* BANKING: Banks have sought a 50-basis-point cut in cash reserve ratio from Reserve Bank of India .
* CAPITAL MARKET: BSE will suspend trading in securities of nine companies from Apr 30 due to non-compliances of various clauses of the listing agreement. SEBI has said the revised process of arbitration in matters relating to stock exchanges and its trading members has come into effect from Monday.
* ENERGY: Competition Commission of India may shortly send a notice to state- owned oil marketing companies on possible cartelisation in petrol pricing.
* GOVERNMENT: The government has said it is planning to extend the direct cash benefit scheme to 78 more districts in the next phase starting Jul 1.
* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Gartner estimates that worldwide personal computer, tablet and mobile phone combined shipments will reach 2.4 bln units in 2013, up 9% on year.
* POWER: COAL INDIA has stopped fuel supply to NTPC after a bitter clash over fuel quality.
* REGULATORS: RBI will release a draft discussion paper within a fortnight on rationalising the definition of foreign direct investment and foreign institutional investment. European Central Bank has left its marginal lending facility rate unchanged at 1.50%, and main refinancing operations rate unchanged at 0.75%.
* RETAIL: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has approved the Cabinet note on Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA's 105-bln-rupee investment proposal.
* TELECOM: Vodafone India non-executive Chairman Analjit Singh has expressed hope that a solution would be found with the government in the over 112-bln- rupee tax liability case.
