Considering the rise in the cost of funds for the infrastructure sector, Srei Infrastructure Finance raised benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points. Thus, the new benchmark rate stands at 18 percent per annum effective from Sept. 1, 2013 compared to the earlier rate of 17.50 percent
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OSL gets 20% revenue from dredging
Marine service provider Ocean Sparkle (OSL) generates 20 percent of its revenue through dredging operation and another 45-50 percent of income from operations at minor ports. The Hyderabad-based firm provides services like harbour towage, pilotage of various kinds of vessels including specialised tonnage like LNG (liquefied natural gas)
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Delhi govt to set up infra facilities
Delhi government would set up civic amenities like hospitals and schools in over 1,600 unauthorised colonies, where it plans to ease development guidelines. The necessary infrastructure facilities to all the 1,639 unauthorised colonies would be provided by the state gov
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SAIL invests Rs 421 bn on capacity expansion plan
Till July 2013, state-run firm Steel Authority of India (SAIL) invested Rs 42,101 crore out of the proposed Rs 61,870 crore it plans to spend on modernisation and expansion of its existing facilities. Through this investment, the company plans to raise its crude steel production capacity to 21.4 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) from 12.8 mn tpa now
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Cabinet may consider approval for large projects
Union cabinet may consider approval for several large-sized infrastructure projects, costing at least Rs 1,000 crore, to ensure expeditious clearances. Union finance ministry is learnt to have sought specific comments from the concerned ministries on pending approvals
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Bank credit to infra sector rises
Bank credit to infrastructure sector rose over 100 times to Rs 786,045 crore in 2012-13 from Rs 7,243 crore in 1999-2000, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report. The report shows that credit exposure of banks to infrastructure sector has been deteriorating since 2011 owing to the economic slowdown and the emergence of sector-specific issues amid structural bottlenecks in the econ
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Ministry allows sovereign funds to invest in tax free bonds
Media reports indicate that the finance ministry allowed sovereign wealth funds to invest in debt instruments floated by state-run companies. It may be noted that the government allowed 13 state-run firms to raise around Rs 48,000 crore by selling tax- free bonds in 2013-14. The fund would be used for infrastructure such as roads, ports and power plants
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Land acquisition in progress for DMIC project
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, EM Sudarsana Natchiappan, informed the Rajya Sabha that the process of land acquisition is in progress for the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor(DMIC) Project. DMIC project consists of various infrastructure projects for development of new industrial cities in the DMI
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Ennore Port to select contractor for $210 mn project
Ennore Port is in the process of selecting a contractor for the construction of a $210 million multi cargo terminal with a quay length of 270 m. The port, which is is the first Corporatised Major Port under the management control of Ennore Port (EPL), received 11 initial bids from private groups for the project. The scope of work of the project, namely Ennore Port multi cargo terminal will broadly include: design, finance, cons
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Ministry denies restructuring for all road developers
Union finance ministry opposed the idea of the roads ministry to provide blanket relief to road developers who are suffering from financial crisis. Recently, the finance ministry received proposals from the roads ministry for restructuring the amount owed to the government by road developers