Web Exclusive Nov 21, 2013 ONGC's gas gathering station inaugurated in Assam The Group Gathering Station, Assam Renewal Project, of the public-sector Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in Assam was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily on November 18. Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure (MEIL) is the lead partner of the consortium which executed the project.
Web Exclusive Nov 15, 2013 Projects cleared by Project Monitoring Group Following is the list of the projects which was cleared by Project Monitoring Group
Web Exclusive Nov 06, 2013 Govt to expand sale of 5 KG LPG cylinders The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has approved a proposal to extend the scope of the Scheme for sale of non-subsidised 5 KG LPG cylinders from Petrol Stations(Petrol Pumps/Retail Outlets) of Oil Marketing PSUs (OMCs) in other parts of the country subject to the Election Code of Conduct.
Focus Nov 01, 2013 Need big projects to take off: Experts If there is a signal from the government for continuous development in the form of announcement of infrastructure projects, then equipment manufacturers will not shy away from further investments. A lot of manufacturers have come in, invested and are now waiting for such big projects to take off.
Bankers Talk Nov 01, 2013 Land Bill is a concern for Japanese investors The financial champion of the much-hyped DMIC is largely tight-lipped about it. Shin Oya, Chief Representative, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), tells Shilpi Aggarwal why his country may be waiting for the next general elections, is guarded on some questions but has no hesitation to say why the Indian government must treat ECBs better,
Web Exclusive Oct 29, 2013 Delay in flyover construction bothers commuters To ease traffic snarls in Bangalore, flyovers and ring roads have been built and are being built in several areas. But prolonged delays in building some flyovers like the ones at Thanisandra, BEL Circle in the city have been causing hardships.
Policy Update Oct 25, 2013 Govt-owned power discoms' losses swell 2.5 times in 3-yrs The losses of power distributing firms to the government-owned power generating firms have swelled to a mammoth Rs 15,792 crore at the end of last September while last year’s government promised loss restructuring package for electricity distribution companies is yet to be realised. The swelled sum is a two-and-a-half times jump over total dues of Rs 6,200 crore three years back in June 2010.
Policy Update Oct 23, 2013 Govt to infuse Rs 14,000 cr capital into banks To augment capital base of its public sector undertaking banks, the Union Finance Ministry on October 22 finalised a Rs 14,000-crore infusion plan, the Union government announced on October 22. The Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said this after meeting the heads of PSU banks in Delhi.
Web Exclusive Oct 18, 2013 West Bengal gets 421 rural roads under PMGSY The Union Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh has said that his department has finalised funds for 421 roads covering 1,887 km in West Bengal. The State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had written to the Prime Minister about norms being flouted by the Centre in allotment of funds to states.