COMPANIES

• Hikal acquires Wintac’s manufacturing and R&D units
• Cox & Kings to focus on outbound tourists
• Amul getting set for a foray into fast food
• Sundaram Fastners to acquire fastner unit in China
• Welspun India gets two major export orders
• JP Systems awarded direct-to-store delivery project
• Sanghi to start trial production of cement
• Ford India to export 20,000 cars to S Africa, Mexico

GENERAL

• Citibank, IFC and NIIT to join hands for high-tech education
• Bangalore to host Bio.com 2001
• Electronic component units freeze fresh investment

PEOPLE

• Mr. Nayan Parikh is infrastructure advisor to Chattisgarh
• Mr. Kaushik Roy’s rejoins Mudra Communications
• Mr. Suresh Krishna, SFL chief gets JRD Tata award