India Aug industrial output growth seen up

9.65%

India's annual industrial output growth probably slowed down to

9.65 per cent in August from the previous month

The output growth had picked up to 13.8 per cent in July from 5.76

per cent in June. Forecasts ranged from a rise of 8.2 per cent to 14.1

per cent.

Green norms for SEZs to be announced soon

• Speaking at the conference on Green Homes and Green SEZs organised by

Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) in Chennai, Export Promotion

Council director general L.B. Singhal said: "The union government will

shortly notify the green SEZ guidelines, standards and rating system to

make all SEZs environment friendly."

He said SEZs are coming up in over two lakh hectares and huge

industrial/commercial and social infrastructure is being built across the

country providing an opportunity for green technologies, products and

services.

Hero Honda launches special CWG limited edition

bike

• Two-wheeler major Hero Honda Friday launched Passion Pro

Commonwealth Games limited edition motorcycle costing Rs.46,300 (ex-

showroom Delhi).

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They are confident that the bike will be a craze amongst the sports-loving

youth owing to its design, looks and irresistible features," Hero Honda

Motors senior vice president (marketing and sales) Anil Dua

• The new bike has an all-white body with sporty looks, striking new dual-tone blue and green graphics inspired by the colours of the Games," Duasaid in a statement.

• The bike comes with the special XIX CWG 2010 insignia on its side cover

Now, Nano direct from the showroom

• Customers in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Utter Pradesh and

Karnataka that have not booked a Nano so for can now purchase the

Nano directly from showrooms.

• The auto major started open sales of Nano in Kerala from August.

• In July, the company had increased the price of nano by 3-4%.

• The company has tied up with 25 banks to offer loans for purchasing

the Tata Nano.

Nirma to delist shares from BSE and NSE

• Nirma Ltd board has decided to delist shares of the company from the

Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange .

• The company will acquire 3.63 crore of its shares not held by promoters, at

an offer price of Rs 235 each, the company said in a statement.

BSE

• 224.45

• Vol:448197 shares traded

• NSE

• 223.80

• Nirma Limited engaged in soaps and surfactants was incorporated in 1984

and listed in 1994

NCDEX preferential issue likely by Oct-end

• The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is likely to float a preferential issue by October-end to raise its paid-up equity capital by Rs 12.50 crore to Rs 50 crore

• NCDEX had a net worth of Rs 69 crore and paid-up equity of Rs 30 crore. The exchange had come out with a rights issue of Rs 110 per share to increase its net worth last year, Anant Kumar said.