Projects

Project to manage depleting resources India has signed a US$48 million loan with the World Bank for the “Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)”. The MCLLMP is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in the State...

Service features advanced file acceleration Tata Communications and Primestream® have joined forces to launch an enterprise-grade Media Asset Management (MAM) solution in the cloud. The new platform enables broadcasters, content owners and enterprises to capture, produce, manage and deliver media...

ITDC works on DRP for three-stage implementation   Work has started on Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a Rs.550 crore Mega Tourism Destination project at Bhairav Lanka in Kakinada, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The India Tourism Development Corporation...

Army offers MSMEs "handholding" General Rawat at DefExpo 2018. Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, said the Army would take up solutions provided by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as a follow up to the identification of...

US$44bn refinery-petrochemical complex Nasser signing the MoU.   India's "mega-handshake" with Saudi Aramco for mega-refinery and petrochemical complex came with a joint refinery-petrochemical complex investment. Commentary by Serena Huang, senior analyst, Wood Mackenzie. On 11 April, Saudi Aramco signed a...

JV to undertake project on EPC mode   The National Highways Authority of India has signed an agreement for upgradation of Yagyi–Kalewa section of highway (Milepost 40/0 to Milepost 115/5) in Myanmar to two lane with earthen shoulder. The agreement...

Project to stimulate MP economic development The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in a Meeting held recently in Beijing has approved US$140 million loan which will benefit approximately 1.5 million rural residents in Madhya Pradesh. The Project, to improve livelihoods,...

Plans for 5 GW offshore capacity by 2022 The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) an autonomous body under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has called for ‘Expression of Interest’ (EoI) for the first offshore wind energy project...

Govt addresses current OEMs concerns Secretary, Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ajay Kumar has announced creation of a dedicated defence and aerospace SME fund, registered with SEBI where minority stake could be taken by investors....

India displays defence manufacturing capabilities   Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), with a saga of achievements in last 60 years would be showcasing its flagship products during the DefExpo India – 2018, being held in Chennai from 11 –...