India got its 8th Telecom Centre of Excellence with RailTel Corrporation signing an MoU with IIT Roorkee for establishing RailTel IIT Roorkee Centre of Excellence in Telecom (RICET).
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TCIL’s green towers to West Asian players
Telecom Consultants India (TCIL) is negotiating with West Asian carriers Saudi Telecom and OmanTel to supply green energy solutions for powering their tower networks.
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Bajaj Finserv mulls entry into banking business
Media reports indicate that Bajaj Finserv is one of the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that applied for a banking license with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Bajaj Finserv is the holding company for the financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group. After getting license, the holding firm plans to convert the assets of its subsidiary Bajaj Finance - also known as Bajaj Finserv Lending - into a bank, reports indicate
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World Bank gives $84 mn loan for Bihar project
An agreement for credit of $84 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project was signed. Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf of Government of India and Michael Haney, Operations Advisor, World Bank, India on behalf of the World Bank. On behalf of Government of Bihar, Amitabh Verma, Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj signed the
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GMR Infra mulls IPO for energy division
In order to raise equity capital for its ongoing projects, The energy division of GMR Infrastructure may be listed in the stock exchange, reports indicate. GMR Energy, which operates power plants with a total capacity of 1,487 mw, is working on over 3,000 mw of power projects. The company plans to raise around Rs 1,500 crore by offering 10 percent stake through fresh equity issuance
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Centre finalises Rs 2,000-cr budget for Puducherry
For Puducherry's annual budget plan for 2013-14 the Union government finalised at Rs 2,000 crore on June 27. The outlay includes Central assistance of about Rs 783 crore, in addition to about Rs 100 crore for Centrally-sponsored schemes. The Plan size was finalised at a meeting in Delhi between Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Puducherry N Rangasamy.
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Secondary steel firms take hit due to weakening rupee
The cost of imported raw material for secondary steel producers in the country rose owing to the recent sharp depreciation in the Indian currency. Secondary steel producers import steel scrap and coking coal, besides other things. The exchange rate of rupee depreciated up to Rs 60 per dollar thereby raising the imported raw material cost of companies. Some reports indicate that the secondary steel units conc
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ASSOCHAM opposes relaxation of export ban on ore
Industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and the Odisha government oppose the centre's possible move to relax the export ban imposed earlier on iron ore. In fact, Odisha governments wants the centre to ban ore export completely as it argues that a number of industries in the state are facing shortage of the raw materia
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India steel output rises 3% in 5 months to May
Data from the World Steel Association (WSA) shows that India's steel output rose 3 percent to 33.5 million tonne during the first five months of this year (Jan-May 2013). This is well above the world average growth rate of 2.1 percent at 658 million tonne. In May 2013, India's steel output expanded at a lower rate of 1.5 percent as against the global growth rate of 2.6 percent. During the month, India produced 6.73 million tonn
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Lenders approve restructuring of Electrosteels’ debt
Kolkata-based Electrosteel Steels, which produces DI pipes and casting, may not have much difficulty in restructuring its Rs 7,000 crore loan as the consortium of 27 lenders are open to recast it provided some conditions are fulfilled. The firm produces and supplies ductile iron (DI) pipes and fittings and is three-star export house. It was the first domestic company to set up a ductile iron pipe plant apart from pioneering manufacture of alloy steel cast