COMPANIES

• PwC advises government to sell over 40 per cent stake in SCI
• Wockhardt to plans to double its turnover
• Supertax Sarex in alliance with Bayer
• Color Chips to market Pran’s cartoon characters
• Benetton to launch Sisley’s wear in India
• FDC-Aspen Pharmacare tie- up for ophthalmic products
• Indian Oil lines up with BP Amoco for hedging
• VIP to market French luggage products
• Sterlite Optical inks MoU with US firm
• Essar Oil to bid for second round of oil exploration blocks

GENERAL

• Negotiable Instruments Act to be amended soon
• Government considering 100 percent FDI in pharma R&D
• Crisil to launch e-commerce rating and evaluation service
• Hindustan Lever to weed out low-end tea brands

PEOPLE

• Mr. Mahendra Singh Tikait wants WTO scrapped