India's water situation has deteriorated alarmingly, so conventional measures to augment water levels are not enough. As the world moved this year closer to making water infrastructure a sustainable activity, India lags behind.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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The China Gate
The former India Chairman of Boston Consulting Group is smiling, as are domĂÂestic power equipment manufacturers. Not only will imported power equipment on large projects be levied duties,
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MOEF guidelines worrisome for coal sector
A recent notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has left the industry especially the coal sector, worried. Under the curĂÂrent order, if an applicant is not able to get the clearance for using forest land
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India, UK to join hands on infrastructure
India and UK have agreed to work towards a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance capacity building, land economics, heritage manĂÂagement, sustainable master plĂÂanning and transport planning.
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Areva T&D India bags contract
Areva T&D India said its transmission business, now a part of Alstom Grid, has bagged a Rs 400-crore contract from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam to design and build a 765-kV turnkey substation at Anta near Kota.
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Powergrid to double new lines
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) plans to install about 65,000 circuit km (ckm) of transmission lines during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017), which is more than twice the likely installation in the current Plan.
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India's first IDF in 2 months
Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan said he expects India's first Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF) in the next two months and the size of the fund is estimated at $3 billion.
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PFC to raise Rs 16,800 cr
Power Finance Corp (PFC) is hoping to raise nearly Rs 16,800 crore in the coming months through issue of securities, including tax-free bonds. Further, PFC has received regulatory approval for $1 billion
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Unity Infra bags orders
Unity Infraprojects has bagged orders worth Rs 403 crore. These include Rs 135.28 order from Rail Vikas Nigam Kolkata, Rs 83.81-crore contract from Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam, Gujarat,
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Kothagudem plant production
The unit-11 of Kothagudem Thermal Power Project started commercial production. With this 500 MW unit, the thermal power capacity of APGENCO has crossed 5,000 MW.