1. M&S to target Indian market for growth
MARKS & Spencer Group Plc new chief executive officer Marc Bolland plans to add stores in Shanghai and India and strengthen the U.K. clothing retailer's online offering to boost sales by more than 30% in four years. The 125-year-old retailer, which has more than 320 owned and franchised stores in 41 countries, plans to make India the first "priority market" for overseas growth, followed by Shanghai, where it will open a third outlet in December. Stores will also open in countries such as Poland through joint ventures and franchise arrangements.

2. MCD plans house tax survey to widen net
In order to bring more people under its tax net, MCD will start its property tax survey to identify defaulters. The domestic breeding checkers (DBC) who were carrying out fogging in the city during monsoons will carry out the survey of properties for MCD. ''Property tax is MCD's main source of income and to widen our tax net, we are going to start with a survey to identify people who have not been paying their taxes.'' The civic agency had started the survey earlier also, but had to discontinue with it as the DBCs were required to carry out fogging during monsoons.

3. Metro may start Badarpur run on Nov 11
The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspected the extension of the Badarpur line from Sarita Vihar to Badarpur on Tuesday. Even as the inspection was completed, the safety certification has not been issued. Sources said the five-km section will open in a few days, most likely by Thursday. The opening of the section will mark the completion of the Central Secretariat to Badarpur line, which was opened for public use on October 3.

4. Indo-US Green Partnership
The US and India took a concrete step to actualise the Green Partnership that they agreed to nearly a year ago. On Monday, US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the setting up of Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre. The proposed centre is part of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE), which forms the core of the "green partnership". Funding for the centre is expected from national budgets and the private sector.