ABG-LDA Bulk Handling said it achieved financial closure for the Rs 310 crore mechanized fertiliser berth project at the Visakhapatnam port. A consortium of four banks headed by the SBH has funded the project which would vastly improve the operational efficiency and reduce pollution at the port, as it would obviate the need for multiple handling. The company aims
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Delhi govt seeks more central govt funds
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit requested the central government to increase the size of grant to the state considering its huge expenditure on development of infrastructure and implementation of schemes through the direct cash transfer scheme. She said 65 per cent of the state government's budget is allocated to social sector schemes
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PNB clears plan to issue preference shares worth Rs 12.5 bn
In a statement filed at Bombay Stock Exchange, Punjab National Bank (PNB) said it approved the issuance of preferential shares worth Rs 1,250 crore to the central government. Accordingly, the state-run bank would issue preference shares with face value of Rs 10 each. The proposed preferential allotment will be subject to necessary appr
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Microfinance firms raise funds
Several microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the country have raised capital during 2012 because of expectation of better growth prospects in the coming years. For example, Grameen Capital India, a social-investment bank, says $144 m of equity has been injected into microfinance groups in the past 12 months, mor
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CPT to develop dedicated cruise berth
Cochin Port Trust (CPT) plans to develop a dedicated cruise berthing facility within a year to become the first exclusive cruise berth in the country. Currently a cruise terminal is operational at the Cochin Port, but cargo vessels also berth near it. The port plans to expand the berth length by 100 meter from its current length of 180 meter and convert it into an exclusive cruise bert
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Bhushan Steel about to complete expansion project
Bhushan Steel is reportedly nearing completion of its 3 million tonne (mn t) capacity expansion project at its Odisha plant and the firm expects to begin hot metal production from the new blast furnace by March. Presently, the firm has a production capacity of 2.5 mn tpa (million tonne per annum) and it produces secondary steel products like cold-rolled coils, galvanised coils
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Grameen Koota in talks to raise capital
Bangalore-based micro-finance company Grameen Financial Services (Grameen Koota) is reportedly in talks with a few financial institutions to raise around $10 million capital. According to media reports, the company may raise the fund through private equity investors. It may be recalled that Grameen Koota raised capital earlier from Aavi
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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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Centre upgrades 6 highways in AP to national highways
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy thanked the central government for upgrading six state highways in the state into national highways. The six highways are Naidupeta-Renigunta; Sangareddy-Nanded-Akola; Mydukur-Gooty; Rayachoti-Kurabalakota; Hyderabad-Srisailam-Thokapalle and a stret
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RBI allows infra finance firms to borrow more via EBCs
Infrastructure finance companies can raise funds upto 75 per cent of their net worth through external commercial borrowing (ECB) without seeking clearance from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is because the central bank liberalised the norm in or