Dena Bank proposes to provide financial support to those small and medium businessmen whose projects are viable but are facing short-term liquidity constraints. In this regard, the bank plans to evaluate the scheme for the SME (small and medium enterprises) and r
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Petronet works on Rs 45 bn terminal project
Petronet LNG is working on a Rs 4,500 crore land-based LNG terminal project with facilities for receiving, storage and regasification of LNG at Gangavaram in Visakhapatnam district in collaboration with the Gangavaram port. However, the initiative faces some headwinds as the l
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IOC takes steps to weed out illegal customers
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is taking some stringent measures to weed out illegal customers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or cooking gas in Gujarat. As part of these measures, the state-run oil marketing firm decided to block 4.7 lakh LPG consumer connections in the state for two reasons
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Petronet LNG looks out for LNG customers
Petronet LNG is looking out for customers for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) that it would be importing from the newly set up LNG terminal at Puthuvype in Kerala. So far, the company managed to get only one customer - the BPCL Kochi Refinery- for the LNG. The refine
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Experts call for early solution on KG D6 issues
Industry experts suggest that the government, Reliance Industries and BP Plc work towards an early resolution of the issues holding up investments in Krishna-Godavari (KG)-D6 basin. They feel that improvement in production of natural gas from the basin is essential to meet the ever rising demand for the fuel in
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Panel upholds CAG’s right to audit blocks
The Rangarajan Committee on oil and gas sector opined that it was the prerogative of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to audit expenses incurred by block operators. The panel, which submitted its report to the union government recently, suggested that the blocks with low value can be audited by panel of auditors formed by CAG and f
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ArcelorMittal to trim debt via stake sale
As part of its strategy to offload assets and reduce debt, ArcelorMittal decided to sell 15 percent stake in Canada's Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure asset. The stake would be bought by a consortium that includes South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Taiwan-listed China Steel Corp in a deal valued at $1.1 billion, repo
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Aurangabad’s roads, bridges to be widened
As part of its initiative to widen roads the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation has begun acquiring land around the Barapulla Gate on January 3. The land acquisition drive has been implemented to widen the roads and repair three existing bridges at Barapulla Gate, Makkai Gate and Mehmood Gate at a cost of Rs 13 crore.
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Panel selects consultant for expressway project
The consultant evaluation committee for the greenfield six lane access controlled Agra to Lucknow expressway project has finalised consultant for the project. At a meeting headed by Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC) Anil K Gupta, the com
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Bridge on pillers for Kochi Marine Drive Phase II
In Kochi, the much-hyped second phase development of the Marine Drive by the Greater Cochin Development Authority has hit an environmental road block. Since reclamation of the backwaters is not possible due to CRZ norms, the GCDA is now looking at constructing the road from Goshree Island Development Authority land near the High Court, to Varappuzha container road, on pillars erected in the backwaters, thus avoiding reclamation.