The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 15, 2005

Wipro Consumer launches ayurvedic soap with bath oil
WIPRO Consumer Care and Lighting has launched a soap with bath oil that promises to give new bathing experience. The company has launched Chandrika Amritam, a variant of Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap, in Karnataka. It is a combination of ayurvedic ... More

MANAGEMENT

Good response to management programme
STUDENTS and professionals turned in large numbers to attend the day-long programme `Shaping Young Minds' organised by the All India Management Association (AIMA) and the Coimbatore Management Association at the PSG College of Technology here. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Tata Steel eyeing Africa, Australia for coal mines
TATA Steel, which has envisioned raising its capacity from 4 million tonnes a year now to 15 million tonnes by 2010, has a daunting challenge to meet: Securing uninterruptible supply of a key raw material — coal. For producing 15 mt of ... More

NEW PROJECTS

Carl Zeiss comes to Goa with hi-tech lenses
CARL Zeiss, Germany-based optical manufacturer, has tied up with GKB Hi-Tech Lenses Ltd, Goa, in a joint venture to set up their first ophthalmic lenses manufacturing unit in Goa. This joint venture, launched in January, has ... More

Velagapudi Steels plans backward integration
VELAGAPUDI Steels Ltd (VSL), the Hyderabad-based manufacturer of steel bars for construction activities, has chalked out an expansion and backward integration programme involving an investment of around Rs 15 crore. VSL is the first Indian ... More

INTERVIEW

Oracle to target new high-growth areas
ORACLE is expanding rapidly in India, mining new segments and broadening offerings. With the Peoplesoft acquisition, its customer base has grown significantly in the Asia-Pacific region, and its recent i-flex deal would help it build on this ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT

Corporates go on air for a cause this Independence Day
CORPORATE India is going all out to portray itself as a responsible Indian citizen this Independence Day through a series of offbeat corporate social responsibility activities. Star TV, for instance, is going to air Ashutosh Gowarikar's ... More

`Corporates have a big role to play in combating AIDS'
AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden in the country and the corporate sector has a big role to play in containing its spread and handling those infected with care, according to Dr Suniti Solomon, Founder, YRG Care, Chennai. Dr Solomon, ... More

SICK UNITS

NTC plans to sell more properties
THE National Textile Corporation (NTC) is offloading more defunct properties into the real estate market. Fresh on the block are a 1.49-acre (6,040-sq. metre) property in Nagpur and another 12.06 acres in Belur, Howrah. It has already ... More

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