Emami Ltd&rsquo;s board is set to meet tomorrow, the first time since the fire at Dhakuria&rsquo;s Advance Medicare and Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital, in which the Emami Group has a majority stake. But of the 14 board members, three&mdash;R S Agarwal, R S Goenka and S K Todi&mdash; are in custody and the police is on the look out for two, Aditya Agarwal and Preeti Sureka.

Emami  results today, no relief for promoters yet

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Land struggle is what brought Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress to power in West Bengal. Now, eight months after forming the government, the same stance on land acquisition seems to be haunting her government and more so, the ailing power sector in the state.

Power sector hits land roadblock

With unfavourable weather prevailing during the flowering period, mango arrival in Gujarat is likely to be late by month this year. Farmers and traders fear that if the condition continues for some more time, mango crop may not come before mid May.

Mango arrival likely to get delayed

The company reported a net profit of Rs 12.14 crore in Q3 of FY 2011-12, representing a jump of 7.91 per cent over Rs 11.25 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Anil Ltd Q3 net up 7.9%

Elecon Engineering Company Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 12.95 crore from The Indure Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

Elecon Engg bags order worth Rs 12 cr

Indian spice traders and producers are facing challenges like food safety, sustainability and traceability. Food safety regulations are affecting spice exports especially to the countries like Germany, France, England, Japan and Australia.&nbsp;India is biggest producer and exporter of spices in the world.&nbsp;As the regulations varies from country-to-country, it is becoming hard to maintain all the required standards.

Food safety issues worry Indian spice industry

Diesel engines manufacturer Cummins India saw its net profit for the current third quarter ended December 31, 2011 rise by nine per cent to Rs 140.94 crore from Rs 128.58 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Cummins Q3 net up by 9%

The past four quarters have been weighing on GMR Infrastructure as the heavy investments on upgrading the Delhi International Airport and the protracted discussions with government to have the Airport Development Fee (ADF) implemented has led to the company posting its fourth consecutive quarter of losses. The company is, however, hopeful that as soon as the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) decides to effect the fee from April 2012, there will be profitability.

We are exploring asset light biz model: A Subba Rao

The resignation of Advocate General B V Acharya is part of a bigger plot by the constituents of the NDA and Jayalalithaa, said Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily. He also said that with this game, the BJP high command had intended to secure the support of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

AG resignation part of a bigger plot: Moily

In a first for the metro transport sector in the country, the Bangalore Metro Rail corporation Limited (BMRCL) is set to issue tax-free &lsquo;Metro&rsquo; bonds to raise money for its expansion.

Metro to float tax-free bonds to raise money

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IT-major Cognizant on Friday said in 2012 it lined up capital expenditure to the tune of $370 million. It may be noted in 2011 the company had incurred capital expenditures of $288 million, slightly above its original expectations for $285 million.

Cognizant lines up $370 mn capex

Tata Motors is upbeat over the launch of new Tata Sumo Gold. The Mumbai-based multinational auto major further expects that the new model would boost sales &mdash; and is expecting to sell 18,000 units of it by the end of the current financial year. The company is targeting rural, semi-urban market and taxi segment in the urban market with this new SUV.

Sumo Gold keys up Tata

This year&rsquo;s sugarcane crushing in Haryana has picked on a speedier note compared to 2011. As per state agriculture officials, sugar mills have till January 31 crushed 281.99 lakh quintal of sugarcane in the state &mdash; with 23.09 lakh quintal production of sugar. Compared to year-ago period, the sugarcane crushed was 226 lakh quintals, with a sugar recovery of 18.24 lakh quintal.

Sugarcane crushing gains pace in Haryana

Led by Ahmedabad-based trade networking and consulting firm Global Network, a delegation of eight biotech companies is set to visit Manitoba, a state in Canada.

Biotech delegation to visit Canada

The company also informed that it will supply a wide range of APIs from its Bangalore facility to its customers in markets like the US, Europe, South East Asia, Latin America, Canada and Japan.

Hikal's API manufacturing plant to be ready by June 2012

With the likes of Scorpio, XUV 500 and the newly refurbished Xylo in demand in Gujarat, the state accounts roughly 10 per cent for Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd. (M&amp;M), India's leading sports utility vehicle (SUV) manufacturer.

Gujarat accounts for 10% of total sales of Mahindra's SUVs

Puravankara Projects, the Bangalore-based publicly-eld realtor, is looking to roll out 17 million square feet of residential projects in the near future. The company which focuses as much as 95 per cent on residential projects said that approvals for these projects are in the pipeline and they hope to have them in place in 12-18 months time.

Puravankara plans 17 mn sq ft of projects

Implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a flagship programme of the Central government to alleviate poverty, has resulted in an increase of up to 20 per cent in the cost of farm production in Karnataka. It has also created a shortage of labour in the agriculture sector in the state.

MGNREGA creating dearth of farm labour

Telephonic communication sensed a handicap in Himachal Pradesh over the past weekend, as S Tel mobile services suddenly collapsed in the hill state. The development, which continues, has led its lakhs of customers to believe that the mobile company has even stopped its services in Himachal Pradesh, even though there has been no official confirmation on the matter.

S Tel mobile services go silent in Himachal

The Punjab government has urged the Centre to start direct domestic flights at the earliest from the state capital of Chandigarh and western border city of Amritsar and Chandigarh to Nanded in Maharashtra so as to facilitate the pilgrims to pay obeisance at Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal put forth the demand to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh at a meeting in Delhi past weekend, a spokesperson in the CMO said on Sunday. Taking up another issue, the Badal also impressed upon Singh to start international flights from the upcoming international airport at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali). Such a service would give fillip to ensure better air connectivity for the Punjabi diaspora settled abroad to visit the state far more comfortably, the official said, quoting the chief minister.

Punjab wants air service to Nanded

Spelling out its wish list for the upcoming union budget, the knitwear industry in Ludhiana is seeking continuation of the Technology Upgra-dation Fund Scheme (TUFS), even as it wants revocation of excise duty on branded garments.

Ludhiana knitwear firms want TUFS to stay

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