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Rs 256-cr project to tackle TTP pollution issue
THE Kerala Cabinet has approved a Rs 256.1-crore project to tackle the problem of pollution caused by effluents from the State-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP). The approval comes in the wake of the closure notice issued by the ... More

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Independent external monitors for ONGC contracts from July
INDEPENDENT external monitors will screen Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's contract initiatives from July. Mr Subir Raha, ONGC's Chairman and Managing Director, made this announcement on the `Integrity Pact' at the company's fourth vendors ... More

M&M launches tractor range in Serbia
MAHINDRA & Mahindra (M&M) has announced its foray into the East European market with the launch of the 39-50 HP ranges of tractors in Serbia. The tractors were launched in the Novi Sad International Agricultural Fair. The range would be ... More

Ma Foi Academy opened
VISAKHAPATNAM: Ma Foi Academy, the career training division of Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd, began operations here on Wednesday. The academy was inaugurated by Prof. R.V Rama Rao, the Principal of Engineering College. Mr Sanjay K. ... More

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


Get prepared to be impaired
R. Anand on the implementation of the accounting standard on impairment More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


Mauritius co's plan for stake in Max India cleared
THE Government today okayed the joint proposal from Mauritius-based Parkville Holdings Ltd and Ensley Ltd to acquire stake in Max India Ltd involving foreign direct investment worth Rs 337 crore. According to the proposal, the foreign ... More

TAXATION


Sales tax demand of Rs 4,962 cr on GAIL set aside
THE Gujarat Sales Tax Tribunal, Ahmedabad has set aside the sales tax demand of Rs 4,962 crore on GAIL (India) Ltd. The Tribunal has upheld the stand of GAIL that transportation of natural gas by it from Gujarat to other States amounts to ... More

WATER


Pepsi plant charged with overexploiting groundwater in AP
THE Pepsi bottling plant at Madhurawada on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam is overexploiting groundwater by sinking some 40 borewells, as a result of which the people in the vicinity are facing great hardship, according to Mr P. Pulla Rao, ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Bajaj Auto to revamp 3-wheeler product range
BAJAJ Auto Ltd (BAL) has decided to replace its entire three-wheeler portfolio and go back to the drawing board for a range of new products in the three and four-wheeler segment. The company will set up a new plant for these products at its ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Haldia Petrochemicals unlikely to participate in Basell acquisition
HALDIA Petrochemicals Ltd is unlikely to participate in The Chatterjee Group-led consortium's acquisition of Basell NV, according to the West Bengal Commerce and Industries Minister, Mr Nirupam Sen. The West Bengal Government, which is a ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Posco may sign MoU with Orissa Govt next month
POHANG Steel Company (Posco) of South Korea is expecting to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Orissa Government next month since the issue of exporting of iron ore stands resolved. And if this deadline holds, then the company ... More

JCB's new plant at Pune to serve as outsourcing hub
JCB India, part of the $2-billion JC Bamford Excavators Ltd, is bullish on the Indian construction equipment industry and is in the process of commissioning its second India plant at Pune with an investment outlay of $100 million (Rs 450 ... More

KSL & Industries plans Rs 600-cr expansion
KSL & Industries has announced that it would undertake major expansion and invest Rs 600 crore to this effect. According to Mr Saurabh Kumar Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, the formalities to obtain technology upgradation funds have alrea More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


Review of quarterly reporting ruled out
Mr Damodaran ruled out any changes to the current system of quarterly reporting of earnings by corporates. "I don't think we can go back on the current system of quarterly reporting of results. If we do that the signal would be far too ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Jessop enters pact with TUs on wage hike, DA benefits
JESSOP & Co on Wednesday entered into a long-term bipartite agreement with two trade unions affiliated to CITU and INTUC for extending DA benefits and wage increments to its employees during the next three years. Apart from committing itself ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


BIS, GAIL form exclusive cell to develop standards
THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and GAIL (India) Ltd on Tuesday formed an exclusive cell for the development of standards for high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline systems. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman and Managing ... More

OUTLOOK


Most of ABB's future investments to be made in India, China
ABB Group is planning to increasingly leverage its Indian operations as a production and resource base while most of its future global investments will be made in India and China. "Our future investments will be in India and China and we expect ... More

Texmaco's new steel foundry unit may begin operations in mid-2006
TEXMACO Ltd will bank heavily on its steel foundry business in the days ahead, beginning with a new unit that is expected to commence operations in mid-2006. The company, which expects the proposed facility to boost production by a critical ... More

PEOPLE


3 new addl directors on Ambuja Cement Eastern board
AMBUJA Cement Eastern Ltd has appointed three new additional directors on its board, following the recent majority acquisition into its holding company Ambuja Cement India Ltd by Swiss major Holcim. The new directors are Mr Paul Heinz ... More
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