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Inside Companies & Sectors Moneylife Digital Exclusives Munira Dongre Cairn deal: In whose interest? The Cairn price is too expensive and Sesa Goa shareholders will suffer GMR Energy may have to wait before it plugs into Chhattisgarh GMR Energy’s Chhattisgarh power project’s funds may be disbursed only when the coal linkage is in place and a certain amount of capacity is tied up Union Bank of India plans to go for takeout financing UBI is considering takeout financing for some of its infrastructure loans Have Indian highway targets made a U-turn? If the recent data on road-construction targets shared during the Lok Sabha session are anything to go by, the ministry of road transport and highways will be building lesser roads this year compared to 2009-10 After social networking, it’s time for group buying Group buying on the Internet is simple. If certain number of people sign up for an offer, then the deal becomes available to all. If the predetermined minimum is not met, no one gets the deal. This reduces risk for retailers Why is GAIL’s stock price lagging? The key reason is capped gas output of Reliance. But GAIL has a few options up its sleeves to get growth going NHAI to call for project bids worth Rs4,000 crore by month-end The National Highways Authority of India has been aggressive in calling for bids across the country, but few projects have been awarded Monsoon turnaround to boost fertiliser stocks With the improved rainfall across the country, it is only logical that fertiliser stocks will do well from here since the sector is looking at bumper sales in the September quarter as well Sunk - the commercial aspects of cargo ships when they capsize and sink It is always sad to see ships collide, break their backs, capsize, and sink, especially if they are so close to port. Here major media make a circus out of what is actually one of the saddest spectacles The IFCI scrip continues to be a puppet in the hands of market operators It was clearly rumour mongering that sent the IFCI scrip into a downward tizzy. One rumour was that the government is considering the conversion of its Rs5.23 billion worth of zero-coupon, optionally convertible debentures into equity shares. But there is a lot else that is also going on in this counter …let's explore Inside Companies & Sectors More ML Digital Exclusives Moneylife Digital Team Cash-strapped TV18 bails out Infomedia’s rights issue The just-concluded Infomedia18 rights issue was undersubscribed, requiring promoters TV18 to pump in up to Rs12 crore of the unsubscribed portion of the issue, even as TV18 is haemorrhaging cash Pallabika Ganguly After affordable homes, K Raheja plans low-cost villas K Raheja Corp is planning to launch low-cost villas in Hyderabad, Pune and Goa for around Rs45 lakh-Rs65 lakh Pallabika Ganguly Provogue to enter FMCG market; will tie up with JL Morison Provogue India is signing a joint venture deal with FMCG distributor JL Morison for the distribution of its body-care products Amritha Pillay Domestic tankers, coastal trade to benefit from new cabotage policy If the proposed cabotage policy to bar foreign flagships in Indian costal trade is implemented, it will help the indian tanker segment Pallabika Ganguly Spirituality for the masses, now wrapped in print The Times of India will soon launch a weekly newspaper based on ‘The Speaking Tree’, a spiritual column which is now published in the inside pages of the newspaper Yogesh Sapkale with Ravi Samalad Bhuruka Gases calls for EGM to buy back equity Minority shareholders of BGL are crying foul over the move. Next year, the company is planning to go for overseas trading operations in coal and bio-diesel, which could yield huge profits Amritha Pillay Land incentives may make road projects attractive The road transport ministry is mulling over a proposal to allot land tracts alongside road projects to make these constructions economically viable Sanket Dhanorkar with Ravi Samalad TeleCanor’s private investor cries foul Wealthy private investor Hemant Gupta alleges misuse of his funds by TeleCanor Global; the company on its part claims malicious propaganda is being spread by Mr Gupta to manipulate its stock price JSW Energy plans to ramp up capacity Power company JSW Energy plans to increase its power capacity up to 11,390MW by 2016. However, officials from the company agree that the risk factor involved in coal imports needs to be addressed Indian textile exporters target fresh markets India—the world’s fifth largest textiles exporter—has been forced to shift its focus to newer markets from traditional markets like the US and EU, due to tougher competition and withdrawal of incentives from the government March 2010 target for road development unlikely to be met Major companies in build-operate-transfer (BOT) road projects believe the March 2010 target could be difficult to meet and the sector could be plagued by problems like late bidding for projects and hitches in land acquisition Office rents are falling in Tier I cities Office rents in Tier I cities, like Mumbai and New Delhi, are falling with higher supply and lower demand for office space Smart grids could open up prospects for various sectors Setting up of the smart grid system would prove beneficial for industries like IT and the renewable energy sector along with power utilities, metering and power equipment providers Pipeline to Profits Indian pipeline manufacturers are benefiting from large-scale US gas pipeline expansion The Indian pharmaceutical saga: Strong on generics, weak in R&D Despite an investment of $3 billion in R&D, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been unable to come out with a single new drug This is the age of 'compact' vehicles With Tata Nano starting a new segment of compact cars in India, the 'compact' bug now seems to have bit other segments as well IOL Netcom in dire straits, claim employees Disgruntled employees allege IOL Netcom has been withholding salaries since January 2009, allegedly due to cash problems. Natural gas production to double in four months Increasing number of wells in KG basin will generate 82 million cubic metres of gas per day Inside Companies & Sectors Recent ML Digital Exclusives Oil minister Murli Deora flew into the Vietnamese capital today with heads of blue chip Indian oil GMR group unit GMR Energy is investing around Rs18,000 crore over the next three years to add K V Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank, says that the India growth story is still intact, despite the Moneylife presents the second part in a three-part series of the interview with Vetri Subramaniam, Indian winemakers and grape growers in Maharashtra may gnash their teeth, but there is little they The food products industry is still reeling under higher commodity prices, especially those of The much hyped Bharti Airtel-MTN merger deal has been called off, thanks to the flip-flop attitude Ramesh Chandak, MD and CEO, KEC International Ltd, talks to Yogesh Sapkale on his European banking and financial group BNP Paribas’ Indian unit BNP Paribas Wealth Management Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank, is bullish for the right reasons The Indian economy is limping back to recovery. We have identified three sectors—some key Inside Companies & Sectors Moneylife Articles
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If you thought loans against gold were the best thing to happen to mankind since sliced bread, think again. We made trips to various branches of companies which profess to offer KGN and its related companies are running what looks like a pyramid scheme through a multi-level marketing chain in Pune under different names, ensnaring gullible small investors UBI is considering takeout financing for some of its infrastructure loans Another scheme — the Tata Natural Resources Fund — has entered this space, but there is nothing which this fund can deliver that existing equity funds cannot The industry body will tweak ARN registration and renewal norms from1 September 2010
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