After discovering gas in the southern part of the South Bassein field, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) decided to undertake redevelopment programme at a cost of Rs 3,513 crore in the area. Under this programme, the firm would set up a new platform, drilling new wells, subsea systems etc. The additional gas will come on stream in the next 2-3 years time after the wells are
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DIPP discusses raising FDI limit in key sectors with ministries
Recently, the the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) held meeting with around 15 ministries to understand their views on raising foreign direct investment (FDI) limit on some key sectors. These sectors include civil aviation, defence, telecom and multi-brand retail. Ministries of defence, I&B, civil aviation and petroleum & natural gas have reportedly attended the meeting
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OIL plans Rs 120 bn investment in North East till FY17
Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Chairman and MD of Oil India (OIL) informed reporters that the firm earmarked Rs 12,000 crore investment for its projects in North East out of the Rs 19,000 crore capital expenditure planned in the 12th Five-Year Plan. The company planned to invest Rs 19,000 crore on expansion of exploration work and diversification of business during 2012-
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Ratings of 3 MFIs upgraded by ICRA
Noting the resilience in the financial position of three microfinance institutions (MFIs), rating agency ICRA upgraded their ratings. The three MFIs are Grameen Financial Services Private GFSPL), Ujjivan Financial Services (Ujjivan) and Utkarsh Microfinance Private (Utkarsh). According to the agency, the upgrade reflects likely improvement in the resilience of their earnings, superior ability to scale up as well as strengthened capacity to cont
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FIIs sell Rs 323 bn worth of debt papers in June
Official data shows that foreign institutional investors (FIIs), who bought Indian debt instruments worth Rs 22,000 crore during Jan-May 2013, sold Rs 32,336 crore worth of such papers in June. The heavy selling of debt instruments by FIIs led to a fall in bond prices and rise in bond yields. Yield on the 10-year government bond rose to 7.46 per cent, from 7.11 a month ago. This led to a negative monthly return of 1-2 per
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Sanghi to invest Rs 1.5 bn on ships, jetties
Media reports suggest that Sanghi Cement would invest Rs 150 crore for buying ships and for setting up new jetties or terminals. The company would spend Rs 100 crore on its Mumbai jetty in the next three years. Sanghi Industries has a captive jetty near its cement plant in Abdasa, Kutch and a sea terminal at Navlakhi port of Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) in Rajk
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NMDC to decide on subscribing Legacy’s rights issue
Media reports indicate that National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) would decide on whether to participate in the rights issue to be offered by Legacy Iron Ore, in which the former holds 49.6 per cent stake. Legacy Iron Ore is the Australian arm of NMDC, which is the largest shareholder in the former. Some reports indicate that NMDC would acquire rights equivalent to its 49.6 per cent stake in Legacy Iron Ore by s
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Govt to develop financial markets to attract investment
Media reports indicate that the government may take steps to develop financial markets in the country, as part of its economic reform drive. In this regard, the government may launch financial instruments intended to encourage foreign sovereign wealth funds to invest long-term money in India. The Indian government is desperately trying to attract foreign investment into the Indian financial market in order to bridge the high current account defic
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GMR Infra mulls IPO for energy division
In order to raise equity capital for its ongoing projects, The energy division of GMR Infrastructure may be listed in the stock exchange, reports indicate. GMR Energy, which operates power plants with a total capacity of 1,487 mw, is working on over 3,000 mw of power projects. The company plans to raise around Rs 1,500 crore by offering 10 percent stake through fresh equity issuance
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Lenders approve restructuring of Electrosteels’ debt
Kolkata-based Electrosteel Steels, which produces DI pipes and casting, may not have much difficulty in restructuring its Rs 7,000 crore loan as the consortium of 27 lenders are open to recast it provided some conditions are fulfilled. The firm produces and supplies ductile iron (DI) pipes and fittings and is three-star export house. It was the first domestic company to set up a ductile iron pipe plant apart from pioneering manufacture of alloy steel cast