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Piped gas to 2 crore households in 3 yrs
No proposal to review SEZ policy
Tatas offer 455 pence a share of Corus
Power Grid to enter telecom sector soon
European tech park to invest Rs 1,100 cr in Haryana
Ashok Leyland bags European Co for $35 m
GTL buys UK Co for $9 m
Sony recalls 90,000 batteries
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Piped gas to 2 crore households in 3 yrs
New Delhi, October 17 The policy will make the dream of piped gas supply to urban homes a reality, especially in the mega city of Mumbai, besides facilitating the development of gas pipelines connecting gas production centres to consumer points in different parts of the country. Mr Deora had convened a meeting to discuss the draft policy for development of natural gas pipelines and city or local natural gas distribution networks. Various organisations, companies and institutions who attended the meeting at Mumbai included British Gas, Shell, ADAG, British Petroleum (India), all public sector units in the oil sector and representative of the Planning Commission. He said the oil and gas exploration policy under implementation by the government since 2000 had resulted in yielding large quantities of natural gas as the blocks had becoming operational. As much as 100 million cubic metres of gas would be available initially. After meeting the primary demands from fertiliser, power and other industries the gas would be provided to urban households as cheaper and cleaner fuel for domestic purposes, the minister said. The draft policy framework proposed incentives to investors for non-lucrative urban areas and a protected period for limited access to pipelines laid by an investor. The investors would be encouraged to venture out in smaller cities also. The objective of the draft policy was to promote investment from the public and private sector in natural gas pipeline and city & local natural gas distribution networks.
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No proposal to review SEZ policy
New Delhi, October 17 “There is no proposal presently to review the SEZ policy,” Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh told The Tribune today. He was talking on the sidelines of Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair held at Greater Noida today. The five-day long fair has generated export business amounting to Rs 1,700 crore, said Mr Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts. Notably, during his visit to UK and Finland, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had also said the SEZs were here to stay and government would implement the policy while protecting interests of all stakeholders. The Finance Ministry and the Left parties are, however, pressing for a review of the policy, protesting that the Commerce Ministry was indiscriminately approving the SEZs without taking into account long- term consequences of the policy. Referring to India’s trade talks with Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), he said, India had almost finalised trade agreements with the trading block and a meeting to discuss certain pending issues was likely to be held by December. The Commerce Ministry had recently asked the exporters to provide a feedback on the non-trade barriers impacting the exports to BIMSTEC countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand). Concerned over the possibility of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) of BIMSTEC nations becoming an obstacle to the projected 74 per cent jump in India’s exports to them from 2003 figures, the government is collecting data regarding the current and future revenue loss incurred due to the NTBs. It will also find out if the NTBs of BIMSTEC nations are forcing exporters to circumvent the law and cause revenue loss to India.
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Tatas offer 455 pence a share of Corus
London/Mumbai, October 17 If accepted by Corus, the deal at 455 pence a share that puts the enterprise value of the UK-based company at over Rs 46,000 crore would catapult the Indian steel company to the league of the world’s top 10 steelmakers. The offer to Corus is part of the aggressive acquisition and takeover strategy of the Tata Group across the globe, particularly in Europe and the US, where it acquired mineral water maker Glaceau as also coffee chain Eight’o Clock. In an almost synchronised announcements, the two companies said that further statements would be made as and when appropriate as there was no certainty that the “final offer” would be made. In its communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Tata Steel said the company had “made an indicative non-bidding offer to acquire 100 per cent equity in Corus Group Plc through a recommendatory offer route at 455 pence per share in cash.” Corus said discussions were on with Tata Steel.— PTI
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Power Grid to enter telecom sector soon
Nagpur, October 17 The company has already diversified into the telecom segment as a carrier while utilising spare telecommunication capacity of its Unified Load Dispatch Centre (ULDC) schemes, leveraging its countrywide transmission infrastructure, its Chairman-cum-Managing Director R.P. Singh said here today. “Once we stabilise in the business of carrier, we will venture into basic telephony,” Mr R.P. Singh said at a press conference. The company was in the process of implementing a telecom network of about 20,000 km, which would provide a robust highway of telecommunication at affordable cost with ultra modern and eco-friendly implementation techniques, he said. Agreements had been signed with leading telecom players like MTNL, BSNL and Reliance for using Power Grid’s telecom network. Most part of the telecom network, connecting major cities like Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai, besides the capitals in the North East was operational. On the PSU’s financial performance, he said it had achieved a turnover of Rs 3,554 crore with a net profit of Rs 1,009 crore during the first quarter of 2005-06, thereby registering a growth rate of 26 per cent in turnover and 28 per cent in net profit compared to previous year. The company’s gross asset base had gone up to Rs 24,888 crore in 2005-06.— PTI
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European tech park to invest Rs 1,100 cr in Haryana
London, October 17 "Ultimately, they will invest 2 billion euros (Rs 11,389 crore approx) in the state in the coming years," Mr Hooda, who is here heading a business and industrial delegation said. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed at Amsterdam last Tuesday. Another MoU was signed in Berlin with the Osram Group, which will invest Rs 100 crore in Haryana for setting up their unit. In yet another MoU signed in Paris, Arcelor-Mittal would set up a joint venture auto-component manufacturing company in the state, the Chief Minister said. JCB group in the UK, known for its
excavation work and is already operating in the state, would set up an engine manufacturing unit in Ballabhgarh.
