Projects

Task force works on coal cost control A task force has worked out mechanism to reduce landed price of coal, leading to savings in cost of power generated and reduce transportation cost. The Inter-Ministerial Task Force (IMTF) said savings achieved...

NER's rich in water resources Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) has recommended a think-tank on the North Eastern Region (NER) at the Central Government level. “There were several important recommendations discussed in...

Takeover to ensure efficiency and lower tariff   NTPC Limited is taking over Bihar's three power generation facilities to help improve the performance of Power Sector in state. NTPC is taking over Barauni Thermal Power Station (720 MW), Bihar State...

Alumina production target at 2.1 million tons National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has set a challenging capital expenditure (CAPEX) target of Rs.1,100 crore for the year 2018-19 with projects like the one million tonne 5th stream of refinery. Its other...

Framework for large wind-solar system Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy on 14 May 2018. The objective of the policy is to provide a framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV hybrid system...

Prabhu calls for Skilling Aviation people   Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has reviewed the progress being made on developing National Air Cargo Policy and call for sufficient land allocation for upcoming airports. Recognizing the need for increasing air cargo...

Sikri express concern about privacy in big data The Competition Commission of India (CCI) chairman, Devender Kumar Sikri, has called for revisit to the desirability of uniform threshold for the merger review control regime in the country to achieve the...

REIT receives enthusiastic response Easy and dedicated access to institutional financing, higher limit on external commercial borrowings (ECB) will attract more investments and assure sustained growth of affordable housing in India, making it the core driving segment for real estate....

Ministry works on MSME database With a view to allay the trade finance woes of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Government has planned to more than double the credit guarantee up to Rs.50,000 crore for 2018-19 under the...

Bid closes 11 June 2018 Design, fabrication, supply, transportation, erection, testing and commissioning of 67 M span through type steel truss bridge (70 R loading) downstream of KHEP, Koteshwar. Tender ref: THDC/TEHRI/CMM/Open/2018-19/05. Tender ID: 2018_THDC_335697_1. Bid closes: 11 June 2018...