Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that he would send the final proposal on the pricing of natural gas to the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) soon. Industry players are keenly awaiting the government's decision on natural gas pricing as it would have a bearing on their financials. Natural gas producers like Reliance Industries (RIL) are seeking hike in the price of do
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Consumers prefer local gas due to high cost of imported gas
Even as several power and fertiliser plants are suffering from insufficient availability of natural gas, they are averse to buy imported gas because of its unacceptably high price. Natural gas-based power producers want a larger share of the domestically-produced cheaper gas, which is priced between $4.2 (RIL's D6 gas) and $5.73 per unit, which is far less than the price of imported gas in the s
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Govt clears land pooling policy for Delhi
The government approved the modification regarding Land Pooling Policy in Master Plan Delhi 2021 (MPD-2021). This information was given by the Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently
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Pricing formula of Kelkar panel, Rangarajan panel may be similar
Media reports indicate that the Vijay Kelkar committee, appointed to suggest pricing of natural gas, may offer a band of prices besides the formula arrived the committee under C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. Reports also suggest that the price band may not differ substantially from the basic formula arrived at by the
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Pricing formula of Kelkar panel, Rangarajan panel may be similar
Media reports indicate that the Vijay Kelkar committee, appointed to suggest pricing of natural gas, may offer a band of prices besides the formula arrived the committee under C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. Reports also suggest that the price band may not differ substantially from the basic formula arrived at by the
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Govt departments divided on gas pricing formula
Different departments of the government has different view on the proposed pricing formula for domestically produced natural gas. Earlier, a panel led by C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the prime minister's economic advisory council, recommended that gas prices in India should be calculated on the basis of international benchmarks in Japa
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Plan panel clears Rs 5.48 tn outlay for railways in 12th plan
The Planning Commission approved an outlay of Rs 5.19 lakh crore for Indian Railways in the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017). It may be noted that the railway ministry proposed an outlay of Rs 5.48 lakh crore. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Rajya Sabha. The total outlay cleared by the commission includes
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Govt takes steps to support shipping sector
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed Lok Sabha that the government took several steps to support shipping sector in the last several years. Specifically, the government introduced the tonnage tax system during 2004-05 to provide a level playing field to the Indian shipping sector
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Govt takes steps to support shipping sector
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed Lok Sabha that the government took several steps to support shipping sector in the last several years. Specifically, the government introduced the tonnage tax system during 2004-05 to provide a level playing field to the Indian shipping sector
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Govt panel discusses PPP models in coal sector
On April 9, 2013, a government-appointed committee met for the first time to discuss various public private partnership (PPP) models in the coal mining sector. Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal informed this in Lok Sabha recently