Media reports indicate that National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) would decide on whether to participate in the rights issue to be offered by Legacy Iron Ore, in which the former holds 49.6 per cent stake. Legacy Iron Ore is the Australian arm of NMDC, which is the largest shareholder in the former. Some reports indicate that NMDC would acquire rights equivalent to its 49.6 per cent stake in Legacy Iron Ore by s
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Nationalised banks post lower RoA than private banks
According to a study, the return on assets (RoA) of nationalised banks was lower than that of private banks during 2010-13. Further, state-run banks lost market share by 1.3 per cent over the last four years to private and foreign banks, the study shows. Nationalised banks lost 0.5 per cent and SBI 0.8 per cent of the market share. As far as private sector banks are concerned, the new private banks (NPBs)gained market share by 1 per cent and the old private banks (OPB
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Odisha has 2nd largest share in completed PPP projects
As on April 30, 2013, Odisha had about 17 per cent share, in value terms, among all the completed public-private partnership (PPP) port projects across the country. This is the second highest share, after Gujarat, in the completed port projects across the country. Odisha had two completed port projects worth over Rs 4,100 crore under PPP as on April 30, 2013, a report from Assocham show
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Odisha govt may make exit clause more stringent
Reports indicate that Odisha government plans to tighten the exit clause for the promoters of non-major ports in the state. According to the revised norms, that is considered by the state government, original promoters of a non-major port must retain at least 51 per cent stake for three years from the date of commencement of com
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Dart Energy to acquire stake in ONGC block
Brisbane-based Dart Energy may pick up 10 to 25 percent stake of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) in the latter's four coal-bed methane (CBM) blocks. CBM is natural gas trapped within coal formations, which is extracted by drilling holes into the seams. In order to fast-track gas production with the help of priva
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SC delivers verdict on PIL against Cairn-Vedanta deal
The Supreme Court ruled that the central government and ONGC conducted due deliberation before taking a decision on the $8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal. The court ruled this while rejecting a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the deal on the ground that there was a loss to state-owned ONGC on account of the sale
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Income of Gujarat Pipavav Port rises in March quarter
Net sales or income from operation of Gujarat Pipavav Port rose to Rs 124.47 crore during Jan-Mar 2013 from Rs 100.38 crore in the year-ago period. The port posted Rs 35.37 crore net profit during the quarter under consideration against Rs 14.08 crore in the corresponding period of
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Cairn Energy picks up stake in two Irish oil blocks
According to a media release, Cairn Energy, which is headquartered at Edinburgh, picked up 38 per cent equity in Porcupine Basin pair Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/04 and FEL 4/08, two Irish blocks, in a cost-and-carry deal. The company also bought stake in six adjacent licencing option blocks. The acreage covers an area of 2,75
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HPCL board clears JV plan for Rs 373 bn project
The board of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) cleared a plan to set up a joint venture company with the Rajasthan government to set up a 9 million tonne (mn t) a year refinery in the next four years. The joint venture, in which HPCL will hold 74 percent stake and the Rajasthan government 26 percent, will implement the project at an investment of Rs 37,320 crore. The project involves setting up of an oil refinery and
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Baring PE raises stake in Manappuram Finance
In the last five months, Baring Private Equity Partners India increased its shareholding, in tranches, in the gold loan firm Manappuram Finance by 2.3 per cent. for around Rs 45-50 crore. Following this, the PE firm holds 9.48 per cent stake in the gold loan company, the fund said in a communication to the stock exchange
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