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Investors would love to invest in India if we get our act right

Investors would love to invest in India if we get our act right

There are mainly three reasons. First and the most immediate one is government departments are not paying in time. For instance, NHAI dues are aggregating upwards of Rs 25,000 crore. Some are disputed and others are not. If you ask NHAI they will deny any payments are due, but that is not the [right] answer. The government will need to be practical, in that somebody has done the work and money has been spent.

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PowerGrid sub-stations to be remote-controlled

PowerGrid sub-stations to be remote-controlled

By 2013, all PowerGrid sub-stations will be remotely controlled by the National Transmission Asset Management Centre at Manesar, said RN Nayak, Chairman and Managing Director, PowerGrid. There will be cameras observing the functioning of devices and equipment and the stations will be virtually managed remotely, he said, adding that having eight persons per sub-station was a waste of manpower.

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Sibal asked to seek nod from Plan panel

Sibal asked to seek nod from Plan panel

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to seek clea­rance from Planning Commission for allocating funds to National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project under nonPlan category.Telecom minister requested finance ministry to allocate funds for NOFN from nonPlan side to mitigate chances of delays in funding for the scheme which involves approval at various levels.

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