* ABB: Board approves change in company's name to ABB India.
* ASHIANA HOUSING: Has bought a 4-acre plot at Neemrana in Rajasthan to extend its Ashiana Aangan project.
* AUROBINDO PHARMA: Will challenge an adjudicating authority order allowing the Enforcement Directorate to attach land belonging to its arm, APL Research.
* FEDERAL BANK: Has cut Base Rate by 25 basis points to 10.20%.
* GITANJALI GEMS: Has approved a plan to raise funds via issue of foreign currency convertible bonds, due for maturity in 2018.
* GMR INFRASTRUCTURE: The 555-km Ahmedabad-Kishangarh project from which the company pulled out citing delay in clearance has now got all approvals including environment.
* GTL INFRASTRUCTURE: Has allotted 629,323 shares on conversion of 116 foreign currency convertible bonds of $1,000 each at 10 rupees per share.
* GUJARAT GAS: Has posted Oct-Dec net profit at 692.7 mln rupees, and net sales of 7.56 bln rupees.
* GVK POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Its Australian coal mining project's financial closure is on track and is expected to be completed by December.
* HAVELLS INDIA: Has raised FII investment limit in the company to 40%.
* INFOSYS: Says that US' proposal to increase cap on H1B visas is beneficial for the overall industry and that NASSCOM's IT sector growth aim of 12-14% for FY14 is cautiously optimistic.
* JET AIRWAYS: Etihad Airways is putting a host of conditions for a deal, including an option to buy up to 49% stake in the company.
* KANORIA CHEMICALS: Has fully commissioned its 5-MW solar power plant in Rajasthan.
* KINGFISHER AIRLINES: Has paid 749.4 mln rupees to the Income Tax Department in lieu of tax deducted at source. Smaller lenders to the airline such as ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, UNITED BANK OF INDIA , and CORPORATION BANK may get to recover their dues by March by selling aircraft.
* MANGALORE REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICALS: General Insurance Corp of India and four other public sector insurers will reinsure the company's Iranian business.
* NETWORK18 MEDIA: Has approved selling two business directories that also are non-core businesses--'Yellow Pages' and 'ASK Me'.
* NTPC: Plans to float tenders worth 140 bln rupees for its 1,980 MW Jharkhand project in 2013-14 (Apr-Mar). The two-day trade union stroke has hit coal supplies to some of the company's plants.
* PENNAR INDUSTRIES: Company along with its arm has received orders worth 500 mln rupees.
* PETRONET LNG: Is planning a bond issue in April for the first time to raise 6 bln rupees from the domestic market.
* RATHI GRAPHIC: To raise 75 mln rupees by issuing 2.5 mln shares to three promoter entities on preferential basis at 30 rupees per share.
* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Securities Appellate Tribunal on Thursday adjourned hearing on RELIANCE INDUSTRIES' appeal against SEBI till Mar 14.
* ROSELABS FINANCE: Lodha Developers' arm to make open offer to acquire 26% stake in the company at 8.60 rupees per share.
* SASKEN COMMUNICATION: Has started increasing focus on newer domains to improve topline growth as revenue from Nokia declines steadily.
* SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE: TPG has sold 10% stake in the company for over 16 bln rupees.
* TATA CHEMICALS: Its Babrala unit in Uttar Pradesh is operating below half its capacity because of lack of demand.
* TATA MOTORS: May jointly, with AirAsia, build its low-cost vehicles like Nano, Ace, Magic, and Winger in Malaysia for sale in that country and other markets. The company is exploring the possibility of adding more models to the production line at its Sanand plant in Gujarat .
* TVS MOTOR CO: A proxy advisory firm has recommended voting against the special resolution to induct Sudarshan Venu on the company's board as whole time director.
