* ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: Has challenged the environment ministry's decision to impose penalties on it for environmental violations.
* AMBUJA CEMENTS: General Insurance Corp of India and four other insurers will vote against the 35-bln-rupee Ambuja-Holcim deal.
* DELTA CORP: Has launched umbrella brand 'Deltin' for its resorts and casinos.
* ERA INFRA ENGINEERING: Posted a net loss of 1.43 bln rupees in Jul-Sep against a profit 485.10 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales down 34.40% YoY at 6.01 bln rupees.
* FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA : Key staff of arm National Spot Exchange invested 340 mln rupees in a company floated by former finance head of PD Agroprocessors, a large borrower that owes investors on the bourse.
* GAIL: May look for new buyers for imported natural gas from Qatar , which was earlier contracted to NTPC.
* GMR INFRASTRUCTURE: Has approached Department of Electronics and Information Technology for setting up a semiconductor unit and is looking for a partner for the same.
* HINDUSTAN MOTORS: Reported a Jul-Sep net profit of 2.9 mln rupees against against a loss of 301 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales fell 21.5% year-on-year to 1.03 bln rupees. The company is planning to approach the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction.
* ICICI BANK: Has cut the pricing of its US dollar-denominated unsecured senior notes to 360 basis points over five-year US Treasury bond yield from 375 bps earlier.
* INFOSYS: Company's head of utilities and resources, North America , and member of the executive council, Stephen R. Pratt has resigned.
* IPCA LABORATORIES: The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in Avik Pharmaceutical for 65.1 mln rupees.
* JET AIRWAYS: Promoter group company Tail Winds sold 2 mln shares of company and National Stock Exchange and 4.8 mln shares on BSE today.
* JUBILANT FOODWORKS: Promoter sold 537,789 shares of company on Nov 13-14.
* KEC INTERNATIONAL: Is looking to divest its seven acre land in Thane for 2.20-2.25 bln rupees.
* MINDTREE: The company has appointed Ramesh Pillai as senior vice president and global head of its Hi-Tech vertical, and Mark Wilsdon as vice president and head of sales of the UK and European Union regions.
* MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF INDIA : FMC had instructed company for immediate removal of former MD and CEO Javalgekar, a report by the regulator said.
* NETWORK 18 MEDIA & INVESTMENTS: Percept Live is set to drag joint venture Viacom18 Media to court for allegedly copying the former's Suburn music festival presentation.
* NHPC: The company commissioned the third unit of the Uri-II hydel project on Sunday.
* POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA : Has filed the Red Herring Prospectus with the Registrar of Companies for the follow-on public offering.
* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Board is backing investment in telecom and petrochemicals but is reluctant to invest in oil & gas. The oil ministry has moved a Cabinet note proposing that the company be asked to furnish a $135-mln bank guarantee every quarter, which will be encashed if the company is found to have hoarded gas in the KG-D6 block.
* SABERO ORGANICS GUJARAT : Is taking necessary steps to address the concerns of Gujarat Pollution Control Board and to seek nod to continue operations.
* SPICEJET: Is set to buy 40-50 Boeing 737 Max planes.
* STATE BANK OF INDIA : Has decided to classify its exposure to First Leasing worth 2.5 bln rupees as non-performing asset.
* TATA MOTORS: Has not ruled out the possibility of more block closures at its Jamshedpur plant in 2013-14 (Apr-Mar).
* TATA TELESERVICES MAHARASHTRA : Will soon start offering subscribers free voice minutes for viewing advertisements on their handsets before making calls.
* WINSOME DIAMONDS: Lenders to the company and Forever Precious Jewellery are planning to declare these two companies as wilful defaulters.
* VARUN INDUSTRIES: The Debt Recovery Tribunal has given 'symbolic possession' of all mortgaged assets to a consortium of 10 lenders.
* UFLEX: Is planning to bring its international business under an umbrella company in Dubai and to list it abroad to fund future overseas expansion.
