According to government sources, the cabinet would consider the proposal for setting up a bank holding company for state-run banks soon. The holding company is intended to enable state-run banks to raise capital from the market instead of seeking funds
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Cabinet clears proposal to inject Rs 125 bn into banks
Union cabinet cleared the proposal to inject Rs 12,517 crore capital into about ten state-run banks during 2012-13. The recapitalisation will help banks maintain their Tier-I capital at a comfortable level, and hence remain compliant with the stricter capital adequacy norms unde
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Ministry seeks nod for Rs 120 bn capital infusion
DK Mittal, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) informed that the finance ministry has sought the formal approval of the cabinet for infusing a total of Rs 12,000 crore capital into various public sector banks (PSBs). The department has already firmed up the list of 12 banks that would get capital support. The funds are likely
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Cabinet clears models for rail link projects in ports
Union cabinet has cleared the five models proposed by Indian Railways for setting up rail infrastructure in ports set up through private investment in the country. The five models include non-Government Railway, joint venture with equity participation by Railways, capacity augmentation through funding by customers, BOT and BOT (a
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Ramayapatnam port project faces land issue
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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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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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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Cabinet nod for raw materials policy
The Cabinet approved a new policy allowing the acquisition of raw material assets outside India by state-owned companies with a three-year record of making profits, delegating moÂre powers for such buyouts to the boards of maharatna and navaratna public sector companies.
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New environment may curb mining, not illegal mining
The recent mining scams have sounded a wake up call, and yet definitive action to prevent illegal mining has not come forth.Will new laws such as higher taxation and profit sharing help the cause of the government’s efforts to curb illegal mining through technology and strengthened monitoring? Charu Bahri goes beyond the regular headlines of new scams and ends up not being convinced the new law will curb illegal mining.