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Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:33 PM
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Government of India
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
31 Production Sharing Contracts Signed in NELP-VIII
New Delhi: June 30, 2010
Under the eighth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP), Government has signed 31 production sharing contracts with 20 companies.
Speaking at the Signing ceremony of NELP Blocks here today, Shri Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas informed that 17 blocks are awarded to National oil companies, viz., ONGC, Oil India Ltd. and NTPC and 14 exploration blocks to Private/Joint Venture and foreign companies. Considering the global economic situation, the committed investment of US$1.1 billion in NELP-VIII blocks by these companies is notable, he added. The actual total investment made under the earlier NELP rounds stands at US $ 13.8 billion.
The Minister advised the E&P companies for making adequate efforts to explore oil and gas in the country in an expeditious and effective manner and to bring in their best skills, technology and management practices in India.
Speaking on future hydrocarbon exploration programme in the country, Shri Deora highlighted that:
Government's endeavour is to launch ninth round of NELP in the third quarter of 2010 and invited all E&P companies to offer their valuable suggestions on NELP IX round.
Government's intention is to move to the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) regime as soon as possible. Under this policy, companies can suggest any block for offer at any time, without waiting for the regular bid rounds under NELP. The blocks will be awarded to the party giving the best bid.
Government's intention and endeavour is to put in place a policy framework for effective exploration and production of shale gas in about a year's time.
Shri Deora assured the investors that the Government have been pro-actively supporting and facilitating investments in E&P sector and will continue to do so.
The signing ceremony of NELP blocks was graced by Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law & Justice and Shri Jitin Prasada, State Minister of Petroleum & Natural gas.
Dr. Moily praising the NELP terms commented that Article on Arbitration in PSCs has well drafted provisions which provides companies to sort out any dispute amicably. NELP PSC provides for a liberalized framework of investment.
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jitin Prasada in his address advised E&P companies for adopting environment friendly technologies in exploration and learn the lessons fast from the incidents such as oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
Government has signed 31 Production Sharing Contracts for 8 deepwater blocks, 11 shallow water offshore blocks and 12 onland blocks which are in the states of Assam (2), Gujarat (8), Madhya Pradesh (1) and Manipur (1).
Eleven companies viz, Bengal Energy International Inc., BHP Billiton Petroleum International Exploration Pvt. Ltd., BG Exploration and Production India Ltd., Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd., Esveegee Steel Gujarat Pvt. Ltd., Harish Chandra (INDIA) Ltd., Jubilant Oil & Gas Pvt. Ltd, Jay Polychem (India) Ltd., NTPC, OIL and ONGC have signed Production Sharing Contracts with the Government.
In addition, 9 companies which have participating interest with operating companies in exploration blocks are: Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd., Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Cairn India Ltd., GAIL, GSPC, IOC, Jay Polychem (Pte) Ltd., Jubilant Energy (Kharsang) Pvt. Ltd. and Jubilant Offshore Drilling Pvt. Ltd.
The signing ceremony was attended by the High commissioners/ Ambassadors from foreign missions, the Government officials, and other dignitaries, CEOs, delegates/representative of National Oil Companies, foreign companies and Indian Private companies. A total of about 450 representatives witnessed the signing ceremony of NELP VIII blocks.
List of blocks for which production certificates were signed is given in the annexure.
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Annexure
List of 31 Blocks for which Production Sharing Contracts were signed on 30th June 2010.
| S.NO. | Block | Location | Awardees |
| 1 | MB-DWN-2009/1 | West Coast | Cairn Energy India Pty Limited (10%-OP),
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| 2 | KG-DWN-2009/1 | East Coast | BG Exploration and Production India Ltd(30%-OP), OIL(15%), ONGC(45%), Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation Pvt Ltd(10%)
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| 3
| AN-DWN-2009/1
| East Coast | ONGC(70%-OP) & OIL(30%)
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| 4
| AN-DWN-2009/2
| East Coast | ONGC(60%-OP) & OIL(40%)
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| 5
| AN-DWN-2009/3
| East Coast | ONGC(60%-OP) & OIL(40%-OP)-Jt. Op.
