* AVIATION: Singapore Airlines launches 'Asia Airpass', a discounted fare scheme for passengers flying long-haul beyond the island nation. Ministry to decide the model concession agreement to be followed for the privatisation of six airports.
* ECONOMY: Bank of England has kept rate and asset purchase programme size unchanged at 0.5% and 375 bln pound sterling, respectively.
* ECONOMY: Siddharth Tiwari, IMF director of strategy, policy and review department, will be appointed chief economic advisor for three years.
* ENERGY: The finance ministry has agreed to give an additional 90 bln rupees as oil subsidy to state-owned oil companies, sources said.
* FERTILISER: The fertiliser ministry expects its subsidy bill for 2013-14 (Apr-Mar) to touch about 1 trln rupees, a government source said.
* FINANCE: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation settled 1.21 mln claims in October, 28% higher than September.
* FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board will consider the 7-bln-rupee investment plan of Hennes & Mauritz at its meeting on Nov 13.
* INDEX CHANGES: Nestle, Tech Mahindra, YES Bank to be included in MSCI India index from Nov 26. Unitech, Wockhardt, Bank of India, and Canara Bank to be excluded.
* RAILWAYS: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES, ESSAR OIL join race to sell diesel to Indian railways, a business that will was so far dominated by public sector companies.
* REGULATORY: SEBI has recovered 1.08 mln rupees from two financers for alleged irregularities in IPO subscriptions of various companies from 2003 to 2005. Competition Commission of India has imposed a total penalty 41,393 rupees on the Tamil Nadu Theatre owners Association. RBI has signed two MoUs on supervisory cooperation and exchange of information with regulators of Australia and New Zealand .
* ECONOMY: Bank of England has kept rate and asset purchase programme size unchanged at 0.5% and 375 bln pound sterling, respectively.
* ECONOMY: Siddharth Tiwari, IMF director of strategy, policy and review department, will be appointed chief economic advisor for three years.
* ENERGY: The finance ministry has agreed to give an additional 90 bln rupees as oil subsidy to state-owned oil companies, sources said.
* FERTILISER: The fertiliser ministry expects its subsidy bill for 2013-14 (Apr-Mar) to touch about 1 trln rupees, a government source said.
* FINANCE: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation settled 1.21 mln claims in October, 28% higher than September.
* FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board will consider the 7-bln-rupee investment plan of Hennes & Mauritz at its meeting on Nov 13.
* INDEX CHANGES: Nestle, Tech Mahindra, YES Bank to be included in MSCI India index from Nov 26. Unitech, Wockhardt, Bank of India, and Canara Bank to be excluded.
* RAILWAYS: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES, ESSAR OIL join race to sell diesel to Indian railways, a business that will was so far dominated by public sector companies.
* REGULATORY: SEBI has recovered 1.08 mln rupees from two financers for alleged irregularities in IPO subscriptions of various companies from 2003 to 2005. Competition Commission of India has imposed a total penalty 41,393 rupees on the Tamil Nadu Theatre owners Association. RBI has signed two MoUs on supervisory cooperation and exchange of information with regulators of Australia and New Zealand .
