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OilMin seeks Rs 30,000 cr bonds for fuel retailers

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:41:28 +0530

Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is seeking bonds worth Rs 30,000 crore for state-run fuel retailers to make up for the losses they incurred on selling domestic LPG and kerosene this

Industry bodies seek simpler taxation in manufacturing policy

Zehra Naqvi — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:47:04 +0530

With the national manufacturing policy expected by June this year, industry bodies CII and Ficci want it to address issues such as tax simplification, promotion of value addition, technology transfers

Govt to disinvest 8.4% in NMDC via public offer

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:58:04 +0530

State-run NMDC Ltd said on Tuesday the government will disinvest 8. 38 percent in the mining and minerals firm through a follow on public offer in the current financial year

Climate talks end without any treaty

Hardev Sanotra — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:57 +0530

The climate conference went into an extra day of discussions in Copenhagen but failed to adopt a legally binding treaty or commitments, only ‘taking note’ of an agreement cobbled together

Can't have binding commitments on climate: Ramesh tells US

Hardev Sanotra — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:33 +0530

The minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh met the US special envoy on climate change Todd Stern on Friday evening and told him that it would not be acceptable

Only 3 slots of 3G spectrum to be auctioned

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:48:48 +0530

In a surprise move that could deprive it of over Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 55 billion) in revenue, the government has said the 3G telephony spectrum available with it for

Rs 20,000 crore bonds mooted for oil PSUs

Siddhartha P Saikia — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:36:15 +0530

Oil bonds may be back in reckoning to finance subsidies on retail sale of petroleum products. Since cash payments were not forthcoming as promised by finance ministry the

Warning bell begins to toll in Copenhagen

Hardev Sanotra — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:30:52 +0530

The time is up,” says a top UN official as 192 nations begin their meeting on Monday at the Bella Centre to come to an agreement on climate change.

Govt says stake sale funds not for cutting deficit

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:25:07 +0530

India has no intention of using the proceeds of stake sales in state-run firms to cut its fiscal deficit, but would use them to fund social support programs, Finance Minister

Sharma to take up trade barrier issues at Geneva

Ronojoy Banerjee — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:10:03 +0530

India will speak out against trade protectionism in the WTO meeting of 153 trade ministers in Geneva beginning on Monday.