COMPANIES

• Mercedes leads study drive on biodiesel
• Dharwad-Shimoga basin can have open pit gold mines
• NTPC records 100 per cent billing collection
• Essar Steel posts 11 per cent growth in sales
• Avaya to make open offer for Tata Tele stake at
  Rs 220 per share
• Reliance offers global roaming on GSM networks
• Pureview to launch with cutting edge technologies
• Bharti to buy Shyam stake in Hexacom
• Lintas IMAG to revitalise Dalda brand
• Big B to promote Eveready

GENERAL

• Poll India: 2004
• S&P concerned over fiscal deficit
• Jaswant: 10.4 per cent growth is sustainable

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee gains six more
• RBI: Rupee rise due to huge capital flows
• SBI Frankfurt switches to Flexcube
• Dhanalakshmi Bank to expand at a national level
• Canara Bank business up 19 pc in 2003-04
• UTI-MF ties up with Allahabad Bank
• Stabilisation Bonds to absorb FDI-induced liquidity
• I-T clarification on tax holiday benefits
  

MARKETS

• Sensex crosses 5800 after three weeks
• ONGC shares auctioned
• IPCL employees get IPCL shares at Rs 57

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• World trade in 2003 grew by 4.5 pc

PEOPLE

• Ajay Mahajan says yes to YES
• GFCL appointments
• Datla is CII (AP) Chairman