The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 18, 2002

16,000 Altos for Europe
MARUTI Udyog Ltd has bagged orders for exporting 16,000 Alto cars to European countries in the current financial year, within months of debuting the car at the Geneva Motor Show, its Managing Director, Mr Jagdish Khattar, said on Wednesday. Mr ... More

Lupin files 2 applications with USFDA
PHARMA company Lupin Ltd has said it has recently filed for two ANDAs (abbreviated new drug applications) with the USFDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) for Ceftriaxone injection and Cefotaxime injection, both in the cephalosporins ... More

Hero Honda to phase out CD100 series
LEADING motor cycle manufacturer, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, which launched a new 100-cc four-stroke bike, Dawn, has said that CD100 and CD100ss are likely to be phased out of the market once the new model sells ``10,000 plus'' units per month, ``six ... More

Essar Steel bags $22-m Spain order
ESSAR Steel has bagged an order for export of 62,700 tonnes of HR coils from STS, Spain, one of the largest pipe makers in the world. The order valued around $22 million, is for a period of six months starting from May 2002. The order was ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

`Corporate governance is more than sum of parts'
WHAT does the disintegration of Larsen B, the 3,250 sq km ice shelf in Antarctica, have to do with corporate governance? Or the threat of Anthrax and misuse of nuclear power by terrorists? Everything, if you listen carefully to Dr Madhav Mehra, ... More

NEW PROJECTS

Ingersoll plans energy audit foray
INFRASTRUCTURE equipment and services major, Ingersoll Rand (India) Ltd, plans to enter energy audit services business. Mr Daljit Mirchandani, Chairman and President of Ingersoll Rand (India), told Business Line here that the move was ... More

Alstom to double production capacity in India
ELECTRICITY transmission and distribution equipment maker, Alstom, has said it is planning to double production capacity in India to generate more business in the next 2-3 years. Alstom's Worldwide President of the T&D sector, Mr Phillippe ... More

Quintiles proposes third office in India
QUINTILES, a large contract research organisation globally, is looking at expanding to a third location in India. Starting its India operations four years ago from Ahmedabad, it recently moved its London office to Mumbai and is now looking at ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Centre for corporate excellence planned

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Toyota Kirloskar joint venture for gear box
TOYOTA Kirloskar Auto Parts (TKAP), a joint venture plant to make automotive transmission systems in India to feed Toyota plants worldwide, might be the first instance of an Indian auto venture gaining access to technology transfer on the highly ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

QS 9000 for Synergies-Dooray
HYDERABAD: Synergies-Dooray Automotive Ltd, the aluminium alloy wheel manufacturer, has been recommended for QS 9000 certification, a common supplier quality standard for major automotive companies such as Ford, General Motors and ... More

PERFORMANCE

Bajaj sales up; plans assembling in Brazil
BAJAJ Auto sold 13.57 lakh two and three-wheelers in 2001-02 as against 12.15 lakh vehicles in the previous year. The sales comprised 11.97 lakh two-wheelers (10.59 lakh) and 1.60 lakh (1.55 lakh) three-wheelers. The company has set itself a ... More

Coca-Cola India reports 34 pc growth in Q1
COCA-COLA India (CCI) has reported that its total sales volume in the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, recorded a 34 per cent growth over the same period last year. According to a press release by the company, the carbonated soft drinks (CSD) ... More

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