Advertising & Marketing
New standards coming for viewership ratings
People first, says new age ad guru

Strive for excellence, Infy CEO tells ad men
Automobiles

Shakeout in auto industry forecast
Good response to MICO's buyback offer
Roots Inds gets TUV Rheinland's certification
India to be Honda's major production base
Banking and Finance
Overwhelming response to VRS offers by banks
`NPA crisis not due to industry alone'
Corporate
Elgi Electric gets ISO certification
Bajaj Auto plans to buy Mukand shares
KIOCL coke-oven plant proposal okayed
Videocon launches e-Care centre
India Inc's October-December 2000 quarter -- IT sector gives a good start
UB to float new co, keep 41 pc stake
MindShare gets HLL media planning account
DCA orders prosecution of Boston Leasing
Courts
Bouncing of cheque: SC ruling on fine'
Economy
Maran for change in devolution mechanism
Case for giving investment choices to pension funds
FICCI wants flexible labour laws
`New revolution of accessibility soon'
Financial Performance
Varun Shipping net up 63%
IPCL net up 118 pc in Q3
Premier Tyres net slumps
Vanavil Dyes net rises 18 per cent
United Breweries Q3 net down 33 pc
Nirma Q3 net down by 15 pc
McDowell's Q3 net up 10 pc
Forex
Forex reserves rise $172 m
Hotels
EIH eyes global marketing pacts, outright buys
Information Technology
Sir Anerood Jugnauth -- Mauritius PM invites Indian IT cos

Satyam, CCMB tie up for bioinformatics
Miscellaneous
Series on Hawking
Pharmaceuticals
IFC to invest $30 m in Orchid Chem
Siris posts huge losses -- Networth erosion leads to BIFR
Draft changes in drug rules notified
Stocks
OTCEI evening session enthuses brokers
SEBI to focus on settlement system
Telecommunications
`Strategic, minor stake sale in VSNL proposed'