* AMBUJA CEMENTS: General Insurance Corp of India and four other insurers will vote against the 35-bln-rupee Ambuja-Holcim deal.
* DELTA CORP: Has launched umbrella brand 'Deltin' for its resorts and casinos.
* ERA INFRA ENGINEERING: Posted a net loss of 1.43 bln rupees in Jul-Sep against a profit 485.10 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales down 34.40% YoY at 6.01 bln rupees.
* FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA : Key staff of arm National Spot Exchange invested 340 mln rupees in a company floated by former finance head of PD Agroprocessors, a large borrower that owes investors on the bourse.
* GAIL: May look for new buyers for imported natural gas from Qatar , which was earlier contracted to NTPC.
* GMR INFRASTRUCTURE: Has approached Department of Electronics and Information Technology for setting up a semiconductor unit and is looking for a partner for the same.
* HINDUSTAN MOTORS: Reported a Jul-Sep net profit of 2.9 mln rupees against against a loss of 301 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales fell 21.5% year-on-year to 1.03 bln rupees. The company is planning to approach the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction.
* ICICI BANK: Has cut the pricing of its US dollar-denominated unsecured senior notes to 360 basis points over five-year US Treasury bond yield from 375 bps earlier.
* INFOSYS: Company's head of utilities and resources, North America , and member of the executive council, Stephen R. Pratt has resigned.
* IPCA LABORATORIES: The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in Avik Pharmaceutical for 65.1 mln rupees.
* JET AIRWAYS: Promoter group company Tail Winds sold 2 mln shares of company and National Stock Exchange and 4.8 mln shares on BSE today.
* JUBILANT FOODWORKS: Promoter sold 537,789 shares of company on Nov 13-14.
* KEC INTERNATIONAL: Is looking to divest its seven acre land in Thane for 2.20-2.25 bln rupees.
* MINDTREE: The company has appointed Ramesh Pillai as senior vice president and global head of its Hi-Tech vertical, and Mark Wilsdon as vice president and head of sales of the UK and European Union regions.
* MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF INDIA : FMC had instructed company for immediate removal of former MD and CEO Javalgekar, a report by the regulator said.
* NETWORK 18 MEDIA & INVESTMENTS: Percept Live is set to drag joint venture Viacom18 Media to court for allegedly copying the former's Suburn music festival presentation.
* NHPC: The company commissioned the third unit of the Uri-II hydel project on Sunday.
* POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA : Has filed the Red Herring Prospectus with the Registrar of Companies for the follow-on public offering.
* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Board is backing investment in telecom and petrochemicals but is reluctant to invest in oil & gas. The oil ministry has moved a Cabinet note proposing that the company be asked to furnish a $135-mln bank guarantee every quarter, which will be encashed if the company is found to have hoarded gas in the KG-D6 block.
* SABERO ORGANICS GUJARAT : Is taking necessary steps to address the concerns of Gujarat Pollution Control Board and to seek nod to continue operations.
* SPICEJET: Is set to buy 40-50 Boeing 737 Max planes.
* STATE BANK OF INDIA : Has decided to classify its exposure to First Leasing worth 2.5 bln rupees as non-performing asset.
* TATA MOTORS: Has not ruled out the possibility of more block closures at its Jamshedpur plant in 2013-14 (Apr-Mar).
* TATA TELESERVICES MAHARASHTRA : Will soon start offering subscribers free voice minutes for viewing advertisements on their handsets before making calls.
* WINSOME DIAMONDS: Lenders to the company and Forever Precious Jewellery are planning to declare these two companies as wilful defaulters.
* VARUN INDUSTRIES: The Debt Recovery Tribunal has given 'symbolic possession' of all mortgaged assets to a consortium of 10 lenders.
* UFLEX: Is planning to bring its international business under an umbrella company in Dubai and to list it abroad to fund future overseas expansion.
