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FIPB clears 17 FDI proposals worth Rs 576 crore

New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared 17 FDI proposals totalling Rs 575.83 crore, which includes a Rs 202 crore proposal of MTV India Private Ltd and a Rs 88 crore proposal of CR Seats India Pvt Ltd.

The MTV proposal is for securing advertisements and for distribution of its channels on various platforms, including cable and DTH, film production, film distribution business, marketing and related services and payment of royalty at two per cent of net revenue for use of trademarks and brands. The proposal will also permit TV18 Group through BK Holdings Limited, Mauritus, to make an initial investment of about 50.5 million dollars for subscribing to equity of MTV.

The CR Seats proposal relates to bringing additional investment within the permitted percentage (100 per cent) in a company proposed to be engaged in designing, engineering, manufacturing, reconditioning and dealing of industrial bearing for the purpose of sale both in the Indian market and export outside India. The proposal attracts Press Note 1 provisions.

Another project cleared by the FIPB entails Mitsubshi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan, for Rs 37.35 crore. It involves setting up a new joint venture company to undertake, manufacture, import, marketing, selling, distribution and servicing of diesel engines and parts and components. The proposal attracts Press Note 1 provisions.

Alpha India Pvt Ltd has been permitted to increase foreign equity in a holding company from 66.90 per cent to 100 per cent by way of acquisition of shares. The FDI inflow would be of the magnitude of Rs 6.94 crore.

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P K Singhal-Nominated Director of NCDEX for 3 years

New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) P K Singhal, Director of Forward Markets Commission, has been appointed as Nominated Director of the Board of National Commodity& Derivative Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) for a period of three years. NCDEX is a leading national level multi-commodity on-line Exchange in India, which commenced its operations on December 15, 2003. It was rated as the world's third largest agricultural exchange in 2005 (UNCTAD and Swiss Futures and Options Association) and sixth largest commodity.....

Novel Writer First VC Of New Central University

New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) The author of Fall of a Hero rose to become the first vice chancellor of India's 24th Central university formed today, the Human Resource Development Ministry reported. Delhi University Slavic Studies professor Abhai Maurya, a first- generation learner took over as the Vice-Chancellor of English and Foreign Languages University at Hyderabad, the Ministry said. With the coming into force of the English and Foreign Languages University Act, India now has a.....

Trekking team to clean Gomukh

Dehradun, Aug 3 (UNI) The Uttarakhand Government is planning to chalk out a programme for cleaning the Gomukh, the origin of the Ganga of Garbages Chief Minister Maj Gen (Retd) Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri said today. Mr Khanduri said that a trekking team under the supervision of district administration and support of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute, Uttarkashi would be specially constituted to carry out the cleaning works. The team would visit Gomukh regularly in tourist.....
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