Guest Column 
India Companies Bill
by Sai Venkateshwaran
A necessary change.
Essar Energy has reported more than double the margin on each barrel produced at the UK's Stanlow Refinery it had acquired back in 2011.
Indian multinational Mahindra & Mahindra Limited has announced plans to acquire the entire 26 per cent stake in its defence joint venture with BAE Systems.
India's largest coffee producer, Tata Coffee Limited, and American chain Starbucks have set up their first roasting and packaging plant in South India.
India's leading auto component maker, Bharat Forge Limited, has announced a joint venture with US firm Elbit Systems.
Travel services major Thomas Cook (India) Limited is acquiring a 74 per cent stake in a Bangalore-based HR company for around $47 million.
Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has announced plans to acquire Alcatel Lucent's entire stake in their joint venture company.
India's leading private carrier, Jet Airways, has inched close to a deal with Etihad to pick up a 24 per cent stake for an estimated $330 million.
The Hinduja Group has announced plans to expand its presence in India significantly over the next few years.
REpower Systems, a subsidiary of India's Suzlon Group, has signed a deal with EDF EN Canada Inc for the delivery of wind turbines for a project in Quebec.
