Over 60 per cent of these borrowings are slated to be mopped up in the festival season.
Days after a Rs 3 per litre rise in petrol prices, it is the turn of compressed natural gas. Indraprastha Gas (IGL), monopoly marketer of CNG in and around this metropolis, is looking at raising the price by up to six or seven per cent (Rs 2 per kg) sometime next week, due to higher cost on account of a weakening rupee.
With the government preparing to restrict the number of subsidised cooking cylinders, oil marketing companies have launched a 'transparency' portal that allows customers to keep an eye on the number of cylinders sold in their account by the dealer.
Following decontrol of its price, the consumption of petrol is rising at a much slower rate than used to be the case.
Inflation is awfully close to 10 per cent, double digits. The main concern is that it has persisted at that level for a long time. The RBI would have to take that persistence into account, suggesting that it is still a problem and vigilance is still required on inflation.
Inflation is awfully close to 10 per cent, double digits. The main concern is that it has persisted at that level for a long time. The RBI would have to take that persistence into account, suggesting that it is still a problem and vigilance is still required on inflation.
The sale of branded petrol and diesel, considered to be more efficient, has dipped by 27 and 50 per cent, respectively, in 2010-11 over the previous year (see chart), despite OMCs selling the products at a thin margin of less than a rupee.
Unitech has already tied up with hospitality chain Carlson for the Gurgaon property, and with Marriott for both the Noida and Kolkata hotels.
The sugar industry is gearing up to offer the entire quantity for the tenders, which will close on September 2.
DLF is to divest non-core assets, including hotels and plots of land, but not Hilton JV, Delhi Aman.
Global product prices have declined on apprehension of a fall in consumption in the US after a rating downgrade recently.
An Iranian delegation is expected to visit India this weekend to discuss an arrangement under which Union Bank will make payments to Halk Bank in Turkey.
Oil marketing companies to lose 10 paise on petrol and Rs 6 per litre on diesel from next month.
While the Confederation of All India Traders is organising nationwide protests tomorrow, others like Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal plan similar movements next month.
Oil companies begin pilot testing work on direct LPG subsidy.
ONGC's return on investment becomes positive after govt makes Barmer block royalty cost-recoverable.
In a move that will give the better and cleaner environment agenda a boost, the reach of Euro-IV fuel (diesel and petrol) will be expanded to seven more cities in the current financial year. This less polluting fuel was launched about a year ago in 13 cities.
The decision was taken at a meeting last month chaired by additional secretary Sudhir Bhargava and attended by representatives of GAIL and the three OMCs - Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum.
Getting compensated for at least 90 per cent of losses without government subsidy appears difficult.
The government indecisiveness on petroleum price rise, coupled with late release of cash subsidy, has sent the borrowings of three government-controlled oil marketing companies to an all-time high of around Rs 118,000 crore (Rs 1,180 billion).
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