NEW BUSINESS
BHEL gets Rs 950-cr order
BHEL has secured an order worth Rs 950 crore for setting up a 99-MW captive power plant on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) basis. This is the highest-value single order ever won by the BHEL for setting up a ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
ECIL bags award
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) here has been awarded the `Raj Bhasha Shield' for 2005-06 by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Mr R.R. Pandalai, Director (Personnel), received the shield from Dr Anil Kakodkar, ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Order on entry tax has only prospective application: HC
A clarification dated August 23, 2005 by the Special Commissioner & Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu, that entry tax was leviable on imported lay flat tubing and PP bags would have only prospective application, the Madras High Court . More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jordan's Hikma likely to acquire Kopran
`Enam appointed as merchant banker to deal' More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Doom Dooma Tea registered office to be shifted
Process to be over in 10-12 days More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Oyzterbay ties up with Rajesh Exports
To set up retail chain that will sell branded gold jewellery More

DIVERSIFICATION
Essel Group enters retail segment
Mr Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel Group, on Friday, announced its foray into the retail segment with the launch of Gavel Fashions, a wholly owned subsidiary. Gavel Fashions, headquartered in New Delhi, will be a high-end, niche luxury retail ... More

OUTLOOK
GMR Energy to shift barge-mounted power plant to KG Basin
"We are examining the shift, since it is easier to move power than move the fuel." More

PEOPLE
Tata Power gets new COO
The Tata Power Company Ltd has appointed Mr Gerald Frank Grove-White, as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, with effect from October 30. Mr Grove-White was Managing Director of Eraring Energy, Australia, the third ... More