Bidding process to rescue Rs 60,000 crore power plants begins

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 19:45

The bidding process to rescue stranded power projects worth Rs 60,000 crore began on Friday with the companies putting in bids to be technically qualified for getting government's financial support.

Post-coal bids, power cos may face Rs 1,350cr deficit: Crisil

Last Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 19:38

"Private power producers with a capacity of 10,000 MW, who bid the highest at the recently concluded coal block auctions, are staring at 65 paise per unit under-recovery in variable cost because of aggressive bidding," the agency's research arm said in a statement here on Thursday.

Withholding award of coal mines to hit biz sentiment: Ficci

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 20:31

Amid government re-examining the bids for nine recently auctioned coal blocks, industry body Ficci on Wednesday said any instance of reversing the process or withholding an award will adversely impact the overall business sentiment.

Spectrum auction sees bids of Rs.102,215 crore at Day 10-end

Last Updated: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 20:44

The government received commitments of Rs.102,215 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Saturday, the 10th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions.

Coal auction: Govt gets 130 technical bids for 21 mines

Last Updated: Sunday, February 15, 2015, 18:35

The government today received 130 preliminary bids from companies like Essar Power, Hindalco, Adani Power and Jindal Power for 21 coal blocks on offer in the second tranche of ongoing auction.

Romney campaign frustrations bubble to surface in movie ``Mitt``

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 03:36

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may be a very wealthy man but when a filmmaker decided to document his two failed White House bids over six years, he was surprised to find how thrifty the former private equity executive was.

Nirupama Rao bids farewell to her diplomatic career

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 17:49

Nirupama Rao, Indian envoy to the US, bid farewell to her career of diplomacy, as members of the American diplomatic core and her counterparts from countries like China and Brazil gathered at a reception hosted in her honour by the State Department here.

PFC withdraws RFQ for Surguja UMPP in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:16

The government has withdrawn the the tender inviting preliminary bids for the proposed 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Surguja in Chhattisgarh.

Pre-qualification bids called for Jaipur, Ahmedabad airports

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 22:58

The government Saturday invited pre-qualification bids from companies which are interested in managing the Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports.

JNPT to invite fresh bids for 4th terminal next month

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 19:59

Country's largest container port JNPT will invite revised bids for its Rs 8,000-crore fourth terminal project next month, a top official has said.

Doha and Baku cut from 2020 Olympic bid field

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 22:20

Doha and Baku were eliminated from the race for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the IOC trimmed the field of candidates from five cities to three.

SBI Caps, 5 others in race for consultancy for coal block bids

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 16:17

Six firms, including SBI Caps, Crisil and Deloitte, have shown interest in providing consultancy for fixing the methodology to determine the reserve price of 54 coal blocks to be auctioned by the government.