Andhra Pradesh government has reportedly rejected the claim made by Krishnapatnam Port that the proposed Ramayapatnam port project cannot be set up at an exclusive zone of 100 km radius. Sunil Sharma, Ports Secretary of Andhra Pradesh is quoted as saying by a leading media that there was no such thing as an exclusive zone of 100 km radius for Krishnapatnam Port. He clarified that the proposal to set up R
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RIL bats for linking gas price to market
In order to encourage firms to produce natural gas from technologically challenging ultra deepsea, Reliance Industries (RIL) requested a committee headed by C Rangarajan to propose market-linked pricing.C Rangarajan, who is the Chairman of Prime Ministers' Economic Advisory Council, is heading a committee that is formed to examine terms of future contracts for explo
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CAG warns ministry against clearing RIL plan
In a letter to the union petroleum ministry, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) warned that any increase in capital expenditure by Reliance Industries (RIL) in its KG-D6 basin may have significant adverse impact on government's financial interests. Therefore, the CAG advised the ministry not to permit any investment plan by the company in the gas field unless RIL allows CAG unfettered access to audit its spen
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CAG insists on its right to vet contractors’ documents
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has asked oil ministry to ‘specifically incorporate’ its right to audit contractor(s) relevant documents of contractors in the future production sharing contracts (PSC).In a letter to Petroleum Secretary, the CAG’s Director General (Commercial) II, P Sesh Kumar said the government auditor must have access to the books, accounts, records, documents and financial statements of co
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Srei Infrastructure sees IDF in 2 months
Having received approval from the Sebi for setting up an infra debt fund (IDF) through the mutual fund route, Srei Infrastructure Finance would begin the process now and hopes to launch it in January 2013. This information was given by Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei to a leading media agency
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Finance dept kept in the dark while clearing projects
Jharkhand state cabinet is accused of approving two mega projects in road and power transmission sectors without engaging the finance department of the state government. The cabinet is said to have cleared a proposal from the road department for construction of the Rs 3,000 crore Ranchi-Bokaro Expressway. Also, it is said to have appr
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Cabinet clears $1 tn infra investment plan
Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Kamal Nath informed that the cabinet has approved an expenditure of $1 trillion in the next five year
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Minister hopes RIL would comply with audit
Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily expressed hope that Reliance Industries (RIL) would comply with the audit by Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG
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Govt to move further on shale gas policy
After receiving comments from the industry on the draft shale gas policy, the union oil ministry is expected to move a cabinet note on this
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Ministry to protect govt interest in RIL issue
Union petroleum ministry said it would continue to protect the government's interest in all force in the matt