COMPANY LAW
JJ Irani panel on company law — Industry urges Govt to expand terms of reference
CORPORATE India on Saturday urged the Government to expand the terms of reference of the expert committee headed by the Tata Sons Director, Dr J.J. Irani, which is to prepare a model company law. The Company Affairs Minister, Mr Prem Chand ... More

NEW PROJECTS
`Dadri project was a fait accompli for the finance committee of RIL'
CONTRARY to the perception in a section of the market, sources in Reliance Industries continue to insist that the Rs 10,000-crore Dadri power project was presented to the board as a fait accompli as it met on January 29 this year to ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
GAIL, Gazprom enter into cooperation pact
A separate MoU was signed by GAIL (India) and Stroytransgaz for undertaking construction, ownership and operations of gas pipeline projects in the world. More

OVL, Gazprom to sign MoU
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) and Russia's Gazprom have decided to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the upstream oil and gas sector in Russia, India and other countries. The MoU would enable OVL to broaden its presence in ... More

INTERVIEW
`Client-financial planner relationships set to undergo transformation'
A FINANCIAL planner who abuses a client's trust should have his licence revoked, states Dr Somnath Basu, who works with the US CFP (certified financial planner) Board of Standards and serves on its steering committee for model curriculum ... More

OUTLOOK
PTC plans to enter long-term contracts with power producers — To pick up equity in new projects
UNFAZED by competition in the power trading business, PTC India Ltd (formerly Power Trading Corporation) has chalked out plans to enter into long-term contracts with power producers and to take up equity in new projects. "We are facing ... More

Forbes eyeing 10% share of energy conservation biz
FORBES Marshall, the Rs 175-crore steam engineering firm, is eyeing a 10 per cent share of the Rs 4,000-crore energy conservation business as part of its efforts to increase its turnover to Rs 400 crore in three years. "There is tremendous ... More