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GM to set up R&D facility in India
AUTOMOBILE major, General Motors Corp is to establish a research and development (R&D) and design centre in India very shortly. Disclosing this to Business Line, Mr P. Balendran, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, General Motors India ... More

Reliance invites franchisees for retailing petrol
RELAINCE Industries Ltd (RIL) has invited franchisees for managing its proposed petroleum retail outlets. The company, which is setting up a countrywide retail network has fixed a minimum Rs 25-lakh capital investment requirement for each ... More

Matrix mulls pref offer; board to meet on Jan 28
THE board of directors of Matrix Laboratories Ltd, the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, would meet on January 28 to consider a proposal to offer shares to the promoters group on a preferential allotment basis. According to the company, ... More

Yokogawa Blue Star bags $3.85-m order for Omifco
YOKOGAWA Blue Star Ltd (YBL), a process automation company, today announced that it has bagged a $3.85-million order from SPF-TKP OMIFRO SNC, a joint venture between Snamprogetti of Italy and Tecnip-Coflexip of France. The order is for the ... More

EIL bags Rs 650-cr GAIL contract
NEW DELHI: GAIL (India) Ltd has awarded Engineers India Ltd (EIL) a Rs 650-crore contract for expansion of its Pata petrochemical complex. According to an official release, the expansion involves the addition of a furnace in the Gas ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


Nod for Golkonda pref allotment
HYDERABAD: The shareholders of Golkonda Engineering Enterprises Ltd at a recently held extraordinary general meeting authorised the board to issue 32.5 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each at par aggregating Rs 3.25 crore on a preferential ... More

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    MANPOWER


    Merck to trim staff at Taloja plant
    MUMBAI: Merck Ltd has announced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to employees working at its Taloja plant. In a notification to the stock exchanges, the company said that the scheme would be open to the eligible employees from ... More

    RESTRUCTURING


    Cement arm: L&T meet on Jan 29
    A BOARD meeting of Larsen & Toubro has been scheduled for January 29 to consider the results for the third quarter ending December 31, 2003, said a news release from the company. Apart from this routine purpose, an independent valuation of ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Asahi India to consider merger of Float Glass
    IT was a merger in the offing ever since Asahi India Safety Glass Ltd (AISGL) was renamed in October 2002 as Asahi India Glass Ltd (AIGL) to reflect the scope of its activities, including that of its subsidiary — Floatglass India Ltd (FGL), ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    Standard Fireworks sets up two units in China
    STANDARD Fireworks at Sivakasi, near here, one of the leading players in the fireworks industry, has commissioned two factories in China. According to Mr Rajasingh Chelladurai, Director, the move has been made with an eye on tapping the ... More

    REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


    Cost auditor can't be audit panel member
    ANY doubts on whether a cost auditor can be a member of audit committee has been put to rest with the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) reiterating that the cost auditor cannot become a member of audit committee and wherever appointed, can only ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    Color Chips signs up with 2 foreign firms for content
    COLOR Chips India Ltd has signed up with Diamond Comics Pvt Ltd, Asia Pacific Communication Associates, for supply of its contents, comics, popular characters and features. It has also bagged a 3D animation project from A.Vision Communications ... More

    INTERVIEW


    We hope to turn around next year, says SAIL chief — Mr V.S Jain, Chairman, Steel Authority of India
    MR Virendra Singh Jain, the erstwhile Finance Director of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), assumed charge as the Chairman on October 1, 2002. The timing coincided with revival of the steel industry as a whole though SAIL itself is still ... More

    STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


    IJM gets ISO 9001:2000
    HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad-based IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltdengaged in construction projects and maintenance of road projects and buildings, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 accreditation by the American Quality Assessors International ... More

    OUTLOOK


    Tata Engg sees huge potential for LCVs
    TATA Engineering hopes to increase its market share of 46 per cent in the light commercial vehicle segment by positioning its latest offering, Tata 207 DI pick up vehicle, as a convenient transhipment medium for city deliveries from the ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    Cold wave, cost cuts see Usha heater sales jump 40 per cent
    THE cold wave in the North has not been harsh on everyone. Not only have appliance companies making heaters and convectors been able to get rid of accumulated stocks but their total sales for the season has seen a double-digit jump as compared ... More

    Billing up 25% for International Travel House
    INTERNATIONAL Travel House Ltd (ITHL), has recorded an increase of 25 per cent in its total billing at Rs 210 crore for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2002 as compared to the same period in the previous year. In a statement the ... More

    ECONOMIC OFFENCES


    No corporate activity immune to fraud: PwC
    According to the PwC report, the risk of fraud is equally high at every level and in every marketplace. And no area of corporate activity is immune to fraud. More

    PEOPLE


    V.N. Rai is Oman India Fert chief
    NEW DELHI: Mr V.N. Rai, Managing Director, Kribhco, has become the first Indian to occupy the position of the Chairman of Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO), a $969-million joint venture abroad, after a decision was by the company's ... More

    Max Health appoints Narottam Puri
    NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Max India, has appointed renowned sports commentator Dr Narottam Puri as its medical director. Dr Puri would facilitate the development of medical strategy, service profile and ... More


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