* AGRICULTURE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Chavan, along with representatives of farmers' and sugar mills' organisations, will meet Prime Minister Singh
Tuesday.
* AVIATION: SPICEJET and JET AIRWAYS have agreed to pay 250 mln rupees and 800 mln rupees, respectively, to Airports Authority of India by Nov 29 to settle dues.
* BANKING: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is open to acquiring an Indian bank to get a foothold in the retail market.
* ENERGY: Economic Affairs Secretary Mayaram met oil companies, led by INDIAN OIL CORP, to discuss their dollar requirements in the coming days.India's oil imports from Iran may no longer require special insurance cover as European Union looks set to lift sanctions following the nuclear deal with Tehran .
* HOSPITALITY: The RBI has included hotels costing over 2 bln rupees and convention centres costing more than 3 bln rupees in the infra lending
category.
* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: iGATE Corp's arm Pan-Asia iGATE Solutions signed credit agreement with DBS Bank and ING Bank N.V. Singapore for secured term loan facility.
* INSURANCE: IRDA Chairman Vijayan said most life insurance companies that had submitted their proposal for re-launch of products would definitely get
regulatory approval well ahead of the Jan 1 deadline.
* MINING: The Centre said in Supreme Court it had "serious objection" to the plea for making Shah panel report on illegal iron-ore mining public and
sought time to file affidavits on behalf of mines and environment ministries.
* PHARMACEUTICALS: Pfizer is likely to make key changes in its India management structure.
* POLICY: The Union Cabinet has deferred decision on revised foreign direct investment policy for the pharmaceutical and realty sectors.
* POLITICS: Aam Aadmi Party filed a defamation case against the head of an online news portal and two senior officials of TV news channel for airing
"doctored" sting operation on its Delhi assembly candidates.
* POWER: Nine companies, including TATA POWER CO, ADANI POWER and NTPC, have submitted initial bids for the proposed 4,000 MW UMPP in Odisha's Bedabahal.
* REGULATORY: Large companies striking synchronised arbitrage deals that weaken the rupee have caught the RBI's attention.
* RETAIL: Wal-Mart Stores plans to shelve expansion of its cash-and-carry stores in India until 2015 as it focuses on compliance with US anti-graft law
and inquiries related to that in India .
* TAX: Finance ministry has clarified tax authorities shall not return any applications received under its Service Tax Voluntary Compliance
Encouragement Scheme. Government is considering a Goods and Services Tax rate much lower that the standard rate for small businesses.
* WEATHER: Cyclonic storm Lehar is likely to intensify and make a landfall on coastal Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada , Thursday.
