Assam is emerging fast as an investment hotspot. Recently, a two-day property fair was organised by Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) with an aim to bring real estate leaders and customers under one roof in Guwahati.
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Realtors look to budget for direction
After the introduction of Negative List regime, ambiguity has arisen regarding exact service tax implications on various charges recovered by developers. Developers and investors are wading in troubled waters due to reduced demand, liquidity crunch and delayed projects, says Sherry Samuel Oommen, founder and senior partner, GyanMagnus Associates.
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Realty sector looks at govt to revitalise buyer interest
The realty sector saw itself on shaky ground last year with rising interest rates, liquidity issues, cost escalation and tepid demand, in addition to governance issues. Therefore, the sector has a long wish list for the Finance Minister to revitalise the industry and rekindle home buyer interest.
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Govt receives 15 bids for Kushinagar airport project
The central government, which plans to build an international airport at Kushinagar, in eastern Uttar Pradesh, under the public-private partnership (PPP) model at an estimated cost of Rs 354 crore, received
15 technical bids. The department of economic affairs, union ministry of finance, has given inprinciple approval for viability gap fundi
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FIPB to consider AirAsia’s JV plan on 6 March
The foreign investment promotion board (FIPB) headed by economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram would consider on March 6 the investment plan of MalaysiaÂ’s AirAsia in a proposed joint venture with Tata Group for launching airline operation. AirAsia has applied to FIPB to take 49 percent in a ventu
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Govt allows IndiGo to import aircraft
The Government has approved the proposal of the Delhi-based low cost airline, IndiGo to import 11 aircraft. Sources indicated that IndiGo has been given a No Objection Certificate to import 11 Airbus A-320 aircraft. The import of aircraft is first approved by the Aircraft Acquisition Committee (ACC) in the Ministry of Civil Aviation first after which the proposal is cleared by the approving authority, the Minister for Civil Aviation before actual import is allowed.
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Air Works seeks govt’s sops for MRO biz
Expanding its portfolio, Air Works has announced the acquisition of French aircraft repainting company Aero Technique Espace (ATE) last month. This is Air Works' second such acquisition since it bought off UK-based Air Livery almost two years ago, becoming one of Europe's largest providers of aircraft paint services, its Managing Director Vivek N Gour said.
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Congress wants auction of 96 mining leases in Goa
Instead of just renewing 96 iron ore mining leases in Goa, the state government must auction them on the lines of the telecom spectrum auction so that it stands to benefit financially, state Congress spokesperson Sudip Tamankar said to reporters. He said the state government could mop up Rs 300 lakh crore over 20 years of the lease period and this could offset the loss of revenue to the state government beca
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Govt sticks to its disinvestment drive
The central government, which has so far managed to get over Rs 21,000 crore through selling part of its stake in five state-run firms, expressed commitment to divest stake in some more firms before the end of 2012-13. Now, with just 37 days left for the fiscal year to end, it has come out with a final list. the finance ministry anno
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SGX plans to delay launch of ore futures
In order to give clients and member firms more time to prepare for the new product, the Singapore Exchange plans to postpone the launch of futures contracts including iron ore and freight from February 25 to April 8. SGX said that it cleared a record 18.2 million tonne of iron ore swaps in January trumping an earlier record set i