Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the Reserve Bank's decision to hike short-term borrowing and lending rates will help contain inflation and was in line with the government's policy.
Cash flows from RPL will help Reliance to step up investments on explorations. Reliance Industries, which owns the world's biggest refinery complex, is looking at additional cash flows, tax benefits, continuity of export status and other synergies in its attempt to merge Reliance Petroleum with itself, after a 54 per cent decline in stock prices.
The source, however, did not reveal the names of the companies, which have submitted EoIs, but it could be engineering major Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra Group, Hindujas, Spice and i-Gate, among others. Meanwhile, three PSBs have given in-principle nod to Satyam to provide short-term loans for meeting salary, working capital, payment of arrears to vendors, provident fund dues, TDS and rentals charges.
Sources said that Essar group firm Aegis BPO submitted the EoI recently as the Essar group is trying to expand its BPO business. Both Aegis and Satyam BPO work with companies in telecom, banking, finance and insurance. Satyam BPO's biggest international clients reportedly include BellSouth, Verizon and GlaxoSmithKline
RNRL and Mukesh Ambani's RIL are fighting a legal battle over the terms of gas supply agreement for Anil Ambani Group's gas-based Dadri power project. Two weeks ago, government lawyer Mohan Parasaran had stated in the court that the Empowered Group of Ministers had decided that $4.2 per mmbtu would be the minimum price of KG basin gas.
The boom in world trade has ensured that export has grown by over 20 per cent. Has the FTP contributed to the stellar growth in exports? T N Rajagopalan thinks it did.
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Speaking to Business Standard on the sidelines of the ground breaking ceremony of the Chennai-based Sri City's SEZ in Tada, in Andhra Pradesh, last week, Singhal said SEZs in the country have so far generated over 300,000 jobs, adding once all the 462 zones start functioning, they are expected to create 4 million jobs.
The government is unlikely to ban export of petroleum products or review the export-oriented status of Reliance Industries Jamnagar refinery, as has been demanded by United Progressive Alliance government's new ally, the Samajwadi Party.
Though the Planning Commission favours imposition of a direct tax on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), it does not agree with the contention that these tax-free industrial enclaves are leading to revenue loss.
The seven government-owned special economic zones across the country are likely to be given autonomy, resulting in greater financial flexibility for these tax-free enclaves. The move will help these zones compete with the private sector SEZs, which are attracting investment from companies.
Scooters India Limited (SIL), a public sector automotive company, is mulling foray into the electric two-wheeler segment and is presently evaluating the expressions of interest (EoIs) by some domestic companies for a possible collaboration. The Lucknow-based company aims to augment its product range from passenger three-wheelers to include green two-wheelers.
The domestic supply of diesel has been constrained on rapidly growing demand. The diversion of supplies from Reliance Industries, which was given export-oriented unit status last year, has added to the shortage. Reliance produces 10 million tonnes of diesel from Jamnagar.
Defence ministry incompetence hobbles development of battle-taxis for the Indian Army.
The government has introduced the Hi-Tech Products Export Promotion Scheme. However, the list of the products that will benefit from the scheme is yet to be announced.
FM is considering extension of the sunset clause for housing projects in Budge 208-09.
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act of 2005, which completed two years on February 10, 2008, has facilitated a 200 per cent rise in exports from these zones during the period, and has led to an incremental investment of Rs 70,416 crore (Rs 704.16 billion).
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) denial of permission to Swiss bank UBS to acquire Standard Chartered Asset Management Company has come as a blessing in disguise for Standard Chartered Bank.
RIL accounted for over a quarter of the country's LPG production of around 8.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) last year. Around 2.5 mtpa LPG - the only petroleum product in which India is not self-sufficient - was imported last year to meet the domestic demand of 11 mtpa. RIL is planning to cut LPG production at Jamnagar from 2.3 mtpa to around 1.6 mtpa from mid-2008 following the grant of export-oriented-unit (EoU) status to the refinery.
Analysts point out that exporters outside SEZs enjoy Cenvat credit against service tax paid on a host of services subscribed to while engaging in export-related activities. In addition, the department of revenue recently permitted service tax exemption on seven services used by exporters.
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The Department of Commerce is preparing guidelines for setting up single-window clearance systems in states for special economic zones (SEZs). he move comes after a recent review by the department, in which it was found that the SEZ developers were facing problems in getting approvals in many states.
A clutch of foreign and domestic institutions has submitted expressions of interest to acquire at least 26 per cent in the Delhi-based Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).
Two major airlines are considering joining four start-ups to provide all business class flights at a fraction of the cost that the regular airlines charge for business and first class with private arrival and departure lounges.
Besides these entities, IDBI Capital was shortlisted by the interim pension regulator PFRDA for acting as a fund manager and asked to submit bids.
Taj Group of Hotels will invest about Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) for building four hotels in Bangalore.
Hiranandani, K Raheja Builders, Gamon Infrastructure and Kalpataru are reported to have shown interest in the Rs 9,300-crore project, launched by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) of the Maharashtra government.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is to submit an expression of interest to acquire the marketing assets of an oil company in Thailand.
The government has decided to go slow on sale of its remaining shares in Maruti Udyog and complete the process by next fiscal as stock markets remain uncertain.
The government on Thursday invited bids from public sector financial institutions and mutual funds for its remaining 10.27 per cent stake in Maruti Udyog that would bring in Rs 2,700 crore (Rs 27 billion) to the exchequer.
the terminal will not be used to run the Dabhol power plant and would be supplied entirely to other domestic companies
Corporate giants Reliance Energy, Tata Power and Essar are among the 11 companies left in the fray for the two 4,000 MW power projects to be set in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) each.
Board to meet investment advisors Goldman Sachs and Avendus today.
Former Chief Justice S P Bharucha to oversee selection process, guide govt-nominated board.
With an FIR filed against it and its stock taking a beating amidst allegations that its account books were manipulated by its promoters, Educomp seems to be in trouble. Managing Director Shantanu Prakash explains the company's stand.
On the eve of United States President Barack Obama's maiden visit to India, the US Treasury on Thursday targeted the financial and support networks of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and also took action against Azam Cheema, who helped train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and was the "mastermind" behind the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by LeT.
The Central Bureau of Investigation will be opening its doors to the private corporate world as it seeks to upgrade and modernise its data management system.
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