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INDEX
Accountancy
ICFAI unveils new courses
Advertising
JWT wins Commonwealth Games campaign
Agriculture
Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total
Rs 40,000 cr could have been used for rural development
No long-term goal for farm sector
Airlines
Air Arabia to start New Delhi to Sharjah flight
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Reliance Retail ties up with Pearle Europe
DCB ties up with ICICI Bank for cards biz
Legal & General, BoB, Andhra Bank sign insurance partnership
Andhra Pradesh
Vodafone’s first store in Eluru
Tata Motors launches Sumo Grande
Coca-Cola gets safety award for three units
Business model enables drivers to own Innova
Announcements
IGL cuts CNG price by 30 paise
Corporate developments
Automobile Components
GM open to sub-1 litre engine for India
Automobiles
Auto: No surprises in Feb sales numbers
Awards & Honours
Coca-Cola gets safety award for three units
YES Bank bags award
Best eco-friendly hotel
Banking
Prudential norms for letters of comfort
Beverages
Coca-Cola gets safety award for three units
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
K. Ravi Kumar heads BHEL
Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd
Tata Tele counters COAI objections to Virgin tie-up
Airtel launches mobile payment solutions
Budget
Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total
Issues ignored by waiver package
Political gameplan
Textile industry pans Union Budget
Powerloom development council welcomes cluster projects
Deadly blow, say 100% export-oriented units
Irresponsible budget, says Yashwant Sinha
A new dawn?
‘Budget and global cues drag Sensex’
Budget disappoints IT; ‘with incentives, the sector could hit $200-b mark’
With bounty and bouncers
Will impact States’ budget directly
An opportunity missed
Rs 40,000 cr could have been used for rural development
Waiver of loans: Precisely wrong
Indirectly maintains vote bank
Allot sufficient funds to rural infrastructure
Knowledge centres will help IT industry
Will propel social, economic growth
Relief in income-tax may develop tax culture
Handsome packages to all sections
More for education a welcome step
Increase in healthcare spending a good move
IT peripherals industry will gain
Consumption-driven growth Budget
In line with expectations
Social initiatives laudable
A mixed bag
Hike in short-term capital gains tax to impact working class
No relief for BPO industry
Good for salaried people
Not much on healthcare
No long-term goal for farm sector
Wilful defaulters will benefit
Cut in Cenvat will reduce steel cost
Auto: No surprises in Feb sales numbers
No rollback of Budget proposals: Chidambaram
Loan waiver: Bounty for cane farmers
Paswan to take up naphtha import duty issue with PM
‘Industry leader to run skill development mission’
Postal saving schemes see dip in collection
Business Models
Business model enables drivers to own Innova
Cars
Tata Motors launches Sumo Grande
GM open to sub-1 litre engine for India
Hyundai offers free car check-ups
Business model enables drivers to own Innova
Tata Nano ready to explore licensed manufacturing route to meet demand
Cement
Travancore Cements' putty
Channels and Franchises
Tata Nano ready to explore licensed manufacturing route to meet demand
Cinema
Religare, Vistaar launch Rs 200-crore film fund
Climate & Weather
Cold spell may drive wheat yield to record
Commodity Markets
Turmeric, sugar hit upper circuit
Consulting
‘Career transition services yet to take off in India’
Corporate Disputes
Tata Tele counters COAI objections to Virgin tie-up
Credit Cards & Debit Cards
DCB ties up with ICICI Bank for cards biz
Credit Market
ICICI Bank’s derivatives exposure at over $2.2 b
ICICI Bank takes $264-m hit on overseas credit exposure
Customer Relationship Management
Hyundai offers free car check-ups
Derivatives Markets
ICICI Bank’s derivatives exposure at over $2.2 b
New Option Products to help long-term hedging
Essar Oil sees further fall in open interest positions
ICICI Bank takes $264-m hit on overseas credit exposure
Down to Earth
Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total
Economy
Marginal growth in GSDP of Kerala
Credit spreads unmoved by easy money
Editorial
The waiver and its burden
Education
ICFAI unveils new courses
CII initiative with Delhi University
Electrical Goods
K. Ravi Kumar heads BHEL
Engineering
Phenix Varco Pruden to invest Rs 200 cr in two new plants
Entertainment & Leisure
An opportunity missed
Environment
Best eco-friendly hotel
Events
Safety Week celebrations at Mangalore Port
‘No free lunch in stock markets’
Excise and Customs
There was no consensus on iron ore export duty proposal
Paswan to take up naphtha import duty issue with PM
Exports & Imports
Deadly blow, say 100% export-oriented units
Rs 1-cr loss in engg exports costs 44 jobs: EEPC survey
Farm credit
Debt waiver
Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total
The waiver and its burden
Issues ignored by waiver package
Waiver of loans: Precisely wrong
Allot sufficient funds to rural infrastructure
Wilful defaulters will benefit
Loan waiver: Bounty for cane farmers
Financial Markets
Credit spreads unmoved by easy money
Financial Scan
Credit spreads unmoved by easy money
Financial Services
Asipac unveils new business units
Food & Dairy Products
Nestle numbers improve on cost, wastage reduction
Foreign Relations
The HYDE ACT — Misreading or misleading?
