It is learnt that the union finance ministry would hold meeting with banks and companies to address the issue of stalled projects. Data available with the finance ministry shows that 215 projects, each with value of Rs 250 crore or more, have been identified as stalled. These projects are mostly financed by
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PM says govt takes steps to revive investment climate
Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh said the government was addressing many impediments affecting the implementation of infrastructure projects in order to revive the investment climate domestically. He said this during his address at the CII National Conference and Annual General Meeting, in
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Cement firms bet big on govt projects ahead of election
Some industry players and analysts feel that demand for cement may rise in the coming months as government expedite key construction projects ahead of Lok Sabha election. VP Sharma, Chief Operating Officer of Dalmia Cement said the oversupply situation still persists but since elections are next year, a slew of measures by the government may turn
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Gujarat govt to clear town planning schemes for Surat
Reports indicate that the Gujarat government has given preliminary approval for 27 town planning schemes in Surat and a final approval would be given soon. The others are in different stages of approval, reports indicate. Reports also indicate that the state government was slow in giving approval for the TP schemes in the city.
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Finance Minister welcomes investment from foreign firms
Finance Minister P Chidambaram welcomed investment from foreign insurance, banking and asset management companies in India. During his visit to Tokyo, Japan, he said these companies have shown keen interest to investment in India and they were welcome. Insurance companies, large asset management com
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CCI clears Rs 740 bn worth investment so far
Since the setting up of the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) in January 2013, mega projects worth a total of Rs 74,000 crore, have been cleared by the body. These projects were stalled because of lack of statutory clearances. Many projects in the oil and gas sector, with a cumulative investment of $13.42 billion, were held up because of of objections raised by the Defe
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Infrastructure sector faces funding constraints
Industry players complain that most sources of funding like private equity, capital market, bond issue, bank credit for infrastructure companies have dried up because of high risk perception in the sector. According to Suneet Maheshwari, MD & CEO, L&T Infrastructure Finance, private equity has been scarce and the capital market does not favour infrastructure comp
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Govt may auction 68 blocks under NELP X
Media reports indicate that around 68 oil and gas blocks may be auctioned by the government during the the 10th round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) in 2013-14. Union petroleum ministry and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) are in the process of securing various clearances for offering the
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Operation at Gopalpur port to begin soon
MM Moharana, Director of Gopalpur Port (GPL) in Odisha informed that the actual operation in the port would begin within the next fortnight and the port can now handle around 3 million tonne (mn t) cargo annually. It may be recalled that operation at the port, located off Ganjam coast, was suspended in the last two years as the erstwhile seasonal minor port was being converted into a
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BRICS to set up development bank for infra projects
At the recently concluded BRICS summit in Durban, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa decided to set up a development bank to finance infrastructure projects in these countries. But the countries have not decided the size of the proposed bank, leaving it to finance ministers to nego