Media reports indicate that Iran is not favourable to India's proposal for increase crude oil import from the Persian Gulf nation. This is because Iran does not import enough commodities from India to compensate for its rise in crude oil export to
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Steel makers in India told to produce high-grade products
Steel makers in India should adopt technologies for producing high-grade steels and avoid costly imports, said the Union Minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma on September 4 in Delhi at a CII-organised event. India had imported 8 million tonne steel in the 2012-13 fiscal, up from 6.83 million tonne in 2011-12, and 6.66 million tonne in 2010-11.
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L&T Construction wins water project orders valued Rs 1141 cr
The Water & Renewable Energy Business of L&T Construction, a leading player in the water infrastructure and renewable energy sectors in India, has secured new orders worth Rs 1141 Crores in August'13 in various business segments.
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HDFC wants to open 300 new branches, waits for RBI nod
Adding to its already existing branch network of 3,119, the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank is to open 300 new branches across India despite the economic slowdown and a sluggish demand for credit. The bank said that the bank is waiting for the approval of the Reserve Bank of India over the new branches and is hoping to strengthen its presence in retail banking.
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Moily says India to save $8.5 bn via Iran oil imports
By increasing crude oil imports from Iran, India plans to save over $ 8.5 billion in foreign exchange this fiscal, said the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily. Moily told this to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a written communication on August 30. India, which paid about $144.29 billion last fiscal for importing oil, is renewing imports from Iran and, unlike imports from other countries, it pays Iran in rupees.
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Signature Bridge
After being put on the backburner for some time, the Signature Bridge will come up over Yamuna river. Now a Chinese company, Jiangsu Steel Structure, a sub-contractor of Gammon-Construtora- Tensacciai JV, has been given the task of fabricating the 15,000 tonne steel pylon and deck girders.
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Investment: A legacy of perception?
An India-US Infrastructure Fund that was set up in 2010, but with the US recently lodging a formal complaint against India with World Trade Council on entry barriers to companies, things could be on wait-and-watch mode.
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Coal India to Develop Coal bed Methane Reserves
Union Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakash Bapu Patil has said that Coal India CIL is pursuing development of coal bed methane (CMM) from its mining areas as it would be beneficial on mine safety as well as environment.
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Cairn India Hopeful of Securing Nod
Cairn India, which plans to invest $1.6 billion (around Rs 9,500 crore) over the next three years, is hopeful of securing mandatory clearances for additional exploration and production in its Rajasthan oil and gas fields.
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Coal Imports Jump
In the first four months of this fiscal, India's coal imports jumped 32 per cent. India imported 58.3 million tonne of coal between April and July, against 44.2 million tonne in the corresponding period last year.