Steel Authority of India (SAIL) imports 75 percent of its requirement of coking coal from foreign countries and the rest through captive mines and domestic sources. This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, D Purandeswari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. The company has to rely on imports for substantial consumption of coking coal because of the limited availa
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Tata Steel’s 6 mn tpa project may be operationally beneficial
According to analysts, the proposed 6 mn tpa (million tonnes per annum) steel plant by Tata Steel in Odisha would be operationally beneficial for the company. This is because the proposed plant would have captive iron ore reserves, efficient logistical infrastructure reducing costs and technologically efficient plan
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RIL eyes $4 billion Iraq oilfield project
India's ` (RIL) is in race along with French energy giant Total, Russia's Lukoil, CNPC of China, American's Brown Energy for a $4 billion project in Iraq. RIL is one of the seven companies shortlisted by Iraq for developing its al-Nassiriya oilfield and construction and operation of a 300,000 barrel per day refine
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India discusses investment opportunities with Kuwait
During a recent meeting with a visiting team of dignitaries from Kuwait, the Indian government discussed opportunities for Kuwaiti investment in refineries in India. Kuwaiti Minister Shaikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held talks with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on various bilateral issues including ways to ex
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Bank credit grows slower in January
Data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows that bank credit to industry expanded at a slower pace of 15.2 percent in January compared to 20.2 percent in the year-ago month. Credit to the services sector increased 12 percent in January compared to 15.1 percent in the year-ago month. The RBI data shows that non-food credit expanded 14.6 percent in January, slower than 15.9 percent a year ago.
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Kotak mops up $90 mn to invest in infrastructure sector
According to an official statement, Kotak Mahindra Bank raised about $90 million in order to invest in companies engaged in industries like power generation and transmission, transportation. The amount, which is raised under the Core Infrastructure India Fund, would also be invested in water treatment and supply, waste management and gas transmission in
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Ministry may fail to meet road project award target
Union Road Minister CP Joshi informed a news agency that the ministry cannot attain the target of awarding 9,500 km highways projects in 2012-13 because of several issues. The main issue cited by the minister for missing the target is the impediments in financial closure. Road devel
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Apex court allows work on road projects with only green nod
In a move that may benefit 25 road projects, the Supreme Court clarified that road developers can begin work on a project once it gets environment clearance, irrespective of whether forest clearance is granted or not. The court clarified this while hearing a case involving Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and road regulator National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). In the
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Govt to upgrade six airports in Gujarat
In a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation KC Venugopal informed that around Rs 322 crore would be invested to modernize six airports in Gujarat during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (2012-17). These airports are Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara. The government woul
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DCI issues tax-free bonds worth Rs 5 bn
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is issuing tax-free bonds worth Rs 500 crore and has offered a coupon rate of 6.47 per cent for qualified institutional investors, domestic companies and high net worth individuals. The coupon rate is 7.47 per cent for retail investors. The bonds are of 10-year tenure and 40 per cent of the issue is earmarked for retail investors