Projects

Renewed efforts on boosting bilateral trade-investments Trudeau-Modi in New Delhi on 23 Feb 2018. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, paid a State Visit to India from 18 to 24 February 2018 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India...

Loan will support civil works   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$84 million loan with the Indian government for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bhagalpur and Gaya towns in Bihar. The tranche 2 loan is part...

Three-year project for sustainable urban development Minister of State Hardeep Puri. An Indo-German MOU has been signed for an “Implementation Agreement in Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities in India”, in New Delhi on 23 Feb 2018. The programme is...

Omni-channel will target voice, video and text interactions Sudhir Agarwal. Singapore-based Everise Holdings (Everise), a part of India focused Everstone Group, will partner with Microsoft to develop and roll out an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to disrupt the Contact Center...

Minister announced research centre on Clean Coal tech Indian scientists have developed a super critical carbon di oxide Brayton test loop facility that would help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal. Developed indigenously by Indian Institute...

CETP project to Kanpur water pollution In the 9th Executive Committee meeting of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved on 22 Feb 2018 projects worth nearly Rs.4,000 crore including a 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for...

The decision will reinforce 'Make in India' initiative FICCI has welcomed the Cabinet approval to introduce commercial mining of coal, saying it is a landmark policy decision that will change the face of Indian Coal Sector by ushering in rebalancing...

It calls for tech-revamp of cyber-crime labs An industry study has highlighted the importance of cyber security as a key enabler to ensuring India’s internal security. “Establishing high end cyber labs with critical inspection capabilities and continuous capacity building are...

Mukerian's second unit commissioned Visakh Refinery. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a Gas Turbine based Captive Power Plant contract on Lumpsum Turnkey (LSTK basis) under International Competitive Bidding. The Rs.1,034 crore order is from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited...

KPMG to device WB-funded project framework The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has engaged consultant KPMG to study and devise a framework for operation and maintenance of the assets being built on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) under the World Bank...