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Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
Infra projects to propel fire & safety market
The recently held Indian Fire, Security, and Integration Summit 2012 reviewed the tough market conditions in the fire safety segment due to huge competition and projected buyouts, and viewed infrastructure as the biggest market.
PURA champion shifted
Under Arvind Mayaram, the Special Secretary and Financial Advisor at the Union Ministry of Rural Development, the amply termed Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) took birth
Infra projects suffer from macro, micro risks
Owing to macroeconomic risks and company specific issues, Fitch assigned negative ratings for the outlook of Indian infrastructure projects.
Polavaram project
In Andhra Pradesh, work on the Rs 16,000 crore Polavaram project will begin in three months. The contract will go to a consortium consisting of China based CGGC
Rs 2 tn infra projects in Karnataka
Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) of Karnataka government identified 189 infrastructure projects across eight key sectors that will require an estimated investment of Rs 200,657 crore.
CPT’s new bagging system
Cochin Port Trust (CPT) will introduce an automated bagging system of cargoes.About 2,400 tonne of cargo could be bagged on a daily basis through the new arrangement.This is in view of the severe shortage of workers experienced in certain areas of cargo handling at the port.
Plugging the efficiency gap
If done correctly, benchmarking pipeline performance can provide clear, reliable results and become a basis for prioritising future operational improvements. The catch? A stringent structure is critical to avoiding inaccurate and misleading results,
Realistically Yours
Planners in the government are often like homegrown businesses: set a target much higher than needed, assuming a lower motivation and effectiveness among the people who implement it.
Infra bond on int'l market
Government is exploring the possibility of issuing long term infrastructure bonds from the international capital markets.

