| DIPP proposes further relaxation of FDI for realty | 24-NOV-09 |
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| The Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed further relaxation of the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the real estate sector. |
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| NMDC jumps 20 per cent | 11-NOV-09 |
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| The stock froze 20 per cent upper limit of circuit filter after the steel ministry said it will initiate a plan next month to sell stake in the company. The stock closed at Rs 433.70. The government of India which holds 98.38 per cent stake in the country’s largest producer of iron ore is expected to consider a proposal to divest its stake. |
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| Stop 'treaty shopping' denials for FDI: FIPB tells revenue dept | 07-NOV-09 |
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| The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has pulled up the department of revenue for rejecting all foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in which funds are routed through Mauritius and said it has taken a conscious policy decision to overrule such objections. |
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| Food inflation up; new index next week | 06-NOV-09 |
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| Meanwhile, the government today introduced a new system for presenting inflation data of only primary articles and fuel products on a weekly basis. The overall inflation figures would now be known in the middle of every month. |
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| Govt decides to split Assam-Nagaland gas and oil block | 05-NOV-09 |
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| The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved splitting of an oil and gas block falling in Assam and Nagaland into two so that exploration that previously could not be completed in Nagaland can now be taken up. |
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| Govt may allow ONGC to auction off marginal fields | 03-NOV-09 |
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| The government may allow state-run ONGC to auction small and marginal fields that it has not found economical to develop, so that the discoveries in the fields could be brought into production. |
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| Govt okays stake sale in power firms | 20-OCT-09 |
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| The government's disinvestment programme made a muted re-start with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving the part-sale of its stake in two power companies — NTPC and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL) — but postponing a decision on the overall disinvestment policy. |
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| Telenor gets nod to up Unitech stake to 74% | 19-OCT-09 |
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| The government today approved Norwegian telecom company Telenor's proposal to raise stake in its Indian joint venture Unitech Wireless to 74 per cent, the maximum permitted in the sector. |
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| Govt approves 10% divestment in SJVN | 19-OCT-09 |
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| The government today approved sale of its 10 per cent stake in Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), the utility engaged in hydropower generation. |
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