During campaigning, P Chidambaram has been addressing villagers, explaining his efforts to improve life in the constituency and blaming the state government for not supporting him. He has also been introducing his son in the 10 villages across 250 km.
Hike in planned public-sector capital expenditure will be credit-positive for infra cos
Imported components account for up to 30% of the firm's total production cost.
The amount is around a fifth of the cumulative investment in fixed assets by these companies.
Investor confidence has evaporated amid fears over the rising cost of funding India's gaping current account deficit, prompting New Delhi to delay plans to raise much-needed funds through partial privatisations, finance ministry sources said.
Private sector firms need to be re-engaged for better infra planning.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period