Projects

Non-major ports merged Twenty-six projects costing Rs.1,207 crore have been sanctioned for total financial assistance of Rs.462.60 crore, said the Minister of State for Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to parliament on 15 Mar 2018. The central government...

SPVs to be given land or capital Detailed Project Reports are in progress for Intermodal Stations in 15 cities, with Nagpur and Varanasi as pilot cities for development. The others are: Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, Bangaluru, Madurai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Amaravati,...

Govt fast track solar development Modi and Macron in Varnasi on 12 Mar 2018 when they inaugurated the solar plant at Mirzapur. Bidding of 225 MW solar power plants will be opened on 12th April, 2018 as part of developing...

Flexible pavement required for landslide prone region The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved road projects in Nagaland and Punjab on 14 March 2018. Road stretches passing through Nagaland's landslide-prone region, will have flexible pavements which are easier...

287 projects in tendering stage About 287 Smart City projects worth Rs. 14,296 crores are in tendering stage and works on-ground is expected to start very soon, a release from the Press Information Bureau said on 14 Mar 2018. Since...

India among drivers of global economy, Narendran Thirty one percent of companies in India are considering a different organisational structure, according to key findings of a joint study by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)....

Sitharaman urges whole-hearted OEM participation Minister Sitharaman. Source: FICCI. Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has underlined the need for revitalizing public sector units (PSUs) in defence sector and ordnance factories for meeting the ammunition needs of India's defence forces. "The managements...

Alternate modes consider for some cities Metro experts on building the system in India. Experts have expressed confidence in managing India's metro rail development programme based on demand while considering alternative models for other cities. There is a need for...

L&T to build 8.76-km on EPC mode Source: L&T. The National Highways Authority of India, NHAI, has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for Package-4 of Dwarka Expressway from Basai RoB to NH-8–SPR intersection in Haryana. The Engineering Procurement and Construction...

Goyal wants to share international railway expertise Piyush Goyal. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has held consultations on issues related to the Rs.100,000 crore 'Station Redevelopment Program' with architects and planners. The program requires extensive involvement of engineers, planners, architects and...