Larsen & Toubro
Padma Bhushan A M Naik, L&T chief, is new IIM-A chairman
29 Feb 2012
Naik, who has previously served on the board of IIM for seven years, will take over from Raymond’s chairman emeritus Vijaypat Singhania, whose five-year term ends on 28 March
L&T plans to enter wind power generation
28 Nov 2011
L&T sharply scales down growth outlook to 5%
22 Oct 2011
Citing a slowdown in investment momentum, inflation and high interest rates, L&T has slashed its order-book growth outlook to 5 per cent from the earlier growth guidance of 15-20 per cent at the beginning of this fiscal
L&T says Hazira plant will struggle due to Fukushima
27 Aug 2011
The Hazira unit, set up in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan, in January started production of supercritical boilers and turbine generators for nuclear plants
L&T bags Rs4,000-crore oil sector contracts
08 Aug 2011
L&T bags its largest power contract in Qatar
20 Jul 2011
Larsen & Toubro looks to double overseas orders
06 Jul 2011
L&T to split into nine separate units
25 Jan 2011
The nine companies will be in the area of power, hydrocarbons, machinery and products, switchgear, heavy engineering, infrastructure, building and factories, metals and minerals and electrical businesses
L&T exports first nuclear equipment to US
13 Jan 2011
L&T may be split into nine firms, says chairman Naik
05 Jan 2011
Twenty-one months before he retires, L&T chairman A M Naik has initiated a restructuring plan that will divide the Rs37,000-crore company into nine virtual companies
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