Under the revised parking floor space index (FSI) policy, the Maharashtra government approved three parking lot projects for over 1,300 vehicles. The new lots are at Altamount Road (behind Jaslok Hospital), and in Ghatkopar and Mulund (LBS Marg).
According to media reports, the lots would be a huge relief for people as parking space in the city
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Govt clears 3 parking lot projects
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Panel suggests mandatory Indian control in key sectors
The Arvind Mayaram committee suggested that in sectors like power exchanges, petroleum & natural gas refining, there is a need for mandatory Indian ownership. These sectors are part of the nine sectors that the panel recommended for classifying as those where 'Indian ownership' and 'control' will be mandatory. It may be recalled that the central government set up the Arvind Mayaram committee to suggest measures for liberalising the country's foreign direct investment (FDI
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FDI in power sector declines 67% in 2012-13
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India's power sector declined 67 per cent to $536 million in 2012-13 from $1.6 billion in the previous year. Some big companies are reconsidering their investment plans, after losses owing to lack of coal and natural gas supply, reports indicate
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Ministry to notify new tariff regime soon
Union Shipping Secretary, PK Sinha informed reporters that his ministry would notify the new tariff regime, which allows private container terminals to fix market-linked tariffs, within a month. According to the existing tariff norms, port developers cannot charge more than the ceiling tariff defined by the Tariff Authority of Major Ports (TAMP
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Govt to set up EGoM to decide on new FDI policy
In order to revamp the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the country, the government may set up a Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM). The proposed EGoM may study the Arvind Mayaram committee report, which has suggested a major change in the FDI regime. Mayaram is secretary, economic affairs department, union government
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Govt to set up EGoM to decide on new FDI policy
In order to revamp the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the country, the government may set up a Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM). The proposed EGoM may study the Arvind Mayaram committee report, which has suggested a major change in the FDI regime. Mayaram is secretary, economic affairs department, union government
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Govt to release shale gas policy in 25 days
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that the government would announce policy on exploration and production of shale gas in the next 20-25 days. The petroleum ministry will finalise the policy once it receives comments from different ministries. Found in non-porous shale rocks, extraction of shale gas, which is a non-conventional natural gas, requires the fracking technology, similar to the extr
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Govt to release shale gas policy in 25 days
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that the government would announce policy on exploration and production of shale gas in the next 20-25 days. The petroleum ministry will finalise the policy once it receives comments from different ministries. Found in non-porous shale rocks, extraction of shale gas, which is a non-conventional natural gas, requires the fracking technology, similar to the extr
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Govt takes steps to unlock shale gas reserves
The government is taking steps to unlock the potential of shale gas reserves in India in order to bridge the ever rising demand for energy. The country is dependent on import to meet over 70 percent of crude oil and this is expected to change if we successfully explore shale gas reserves. Following are some of the steps taken by the government in this direc
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Govt to publish draft guidelines on tariff setting
Media reports indicate that the government would publish the final draft guidelines on tariff setting by ports in the country after it receives the clearance from Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The final draft guidelines allows the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to notify first a port-wise reference rate for various commodities. TAMP will set the reference tariff that will typically be the highest prevailing rate set on the basis of guidelines fram