The Cabinet Committee on Divestment on Tuesday approved the proposed strategic sale of 51 per cent of equity in Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd in which the government has a stake of 92.5 per cent.
Nepali labourers are not only the backbone of the state's apple economy but also part of the highly grounded manpower in the orchards, setting an example for other states struggling with the migrant labour question, reports Ashwani Sharma.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
It is used in fertilisers and insecticides. Construction companies cannot do without it. But that's not what's made ammonium nitrate a household name. Rrishi Raote and Aabhas Sharma look at the chemical that has become the favourite terror tool of extremists and Naxalite
Fertiliser cooperative Iffco on Wednesday shut down its urea plant at Kalol, Gujarat, in order to produce more ammonia for its phosphatic fertilisers plant in nearby Kandla.
India will take a decision on freeing the pricing of heavily subsidised gas by July, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik told a gas industry seminar in Mumbai on Wednesday.\n\n\n\n
The 80-odd projects completed till now are already valued at Rs 14,000 crore.
Softening of global commodity prices might not help much
After ONGC and IFFCO, state-run gas firm GAIL on Tuesday said it would bid for acquiring controlling stake in oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation if it was permitted by the government policy.
Government has been trying to get rid of the impression that it is caught in "policy paralysis".
NGK -- Nandha Gopalan Kumaran is only meant for Suriya fans, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said treaties had been signed with a total 37 countries to know the details of money stashed abroad by Indians.
The government has re-invited initial bids for divesting its 33.5 per cent stake in Madras Fertilisers Ltd to a strategic partner along with management control.\n\n\n\n
Was Harvinder Singh, the Delhi youth who slapped Union Agriculture Sharad Pawar in the face on Friday, invited to the literary function organised by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited held at New Delhi Municipal Council auditorium? Or was he simply an intruder? Eyewitnesses give varied versions.
If the talks materialise, this would mark Hyundai's foray into the LNG terminal construction space in India.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
When faced with problems, this IAS officer came up with innovative solutions.
There was a great harvest for Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore on Tuesday as the government put out advertisements inviting initial bids for a 51% strategic stake in the company.
Farmers find it difficult to source quality seeds or fertiliser on time from government agencies at subsidised rates.
A more effective promotion of domestic manufacturing and mining could significantly reduce the trade deficit in key sectors, says T N Ninan.
Rediff columnist, strategic analyst and former bureaucrat B Raman on how he has been living with and fighting the dreaded disease since October 2009.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
Can Baichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim party pose a challenge to Pawan Chamling who has not lost an election in 24 years?
The government also proposed promoting 'one product one district' for better marketing and export of horticulture crops. It also called on states for early implementation of three key central model laws on land leasing, agriculture produce and livestock marketing and contract farming.
Closure has meant loss of Rs 2,000 crore to the public exchequer; around three per cent of Tamil Nadu's Gross State Domestic Product is from the facility
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In the fiscal year ended March, infrastructure output grew 3.2 per cent compared with 5 per cent in 2011/12.
RCF got a boost from the government's inviting bids for global advisors in the divestment process.
'Even before the outbreak of the flu, it had become clear that the tax revenue numbers for 2019-2020 were overestimated,' observes A K Bhattacharya.
Following up on her successful rally in Trichy in the run-up to the 2011 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president J Jayalaithaa on Monday staged a mammoth rally in Madurai.
It's indeed a hard habit to kick. But if you don't stop smoking right away, you might experience infertility.
Nilekani proposes centralised PDS network, model PDS software for transparency.
There will be incentives in interest rates offered to farmers so that they can to pay back agriculture loans in time, says Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
That day is not very far when farmers will get double their present income, says PM.
The department has proposed to pool prices of imported and domestically produced natural gas.
Beneficiaries of kerosene, LPG and fertiliser subsidies will be able to get direct cash transfers through banks, ATMs or even mobile banking after the UIDAI's recommendations to plug leakages in the system are implemented.
Additional security was on Friday 'restored' at the Madurai house of Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M K Alagiri, a day after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam strongly protested the withdrawal of police personnel.
The key infrastructure sectors had grown 5.6 per cent in the same month last year.
During December 2011, the core sectors recorded a growth of 3.1 per cent against 6.3 per cent same period previous year.
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