Some international investors feel that the Indian rupee may appreciate against dollar in the coming months helped by the fall in domestic inflation and possible improvement in the current account deficit. Investment analysts expect current account deficit to improve on the back of benign commodity prices in the in
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Luxembourg ready to support ArcelorMittal on investments
Luxembourg's Ambassador Gaston Stronck has stated that the company is open to lend support to ArcelorMittal for taking forward its plans in India. Luxembourg is ready to support if ArcelorMital wishes and seeks help, Stronck said. Arcelor Mittal, which had shifted its headquarters to Luxembourg, had approached the authorities for related licences and tariff for market access to India, said Stronck, who was speaking on the sidelines of a CII event Kolkata.
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Steel output expands 6.5% in March
The country witnessed the fastest rate of growth in steel production during March in the last three months at 6.5 percent to 6.86 million tonne (mn t), data from the World Steel Association shows. It may be noted that in January, steel output grew at a slower rate of 3.8 percent to 6.6 mn t while in February it contracted 0.5 percent to 6.2 mn t over the year ago perio
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District officials acquire land for Rs 520 bn steel project
Local government official sources informed that the process of land acquisition for the proposed Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district was continuing peacefully. The district authorities are acquiring land from betel farmers and demolition of betel vines has reportedly reach
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Stakeholders’ view elicited on regulator for road sector
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C P Joshi has said that his Ministry is discussing with stakeholders about the proposal to set up a regulator for the sector and would move a note to the Cabinet after taking their view.
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Road widening in T’puran for monorail project
In Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram, as part of the monorail project the 9.53-km stretch on the national highway linking the IT hub of Kazhakkoottam with Kesavadasapuram will be developed for four-lane traffic.
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AP govt to buy solar power at Rs 6.49 per unit
The Andhra Pradesh government on April 23 fixed the benchmark price for purchase of solar power at Rs 6.49 per unit. The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Power fixed the benchmark price at its meeting. The State government has invited bids from interested parties for generating solar power in view of the unprecedented electricity crisis.
After Cabinet meeting the State Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said that the State hopes to finalise the bids within a month now that the price has been fix
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Govt to allow SEZs to operate in smaller areas
Now the Government has tried to revive investor interest in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) after slapping minimum alternate tax on them three years ago, which drove SEZ investors away. Now the government is striving to revive investors' interest by halving the minimum area requirement for multi-product and sector-specific zones and doing away with the condition totally for IT zones.
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Govt told to encourage retail participation in disinvestment
A Parliamentary panel has asked the government to promote retail participation instead of selling shares of PSUs to institutions through the Offer For Sale (OFS) route. The panel is unhappy with the present disinvestment procedure. The panel is not in favour of 'Offer for Sale' of shares route by promoters through Stock Exchange Mechanism, instead the government should look for market penetration and encourage retail investors.
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GMR Infra restructures energy vertical
GMR Infrastructure has reportedly restructured its energy business, which posted a net loss of 160 crore during Oct-Dec 2012 against a net loss of 84.3 crore a year ago, largely owing to fuel constraints. Until some time ago, there were no separate units for this segment, but now the company created several verticals so that complete responsibilities are on the head of th