According to government data, the Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI), which is headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, helped clear projects worth investments of over $27 billion since it was set up in January. Some observers want the CCI to focus on all the projects instead of focusing on only selected projects. In an interview to a leading media, Naina Lal Kidwai, President of FICCI said the committee must shed its curre
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Jet-Etihad deal: Govt insists Jet to adhere to all rules
The Union government will insist that the Jet Airways promises to adhere to all Indian laws, rules and regulations, if it wants approval for selling its 24 per cent stake to Etihad. The insistence from the government comes as it fears that Jet Airways may shift key operations to Abu Dhabi. The government was specifically seeking this assurance as the Jet-Etihad investment proposal says the operations and 'revenue headquarters' of India's largest private airline will be shifted to Abu Dhabi and
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Minister clears several infra projects for Jalandhar
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal
approved several road infrastructure and other development projects including food court 3G fish aquarium, redevelopment of Nehru Garden, Integrated Housing Slum Development Program in Jalandhar. The minister recently explained various civic amenities projects being implemented in Jalandhar, which is the third largest
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CII survey calls for reforms to stem rupee weakness
A survey conducted by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) highlights the importance of economic reforms in arresting the depreciation of rupee against dollar.Some of the key reforms mentioned by the participants of the survey are relaxing the sectoral cap on foreign direct investment (FDI), controlling fuel and fertiliser subsidies, removing hurdles to infrastructure proje
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L&T bags 3,057 cr orders
For the construction of an office space, residential building and a hospital from customers across the country L&T's building & factories division has bagged orders worth Rs 1,808 crore. In the water & renewable energy business segment, it has bagged various orders worth Rs 628 crore.
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Govt defends Rs 2,000 cr Jet-Etihad deal
The Union government on July 2 defended the nearly Rs.2,000 crore deal between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad, saying the investment is important for India and opposition to the pact is politically motivated. Those opposing the deal are long on politics and short on facts, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said about the widespread opposition to the deal.
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Delhi govt may allow hotels to get into flats business
The Delhi government is planning to allow hotels to build and sell apartments in their complexes in Delhi, a move that may benefit several hotels in the city except those that fall within the restricted Lutyens' Bungalow Zone, sources in Delhi Development Authority said. Hotels will be allowed to use the 20 per cent of the total built-up space, where they are permitted to set up a commercial and retail wing, to develop apartments, a senior official at the Delhi Development Authority said, on the
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SEBI to decide on TN govt’s proposal
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would decide whether the Undertakings of Government of Tamil Nadu can buy the 5 per cent equity of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). The decision to offload the central government's 5 per cent equity in NLC was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on June 21. The union government plans to mop up around Rs 700 crore
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India sees 12.9% rise in external debt in FY13
According to a government data, India's external debt rose 12.9 per cent to $390 billion as at end March 2013 from the previous year. Of the total external debt, external commercial borrowings (ECB) by Indian companies contributed almost a third. Deposits from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) constituted 18.2 per cent of the external debt. Worryingly, short-term debt constituted about a fourth of the countryÂ’s
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Govt begins trial run on STP at Muttathara
Reports indicate that the government began trial runs on the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Muttathara in Thiruvananthapuram. The government would conduct the trial run for the first three months, reports indicate. The original capacity of the plant is 107 million litre per day, but only 42 mn ld sewage reach the STP from the core areas of the city