Law minister clears Sebi's regulation on put and call options.
First right of refusal may be limited to firms working under NELP, leaving out pre-NELP blocks run by big firms such as RIL and Cairn India.
Railway officials said important projects at crucial stages would now be stuck for a long time.
Bansal's exit came at a time when some good investment and policy decisions were expected.
This year, Coal India plans to gauge the domestic market through a tie-up with MMTC and State Trading Corporation.
Results of 138 firms show revenue growth has declined further, but net profits are up
These companies gave annualised returns of 11% on an average in the last five years, while shareholders of family-owned companies saw 5% annualised erosion
The finance ministry has rejected the formula and, instead, suggested an alternative that takes into account well-head prices of suppliers in Qatar, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Malaysia.
Trend so far shows India Inc being stingy; aggregate of 23 firms that have declared payouts for FY13 down 2.4%.
Some are treating the price correction as akin to a fiscal stimulus that could kick-start a new demand cycle in the economy.
LPG alone will save us Rs 8,000 cr a year: M Veerappa Moily.
Sensex valuation has fallen below historical averages, now lags underlying earnings & dividend growth.
Many firms' debt far exceeds their market capital.
The company wants 'economic restitution' due to rupee depreciation and changes in law.
Most have seen decline in cash reserves and deterioration in financial ratios in recent years.
Underrecovery from sensitive petroleum products seen at Rs 1,55,000 cr in current fiscal.
Results for the quarter ended December showed how the actual results for many large companies turned out to be worse than analysts' estimates.
Their first target would be bulk buyers.
Based on the panel's formula, the base price of domestic natural gas comes to around $7.4 per million British thermal unit (mBtu), but the pricing formula proposed by RIL, officials say, translates the price into $13-14 an mBtu.
IOC protests, says have invested in these facilities over a period of time.
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