* ADITYA BIRLA NUVO: Board has approved capital expenditure of 40 bln rupees for capacity expansion at its Jagdishpur fertiliser plant in Uttar Pradesh.
* ASHOK LEYLAND: Has brought down the number of working days from six to five a week in a bid to reduce manpower cost by 15% amid a slowdown in industry.
* CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA : Board has approved issue shares on preferential basis to government.
* CINEMAX INDIA: PVR's offer to buy 26% additional stake in the company will open Monday.
* COAL INDIA: Has decided to alter the pricing mechanism for the coking coal it produces, and will enter into a monthly price contract with customers against the current norm of quarterly contracts.
* COLGATE PALMOLIVE INDIA : Oct-Dec net profit fell 4% on year to 1.11 bln rupees and net sales were at 7.63 bln rupees, up 13.9% on year.
* DENA BANK: Has sought 16 bln rupees as equity infusion from the government and is hopeful of receiving these funds in this quarter or in Apr-Jun.
* EIH: Oct-Dec net profit declined 27.6% on year to 327.7 mln rupees, net sales increased 1.9% to 3.18 bln rupees.
* ELECTROSTEEL STEELS: Electrosteel Group may rope in fresh investors in the company to bridge the finance gap in its upcoming 2.2 mln tn integrated steel plant at Bokaro in Jharkhand.
* IDFC: The National Highways Authority of India board approved the proposal allowing IDFC to buy out 74% stake equity in the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway project from the current developer DSC LTD.
* JET AIRWAYS: Has signed a pact to give wage hike of up to 18,000 rupees to its around 7,500 ground staff.
* POWER FINANCE CORP: Board has approved Tata Capital as the joint venture partner for its proposed private equity fund, according to a source. Posted Oct-Dec net profit of 11.17 bln rupees, up 0.8% on year and income from operations at 44.69 bln rupees, up 36% on year.
* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Delhi High Court has asked Central Information Commission to pass fresh order in a case where the panel had asked SEBI to make public the details of consent order case regarding alleged insider trading against the company.
* STATE BANK OF INDIA : Has cut its base rate by 5 basis points to 9.70% and benchmark prime lending rate by 5 bps to 14.45% effective Feb 4.
* SUPRAJIT ENGINEERING: Aims to complete trial production at its new Bengaluru cable factory in February, and begin commercial production soon after.
* SUZLON ENERGY: SEBI has settled a case related to violation of the Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations against the company's officials via consent.
* TATA POWER: Plans to spend 12.5 bln rupees to build wind power plant of capacity 180 MW, and also plans to set up solar power generation units.
* UNION BANK OF INDIA : Board has approved raising an additional 10 bln rupees over the 15 bln rupee fund raising approved on Dec 27. Has extended its processing fee waiver on home and car loans till Mar 31.
* UNITY INFRAPROJECTS: Has received a 2.35-bln-rupee road construction order from Solapur Municipal Corporation.
* UTTAM SUGAR MILLS: Its 75 kL per day ethanol distillery at Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh has commenced commercial operations.
* WARREN TEA: Board has approved 7-for-10-bonus share issue.
