The board, on the urging of six independent members, had earlier turned down a government directive to commit at least 80 per cent supply to power companies.
CMD designate says company will do everything to meet the presidential directive.
Petrochemicals major in talks with rubber producer from Europe, two Western technology providers.
The new Bengal government is not ready to give over even half the required land.
As Partha S Bhattacharyya steps down as CMD, the search for a successor is being keenly watched.
Plans 'complete' agricultural solution in mining areas
At present, the auto sector accounts for about 60 per cent of India's current machine tool demand.
Tata had signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh in 2004 for one of the largest foreign direct investment in that country.
At a time when Emami Ltd is hitting the headlines with news on acquisitions and foreign ventures, Aditya V Agarwal, a director and one of the younger scions of the group, shares his thinking with Shine Jacob.
The development holds bilateral significance, as both India and Bangladesh had decided to improve economic ties in a 'win-win' mode during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit earlier this year.
As Air Force One landed in India's financial capital with promises of bonding between the United States and the country in many sectors, one of the key people missing from Barack Obama's 200-member business delegation was, The Dow Chemical Company chief.
Last week, the Indian markets were all about coal. However, amidst the hype over the debut of Coal India Ltd (CIL) on domestic bourses, what was mostly overlooked was the brand new logo of the world's largest coal miner.