Ahead of the Budget, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is planning to approach Finance Ministry to seek its permission for raising Rs.10,000 crore through issuance of tax free bonds in order to fund the clean energy projects in the country.
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Setting up of green energy projects
In order to provide low cost finance to renewable energy projects, Government announced its commitment in the Budget for 2013-14 to provide funds from the NCEF to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to on-lend to viable renewable energy projects.
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Pvt cos taking huge interest in projs: Smart City Council
The government is moving faster to boost its urban development mission as it plans to splash a whopping Rs 98,000 crore. Today, the cabinet has approved the creation of 100 smart cities with an outlay of Rs 48,000 crore. The projects will be completed by 2022 under the public-private-partnership model.
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Budget 2015: The chinks and the missing links
Budget 2015 echoes the need to foster the infrastructure ecosystem and outlines the policies and reforms which are expected to revive the growth of infrastructure which has remained tepid.
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VOX POP
The Finance Minister has taken a very pragmatic approach and crafted a Budget in a manner which can provide a boost to both infrastructure and manufacturing which will create employment and also augment IndiaĆĀ“s competitiveness vis-a-vis its peers and at the same time adhered to the Prime MinisterĆĀ“s ĆĀ“Make in IndiaĆĀ“ vision
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India to build up oil reserves
India will make a provision in the Budget to fill up strategic reserves for crude, taking advantage of the falling global oil prices.
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Action Commission needed
So we are at that time of the year again when the Finance Minister will come out with a few carrots and sticks to keep IndiaĆĀ“s economy chugging along.
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Power Play
The power sector had been facing serious challenges over the past few years. The key issues pertain to shortfall in supply of coal and gas, delay in clearances for projects and the declining financial health of electricity distribution utilities.
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Exploitation of CBM
The Minister of State (I/C) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan said that in the Budget 2014-15 it is proposed to accelerate production and exploitation of coal bed methane (CBM) reserves.
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Rs 5 lakh crore needed to complete sanctioned rail projects
Railways need nearly Rs 5 lakh crore to complete all sanctioned projects for which it is mobilising additional resources including private investment, FDI and private-public partnership.