Projects

Indian banks gets financing support for projects World Bank, International Finance Corporation and other multilateral financial institutions are assisting India’s solar power programmes, parliament was told on 4 Jan 2018. The World Bank is providing assistance of US$100 Million for...

Scope of work to enhance river navigation The cabinet has approved a World Bank-supported capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) at a cost of Rs 5369.18 crore. The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) Project is expected to be...

BEML divestment deferred   The government has given Budget Estimate (BE) for disinvestment during the year 2017-18 as Rs.72,500 crore. This comprised Rs.46,500 Crore from disinvestment of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and Rs.15,000 Crore from Strategic Disinvestment as well...

Developers given two years to exist project   The cabinet has approved a Model Concession Agreement (MCA) to make the Port Projects more investor-friendly and make investment climate in the Port Sector more attractive. Salient features: The amendments in the...

Maharashtra seek private participation in smaller ports Civil work for Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Six Laning of Dasna to Hapur Bypass section of National Highway (NH) 24 has been divided into four packages, said Minister of State for Road Transport and...

Potential of 8,000-MW in water basins India is facing cost challenges in harnessing tidal wave energy estimated to be about 8,000-megawatt around its major water basins. But the tidal energy cannot be presently harnessed on commercial basis due to high...

Ministry list out main projects for 2018 Around 53,000 km of National Highways (NHs) have been identified to improve National Corridor efficiency, of which 24,800 km are to be taken up in Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I, to be implemented over...

Minister Puri lists process of SPVs   Puri interacting with the media after taking charge as the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, in New Delhi on 4 September 2017. India’s massive Smart Cities Mission will be implemented...

Elaborate programme worked out for delegates   High Commission of India, Singapore. Press Release ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2018 & India-Singapore/ASEAN Entrepreneurship Bridge (InSpreneur). The ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indian Day) Convention is being held on 6-7 January...

Metros to lead big ticket developments Nine new Metro Projects, covering 180-km and costing Rs.49,000 crore, have been sanctioned for Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Lucknow, Chennai (Extension), Pune and Noida-Greater Noida and Delhi Metro extension, said the renamed as the Ministry of...