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Ashok Leyland bags European Co for $35 m
Prague, October 17 Started as an aircraft and engine manufacturer in 1919, Avia diversified later into trucks and signed licence agreement with Renault in 1967. In 1995, Avia was acquired by Daewoo Motor Corporation Ltd with a majority share. But despite huge investment, its ambitious programme to have a strong base in Europe in light commercial vehicles and intermediary commercial vehicles, failed to materialise as it went into bankruptcy in 2000. It will be the first Indian company to have a truck manufacturing unit in Europe. |
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GTL buys UK Co for $9 m
Mumbai, October 17 This buy-out is one among the series of acquisitions the company intends to complete in a couple of years by investing about Rs 1,000 crore. Meanwhile, GTL has posted an increase of 9.14 per cent in net profit after tax at Rs 7.64 crore for the quarter ended September 30, as compared to Rs 7 crore for the same quarter a year ago. The total income increased to Rs 145.56 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 137.22 crore a year ago. The group posted a net profit after tax of Rs 18.24 crore for the quarter ended September 30 as compared to Rs 10.31 crore for the same period last year. The total income of the group increased to Rs 235.21 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 202.75 crore a year ago.— PTI |
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Sony recalls 90,000 batteries
Tokyo, October 17 About 60,000 of the power packs will be replaced in Japan, and the rest in China, company spokesman Daichi Yamafuji said today. He declined to say how much the recall will cost.— Bloomberg |
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Internet search engine launched
Bangalore, October 17 Aimed at the Indian web consumer, Guruji.com has come about after Sequoia Capital India provided a seed funding of $7 million for the project, the company founder and CEO Anurag Dod disclosed. Mr Dod has partnered with Mr Gaurav Mishra to start the project. The search engine, which is expected to have about one lakh hits per day, also aims to capitalise on searches made in vernacular languages. He said this market was presently not tapped at all and the search engine would like to address itself to this issue. The search engine uses crawl technology that crawls the web, identifying Indian content using sophisticated algorithms. |
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HDFC Bank Q2 profit up by 31.7 pc
Mumbai, October 17 Net revenues witnessed an increase of 42.5 per cent at Rs 1,243.3 crore as against Rs 872.3 crore while interest earnings stood at Rs 1,635.7 crore as against Rs 1,022.9 crore in the previous corresponding quarter. Driven by an average asset growth of 40 per cent and a stable core net interest margin at just about 4 per cent, the bank's net interest income expanded by Rs 233.5 crore (38.1 per cent) to Rs 845.6 crore. CBoP profit up
Centurion Bank of Punjab (CBoP) has announced a net profit of Rs 31.1 crore for the quarter ended September 30 (Q2-FY2007). The net profit for the quarter grew by 49 per cent as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Profit before tax for the quarter at Rs 50.6 crore demonstrates a growth of 593 per cent over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The net advances of the bank at Rs 8,385 crore on September 30 have grown by 64 per cent over those on September 30, 2005. The bank’s deposits grew by 41 per cent over those last year.— PTI, TNS |
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Jet Airways posts net loss of Rs 55 cr
Mumbai, October 17 The total income increased by 37.53 per cent to Rs 1,821.23 crore for the second quarter ended September 30 from Rs 1,324.24 crore a year ago, Jet Airways informed the BSE. Ballarpur Industries
Ballarpur Industries Ltd has posted a 32 per cent rise in net profit after tax at Rs 58.26 crore for the quarter ended September 30 as compared to Rs 44.20 crore for the corresponding quarter last year. Total income (net of excise) increased by 21 per cent to Rs 529.91 crore for the first quarter in 2006-07 from Rs 437.92 crore during the July-September period in 2005-06, the company informed the BSE. Polaris net up
IT company Polaris Software Lab Ltd has reported a more than two-fold increase in its net profit for the quarter ended September 30 at Rs 18.49 crore as compared to Rs 8.09 crore for the same quarter last year. The company's total income rose to Rs 235.42 crore during the second quarter in 2006-07, up 33 per cent from Rs 176.74 crore in the year ago period, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The group posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 27.10 crore in the second quarter this fiscal against Rs 13.25 crore during the July-September quarter in 2005. Consolidated total income of the group stood at Rs 253.9 crore as compared to Rs 215.61 crore in Q2 2005-06. Indo Rama Synthetics
Indo Rama Synthetics India Ltd has reported a 74 per cent dip in profit after tax of Rs 8.73 crore for the quarter ended September 30 as compared to Rs 33.67 crore for the corresponding quarter last year. Total income (net of excise) decreased to Rs 399.31 crore for the second quarter in 2006-07, down 16 per cent from Rs 478.21 crore during the year ago period, the company informed the BSE. Crompton Greaves
Leading Electrical equipment manufacturer Crompton Greaves Ltd has posted an increase of 25.14 per cent in net profit after tax at Rs 40.66 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared to Rs 32.49 crore for the same quarter in 2005. The total income (net of excise) of the company increased by 48.52 per cent to Rs 833.40 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 561.13 crore for the corresponding quarter a year ago, the company informed the BSE. The Board of Directors, at its meeting today, recommended a bonus issue in the ratio of 2:5, that is two bonus shares for every five equity shares, of Rs 2 each subject to shareholders' and other necessary approvals, it added. The company also declared an interim dividend of 40 paise on equity shares of Rs 2 each (20 per cent) for the financial year 2006-07. Finolex Industries
Finolex Industries Ltd has posted a two-fold increase in net profit at Rs 19.98 crore for the quarter ended September 30, as compared to Rs 9.57 crore for the same quarter last year. Total income (net of excise) increased by 11.84 per cent to Rs 205.13 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 183.40 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, the company informed the BSE. Birla Sun Life
Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI) has shown an increase in its market share to 6.1 per cent during the first quarter of the year. A press note issued by the company in Amritsar stated that in terms of individual life, BSLI's market share has increased by 5.7 per cent and in terms of group business its share has increased to 10.1 per cent amongst private players. It said the company witnessed a total business premium of Rs 100 crore with a healthy growth of 61 per cent.— Agencies, TNS |
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