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CORPORATE
ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES:
Reliance set to ink pact with fertiliser cos for KG block gas
New Delhi, March 22 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is set to sign gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) with the identified urea plants sometime next ...
NEW PROJECTS:
From Singur to Sanand, an arduous drive
Mapping the journey of world’s first low-cost car. Mumbai, March 22 It has taken the Tata Nano a good 15 months between the time it was first showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo in mid-January last year and its official launch ...
NEW PROJECTS:
The Great Indian engineering feat
Chennai, March 22 Tall, snub-nosed and egg-shaped, the Nano, at first glance, seems to look like a futuristic autorickshaw with its front wheel tucked in. Like most autorickshaws, the Nano will also have a rear engine. And the ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Who is going to finance the car
Chennai, March 22 Public sector banks are all set to take the lead in financing the Nano, with those in the private sector undecided still on whether they should offer loans to customers wanting to purchase the low-cost car or on what kind ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Revolutions in wheels and tyres
Wheels India, a TVS group company, worked closely with Tata Motors in developing the wheels for the Nano, challenging a number of assumptions along ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
‘Managing employee psyche tough in a slowdown’
The slowdown has thrown up a whole set of new challenges for HR, says Nandita Gurjar, Senior V-P and Global HR Head, Infosys Technologies.. The priorities of a company, especially of HR, change drastically during a slowdown. From bringing in ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Re-tuning the engine components
Bangalore, March 22 Bosch began work on the Tata Motors’ Nano project in 2004, with a simple brief: Components should be low cost, adhere to regulatory requirements and achieve performance targets such as fuel efficiency and ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Fiat watching it with interest
Mumbai, March 22 As Tata Motors gears up for the Nano launch, its joint venture partner, Fiat ,will be monitoring the progress of the car with great ...
NEW PROJECTS:
A turning point for the car industry
Mumbai, March 22 One man did not join the sceptics when Mr Ratan Tata made public his intention to manufacture a people’s car costing Rs 1-lakh. Mr Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer of Renault and Nissan, sat up and took notice ...
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
‘Impairment’ loss may come under Indian GAAP accounting
Recent acquisitions to be scrutinised as valuations dip sharply. Mumbai, March 22 Many Indian companies, especially those that had made acquisitions in the recent past, are grappling with accounting for “impairment losses” that could ...
OUTLOOK:
Veetee may enter frozen food category
To introduce microwave-friendly pouches. New Delhi, March 22 Veetee Fine Foods Ltd, a producer and marketer of basmati rice, said it is strengthening its line of products in the ...
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:
Vimta Labs in pact for Ph.D. programme
Vimta Labs Ltd has tied up with Deakin University, Victoria, Australia to offer Ph.D programme for post-graduates in biology, chemistry, biotechnology and other relevant areas. During the four-year programme, the research scholars would also ...
NEW PROJECTS:
A new story in every component
Two-wheeler parts inspire instrument cluster module. Pune, March 22 If you went hunting for the key materials on which the world’s cheapest car is built, the most prominent would be intangible. That is the confidence of Team Nano that ...
OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS:
Coal India eyeing one more block in Mozambique
Kolkata, March 22 Coal India Ltd is eyeing one more block in Mozambique, this time through International Coal Ventures Ltd ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Softening raw material prices smooth the ride
Mumbai, March 22 Unveiling the Nano at the Delhi Auto Expo last year, Tata Motors Chairman, Mr Ratan Tata, had warned of the consequences of inflation and rising raw material costs on the price tag of Rs 1 lakh (ex-factory ...
NEW PROJECTS:
Cutting on costs, not technology
New Delhi, March 22 “We are very excited about the car getting launched. Though it is a low-cost car, there has been no compromise on technology. This is for the first time we supplied aluminum engine blocks. This helps to reduce ...
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C Gopinath
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Harish Bijoor
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Ramanujam Sridhar
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Radhika Chada
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K Srikrishna
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