In the next five years, Indian Railways plans to improve rail connectivity to ports across the country by attracting private investment of around Rs 5,000 crore. The plan is expected to address bottlenecks in rail linkage to key ports in the country. In this regard, the railw
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Net profit of Great Eastern rises on forex gains
The consolidated net profit of Great Eastern Shipping more than doubled to Rs 192 crore during October-December 2012 from Rs 87.46 crore in the year-ago period. The company cited forex gains and decline in interest costs as major reasons for the rise in net profit
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Bond issues may rise in coming days
Media reports suggest that the number of manufacturing companies issuing bonds in the local market may rise in the coming days. Industry sources feel that companies are waiting for yields on corporate
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Delhi CM seeks cabinet proposal for funding mono rail project
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed transport department to bring a cabinet proposal to fund the proposed Rs 2,235 crore monorail project on the lines of the Delhi Metro Rail project. The move by the minister follows the detailed presentation given by Mangu Singh, Chief of DMRC on the fi
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Private equity firms face challenging times
Industry sources feel that private equity investors in the country are going through a challenging period. It is learnt that the return on investments made after 2006 has not been very encouraging even after about six years. Moreover, funds are finding it tough to exit from portfolio companies in an economy that is experiencing slowdown. This is forcing firms to cut down on expensive hum
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SKS Microfinance to focus on profitability
In 2013-14, SKS Microfinance, the first and only listed microfinance institution (MFI) in India, hopes to post profit. MR Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the firm said the focus of the company was on profitable growth with efficiency and not just on scaling up.
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Experts call for novel funding model for infra sector
Experts suggest government to come out with innovative financing model for funding infrastructure sector during the 2012-13 union budget. Two years ago, the government introduced infrastructure debt fund (IDF) for channelising long term fund into the sector. IDF may be set up as mutual fund under the trust model or as
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Minister calls for revision of land use norms
Union Minister for Housing Ajay Maken stressed on the need to revise the floor surface index and land use norms in large cities, which do not have adequate open land for housing needs. He pointed that the centre cannot give any directive to the state governments in the matter of FSI and land use norms, but in the New Delhi master plan, whic
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Indian Railways cut Rs 47 bn metro transport funding
Indian Railways cancelled the Rs 4,733 crore fund allocated under the metropolitan transport project (MTP) during the Railway Budget 2012-13. The railways cancelled the allocation primarily because allocation exceeded the absorption capacity of metropolitan transport projects located in Hyderabad, Che
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Indian Railways cut Rs 47 bn metro transport funding
Indian Railways cancelled the Rs 4,733 crore fund allocated under the metropolitan transport project (MTP) during the Railway Budget 2012-13. The railways cancelled the allocation primarily because allocation exceeded the absorption capacity of metropolitan transport projects located in Hyderabad, Che