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India’s annual food inflation rises to 14.55 percent

India’s annual food inflation rises to 14.55 percent

November 19th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 14.55 percent for the week ended Nov 7 from 13.68 percent the week before, official ...

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Gasoline must be blended with ethanol, oil firms told

Gasoline must be blended with ethanol, oil firms told

November 12th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday reiterated that oil marketing companies had to ensure gasoline was blended with 5 percent ethanol. "The cabinet decided to ...

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CCEA approves additional investment in OVL block BC-10, Brazil

November 12th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday authorized Oil and Natural Gas Company Videsh Limited (OVL) to make an additional investment of USD70 million taking the ...

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ONGC arm gets nod for more investment in Brazil

ONGC arm gets nod for more investment in Brazil

November 12th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday authorised the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to make an additional investment of $70 ...

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India registers case against American LeT suspect Headley

India registers case against American LeT suspect Headley

November 12th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) has registered a case against David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national who is in custody in the US for ...

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India’s annual food inflation rises to 13.7 percent

November 12th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 13.68 percent for the week ended Oct 31 from 13.39 percent for the week before, as ...

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Left parties to resist privatisation moves

Left parties to resist privatisation moves

November 6th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Condemning the union cabinet's decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in all profitable public sector, the Left parties Friday said it would "organise strong resistance" to ...

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Separate contract okayed for oil exploration in Nagaland

Separate contract okayed for oil exploration in Nagaland

November 5th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday decided to split the production sharing contract for a block in north-eastern India to facilitate more exploration in ...

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Sensex rises 151 points to end above 16,000 (Roundup)

Sensex rises 151 points to end above 16,000 (Roundup)

November 5th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the government's decision to offload at least 10 percent stake in all profit-making state-run firms, a key index of Indian equities markets Thursday climbed up ...

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Support price for wheat hiked by Rs.20

Support price for wheat hiked by Rs.20

November 5th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs.20, barley by Rs.70 and gram by Rs.30 per quintal for the current rabi ...

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CPSEs should need mandatory listing of 10 per cent public ownership: Govt.

November 5th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 5(ANI): The Government on Thursday decided that all profitable listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) should meet the mandatory listing of 10 percent public ownership. It has also been ...

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Public issue, listing must for all profitable state-run firms

Public issue, listing must for all profitable state-run firms

November 5th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) In a major push to the economic liberalisation process, India has decided to ensure at least 10 percent public holding in all profitable state-run firms that ...

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Primary inflation declines to 0.1 percent as per new monitoring mechanism

November 5th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, November 5 (ANI): The government has introduced a new mechanism for monitoring the wholesale price movement, under which the inflation of primary articles including food grains, pulses and vegetables declined ...

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India’s annual food price inflation up over 13 percent

November 5th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Based on the new guidelines on disclosing the official wholesale price index, India's annual rate of inflation based for primary articles and fuels stood unaltered at minus ...

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Government approves bonus for paddy

October 29th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a bonus of Rs.50 per quintal over and above the minimum support price to paddy farmers. The ...

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Rural Electrification gets nod for public offer

October 29th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The government Thursday approved state-run Rural Electrification Corp's (REC) proposal to raise additional resources through a follow-on public offer (FPO). The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee ...

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ONGC to invest $174 mn in Myanmar

ONGC to invest $174 mn in Myanmar

October 29th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has been allowed to make an investment of up to $173.85 million in a hydrocarbon assets ...

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Government sanctions Rs.300 crore to develop leather park

Government sanctions Rs.300 crore to develop leather park

October 22nd, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday sanctioned Rs.300 crore to develop a leather park to provide the industry with infrastructure at one place and ...

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Parliament’s winter session to start from November 19

Parliament’s winter session to start from November 19

October 21st, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal on Wednesday said that Parliament's winter session will start from November 19 and will end on December 22, having 24 ...

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Dhaka to survey Bay of Bengal to fix maritime boundary

October 21st, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Oct 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has decided to conduct a seismic survey in the Bay of Bengal to gather data for delineating its maritime boundaries with India and Myanmar. Dhaka needs the ...

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Himachal hydropower major upbeat over disinvestment plans (Lead)

October 20th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Authorities in hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) are upbeat over the central government's decision to divest 10 percent stake through public offer, saying disinvestment will ...

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‘Divestment will help in branding Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam’

October 20th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Authorities in hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL), who are upbeat over the central government's decision to divest 10 percent stake through public offer, Tuesday said ...

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Telenor given green signal to up stake in Unitech (Lead)

Telenor given green signal to up stake in Unitech (Lead)

October 19th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Monday approved Norwegian telecom major Telenor's proposal to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd to 74 ...

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Cabinet approves five percent disinvestment in NTPC

October 19th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for disinvestment of five percent paid up equity capital of National thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), out ...

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Government okays Telenor’s plan to up stake in Unitech

October 19th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Monday approved Norwegian telecom major Telenor's proposal to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd to 74 percent. ...

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Government approves divestment in power firms

October 19th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal to divest stake in state-run utilities NTPC Ltd and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN). The government ...

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Government approves proposal on monthly inflation data

October 19th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The government Monday approved a proposal to release inflation data on a monthly basis instead of week-wise as is done currently. The decision, taken by the ...

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Decision on month-wise inflation data likely Monday

October 18th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The government Monday is expected to take a decision on releasing inflation data on a monthly basis instead of week-wise as is done currently, a senior commerce ...

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US faction sees Pak part of problem, not solution to woes facing the region

October 18th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct.18 (ANI): An editorial in one of the leading English dailies of Pakistan has said that the uproar over the controversial clauses in the Kerry Lugar Bill highlights the rift that ...

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US faction sees Pak part of problem, not solution to woes facing the region

October 17th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct.17 (ANI): An editorial in one of the leading English dailies of Pakistan has said that the uproar over the controversial clauses in the Kerry Lugar Bill highlights the rift that ...

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