-The Business Standard NHAI approves Rs 6,000 cr of premium deferment for 9 projects, on basis of March guidelines In a major relief to road developers, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved deferment of premium worth Rs 6,000 crore for nine projects, including those of Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Infrastructure. The board of NHAI met on Friday and gave a final approval to the nine applications, said a senior...
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-Down to Earth As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor MUCH hope is pinned on the 12th Five Year Plan that was declared as the first health Plan by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, while drafting the Plan, also termed it "pro-poor" and promised the maximum budget for social welfare schemes. But as the Plan comes into force this...
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-Outlook The real story of a ‘decisive' UPA blowing away the eight-year cloud around Posco's project Bend It Like Moily Seven reasons why UPA's pre-poll green clearance for Posco is more about spiel than steel Posco got green clearance after the sudden removal of MoEF Jayanthi Natarajan, who was reluctant to sign on the file. The nod came days before South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit;...
More »'Network of retail cooperatives may help tame food inflation' -Siddharta & Surojit Gupta
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government's key policymakers are drawing up plans to tackle the problem of stubborn food prices and may rope in cooperative entities to set up standalone stores to sell vegetables and other food products across the country. The race to tackle the inflation problem, identified as one of the factors for the rout of the Congress in the recent state elections, has gathered momentum in the run-up...
More »Retail inflation refuses to ease, rises to 11.24% in Nov-Indivjal Dhasmana
-The Business Standard Inflationary figures could also desist RBI from easing its monetary stance to perk up economic growth The retail price index-based inflation jumped to an all-time high of 11.24%, driven by high vegetable prices, official data showed today. The inflation stood at 10.09% in October, entering double digits for the first time in six months. The surging prices of essential commodities were an important issue in the...
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