Recently, around 72,892 tonne of iron ore fines mined in Maharashtra was exported to China from a port in Goa by Prime Minerals Exports. Reports suggest that this is the first shipment of iron ore to China from India since a ban on mining in Goa took effect in October 2012. In October last year, Supreme Court banned mining in Goa after allegations of illegal mining from a federal gove
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NMDC board may revise price or ore next month
Agency reports suggest that the board of NMDC would meet on in the first week of February in order to review the price of iron ore. Industry sources expect the firm to raise prices for February given that ore price at the international market is rising considerably. From $90 a tonne in last September, iron ore price has
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OIL in the process of drilling wells in KG basin
Reports suggest that by the middle of 2013, Oil India (OIL) may start work on drilling wells in the KG Basin. OIL is said to be in advance stage of mobilising the rigs to the exploration site and the work is expected to by June-end or early July 2013. As part of its plan, the firm would drill three shallow wells and three deep water wells at a total cost of aro
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Adani Group eyes port in eastern India
Expecting tremendous potential for the port sector, Adani Group plans to spend around $1 billion to acquire a private sea port on the country's eastern coast before March 31. Gautam Adani, Chairman of the firm said this in an interview. Adani Group, which runs one of India's largest ports, at Mundra in western India, is also developing ports in Da
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ChPT introduces new scheme to attract bulk cargo
Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has introduced Berth Reservation Scheme (BRS) in order to attract break bulk cargo and dry bulk cargo and has also dedicated one of the berths for the scheme. Under the scheme, the port would offer priority berthing facilities for export-oriented vessels in Jawahar Dock
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Essar to spend Rs 100 bn on port projects in Gujarat
At the sixth edition of 'Vibrant Gujarat, Essar Group said it would invest an additional Rs 14,000 crore in the port sector and water supply projects in the state. The group is said to have already invested Rs 88,000 crore in the state. Of the proposed fresh outlay, the group plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore on developing ports in Hazir
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IWAI mulls 2 more jetties in Assam
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans to construct two additional jetties on Brahmaputra River at Dhubri and Hatsingimari, in Assam at a cost of atleast Rs 70 crore. The authority may ask Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to construct the jetties. However, it is not known whether proper technical feasibility report and
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Finance ministry hopes to attain disinvestment target
The union finance ministry hopes to meet the target of raising Rs 30,000 crore through the disinvestment of the government stake in public sector undertakings in 2012-13. But some financial market observers feel that the market may not have the capacity to absorb the huge avalanche of shares in such a short span. They point out that divestment in shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) last March had no takers and
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Govt to hold meet over GMR exiting Rs 7,500 cr project
To study the reasons for the exit of GMR from a National Highways project, a meeting of senior officials, including secretaries and joint secretaries will be convened, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarve Sathyanarayana said in Coimbatore on January 9 . GMR has exited from the Rs 7,500 crore project alleging delay in statutory approvals.
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TN implementing road infra projects worth Rs 10k cr
The Tamil Nadu State Highways Department is implementing road infrastructure improvement projects at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore, The State Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Department Edappady K Palaniswami, said in Coimbatore on January 7.