Projects

JV offers for electric car Gadkari testing Tesla electric car in San Francisco on July 15, 2016. Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari has offered to promote joint ventures between the global electric car manufacturers and the...

ADB's US$100m for Vennar-Cauvery ADB's US$100 million signed for Vennar-Cauvery project The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$100 million loan agreement to strengthen key irrigation and drainage system and improve water management in the...

Rail station redevelopment starts Source: Indian Railways. Habib Ganj first for redevelopment. The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) has signed an agreement on July 14, 2016, with a consortium led by Bansal Group for the redevelopment and modernization...

HEP cost increases Design of HEP II The government has approved the Revised Cost Estimate of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Bhutan, adding increase in inflation and changes in project design. It has put the new cost at Rs. 7290.62 crore for...

Kudankulam nuclear unit goes critical Second Nuclear power reactor Unit of 1000 MWe capacity at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu achieved criticality on July 10, 2016. This is the second 1,000 MW pressurised water reactor to go critical in the country....

Green plan takes-off Jaipur Airport a model for green project. Civil Aviation Ministry is progressing with its green take-off Plans with 146 MW of solar-power generation at airports across the country, 30 MW of which are already in pipeline. Airport...

Innovation programme extended Moong crop in a field in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. Partners of India Innovation Growth Programme announced their intent to extend the Programme for another decade, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on...

L&T wins NHAI contract Source: L&T headquarter in Chennai. Larsen & Toubro Limited has secured a INR895 crore contract for the 4-laning of Bar-Bilara-Jodhur section of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). It is a 30-month Engineering Procurement and Construction contract....

Project: Enayam port approved Source: Government Ports. Site for new port. The government has given its “in-principle” approval for setting up a major container port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu to rein trans-shipment trade. A Special Purpose Vehicle...

Be proactive for agri-sector Source: Rabobank. Be proactive, says Marcel van Doremaele. India needs to be proactive on its agricultural schemes and policies, modernize the sector, raise the expertise level and increase knowledge among farmers, says Marcel van Doremaele, chief...