At its board meeting in May, state-run miner NMDC is expected to take a final decision on partnering with either Steel Authority of India (SAIL) or Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) for its proposed steel project. It may be recalled that SAIL and RINL evinced interest to partner with NMDC on its proposed Rs 15,525-crore steel project at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh
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CAG report finds fault with port development in Maharashtra
According to a recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the Maharashtra Maritime Board failed to prepare any comprehensive plan with a long-term vision for minor ports in the state. The report on General and Social Sector, which was tabled in the state legislature, shows that the maritime board is developing the ports in the state in an ad-hoc manner owing to lack
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Ministry panel for cancelling part of Adani’s SEZ project
A committee under the union environment ministry recommended the ministry to cancel the clearance for the northern part of Adani Group's Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone. The committee, headed by Sunita Narain, director-general of Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, alleged Adani Group with violating green norm
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UP govt takes steps for Kanpur airport project
Uttar Pradesh government urged its officials to expedite the preparation of an action plan for the proposed new airport project in Kanpur. The state government plans to find a land in Kanpur Dehat district for the project. Further, the state chief secretary Ja
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IDFs set to get funds from EPFO
Following the approval of new norms by the board of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, the pension fund may invest part of its Rs 5 trillion corpus in infrastructure debt funds (IDFs). The new norms allow the pension fund body to invest in bonds with tenures up to 25 years and this may enable it to consider IDF
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Uttam Galva, Posco mull Rs 160 bn steel project
Reports suggest that Uttam Galva Steels is holding talks with South Korean steel major Posco to set up a 3 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) steel plant in Maharashtra at a cost of Rs 16,000 crore. Reports also indicate that both the companies plan to form a joint venture for the project and the world's leadin
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Posco set to get land for steel project
According to a status paper prepared by the Odisha government, the Indian arm of South Korean steel maker Posco is set to get 1,554 acre land for its proposes steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district. The Indian arm of the South Korean firm plans to set up a 12-mn tpa greenfield steel facility near Paradip at an in
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Govt asks NTPC to focus less on gas-based projects
In the context of the severe shortage of natural gas in the country, NTPC has been asked by the union power ministry to focus less on adding gas-based power generation capacity. The state-run power producer has a current gas-based capacity of above 4,000 mw. The country faces acute shortage of natural gas because of the sharp fall in the production of the fuel from the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries. Paucity of gas
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Govt plans to liberalise pricing regime in oil and gas sector
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed foreign investors that the union government plans to liberalise pricing regime in the oil and gas sector in order to attract more investment into the sector. The government is considering a cabinet note on how to move from a production sharing model to revenue sharing model for oil and gas explored and excavated by com
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Govt aims to award 30 port projects in FY14
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed a parliamentary consultative committee in Mumbai that the ministry aims to award 30 projects worth Rs 24,633 crore in 2013-14. These projects may increase capacity of ports in the country by 288.48 million tonne, the minister said. Further, the minister pointed out that the achie