Home » Archives for admin » Page 1144

Author: admin (Infratructure Today)

Post
Cairn India posts 48% rise in net profit

Cairn India posts 48% rise in net profit

The consolidated net profit of Cairn India rose 48 per cent to Rs 3,344.9 crore in the October-December 2012 quarter from the year-ago period. The company announced a 38 per cent growth in consolidated revenue to Rs 4,277.6 crore during this perio

Post
Aeon Renewable Energy to invest Rs 250 cr in 3 yrs

Aeon Renewable Energy to invest Rs 250 cr in 3 yrs

Chennai-based Aeon Renewable Energy Solution is to invest Rs 250 crore over the next three years on setting up 25 megawatt (mw) of solar power generation capacity in Tamil Nadu. The company is planning to establish its presence in the retail solar power generation solutions for domestic and industry for captive use.

Post
Coal ministry justifies allocation of blocks to captive miners

Coal ministry justifies allocation of blocks to captive miners

Union coal ministry justified the allocation of coal blocks to private captive coal miners on grounds that Coal India and other public sector agencies could not meet the demands from private power generators. Therefore, the government had no alternative but to allot captive coal blocks "if it wanted to ensure spee

Post
SpiceJet, AI cut fares, budget carriers may follow suit

SpiceJet, AI cut fares, budget carriers may follow suit

Now, a silent fare war among Indian airlines is appears to be on. SpiceJet's recent mega sale has triggered a tussle between other Indian airlines who are dropping fares discreetly. Air India dropped fares on January 21 night, taking them lower than rival full-service carrier Jet Airways and matching the prices of the three budget carriers on every route.

Post
Air India may soon become a member of Star Alliance

Air India may soon become a member of Star Alliance

Air India's Director (Commercial) GD Brara will meet Star Alliance bosses in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to join Air India as a member of the prestigious Alliance. The Indian government-owned carrier had been waiting for years to join the Star Alliance. It may happen within a few months.

Post
British Airways in talks with IndiGo for alliance: Reports

British Airways in talks with IndiGo for alliance: Reports

To have an 'interline agreement' with India's biggest carrier, IndiGo, British Airways is engaged in talks, media reports say. The agreement is for ticketing and baggage sharing, sources said on January 22. The interline agreement allows customers from two airlines to buy connecting flights on one ticket.

Post
Talks are on with investors for revival: Kingfisher to SC

Talks are on with investors for revival: Kingfisher to SC

As it sought more time to respond to the demands by the Income Tax department, the belaguered Kingfisher Airlines on January 22 told the Supreme Court that it was in negotiations with the investors for the revival of its grounded fleet, senior counsel Harish Salve, appearing for the airline, told a bench of justice DK Jain and justice Madan B Lokur. The airline sought four weeks' time.

Post
Etihad may get into pact with Jet Airways

Etihad may get into pact with Jet Airways

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways will finalise a deal to buy a stake in Jet Airways on January 25, according to a television report. If it materialised, it would become the first such investment by a foreign carrier in an airline in India since rules were relaxed last year. A deal may be announced as early as January 25 or by the first week of February, sources were quoted as revealed.

Post
Mining, quarrying sector contracts 5.5% in Nov

Mining, quarrying sector contracts 5.5% in Nov

Output in the mining and quarrying sector declined 5.5 per cent during November 2012 as compared to the corresponding month of previous year, an official statement from Mines Ministry said. On a sequential basis, the output contracted 0.7 per cent in November 2012 to Rs 17,004 crore in value terms, mainly on account of less output of iron ore, natural gas and

Post
Brokerages expect iron ore price to fall

Brokerages expect iron ore price to fall

In its recent report, Bank of America Corp said it expects the global price of iron ore to decline to $110 a tonne by the end of 2013 from $140 a tonne in the first quarter because of supply glut in the market. Bank of America feels that the recent price rally is not sustainable and the price should come off in the second half of the year as more supply begins to come on li