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CIDCO to develop area around JNPT

CIDCO to develop area around JNPT

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) announced that it would develop 273.69 sq km area around the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) region to address the issues of port related activities.

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Centre clears extension of Wipros SEZ in Kolkata

Centre clears extension of Wipros SEZ in Kolkata

In a decision that will allow IT-major Wipro Technologies to expand its IT or ITES Special Economic Zone at Salt Lake, Kolkata, the government has agreed to waive the contiguity or continuity norm permitting the company to include another patch of land that is not attached to the existing zone.

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Odisha urban housing project

Odisha urban housing project

ABAAS, the Odisha Urban Housing Mission that envisages providing all residents of urban areas access to a range of housing options in the state, has been launched.

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No headway in pipeline project

No headway in pipeline project

The ambitious Rs.10,000 cr gas pipeline project to Kashmir is caught in bureaucratic wrangles for the past three years as a proposed MoU between the state government and GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL) Gujarat- the executing agency for the plan- is yet to be signed.

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LNG more viable than coal

LNG more viable than coal

India is already among the world´s largest energy consumers. Urbanisation, industrialisation, and the government´s commitment to 24 x7 energy access for all imply that our need for power will continue to grow.

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EPC contractual issues

EPC contractual issues

One of the major costs in an infrastructure project is the tax cost that a project has to bear on account of various indirect taxes, viz., the value added tax, works contract tax, service tax and many other similar taxes. Typically, in most of the infrastructure projects, the owner awards a turnkey contract to one party known as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.