Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and his deputy Ajit Pawar, during their meeting with the prime minister this evening, said state farmers would incur a loss of Rs 625 crore due to the export ban.

Maharashtra estimates Rs 625-cr loss

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In a bid to ease the pressure on suburban railway system due to rising passenger flow, the minister has proposed 75 additional services, 1,500 new coaches for Mumbai local trains, expansion of suburban rail networks and addition of more services in Mumbai.

Railway Budget: Bonanza for Mumbai commuters

A consortium of 27 banks will soon decide on Hindustan Construction Company&rsquo;s request to be allowed to restructure its loans, under the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) process.

HCC offers assets on block to enter CDR

India&rsquo;s recent flipflop over a ban on cotton exports has created uncertainty in the market, according to countries that produce, trade and consume the item.

Cotton export ban episode created uncertainty, says ICAC

Buoyed by resounding victory in the Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations&rsquo; polls, the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine is fully geared to take on the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance government during the five-week Budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly.

Budget session of Maharashtra Assembly likely to be stormy

State-run Nuclear Power Corporation is pursuing plant development work in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Harayana despite opposition to nuclear power generation.

NPC pursues capacity addition plans

The central government&rsquo;s partial rollback on the cotton export ban and its changing policy in this regard too frequently has been criticised by industry and trade bodies.

Cotton industry unhappy, prices fall further

The penalty on power distribution companies (discoms) breaching grid security by overdrawing is being sought to be made heavier.

CERC proposes stiffer penalty on discoms for overdrawal

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will attend the meeting of group of ministers (GoM) around 5 pm today to discuss the situation arising after the commerce ministry's decision to ban cotton export.

Pawar to attend GoM meet on cotton exports ban

The government of Maharashtra appealed to the central government to remove the minimum export price (MEP) mechanism for onions.

Maharashtra  for removal of MEP for onions

The Karnataka government has launched an image makeover exercise by marketing new investment policies that focus on transparency and accountability.

Karnataka banks on pro-investor policies

Mumbai electricity consumers may have uniform tariff. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), which had instituted a study through Pricewater-houseCoopers (PwC), has forwarded it to the state government to take an appropriate move in this regard. Currently, three power suppliers -BEST (BrihanMum-bai Electric Supply &amp; Trans-port), Tata Power Company and Reliance Infrastructure have different tariffs and they cater a total of 4.2 million customers in the city.

Uniform power rate likely for Mumbai 

Amid severe opposition, the government on Tuesday called a Group of Ministers&rsquo; (GoM) meeting on Friday to review the decision to ban cotton export barely a day after it was effected. &ldquo;The GoM will take into account all the views on this ban and take an appropriate decision,&rdquo; textiles secretary Kiran Dhingra said.

Govt says will review cotton export ban

Amid the slow pace of development achieved by captive coal block allottees, the coal ministry has indicated it would initiate action against them in the form of deduction from bank guarantee and deallocation. It admitted the slow progress was due to lack of dissemination of information to the allottees regarding an empowered group of minister (EGoM)&rsquo;s decision to abandon the &lsquo;No Go&rsquo; policy taken in July last year.

CoalMin calls for expediting development of captive blocks

The central government on Monday banned cotton export, amid fear its prices would shoot up on account of declining production in the current season.

Centre bans cotton export on fears of price rise

The state-run Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) would soon invite tenders for a passenger water transport system along the east and west coasts of Mumbai.

Maharashtra revives water transport project

The Maharashtra government is examining issues relating to the implementation of uniform power rate in Mumbai. This was triggered by a report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) given to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC).

State govt mulls uniform power rates for Mumbai

Nitin Gadkari, national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani to &lsquo;high tea&rsquo; last evening at his Nagpur residence. The meeting was termed a &lsquo;courtesy call&rsquo;.

Mukesh Ambani calls on BJP chief Gadkari

Undeterred by media reports about the ongoing raids on his properties by the Mumbai police and Enforcement Directorate officials, former Mumbai Congress party chief Kripa Shankar Singh said he would not run away but fight a legal battle.

I will fight my legal battle in court: K S Singh

The Maharashtra government has sought the Centre&rsquo;s intervention to get adequate coal supply from Coal India subsidiaries and Singareni Collieries.

Maharashtra seeks Centre's intervention for adequate coal supply

The Rs 4,100-crore Ajit Gulabchand-controlled Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is headed for corporate debt restructuring (CDR). It had a meeting with lenders on Friday to discuss its restructuring options.

Sanjay Jog