The Lahore High Court on May 16 turned down the requisition of a French company requesting to vacate stay against import of alleged substandard carbon dioxide from India. The judge had earlier restrained the government from granting any new one-time permission for import of the carbon dioxide.
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Cairn India to up its oil exploration in India at Rs 16K cr
To expand its oil and gas production in India Cairn India will invest $3 billion (over 16,000 crore) in the next three years. Of this, more than 80 per cent (over Rs 12,800 crore) of the total capex will be invested on Cairn's prolific Barmer oil block in Rajasthan, the company's CEO P Elango said, adding that entire capex will be met through internal resources only.
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Rainwater water gushes into homes as road level raised
The Patna high court has on May 16 asked the Bihar Urban Development Department to identify the PCC roads laid with higher concrete top than their original level in violation of a court order. The court had directed the government to maintain the original level of the roads during the road construction. A division bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Shivaji Pandey also directed the State Chief Secretary to fix responsibility of the officials and engineers concerned for such violation and ta
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Delhi’s 500 roads to be carpeted with concrete
In Delhi city at least 500 roads are going to be carpeted with concrete with their new owner, Public Works Department (PWD), looking to improve the life span of stretches prone to waterlogging. Most of these 500 roads were under the municipal corporation, till the PWD, a Delhi government department, took custody in 2012.
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Flyover work starts at Subhash Chowk in New Gurgaon
Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) last week began the construction of a 600-metre flyover at Subhash Chowk in New Gurgaon. Once the flyover opens to the public in the area can expect relief from frequent snarls. The facility is expected to provide smooth vehicular movement between Huda City Centre and Hero Honda Chowk on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.
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Work incomplete on several bridges in Chennai
Media reports say that work on several bridges and flyovers in Chennai is incomplete and and in a few cases like Rettai Eri junction and Korattur railway level crossing, where a new bridge and a subway were announced in 2010, are yet to begin. Chennai Corporation, Southern Railway and State highways are the three major players involved in executing these projects and almost all bridge work in Chennai are running behind schedule.
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Board of Cochin Shipyard to discuss disinvestment plan
The board of Cochin Shipyard would discuss the proposed disinvestment of government in the company when it meets in June. In a first disinvestment in the sector, the government plans to offload 10 per cent stake in the company. This is part of the Rs 54,000 crore divestment target set by the government for 2013-14. The target is almo
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Appointment of new chairman may take 5 months
Media reports indicate that it may take at least four to five months to appoint a new chairman for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), whose current Chairman L Radhakrishnan was appointed home secretary of Kerala. Radhakrishnan was the chairman of the largest container port in the country for over three years. Till the time a new chairman is appointed, the deputy chairman has been handed charge and some reports sugg
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Govt says law to decide on paying toll to NHAI
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 16 said everything will be done within the legal framework on the issue of allowing highway developers to collect toll now and pay the government later, said the Ministry's Secretary Vijay Chibber. There were reports that the Law Ministry overturned a decision of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to allow road companies to collect toll from highway users first and pay the authority later.
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Govt considers proposals of LPG distributors
Reports indicate that the government is considering the proposals of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributors seeking key changes on the proposed distribution policy. During a recent presentation to the union petroleum and natural gas ministry, the distributors called for raising the present ceiling for refill sales by 50 percent. The distributors argue that the existing ceiling on refills is ba