The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 30, 2003

FTV plans new pay channel
FRENCH television channel Fashion TV said it will develop another channel on a pay basis called FashionX TV for the conditional access system (CAS) regime. Fashion TV said it will have more "exclusive and glamorous content" in this pay ... More

HPL, GAIL kick off product sharing pact — First consignment despatched
THE strategic alliance between GAIL and Haldia Petrchemicals Ltd was kicked off today with the despatch of the first consignment of polypropylene (PP) from Haldia to GAIL customers in the north. A company release said that under this agreement ... More

Serum Institute to launch DPT, Hepatitis B vaccines by year-end
The Pune-based vaccine firm, Serum Institute of India, is to launch a quadruple vaccine Diphtheria, Tetanus and whole-cell Pertussis vaccine (DTP) and Hepatitis B by December, 2003. According to Dr Subodh Bharadwaj, Medical Director, Serum ... More

ENVIRONMENT

CESC brings US model to control pollution
CESC Ltd., the flagship company of the RPG group, will begin putting in place pollution control measures at its 50-year old New Cossipore (NC) plant in 2004 and complete it by end-2006. Sources said that this would reduce the emission levels of ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Dishnet ties up with Tata TeleServices
BASIC services provider Tata TeleServices Ltd (TTSL) and broadband ISP operator DishnetDSL have formed a strategic alliance to offer broadband services through the use of TTSL's wireline network. The service will cost Rs 995 per month and will ... More

BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mirc announces 1:1 bonus
MIRC Electronics Ltd has announced a maiden bonus issue in the ratio of 1:1 and recommended a dividend of 100 per cent on expanded equity capital. The Mumbai-based company, which makes the Onida brand of televisions, said that net profit was ... More

SICK UNITS

TRL workers plan road blockade

PEOPLE

Ninu Khanna tipped to head Britannia
THE current Managing Director of Nusli Wadia-controlled Bombay Dyeing, Mr Ninu Khanna, is tipped to be in the race for leadership at bakery major Britannia Industries, market sources said. Incidentally, Wadias own substantial stake in ... More

New chief for MGL

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Zicom launches biometric readers
TO cater to the rising need for higher levels of security in organisations, Zicom Security Systems Ltd today launched biometric readers in the country. Billed as the "most secure" and effective method of authenticating an individual, Biometrics ... More

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