In the highway sector, the Union government paved the way for developers to exit projects in between by diluting equity in favour of an interested company.
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Industry players welcome price revision
Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed hope that the government's move to raise natural gas price would encourage investment and production in the natural gas sector. Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) almost doubled natural gas prices to $8.4 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) with effect from April 2014 and applicable for the next five years with a price
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CCEA clears proposal to hike gas price to $8.4 per unit
On the basis of the suggestions made by the Rangarajan committee, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decided to raise the price of domestic natural gas, from $4.2 to $8.4 a million British thermal unit (mBtu), from April 2014. Once the new price is adopted, it would be revised on a quarterly basis for a period of five years, reports indicate
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Nod to two-laning of Uniara-Gulabpura NH in Rajasthan
For two-laning with paved shoulders (PS) of a key highway in Rajasthan, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval. The project is the two laning of the Uniara-Nainwa-Hindoli-Jahajpur-Shahpura-Gulabpura section of NH-148D in the state under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV, on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. The cost is estimated to be Rs 774.33 crore.
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Govt postpones decision on gas pricing
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has stated that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on June 21 deferred a decision on domestically produced natural gas pricing. Chidambaram said that the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, M Veerappa Moily had to go to Agartala and that's why the deferment. Hopefully, the government would like to take a decision next week when the Minister is back, Chidambaram said.
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Govt postpones decision on gas pricing
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has stated that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on June 21 deferred a decision on domestically produced natural gas pricing. Chidambaram said that the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, M Veerappa Moily had to go to Agartala and that's why the deferment. Hopefully, the government would like to take a decision next week when the Minister is back, Chidambaram said.
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Facilitation of harmonious substitution of Concessionaire in the ongoing and completed National Highway Projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal to facilitate harmonious substitution of Concessionaire in ongoing and completed National Highway Projects.
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CCEA likely to clear national highway project in Rajasthan
Under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is likely to accord final approval for development of a National Highway in Rajasthan soon. Final approval is likely for the selected sub-project approved by Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) for the development of two laning with paved shoulders of Uniara, Nainwa, Hindoli, Jahanpur, Shahpura, Gulabpura section of National Highway NH-148D in Rajasthan, sources said.
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Panel to clear highway projects less than Rs 5 bn
Highway projects worth costing less than Rs 500 crore may be approved by the Standing Finance Committee chaired by the union road transport and highways secretary. A proposal to this effect was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently. A statement released by CCEA said the committee will clear all p
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Power ministry expresses views on gas price hike
According to source-based information, union power ministry opined that base price of domestic natural gas beyond $5 per mmBtu is unviable for power sector. The ministry is learnt to have said this in a note to the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which would decide on whether to raise the price of domestically produced gas in line with the reco