Foreign Trade
Deora calls for more bilateral ties with Romania
Call to boost ties with Romania
Forex
Rs 1-cr loss in engg exports costs 44 jobs: EEPC survey
Rupee strengthens
Glass
Reliance Retail ties up with Pearle Europe
Govt Bonds
Yields harden by 5 bps
Haldia
Navigability of Hooghly near Haldia dock a matter of concern
Hardware
Now, Intel to power nettops, netbooks
IT peripherals industry will gain
Health
Dabur to launch cancer drug in US
Hotels
Best eco-friendly hotel
Human Resources
‘Career transition services yet to take off in India’
Rs 1-cr loss in engg exports costs 44 jobs: EEPC survey
Yahoo launches lab in Bangalore
CII initiative with Delhi University
‘Industry leader to run skill development mission’
ICICI Bank Ltd
DCB ties up with ICICI Bank for cards biz
ICICI Bank’s derivatives exposure at over $2.2 b
ICICI Bank takes $264-m hit on overseas credit exposure
IT-enabled Services
Unified call centre tech from Aspect Software
Income Tax
Relief in income-tax may develop tax culture
Good for salaried people
Postal saving schemes see dip in collection
Industry Associations
CII initiative with Delhi University
Insight
Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total
Issues ignored by waiver package
Credit spreads unmoved by easy money
Internet
Yahoo launches lab in Bangalore
Interview
‘Power projects should be exempted from service tax’
2008 to be down year for market: Morgan Stanley
Karnataka
Karnataka tennis body to donate $100,000 for gender equality
Safety Week celebrations at Mangalore Port
Best eco-friendly hotel
Kerala
A new dawn?
Marginal growth in GSDP of Kerala
Fewer mandays lost in 2007
Travancore Cements' putty
Aviator launched in Kerala
Kolkata
Kolkata port posts 22.84% growth in box throughput
Letters
Debt waiver
Life Insurance
Legal & General, BoB, Andhra Bank sign insurance partnership
M-Commerce
Airtel launches mobile payment solutions
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Mahindra group new appointments
Mangalore
14th cruise ship calls at New Mangalore port
Safety Week celebrations at Mangalore Port
Medical Institutions & Hospitals
Increase in healthcare spending a good move
Not much on healthcare
Minerals
There was no consensus on iron ore export duty proposal
Mortgage
‘US east coast banks holding back some deals’
Mutual Funds
Reliance lifts asset base of mutual fund industry by 3%
New Business
ITD Cementation bags Rs 112-cr order
New Fund Offer
Religare, Vistaar launch Rs 200-crore film fund
New Products & Services
Tata Motors launches Sumo Grande
Electrotherm plans Rs 100-cr investment in electric vehicles unit
Microsoft unveils 3 products
ING Vysya Life’s pension product
New Option Products to help long-term hedging
Airtel launches mobile payment solutions
Star opens lines for new quiz show
Travancore Cements' putty
Aviator launched in Kerala
New Projects
Phenix Varco Pruden to invest Rs 200 cr in two new plants
Asipac unveils new business units
Malaysian co takes stake in MAK Group project
Jotun Paints’ manufacturing unit to go on stream in April
Non-Performing Assets
Arcil to raise Rs 1,400 cr by April-end
Non-conventional Energy
Electrotherm plans Rs 100-cr investment in electric vehicles unit
Offhand
Political gameplan
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd
Reliance, ONGC may get ‘rig holiday’
On the hedge
Essar Oil sees further fall in open interest positions
Outlook
Electrotherm plans Rs 100-cr investment in electric vehicles unit
GM open to sub-1 litre engine for India
Reliance, ONGC may get ‘rig holiday’
Cold spell may drive wheat yield to record
Arcil to raise Rs 1,400 cr by April-end
New Option Products to help long-term hedging
Tata Nano ready to explore licensed manufacturing route to meet demand
Outsourcing
Tata Tele counters COAI objections to Virgin tie-up
No relief for BPO industry
Overseas Investments
Anchor Health plans to acquire global personal, oral care brands
Paints
Jotun Paints’ manufacturing unit to go on stream in April
Pension Plans
ING Vysya Life’s pension product
People
Chief Economist of World Bank — The man for the job
Mahindra group new appointments
K. Ravi Kumar heads BHEL
New CFO for SKS Microfinance
Performance
Kolkata port posts 22.84% growth in box throughput
Personal Products
Anchor Health plans to acquire global personal, oral care brands
Colgate Palmolive (Rs 407.25): Buy
Petrochemicals
Paswan to take up naphtha import duty issue with PM
Petroleum
Reliance, ONGC may get ‘rig holiday’
IGL cuts CNG price by 30 paise
Kolkata port posts 22.84% growth in box throughput
Deora calls for more bilateral ties with Romania
Pharmaceuticals
Scheduled drugs MRP cut by 4.58%
Dabur to launch cancer drug in US
Plastics
Handsome packages to all sections
Politics
Political gameplan
Irresponsible budget, says Yashwant Sinha
Indirectly maintains vote bank
Power
The HYDE ACT — Misreading or misleading?
