Monthly archives: December, 2013

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism Increases by 7.26 percent in November 2013

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupees terms in November, 2013 increased by 7.26% to Rs.10,429 crore as compared to Rs.9723 crore in November, 2012.  Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in November, 2013 was 7.18 lakh as against 7.01 lakh in November 2012 showing a growth of 1.41%.                The following are some of the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of November, 2013: …

Total Installed Power Generating Capacity in the country stands at 2,29,252 MW No decline in Power generation from coal based plants in 2013-14

The installed capacity of power generation in Central, State and Private Sectors stood at 2,29,252 MW for the year 2013-14 as on 31st October, 2013 . The details of the  installed capacity  in the three sectors during the year 2013-14 as on 31stOctober, 2013  are as  below: Sector Installed Power Generating Capacity (in MW) State 90,062 Private 72,927 Central 66,263 Total 2,29,252 The …

CCI Issues Order Against CIL and its Subsidiaries For Abusing Dominant Position, Imposes Penalty Of Rs. 1773.05 Crores

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1773.05 crores on Coal India Limited for abusing its dominant position. The final order was passed on 09.12.2013 on a batch of informations filed by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited against Coal India Ltd. and its …

CIL to set up sixteen Coal Washeries

Coal India Limited envisages setting up sixteen washeries out of which, six are in BCCL in the state of Jharkhand, four in MCL in the state of Odisha , three in CCL in the state of Jharkhand, one in ECL in the state of West Bengal and two in SECL in the state of Chattisgarh. So far work order to …

CIL initiates 21 new and 36 Expansion projects

  Coal India Ltd. has initiated 21 new projects and 36 Expansion projects which are likely to start contribution during XIIth Plan as per details given below:- Company State Projects Expansion Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL) West Bengal 2 3 Jharkhand 2 1 Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL) Jharkhand 2 4 Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) Jharkhand 7 …

Modernisation of Coal Mining to be taken up by CIL

Main reasons adversely affecting coal production in the country are delays in land acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) issues; environmental and forestry clearances; lack of rail evacuation facilities and poor law & Order situation in some areas. Coal companies are adopting appropriate technologies for extraction of coal from their mines depending upon specific geo-mining conditions …

eScan Certified by Microsoft for Windows 8

MUMBAI, INDIA – December 10, 2013 eScan, one of the leading Anti-Virus and Content Security Solution providers, has achieved certification from Microsoft for Windows 8. eScan anti-virus solutions have been certified by Microsoft to be fully compatible with Windows 8 (and Windows 8.1) operating system and will ensure secured computing environment to its users against …

Recommended Takeover Offer for Ampella Mining by Centamin

10 Dec 2013 Ampella Mining Limited (ASX: AMX) (“Ampella”) and Centamin Plc (LSE / TSX: CEY) (“Centamin”) jointly announce that Ampella has entered into a binding Takeover Bid Implementation Deed (“TBID”) with Centamin, pursuant to which Centamin (or a wholly owned subsidiary) has agreed to make an off-market takeover for all of the issued, and …

NETGEAR Announces ReadyNAS 716, World’s Fastest Desktop NAS Device

~Introducing the innovative ReadyNAS operating system, ReadyNAS 716 features superior data protection, quick file transfer and unique capabilities for simultaneous HD streaming~ New Delhi, India 10th December, 2013:— NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) (www.netgear.com), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced ReadyNAS® 716 (RN716X). A 10GE-ready addition …