Buddha courts Ruia Group, backs plans to acquire PSUs in state

Wednesday 1 November '06

Time was when the Left frowned on the former NDA government for handing over ailing Central PSU Jessop & Co to Pawan Kumar Ruia.

Bhubaneswar hotel’s bias against AIDS stalls awareness programme

Wednesday 13 September '06

We cannot let you use our towels and bedsheets,” the general manager of Hotel Arya Palace in Bhubaneswar told Abraham Kurien...

Dunlop’s Chennai plant now fully operational, Ruia eyes Monotona

Monday 28 August '06

With the defunct Dunlop plant that the Ruia group acquired, now fully functional and Falcon Tyres posting good results in the last financial year...

Tempest in a Teacup

Sunday 27 August '06

Tata Tea’s $677-million acquisition of Glacéau signals a complete strategic transformation into the high-margin world of speciality beverages, reports Sanchita Das

ITC to enter cash-n-carry

Saturday 22 July '06

Now that Reliance and Metro are in the fray, ITC Ltd is gearing to enter the Cash-and-Carry business.

West Bengal eyes Rs 1,00,000 cr investment in chemical hub

Wednesday 12 July '06

The West Bengal Government is eyeing investments worth Rs 100,000 crore at its chemical hub in Haldia which has already received the Central Government’s approval.

Non-mining states upset with Hoda panel report

Friday 7 July '06

Panel rules mandatory for steel plant to be in state where mines are allocated

Speedy project clearances to kickstart growth

Saturday 1 July '06

Now that the green signal has been given for captive mining, though accompanied by a few riders...

Captive mining in eye of debate on reforms

Friday 30 June '06

The issue of captive mining has dominated the debate over the Hoda Committee report on the mining and mineral policy, which will be tabled on Friday.

India’s largest $12-b FDI in Orissa hits a roadblock

Thursday 22 June '06

The makeshift road-blocks cordoning off three village panchayats— Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga— are taking on metaphorical dimensions for the Orissa and the central governments.

Dunlop suspends plans to make aircraft tyres

Wednesday 7 June '06

Dunlop India’s plans to make aircraft tyres in its Kolkata plant have failed to take off due to the equity sharing issue with the company’s foreign collaborator.

Tea Fund set to take off with Rs 129 cr capital

Sunday 4 June '06

The wait seems to be over for the financially-troubled tea industry with the Centre all set to clear the way for seed capital for a fund to resurrect the industry.

Brewing in govt pot: new tea for old

Friday 26 May '06

Come November, the Tea Board of India is going to flag off its ambitious Rs 4,700-crore programme for re-plantation and rejuvenation of the old tea estates in the country.

Polls over, Buddha takes up PSUs for Phase II of reforms

Wednesday 24 May '06

The Left Front’s victory in the recent Assembly elections is being seen as a vote for Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s reforms agenda.

Saint-Gobain’s Rs 830 cr unit goes on stream

Thursday 18 May '06

Saint-Gobain Glass, which kicked off operations at its Rs 830 crore second float glass unit, is gearing up to step up investments in its automotive glass solutions spread.

Tata gives Buddha another reason to smile

Saturday 13 May '06

When he addressed the media after his landslide victory in the Assembly elections on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddadeb Bhattacharjee’s private secretary handed him a note.

Dunlop in talks for aero-tyre manufacturing

Saturday 22 April '06

When aircraft manufacturers, led by Airbus and Boeing, are making a beeline for the burgeoning Indian aviation mart, can the aero-tyre manufacturers be far behind?