The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 01, 2007

MANAGEMENT
To grow organically, corporates must have ‘soul’
What is a company? Is it a building made of brick and mortar, structure, systems, plant and machinery? Or is it people? These are the questions that Moid Siddiqui asks in a recent interaction with The New Manager. More

Employer brand does matter
It is the employer’s brand rather than the job profile that carries weight with new entrants. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
‘Companies have to demonstrate fairness towards their people’
What motivates people is leadership based on trust, involvement, fair play, recognition and help in achieving aspirations. I think the corporate sector in India needs to look more towards the Indian spiritual heritage to become more sensitive to the well-being of its people. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
BHEL may take equity in Koradi power plant
Mumbai, Sept 30 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) could consider taking equity in the brownfield expansion of the Koradi Thermal Power Station near Nagpur. The Rs 8,000-crore expansion would be based on super-critical technology and will ... More

NEW PROJECTS
Fairfield Pressings on expansion mode
Pune Sept. 30 Fairfield Pressings Pvt Ltd, suppliers of pressed sheet metal auto components and sub-assemblies to vehicle manufacturers, is all set on an expansion mode at Ranjangaon.The facility, which was set up in 2001 at the ... More

EVENTS
‘It’s an era of opportunities’
New Delhi, Sept. 30 “One can witness sizeable change on the contours of connectivity between urban and rural India. Remarkable changes are taking place in the field of communication, telephony and road network among others. The skylines ... More

DIVERSIFICATION
Cos rushing to get telecom licence
With the deadline for applying for telecom licences expiring on Monday, a number of companies, including the Hindujas, Jindal Steel and Omaxe may put in their requests with the Department of Telecom. Tulip IT, which had recently acquired long ... More

SICK UNITS
Mills revamp: NTC revises offer under jt venture partnership scheme
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OUTLOOK
Corporates burn their fingers in wheat as prices rule flat
New Delhi, Sept 30 Last year, wheat was one of the best domestic ‘stocks’ to invest in. At the start of the harvesting season in early April, wheat dara was quoting in Delhi at Rs 750-760 per quintal and by end-September had ... More

ISMT plans increasing tube capacity at Baramati plant
Maharashtra gives ‘mega project’ status to project More

India can be an equal partner in space, says Boeing
Good chance for industry to tap investment potential More

PERFORMANCE
Wave of consolidation —Ever bigger container ships
The world’s largest container shipping line — the Maersk Line — pressed into service the largest container ship Emma Maersk in September 2006. At 1,58,000 DWT, a length of 397 m, width of 56.4 m and loaded ... More

PEOPLE
Doctorate for Mukesh Ambani
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), Honoris Causa, on Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). University Chancellor and scion of the ... More

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