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Adani told to set up Rs 200 cr green restoration fund

Adani told to set up Rs 200 cr green restoration fund

Acting on a recommendation of a committee of environmentalists, the Union Environment Ministry has asked Adani group to create a green restoration fund of Rs 200 crore for repairing the environmental damage done to Mundra in Gujarat. Adani's port and SEZ projects are coming up in Mundra.

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Task force recommends projects worth over Rs 100 bn

Task force recommends projects worth over Rs 100 bn

The Odisha government's State Level Task Force on Steel recommended approval for investment proposals worth over Rs 10,000 crore in the steel sector. In a recent meeting, the task force decided that the investment would be approved by the Single Window Clearance Committee (SWLC) headed by Chief secretary

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Govt to review NHAI-GMR proposal over premium payment

Govt to review NHAI-GMR proposal over premium payment

The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI's) recommendation with regard to road developers' premium payment is likely to be reviewed by the Union Road Ministry. The Ministry will review NHAI's recommendation to defer payment of premium by companies like GMR who has agreed to certain conditions by the Authority to ensure they do not leave the project after the government approves the proposal.

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FSLRC submits draft Financial Code Bill

FSLRC submits draft Financial Code Bill

Finance Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) recently submitted a draft Indian Financial Code Bill which contains 450 clauses and six schedules. The code was submitted to give effect to its recommendations on the financial architecture of the country. Among various recommendations of the panel, the prominent one is the setting up of a Unified Financial Agency (UFA) by merging several regulators such as Sebi,

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Oil ministry proposes to adopt new gas price formula

Oil ministry proposes to adopt new gas price formula

Media reports suggest that the union petroleum ministry wants the government to adopt the pricing formula for natural gas proposed by the Rangarajan Committee. Specifically, the ministry wants the pricing formula to apply to all forms of natural gas - conventional, shale and coal-bed methane (CBM). Also, the ministry prop

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Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod

Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod

Oil Minister Veerappa Moily informed reporters that his ministry was yet to process and finalise its view on a proposal to raise fuel prices, on the lines of the recommendation of Kelkar committee. Raising diesel prices is essential in order to reduce the under-recovery of the three public sector oil mark

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Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod

Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod

Oil Minister Veerappa Moily informed reporters that his ministry was yet to process and finalise its view on a proposal to raise fuel prices, on the lines of the recommendation of Kelkar committee. Raising diesel prices is essential in order to reduce the under-recovery of the three public sector oil mark

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Panel suggests annual revision of gas price

Panel suggests annual revision of gas price

A committee headed by C Rangarajan, Chairman of the Prime MinisterÂ’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), suggested an annual revision in the price of natural gas produced in the country. The revision should be based on monthly moving average of net back price for producers of Indian LNG and the other volume weighted price of USÂ’s Henry Hub, UKÂ’s

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Govt to disclose final draft of GAAR in 10 days

Govt to disclose final draft of GAAR in 10 days

The draft rules on general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR) prepared by an expert committee chaired by Parthasarathi Shome is sent to the prime minister and a final decision would be taken in 10 days. This information was given by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. The Shome committee suggested that the controversial rules be deferred until 2016-17 and that safeguards be put in place to ensure that taxpayers are not harassed by the rules that seek to deny tax bene