The highlight of the much-publicised event this year was as much the volumes pledged, as the state's efforts to set a platform for national and international investments.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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4th Infrastructure Today International Conference 2011: Make inclusion of project managers mandatory
The conference discussed ways to indigenise project management, made recommendations to policymakers and planners that RFPs and technical evaluations must be made more professionally, and called for a national policy on including professional project management processes and expertise.
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Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.
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PPP is almost the only way for better management of water sector
A new initiative by ADB and the Government of India seeks to promote and “mainstream†PPP for inclusive growth of the country.
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Pipeline transport offers lower cost and higher capacities
The initiatives in the nation’s new bid to use gas as a more environmentally acceptable alternative to oil is influencing piping contractors.
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Budget 2011-12: Infra on higher pedestal
The government intends to spend Rs 214,000 crore on infrastructure, 23.3 per cent higher than the allocations in 2010-11, accounting for major share of 48.5 per cent of the gross budgetary support to the central plan.
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Project process automation: Improved visibility is key
One of the biggest hurdles in the process of project management in our country is its systematised monitoring, which can actually be powered by software programs and provide better transparency, data and feedback.
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Tata's new seat of power
Consequent to the forthcoming retirement of Prasad Menon on 31 January, Tata Power appointed Anil Sardana as the Managing Director with effect from February.
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Power cos' tax holiday extended to Mar 2012
In a bid to boost power capacity, Union Budget 2011-12 extended tax holiday for power sector projects including Ultra Mega Power Projects which take off this fiscal.
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Enam Infra Fund to invest Rs 3,700 crore in infra
The cabinet committee on economic affairs cleared the investment proposal of Enam India Infrastructure, a Mauritius-based venture capital fund, to invest Rs 3,700 crore in India’s infrastructure and energy projects through a dedicated core sector fund.