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| 6
| AN-DWN-2009/5
| East Coast | ONGC(90%-OP) & GSPC(10%)
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| 7
| AN-DWN-2009/13
| East Coast | ONGC(70%-OP), NTPC(10%), GAIL(10%), GSPC(10%)
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| 8
| AN-DWN-2009/18
| East Coast | ONGC(60%-OP),OIL(30%),GAIL(10%)
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| SHALLOW WATER BLOCKS (11)
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| 1 | GK-OSN-2009/1 | Gujarat offshore | ONGC(40%-OP), GSPC(20%), AWEL(20%), IOC(20%) |
| 2 | GK-OSN-2009/2 | Gujarat offshore | ONGC(40%- OP), Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd(30%), IOC(30%) |
| 3 | MB-OSN-2009/3 | Mumbai offshore | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Exploration Pty Ltd (100%-OP) |
| 4 | MB-OSN-2009/6 | Mumbai offshore | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Exploration Pty Ltd(100%-OP) |
| 5 | MB-OSN-2009/7 | Mumbai offshore | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Exploration Pty Ltd(100%-OP)
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| 6 | CY-OSN-2009/1 | East Coast | Bengal Energy International Inc(100%-OP)
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| 7 | CY-OSN-2009/2 | East Coast | Oil India Ltd(50%-OP), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd(50%)
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| 8 | KG-OSN-2009/1 | East Coast | ONGC(80%-OP),APGIC(10%), NTPC (10%)
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| 9 | KG-OSN-2009/2 | East Coast | ONGC (90%-OP), Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation Pvt. Ltd.(10%)
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| 10 | KG-OSN-2009/3 | East Coast | CAIRN ENERGY INDIA PTY. LTD(10%-OP)-Cairn India Limited(CIL-90)
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| 11 | KG-OSN-2009/4 | East Coast | ONGC(50%-OP), OIL(30%), NTPC(10%) & Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corp. Pvt.Ltd.(APGIC)(10%)
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| ONLAND BLOCKS (12)
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| 1 | AA-ONN-2009/1 | Manipur | JUBILANT OIL & GAS PVT. LTD (47%-OP), JUBILANT ENERGY (KHARSANG) PVT. LTD.(17%), JUBILANT OFFSHORE DRILLING PVT. LTD(36%)
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| 2 | AA-ONN-2009/3* | Assam | ONGC(100%-OP) |
| 3 | AA-ONN-2009/4*
| Assam | OIL-(50% -OP), ONGC(50%)
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| 4 | VN-ONN-2009/3 | Madhya Pradesh | ONGC(100%) |
| 5 | CB-ONN-2009/1* | Gujarat | Esveegee Steel (Gujarat) Pvt Ltd (100%-OP) |
| 6 | CB-ONN-2009/2* | Gujarat | Esveegee Steel (Gujarat) Pvt Ltd (100%-OP) |
| 7
| CB-ONN-2009/3* | Gujarat | Harish Chandra (INDIA) Ltd (100%-OP)
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| 8 | CB-ONN-2009/4* | Gujarat | Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (50%-OP),GUJARAT STATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD(50%) |
| 9 | CB-ONN-2009/5* | Gujarat | NTPC(100%-OP)
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| 10 | CB-ONN-2009/6* | Gujarat | Harish Chandra (India) Limited (100%-OP) |
| 11 | CB-ONN-2009/7*
| Gujarat | Esveegee Steel (Gujarat) Pvt. Ltd. (100%-OP)
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| 12 | CB-ONN-2009/8* | Gujarat | Jay Polychem (India) Limited(87%-OP) & Jay Polychem Pte Ltd.(13%) |
*small size block having area less than 200 sq. Km.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways
Salient Features of New all India Time Table 'Trains at a Glance'
New Delhi: June 30, 2010
The Ministry of Railways has released its new All India Railway Time Table known as "TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)" which has come into effect from 1st July, 2010. In addition to this All India Time table, all the 16 zonal Railways have also released their zonal railway time tables which too have come into effect from 1st July, 2010.
The salient features of the All India Railway Time Table i.e. TAG are as under :
Encouraged by the public response over the past few years all the user-friendly features of Trains at a Glance viz. how to read a table, route map, station index, trains between important stations, station code index, Train number index, Train name index, has been retained.
Colour coding scheme for trains: (a) Pink for Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Garib Rath Express and Duronto Express(b) Yellow for other superfast trains (d) blue/white for other mail/Express trains.
Commercial information of passenger use and interest viz. advance reservation period, reservation through internet, refund rules, rail travel concessions and fare chart have been incorporated.
Information regarding Vigilance organization, Public grievance machinery and catering services have been incorporated.
The details of the train services announced in the Railway Budget 2010-2011 and those decided in IRTTC meeting are as under:
| Sl | Year | Number of services announced in Budget and Parliament |
| 1 | Introductions | 124 pair |
| 2 | Extensions | 22 pair |
| 3 | Increase in frequency | 13 pair |
| 4 | TOTAL | 159 pair |
Category-wise train services:
| Name of service | No. of services |
| Matribhoomi Services (Ladies only special) | 6 |
| Karambhoomi Services (Unreserved train services) | 3 |
| Janambhoomi service (Contonment service) | 1 |
| Duronto Services | 10 |
| Express services | 58 |
| Extension of trains | 22 |
| Increase in frequency of trains | 13 |
| Passenger train Services | 28 |
| MEMU Services | 9 |
| DEMU Services | 9 |
Duronto Train services were conceptualized in the year 2009-2010. At present 14 pairs of Duronto services are operational. These new train services have been planned with AC and non-AC sleeper for non-stop point to point services between select cities throughout the country.
