HUMAN RESOURCES
Cadila Pharma links with Nirma varsity to train employees
IN an example of a university taking its classroom to the premises of a business organisation — the Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharma has linked up with the Nirma University to give its employees a year-long training in advance management. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Sujana Metal to acquire Padmini assets for Rs 52 cr
AIMED at substantially increasing its market share in the steel products industry, Sujana Metal Products Ltd is planning to acquire the assets of its group company - Padmini Corporation Ltd, the Chennai-based entity engaged in the manufacture ... More

NEW PROJECTS
Increasing car production capacity — Tata Motors steps on the gas
TATA Motors is embarking on a major capacity expansion project at its passenger car division here. Top company sources told Business Line that the work on significantly stepping up production capacity is in overdrive just now with the ... More

Maruti mulls second manufacturing facility in Haryana
MARUTI Udyog Ltd, the country's largest car manufacturing company, is considering setting up a second car manufacturing facility in Haryana. "The management of Maruti Udyog Ltd is exploring the possibility of setting up a greenfield car ... More

DC Design moving to Pune and to a bigger centre
"I would love to stay in Khandala and drive down to Pune for work,'' is how Mr. Dilip Chhabria, Managing Director and Chief Designer of DC Design Ltd. would love to have it. He is shifting from Mumbai to Pune in June. Reason? DC Design is ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Apollo Hospitals enters pact with Hygeia Nigeria
IN a bid to expand its business, Apollo Hospitals group has entered into a partnership with Hygeia Nigeria Ltd, a healthcare group based in Lagos. Under the partnership, Apollo Hospitals would assist the group to upgrade the facilities, ... More

SICK UNITS
Modi Rubber files reference with BIFR
THE board of directors of Modi Rubber Ltd (MRL) have filed necessary reference with the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act (SICA). MRL said in a communiqué to the Stock ... More

OUTLOOK
BEL all set to meet deadline for voting machines supply
THE spacious, walker-friendly backyards of Bharat Electronics are virtually gleaming with them. Hundreds of huge silvery boxes stand neatly stacked along the green-lined pathways deep inside the Mass Manufacturing Facility at Jalahalli, ... More

PEOPLE
Punjab Tractors reappoints Mahajan as MD
THE board of directors of Punjab Tractors Ltd (PTL) has decided to reappoint Mr Yash Mahajan as its Vice-Chairman and Managing Director for three years effective April 7, 2004. In a press release here on Thursday, the company said Mr Mahajan's ... More