kochi Refineries Ltd will be raised to 10 MMTPA from the present 7.5 MMTPA. The investment at the ... More

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Reva to expand product range — Designs car for the handicapped
THE country's first electric car manufacturer, Reva Electric Car Company is all set to leverage its expertise in the segment and expand its product portfolio aggressively in the next year and a half. The company would begin its expansion by ... More

Philips arm CSI is now Bosch Security Systems
THE former Philips subsidiary, Communications Security &Imaging B.V. (CSI) will now be known as Bosch Security Systems B.V. consequent to its being bought over by the German company in October last year. The Netherlands subsidiary of Philips ... More

ESOPS


ACC allots 39,600 shares under ESOP
ASSOCIATED Cement Companies Ltd has allotted 39,600 shares against exercise of stock options granted to employees under the employees stock option plan (ESOP) 2000. This was decided by the shareholders/investor grievances committee of the board ... More

COMPANY LAW


Serious fraud office to be operational by Feb-end
THE proposed Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), an agency for investigating major corporate frauds including cheating of shareholders, depositors and investors, will be operational by the end of February. Further, the SFIO may also ... More

CORPORATE BONDS


Bharti Cell NCD under rating watch
BHARTI Cellular's Rs 175-crore non-convertible debenture (NCD) programme, rated `A+' by Crisil has been placed on `ratings watch with developing implications,' following the uncertainty over the competitive position of GSM players vis-a-vis the ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Tata Power to take 10% stake in PTC
TATA Power Company Ltd today signed an agreement to acquire one crore equity shares in Power Trading Corporation of India representing 10 per cent of PTC's additional share capital. The investment worth Rs 10 crore will be payable in one or more ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


Directors not liable for certain FI defaults
SETTING to rest all doubts surrounding the disqualification of directors of public financial institutions (PFIs), the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has now decided to clarify that default of privately placed bonds or debentures or debt ... More

Watchdogs are on a slanging match
NORMALLY, accountants are not the ideal subjects for any interesting story. That is why, in the aftermath of year 2002 disasters - such as the Enron collapse, Andersen disintegration and WorldCom crumbling - when the whole world was ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


GAIL in pact with EIIL for LPG transportation
GAIL (India) Ltd has entered into an agreement with Energy Infrastructure (India) Ltd (EIIL) for transportation of 1,05,000 tonnes of LPG per annum. Under the contract, EIIL will deliver LPG at Jamnagar for transportation through pipeline and ... More

INTERVIEW


Geojit coming to Coimbatore
`Geojit has been in this business for the last 17 years and hence we are long-term players in the market. Perhaps one can say that we were also waiting for the market to settle down in Coimbatore.' More

SICK UNITS


BIFR moots Radico Khaitan, Abhishek Cements merger
THE Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) has sanctioned a Rs 5.4-crore rehabilitation scheme for the ailing Abhishek Cements Ltd (ACL). The scheme of rehabilitation envisages a reverse merger of Radico Khaitan Ltd (RKL) ... More

OUTLOOK


GE Shipping plans investments in shipping, offshore biz
GREAT Eastern Shipping Co Ltd (GE Shipping), which withdrew some time back from bidding for disinvestment candidate, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), is planning some other significant investments. Confirming this at Thursday's press ... More

SAIL sees 50% jump in exports
CHINA has emerged an important market for the Indian steel major, the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), which has exported 5.32 lakh tonnes of steel between April and December 2002 as compared to the 4.22 lakh tonnes exported in the same ... More


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