Projects

Port land for PPP investors Chennai Seaport. The Union Cabinet has approved the award of waterfront and associated land to port dependent industries in major ports and its operationalization. The Policy will result in uniformity and transparency in the procedure...

Bhatinda hospital approved AIIMS in New Delhi. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a 750-bed hospital at Bhatinda in Punjab under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) concept-based hospital...

Stay focus on Smart Cities Hany Fam: Transportation is a major component of Mastercard’s global cities initiatives. Hany Fam, Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard, gives key observations/learnings as a member of India's Smart Cities plans. The major concern for India is tackling...

Saferack expands supply Saferack's heavy-duty mobile access solutions. The United States-based Saferack is set to expand supply of its heavy-duty mobile access solutions in India through partnership with Bastion Solutions of Bangalore which will help improve safety and productivity at Manufacturing,...

Coal target set   Coal India Ltd (CIL) has set a target to produce 598.61 million tonnes coal in 2016-17, up 11.1 per cent from 538.75 million tonnes produced in 2015-16. Announcing the production target in parliament on July 25,...

MBDA offers Brimstone A Tornado GR4 fitted with the Brimstone Missile. International missile manufacturer, MBDA, is in discussion with the Indian Air Force regarding a number of potential capabilities. Following its success in operations, MBDA’s Brimstone, an incomparable air support...

Startups: next economic force  Sitharaman delivering the inaugural address at the Start Up India States’ conference, in New Delhi on July 23, 2016.   Startups are the next big economic force in India driven by a young and diverse entrepreneurial...

NHAI contract   The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of national highway sections in Rajasthan under phase IV of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP). The contract is for 2-laning with Paved Shoulder...

Sagarmala Projects   Sagarmala Project The National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the Sagarmala programme was prepared and approved by the National Sagarmala Apex Committee on 9th April 2016 and released at the maiden Maritime India Summit 2016, on 14th April...

Swiss MoU The government has approved a Memorandum of Understanding has signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development It has given its ex-post-facto approval for the MoU signed with State Secretariat for Education, Research and...