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Tata, Renault small cars may not be cheap:SugarwareZ-191: Low-cost cars - be it Tata Motors' Rs 1 lakh project or Renault's $3,000 venture - may have caught the imagination of many, but customers may end up paying much more than they think they would. While ever-increasing input costs...

Top 100 global brands worth $1.15 trillion The top 100 global brands of 2007 are together valued at $1.15 trillion, according to the latest list released by Interbrand, a leading international brand consultancy. Soft drinks firm Coca-Cola has retained its top position despite a fall in brand...

India execs most optimistic on growth: McKinsey Indians executives are the most optimistic in the world in terms of expectations for economic growth, their industries as well as improvement in inflation levels in their countries, according to a new study by international management consulting...

More tightening of rates to hamper growth: CII An appreciating rupee and high interest rates are expected to reduce investment flow in the country hampering the pace of economic growth, industry chamber CII said today. The chamber said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should consider easing...

BHEL bags Rs 431cr deal from Indian Oil Power equipment maker BHEL has secured a Rs 431 crore contract for setting up a co-generation power plant at the Gujarat refinery complex of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The project is being set up to meet the power and steam needs of the refinery...

Hindustan Unilever buyback at Rs 230/shr Consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) today announced that it would buyback equity shares at a price of Rs 230 per share and up to an aggregate amount of Rs 630 crore. The price is at a premium of 17% over the closing price of the HUL scrip...

HUL Q2 net up 30% on cost cuts, price hikes Backed by selective price increases and cost cutting initiatives, India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever reported a net profit growth of 29.55% to Rs 493 crore for the second quarter ended June 2007 (Q2FY07)...

BEML Q1 net up 56% Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) has reported a 56% increase in net profit at Rs 23.5 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal. Topline has moved up 18.3% to Rs 406.9 crore

Asian Paints Q1 consolidated net up 36% Asian Paints has posted 36% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 81.93 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 when compared with Rs 60.30 crore for Q1FY07. According to an offcial release issued by the company to the BSE today, total income has...

Jet Q1 net profit at Rs 31cr Jet Airways India today reported a net profit of Rs 30.88 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007 when compared with a net loss of Rs 44.98 crore in Q1FY07. According to a release issued to the BSE today, total income increased to Rs 1,983.03 crore from...

Ranbaxy markets 1st authorised generic in US Ranbaxy Laboratories today announced the commercialisation of its first authorized generic (AG) product, Isoptin® SR (Verapamil Sit) in the US market. According to an official release issued by the company to the BSE today, this has been...

GE Shipping Q1 net up 74% Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) has posted a net profit of Rs 421.04 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007, an increase of 74% when compared with Rs 241.06 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Total income increased 58% from Rs 547.40...

NIIT Q1 net up 17% at Rs 15cr Changing its positioning from an IT training company to a global talent development corporation led NIIT to record a 17 per cent rise in profit after tax (PAT) which touched Rs 15.4 crore for the first quarter ended 30 June 2007, from Rs 13.2 crore reported in...

HPCL cuts net loss to Rs 87cr in Q1 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) has posted a net loss of Rs 86.93 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 whereas its net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, was of Rs 607.67 crore. According to an official release issued by the company to...

:SugarwareZ-158: Week Ahead in Mkts: Pullback to 4,500 likely MACRO TECHNICALS Devangshu Datta / New Delhi July 30, 2007 Both 4,500 and 4,550 levels are significant resistances and it would take extraordinary turnaround in sentiment to push prices up further. A massive sell off...

BHEL Q1 net up 22% to Rs 289cr Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has posted a 22% increase in net profit at Rs 288.91 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 when compared with Rs 236.67 crore for Q1FY07. According to an official release issued by the company to the BSE today, total income...

India Cements Q1 net at Rs 183cr India Cements today reported a net profit of Rs 183.40 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007 as against Rs 112.59 crore in Q1FY07. According to a release issued to the BSE today, total income increased to Rs 710.91 crore from Rs 490.66 crore in...

Tata Steel ups Corus buyout share to Rs 6,000cr The board of Tata Steel has at its meeting held today approved an increased Tata Steel/Tata Steel Asia Holdings contribution in the acquisition of Corus Group, UK, i.e. from $6.7 billion to about $7.4 billion. According to an official release...

Rel Energy bags Sasan; to invest Rs 20,000cr The uncertainty over the 4,000 Mw Sasan ultra mega power project is over. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company Reliance Power (formerly known as Reliance Energy Generation) has bagged the project after matching the tariff of Rs 1.1962 per...

National Population Policy 2000 INTRODUCTION 1 The overriding objective of economic and social development is to improve the quality of lives that people lead, to enhance their well-being, and to provide them with opportunities and choices to become productive assets in society. 2 In 1952...