New Delhi, February 5, 2008: With political uncertainty surrounding mega SEZs, at least one global investor is having second thoughts. Blackstone Group has decided to opt out of its investment commitments in more than one SEZ project in north India. (more…)

Mangalore, February 5, 2008: A conclave of the RSS and BJP leaders from coastal region was held on city’s outskirts on Monday to decide their stand on the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) project. (more…)

Sutanuka Ghosal

Kolkata, February 5, 2008: The Union commerce ministry has summoned seven states — Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — to ascertain cboth formal and in principle. The meeting is to take place on February 18, when the Board of Approvals (BoA) meets to clear several pending and fresh SEZ applications from different states. (more…)

New Delhi, February 4, 2008: Proposals related to imposing export obligation, scrapping tax benefits and doing away with the 5,000-hectare cap on the size of special economic zones are on the agenda of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on SEZs which is scheduled to meet tomorrow. (more…)

G. Srinivasan

New Delhi, February 04, 2008: The Empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM), under the Chairmanship of the Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, is meeting here on February 4 to examine the merit of the Finance Ministry’s plea for removing a slew of tax exemptions provided to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and their developers. (more…)

Kolkata, February 4, 2008: Ramky Infrastructure Ltd, the flagship company of the Ramky group, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Haldia Development Authority (HDA) to develop a 2,500-acre special economic zone in Haldia. (more…)

Mangalore, February 3, 2008: Residents of Thenka Ekkaru, Delantha Bettu, Kuthethoor, Permude and Bala villages were at their hospitable best to the team of experts from the Ministry of Environment and Forests that surveyed their lands on Sunday. (more…)