Wednesday 12 August '09
Seeking to mobilise investment of nearly Rs 10,000 crore from the private sector to provide quality school education, the UPA government is finalising a public...Tuesday 11 August '09
Realising that the generation of every megawatt of power involves an annual loss of Rs 1 crore to the exchequer, the government is gravely...Monday
10 August '09Concerned that coal production from captive blocks has fallen by almost 17 per cent in the last fiscal, the Coal Ministry has directed all the allocatee...Monday
10 August '09The dream of imparting new-age skills to the Indian youth through modern ITIs in order to enhance their employability has turned into a damp squib.Sunday
9 August '09In a revelation of sorts, Madhya Pradesh seems to have emerged as the poverty bowl of the Asian region. It has not only surpassed...Friday
7 August '09While admitting that rising food prices were a matter of concern, the Planning Commission today exuded confidence that India had...Friday
7 August '09Notwithstanding a cash reserve of about $2 billion, the world’s fifth largest steel maker Tata Steel is not averse to tap the markets to raise resources...Wednesday
5 August '09Undeterred by the global economic downturn, Tata Steel today announced expansion plans worth Rs 40,000 crore to ramp up its production capacity to 16 million tonnes....Monday
3 August '09In a major shift from its policy to equip the state-run and private power utilities with captive coal blocks to meet their production needs...Monday
3 August '09Karnataka is all set to steal the march over other mineral-rich states in promoting steel production with the B S Yediyurappa government...Friday
31 July '09Cost overruns of state, Centre projects estimated at Rs 45,500 crore, which is 17 pc of the original....Friday
31 July '09Reeling under the impact of a global economic slowdown leading to dipping steel demand and depleted profit margins....Thursday
30 July '09The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may have returned to power on the might of its flagship programmes in its last term....Thursday
30 July '09The coal ministry’s ambitious Rs 8,000-crore Jharia Action Plan may finally bear fruit with the Union Cabinet likely to take it up for discussion tomorrow....Monday
27 July '09Arguing that the current practice of granting mining leases on a first-come-first-serve basis is complicated, cumbersome and impedes value-addition...Thursday
23 July '09Having already de-allocated the linkages of 25 captive power plants for keeping their linkages idle, the Coal Ministry has identified its next target...Tuesday
21 July '09Suggesting that consolidation of steel PSUs is the best way to ensure their long-term survival, the Steel Ministry has intensified efforts to ensure the takeover...Monday
20 July '09Lamenting that undue delays in allotting captive iron ore mines to steel companies were dissuading them from going full throttle on capacity expansion...Friday
17 July '09Staring into a gaping fiscal deficit of 6.8 per cent in the first three months of this fiscal, the government is planning to sell stakes in coal, mines and steel PSUs.Thursday
16 July '09Keen to settle down in his new assignment as the head of the Unique Identification Authority of India, Nandan Nilekani today began formal deliberations...Wednesday
15 July '09Intensifying its thrust on the social sector programmes, the UPA government is planning a new version of its flagship National...Monday
13 July '09The government may be keen to ensure food security for the poorer sections of the society, but the below-poverty...Friday
10 July '09The Power ministry is likely to firm up a shelf of power projects likely to come up during the 12 Plan period along with their coal...Thursday
9 July '09Questioning the very utility of the Coal Ministry’s proposal to auction coal blocks, the mining industry today said the country should not target short-term gains...Thursday
9 July '09With the global economic downturn forcing policy makers across the world to re-think their strategies, the Planning Commission has decided to expedite the Mid Term...
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