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
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Chhattisgarh govt gives sops to steel sector
Chhattisgarh government reduced the entry tax on iron ore, pig iron and steel scrap purchased from outside the state to 0.5 per cent from 1 percent in the budget for 2013-14. The state government also reduced the value-added tax on TMT steel bars from 5 to 3 per cent, while the entry tax on iron ore
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Minister justifies export duty on iron ore
Minister of Mines, Dinsha Patel justified the increase in export duty on iron ore saying that such a measure would discourage export of the key raw material and increase domestic availability of the same. Export of iron ore is regulated through fiscal measure by imposition of export duty. Accordingly the central gove
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KIOCL calls off deal to explore Akjoujt asset
Reports suggest that Kudremukh Iron Ore Corporation (KIOCL) called off a deal with Curve Capital Ventures for developing Akjoujt iron ore asset in the Islamic republic of Mauritania, in the West African desert region. KIOCL and the London-based venture capital fund signed a non-binding agreement for developing the Mau
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ONGC yet to decide on selling stake in Cambay block
State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is yet to decide on selling its stake in the Mehsana block in the eastern flank of the Cambay basin of Gujarat to its partner Essar Energy. It is learnt that Essar, which owns 70 per cent stake in the block, wants to take full control of it. The government is learnt to have awarded the block prior to the
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Report on Petronet LNG deal expect in some weeks
According to media reports, a two-member team
appointed by the Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily, to probe the alleged irregularities in the gas supply deal between Petronet LNG (PLL) and Qatar-based Ras Laffan, would submit its report in some weeks. The team was appointed by the Moily in January as the earlier inquiry ordered by former minister Jaipal Redd
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Sales of Gujarat Gas rises in Dec quarter
The consolidated net sales of Gujarat Gas Company rose to Rs 756.5 crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 from Rs 641.5 crore in the year-ago period. The consolidated net profit of the firm rose to Rs 70.6 crore from Rs 25 crore during this interval, Sugata Sircar, Managing
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KPT takes efforts to diversify cargo mix at Haldia
Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) is making efforts to diversify HaldiaĆās cargo mix and attract larger volumes of existing cargoes. The port trust intends to diversify the cargo at Haldia because the latter lost over 10 million tonne (mn t) of