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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
People’s car – a history
FOR THE COMMON MAN
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The making of the Nano
It was no small challenge to conceive, design and build the small car. Conventional ideas were turned on the head, the very definition of a car was re-examined and the design went through several iterations before it was frozen in the form that ...
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How vendors geared up
Proximity was the key requirement for the suppliers of Tata Nano, popularly known as the Rs 1-lakh car that was unveiled today. Speaking to Business Line the Chairman of Rane Group, Mr L. Ganesh, said when Tata Motors ...
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Cellworks tool to aid Orchid research
Bangalore, Jan. 10 Cellworks Research India Ltd, Bangalore, said its systems biology solution has shown good results in an ongoing drug discovery programme of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Orchid is the first Indian pharma ...
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CORPORATE DISPUTES
Channel sharing: Tata Sky, Sun TV settle row
New Delhi, Jan. 10 DTH company Tata Sky and Sun TV today informed the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal that the two have settled their differences over sharing of channels. Tata Sky had in 2006 filed a case against ...
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NEW BUSINESS
Wipro Infotech bags Aircel contract
Bangalore, Jan. 10 Aircel, a Maxis group company, announced today that it has awarded a nine-year next generation business transformation contract to Wipro Ltd. Aircel currently operates in ten circles across India and has an estimated ...
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L&T unit bags Rs 3,500-cr orders
Larsen & Toubro said its construction division has won projects worth Rs 3,500 crore, the bulk of the orders being for office and residential buildings in Mumbai. This business division has already bagged orders worth Rs 12,500 crore in the ...
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AWARDS & HONOURS
Hyundai-i10 bags award
The seventh edition of the CNBC-TV18 Autocar Auto Awards were announced on Thursday, with Hyundai – i10 driving away with the Car of the Year Award 2008 while Bajaj – XCD DTS-Si zoomed away with the Bike of the Year Award. The award ...
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COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Reliance natural gas case adjourned
The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the case between Reliance Industries Ltd and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd of the Anil Ambani Group. The next hearing would be held on February 5 before the divisional bench of the ...
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SLP against Lanco Hills dismissed
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RESTRUCTURING
Wockhardt may demerge R&D unit
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Bajaj to increase stake in KTM to over 25%
To roll out 2 high-powered KTM sports bikes by mid-year
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Indiabulls buys Piramyd shares
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NEW PROJECTS
Granules India eyes Europe for tablet exports
New facility can produce 6 billion tablets per annum
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Bharati Shipyard to build new yard at Dabhol port
Capacity to build 1-lakh DWT vessel
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GAIL, CIL to set up coal gasification project
New Delhi, Jan. 10 GAIL India Ltd on Thursday said it has signed a pact with Coal India Ltd to set up a coal gasification project for production of a gas used to make fertilisers. The project will use 5,000 tonnes of coal a day to make ...
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Caught off-guard
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Paranjape launches new project in Pune
Pune, Jan. 10 Paranjape Schemes Construction Ltd (PSCL), realty company, has on Thursday announced its La Cresta luxurious project at Sopan Baug, Pune.Talking to Business Line, Mr. Shashank Paranjape, Managing ...
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Trinamool's `threat' to Tata
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SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT
Sobha Developers in top-10 CSR list
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VENTURE CAPITAL
Red Fort launches domestic fund
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DIVERSIFICATION
Ramky Infra plans foray into concrete structures biz
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OUTLOOK
Mega plans for super mini
Exploring possibility of diesel engine, hybrid version for Nano
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Ecoboard chalks out roadmap for 3 years
Posts Rs 45 cr turnover; aims at Rs 100 cr by 2010
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‘Renault-Bajaj small car to be totally different’
Despite Bajaj Auto’s claim that the prototype of its small car will closely resemble the actual one when it is ready for launch and that Renault’s engagement in the project would primarily be on the technical and manufacturing ...
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Mitsubishi to launch electric car in India
New Delhi, Jan. 10 Mitsubishi Motors expects to launch its electric vehicle in India in a few years while the Outlander SUV will be manufactured locally.Hindustan Motors’ Managing Director, Mr Ravi Santhanam, and Mitsubishi Motors ...
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Hampshire Hotels eyes hospitality
Hampshire Hotels and Resorts LLC, promoted by the hotelier Mr Sant Singh Chatwal, has set its eyes on the Indian hospitality sector. The company, which floated an Indian arm called Hampshire Hotels and Resorts (India) Pvt Ltd, has lined up 25 ...
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GM to get feedback before launching Hummer, Cadillac
General Motors India, which unveiled five of its globally acclaimed production and concept vehicles here, said it may consider introducing the Cadillac CTS and Hummer H3 in India by the year-end, if they found consumer feedback to be ...
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Volvo invests Rs 80 cr in new unit
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Hyundai plans to launch ‘public’ car
Not to join race for 1-lakh car category
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Honda Siel to unveil small car Jazz by 2009
80% of parts to be sourced locally
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PEOPLE
REC appoints independent directors
The Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) on Thursday announced the appointment of four independent directors on its board, clearing the decks for its proposed initial public offer (IPO). The Videocon Group Chief, Mr Venugopal N. Dhoot, the ...
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