In Gurgaon, work on constructing a foot overbridge (FOB) at Hero Honda Chowk is awaiting funds from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and necessary approval to start the work. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has written to the NHAI about the project which the two departments have to jointly fund. A senior HUDA official said that the DPR of the project has been prepared and submitted to the NHAI for approval.
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SC delivers verdict on PIL against Cairn-Vedanta deal
The Supreme Court ruled that the central government and ONGC conducted due deliberation before taking a decision on the $8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal. The court ruled this while rejecting a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the deal on the ground that there was a loss to state-owned ONGC on account of the sale
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Assam gets Rs 125 bn outlay for FY14
For the financial year 2013-14, Assam received a plan outlay of Rs 12,500 crore which was cleared by the Planning Commission. This is 19 per cent higher than the allocation of Rs 10,500 crore in 2012-13. The outlay was agreed at a meeting of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
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SKS regains financial health
In 2013-14, the country's listed microlending institution SKS Microfinance expects to achieve a loan disbursal of Rs 4,800 crore, which is 50 percent more than last year. In 2012-13, the firm lent Rs 3,200 crore. The company has regained its financial position which deteriorated in the wake of the crisis in the indus
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Net profit of HDFC rises 17%
Net profit of the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) rose 17.27 per cent to Rs 1,555 crore during Jan-Mar 2013 quarter on a standalone basis. The financial institution attributes the growth in profit to rising loan book and maintaining of margins. Net interest margin of the company was 4.2 per cent while the spread was 2.3 per
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RBI fixes credit-deposit growth target for J&K
Addressing a special meeting of J&K state level bankersÂ’ committee (J&K SLBC) at SKICC, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subba Rao fixed a target of achieving 4 percent growth in credit deposit (CD) ratio across the state and across the banks during 2013-14. According to the fresh target the present percentage would rise from 36 percent to 40 percent by end of March 2014
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Net profit of Corporation Bank rises marginally
Corporation Bank posted a net profit of Rs 3,555.310 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared to Rs 3,512.625 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Total Income has increased from Rs 40,091.798 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 to Rs 46,354.956 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013
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Net profit of State Bank of Hyderabad falls 21%
During Jan-Mar 2013, net profit of State Bank of Hyderabad fell 21 per cent to Rs 379 crore compared to Rs 481 crore in the year-ago period. For the full year 2012-13, net profit declined 3.70 per cent at Rs 1,250 crore (Rs 1,298 crore). Total business grew by 16.9 per cent to Rs 2,10,532
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Rate of securitisation declines
A report by India Ratings shows that lack of priority sector lending eligible assets reduced the rate of securitised loans in the country, even as credit quality of such loans improved. At least 35 per cent of assets became ineligible for PSL (priority sector lending) qualification because of the introduction of the
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STFC to raise Rs 20 bn via bonds
Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) decided to raise Rs 2,000 crore by the way of non convertible debentures in 2013-14 in one or more tranches. The company said this while announcing earnings results for the entire financial year 2012-13. Its net profit rose 8 per cent to Rs 1,361 crore year on year during 2012-13