Projects

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...

Cochin's dock approved The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the for construction of a new dry dock within the existing premises of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at an estimated cost of Rs.1799 crore. It would be used to...

Krishna project Part of Krishna and Heritage circuit. Ministry of Tourism has approved Rs. 275 Crore for development of Krishna and Heritage circuit of State of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. Approximately Rs. 98 crore will...

The return of public banks Vinod Rai - public banks to commence lending to infra projects. An accelerated process of resolving stressed assets of India’s public sector banks has commenced, preparing them to bounce back into the infrastructure financing in...

Thermal project approved The government has approved Neyveli Lignite Corporation’s proposal for installation of 1,980 MW coal based thermal power project at Ghatampur in Uttar Pradesh The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,...

Finnish innovation in India Source: Tekes. Finnish funding innovation in India. Finnish innovation funding agency, Tekes, will support compatriot companies’ participation in the Indian market by funding innovative initiatives, its director Kari Hiltunen has said. The 35-year old agency is...

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...