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Incentives to wind farms may be extended for 10 years

Monday 20 April '09

It seems renewable energy may get some more wind to its wings. Bolstered by the entry of large players such as Tata, Reliance and ONGC in this sector.....
Road projects face bumpy ride ahead as deadlines loom

Saturday 18 April '09

Even if the new government expedites the process of developing national highways in the country...
Changes in PPP norms behind tardy progress of road projects

Monday 13 April '09

Changes in regulations governing public-private-partnership contracts have been one of the key reasons for the tardy progress...
Pension bill, DMO to top next FM’s agenda

Thursday 9 April '09

Ministers in the UPA government as also other political parties are gearing up for the general elections, and the finance ministry...
NHAI relaxes shortlisting norms to lure more bidders

Tuesday 7 April '09

To revive developers’ interest in bidding for road projects under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP), the National Highways Authority of India....
14 port projects worth Rs 20K cr to be awarded in 2009-10

Saturday 4 April '09

The ministry of road transport, highways and shipping has earmarked port projects worth Rs 20,000 crore for award in fiscal 2009-2010.
Renewable energy to make up for 5% of states’ power needs

Monday 30 March '09

States may soon have to purchase at least 5 per cent of their power need in a year from renewable sources.
Road projects suffer as land possession get harder

Monday 30 March '09

Developers may have a case in crying foul that land possession problems are slowing down progress of the National Highways...
Govt frames rules for PPPs

Thursday 26 March '09

The government is seeking to regulate joint venture agreements between agencies of the Central government and private companies.
Programme to develop national highways hobbles in slow lane

Monday 16 March '09

Caught in a web of arbitration, costly debt and equity, and repeated changes in the top management of the National Highways Authority of India...
Centre moots bringing state-owned PSUs under performance scanner

Sunday 15 March '09

After tightening the noose on subsidiaries of central public sector undertakings...
NHAI plans funding to road developers

Wednesday 11 March '09

In a bid to prevent work on road projects from coming to a halt, the government is considering a proposal to allow the National Highways Authority of India....
Curbs on PSEs inviting rate bids from pvt banks

Tuesday 10 March '09

In a fresh set of guidelines issued to public sector enterprises (PSEs), the government has decided to curb their freedom to invite bids of interest rates on bulk deposits from private sector banks.....
Truckers may get a single permit to ply in 6-7 states

Monday 9 March '09

After transporters held the government to ransom twice in the same year, the sub-committee set up to sort out differences between the two sides...
Poor expenditure may mar stimulus plan

Wednesday 4 March '09

The UPA government committed to increase public spending from December 2008, but despite all its efforts, its unspent kitty at the end of January 2009.....
Govt brings blue chip PSU subsidiaries under performance scanner

Tuesday 3 March '09

The performance of subsidiaries of blue chip public sector companies may now come directly under the government’s scanner.....
World Bank withdraws funding to road project over laxity

Thursday 19 February '09

After writing to the government on several occasions over laxity in implementing World Bank-funded road projects...
‘It’s clearly a Budget between two Budgets’

Wednesday 18 February '09

A day after the UPA’s interim Budget was flayed for not offering anything by way of a stimulus to the industry..
$1.8-bn WB funds for three PSUs

Wednesday 18 February '09

The government is planning to infuse $1.8 billion in three public sector undertakings as a part of its plan to boost public spending and provide relief to micro...
Satyam lessons for PSU independent directors

Monday 16 February '09

To avoid Satyam-like accounting frauds in state-owned entities, the government is planning to train more than 300 independent directors...
Taxes on individuals, corporates may be slashed

Saturday 14 February '09

The government may well do away with the 10 per cent surcharge on individuals with salary of over Rs 10 lakh...
Railways may not adopt Plan panel’s concession agreement

Thursday 12 February '09

In what may be called a twist in the tale of public private partnership infrastructure development...
PSUs may have to exercise stronger vigilance

Monday 2 February '09

Public Sector Undertakings may be asked to follow stronger vigilance procedures after Satyam’s accounting fraud came to the fore.
Interim budget has funds for banks, sops for exporters

Friday 30 January '09

Plans to recapitalise UCO Bank and Central Bank, third yet to be named
Roadmin calls for new RFQ model, review of safety standards manual

Tuesday 27 January '09

With the awarding of road projects finally taking off for the fiscal, the ministry of road transport and highways is now working on a host of implementation issues....
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