‘Power projects should be exempted from service tax’
Preferential Allotments
Ritesh Properties EGM nod for pref allotment
Private Banks
YES Bank bags award
DCB ties up with ICICI Bank for cards biz
ICICI Bank’s derivatives exposure at over $2.2 b
ICICI Bank takes $264-m hit on overseas credit exposure
Promotions & Offers
Reebok Cricket Star talent hunt announced
Public Sector Banks
Govt may issue commitment letter for SBI rights offer
Legal & General, BoB, Andhra Bank sign insurance partnership
RBI & Other Central Banks
Chief Economist of World Bank — The man for the job
Prudential norms for letters of comfort
Radio/TV
TRAI for orderly growth of cable TV sector
Star opens lines for new quiz show
Real Estate & Construction
Phenix Varco Pruden to invest Rs 200 cr in two new plants
Asipac unveils new business units
Malaysian co takes stake in MAK Group project
Realty stocks tank, yet again
Recommendation
Day Trading Guide
Colgate Palmolive (Rs 407.25): Buy
Regulatory Bodies & Rulings
TRAI for orderly growth of cable TV sector
DoT nod for Tatas’ GSM plans
Dabur to launch cancer drug in US
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance, ONGC may get ‘rig holiday’
Research & Development
Yahoo launches lab in Bangalore
Rights Issue
Govt may issue commitment letter for SBI rights offer
Rubber
Spot rubber prices improve
Science & Technology
Electronic warfare system for Army nearing completion
Security
Electronic warfare system for Army nearing completion
Shipping
ITD Cementation bags Rs 112-cr order
Navigability of Hooghly near Haldia dock a matter of concern
Kolkata port posts 22.84% growth in box throughput
14th cruise ship calls at New Mangalore port
GE Shipping sells panamax crude tanker
Small Savings
Postal saving schemes see dip in collection
Social Security
ING Vysya Life’s pension product
Software
‘US east coast banks holding back some deals’
Microsoft unveils 3 products
Etisalat opens India arm
Unified call centre tech from Aspect Software
Spices & Condiments
Speculators help pepper rebound
Cloves prices up on lower production
Sports
Karnataka tennis body to donate $100,000 for gender equality
Reebok Cricket Star talent hunt announced
JWT wins Commonwealth Games campaign
State Bank of India
Govt may issue commitment letter for SBI rights offer
Steel
Steel Ministry not to intervene on pricing issue, says Paswan
There was no consensus on iron ore export duty proposal
Stock Markets
2008 to be down year for market: Morgan Stanley
‘No free lunch in stock markets’
‘Budget and global cues drag Sensex’
Downtrend continues, Sensex sheds 338 points
Stocks
Realty stocks tank, yet again
Day Trading Guide
Colgate Palmolive (Rs 407.25): Buy
Auto: No surprises in Feb sales numbers
Strategy
Reliance Retail ties up with Pearle Europe
Sugar
Loan waiver: Bounty for cane farmers
Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Motors launches Sumo Grande
Tata Nano ready to explore licensed manufacturing route to meet demand
Taxation
‘Power projects should be exempted from service tax’
With bounty and bouncers
Will impact States’ budget directly
Technical Analysis
Volatile movement
Telecommunications
Vodafone’s first store in Eluru
Tata Tele counters COAI objections to Virgin tie-up
Etisalat opens India arm
Airtel launches mobile payment solutions
DoT nod for Tatas’ GSM plans
Textiles
Textile industry pans Union Budget
Powerloom development council welcomes cluster projects
Trade & Labour Unions
IBA, bank unions finalise schedule to discuss demands
Fewer mandays lost in 2007
Two/Three Wheelers
Electrotherm plans Rs 100-cr investment in electric vehicles unit
Aviator launched in Kerala
Venture Capital
Religare, Vistaar launch Rs 200-crore film fund
West Bengal
Rs 1-cr loss in engg exports costs 44 jobs: EEPC survey
Wheat
Cold spell may drive wheat yield to record
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