Projects

Bid closing by 7 August 2017. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has called bid for construction of 4 lane ROB and its approaches in lieu of existing 56/TC2 t km.0.517 on NH/367 in the state of Karnataka on EPC...

No compromise in quality of smart city plans, says Naidu. Central government has announced another list of 30 cities for development as smart cities taking the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City Mission launched on...

Logistics group creates solutions for Indian market. DHL Supply Chain warehouse. Global logistics group DHL, with plans to invest US$100 million in coming years, is working with its customers to prepare for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) being implemented...

Chamber expresses concern of indebted industry. Opposing any more layer of regulation to the highly indebted telecom industry, battling several challenges, the ASSOCHAM has approached the Department of Telecommunication with a plea to drop the proposal of mandatory testing of...

The Netherlands' water systems for Ganga. The Indian and Dutch governments will collaborate and share experience and expertise to enhance cooperation at the national, regional and international levels in the field of Water Resources Management and Development. The scope of...

Proposals called for research work in mining sector. The Ministry of Mines is inviting Science and Technology Project Proposals that would have direct bearing on mineral sector, applied and sustainable aspect of mining and industrial applications. It is seeking proposals,...

Fund in place for “24X7 Power for All Project”. India has secured US$400 million loans from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a US$570 million power project in Andhra Pradesh. The project is to increase...

Paris meeting sees business for French OEMs. Indian and French aviation officials and experts have evaluated business opportunities in India including for French Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Surina Rajan, Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production, has urged the French OEMs...

Withdrawal of exemption to impact projects negatively.   India’s leading industry body ASSOCHAM has suggested that infrastructure and transportation such as road and railway sectors should continue to be exempted under Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime which comes into...

State needs substantial investments for rapid urbanization. Design-build-operate contracts including 10-years operation and maintenance will be used to implement an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded water project in Madhya Pradesh. The project, with US$275 million ADB loan, will develop sustainable, inclusive,...