In this year's railway Budget 10 pairs of Duronto services have been proposed of which 4 would run as day time services. The details of Duronto trains are as under:
| Sl. | Name of Duronto service |
| 1 | Yeswantpur (Bangalore) –New Delhi (AC) Duronto (Weekly) |
| 2 | Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Secunderabad AC (Bi-weekly) |
| 3 | Pune –Howrah AC (Bi- weekly) |
| 4 | Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Ernakulam AC (Bi-weekly) |
| 5 | Indore- Mumbai Central AC (Bi-weekly) |
| 6 | Jaipur-Mumbai Central AC (Bi-weekly) |
| 7 | Chandigarh -Amritsar Duronto Express (day time) |
| 8 | Chennai – Coimbatore Duronto Express (day time) |
| 9 | Puri – Howrah Duronto Express (day time) |
| 10 | Howrah- Digha Duronto Express (day time) |
The number of working women in our county is increasing day by day and with a view to mitigate the difficulties faced by them as also to provide convenient journey to the women passengers during office hours, "only Ladies" EMUs have been introduced in the metro cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. The following Matribhoomi specials will be run in the suburban sections of the major metropolises:
| Sl. | Name of service |
| 1 | Delhi-Panipat Matribhoomi special |
| 2 | Barasat – Sealdah Matribhoomi special |
| 3 | Krishnanagar - Sealdah Matribhoomi special |
| 4 | Falaknuma – Lingampalli Matribhoomi special |
| 5 | Thane-Vashi Matribhoomi special |
| 6 | Panvel – Nerul – Thane Matribhoomi special |
Suburban trains will be augmented in the following cities by introducing additional services:
| Sl. No. | City | Number of additional suburban services to be run |
| 1. | Mumbai | 101 services |
| 2. | Chennai | 4 services |
| 3. | Kolkatta | 7 services |
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Government of India
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Ministry of Defence
Creativity in Peace Leads to Innovation in War
New Delhi: June 30, 2010
A seminar cum exposition on "Innovation – Marking a difference to the combat potential of Indian Army" was held at HQ Technical Group EME on 29-30 Jun 2010 under the aegis of Directorate General of EME. The occasion was aimed at encouraging innovative potential of "Men in Uniform" as also to establish strong institutional linkage between the Army, Academia and Industries to harness innovative ideas and adopt them to increase the combat potential of Indian Army.
The seminar cum exposition was inaugurated by General VK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, Staff of Army Staff and attended by senior officers from the Army and civil, with participation from Defence Public Sector Undertakings, National Innovation Foundation (NIF) and Innovators from the field Army. External Agencies like Foundation of Innovation and Technology, Transfer (FITT), Department of Science and Technology, SINE IIT, Mumbai, AIMA and Institution of Engineers also participated in the Seminar.
A large number of innovations developed by Field Army and various institutes were displayed in the exposition. A "Compendium of Innovation" consisting of innovations developed by Field Army was also released by General VK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC on the occasion.
The seminar was conducted over a period of two days with more than 100 Innovations from Army and other agencies being displayed. A certificate of appreciation was presented to all innovators by Lt Gen AKS Chandele, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, DGEME, Maj Gen TM Mhaisale, Commander HQ Technical Group EME thanked all the participants and innovators for their contribution in making the event successful.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism Paying Special Attention on Hotel and Hospitality Sector: Sultan Ahmed
New Delhi: June 30, 2010
The Minister of State for Tourism Shri Sultan Ahmed has said that tourism plays an important role in most developing as well as developed countries. He said, the sector accounts for 11% of the GDP and 8% of employment globally. Leading Tourism Organizations, including World Tourism Organization and World Tourism and Travel Council, have declared Indian tourism as the fastest growing at a rate of about 8%.
He was speaking today at a function organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi for the presentation of cheques to the two charity organizations- Plan India and PHD Family Welfare Foundation (PHDFWF).
Shri Ahmed said, India's performance in tourism sector has been quite impressive. During the period 2002 to 2009, India witnessed as increase in the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) from 2.38 million to 5.11 million. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism increased from 15,064 crore in 2002 to 54,960 crore in 2009. The minister said, not only this, during 2009, the number of domestic tourist visits to the States/ Union Territories was 650 million as compared to 563 million in 2008 and 527 millions in 2007.
He said, Hotel and Hospitality sector plays an important role in the growth and sustainability of tourism sector in the country. Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India is paying special attention to this sector.
Shri Ahmed said, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved broad basing hospitality education. Vocational schools, polytechnics, universities and colleges would be involved to meet the growing demand of trained manpower in hospitality sector. Revised guidelines for the Scheme of Assistance to Institute of Hotel Management and Food Craft Institutes have also been issued. He said the Ministry intends to set up 19 State IHMs and 25 State FCIs in the 11th Plan Period.
He said, the combined training capabilities currently available in the country are able to provide only 12000 trained personnel for absorption in the Hospitality industry. The existing demand is far higher at 2 lakh personnel annually. To bridge this demand–supply gap, the Ministry of Tourism has launched the "Hunar Se Rozgar" programme. The programme envisages creation of employable skills in hospitality sector under the Capacity Building Scheme. It targets the youth of weaker sections of Society who are interested in joining the hospitality industry. The programme is being operated simultaneously in the Institutes of Hotel Management and Food Craft Institutes across the country. Linkages forged with the Industry have ensured that successful candidates are now finding appropriate placements in the Hotels and Restaurants.
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