Rajesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Meinhardt India, has won the prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) 2011 India award under the category ‘Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award'.
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Solar‑Plus‑Storage: Reliability for India’s C&I Sector
Suzlon Secures Maiden 200 MW Wind Order from Ayana Renewable Power
Tata Power Solaroof Crosses Half‑Million Rooftop Milestone, Targets 3 Million by 2029
REC Issues India’s First Tokenised Corporate Bonds Under SEBI Sandbox
IndiGo to Begin Guwahati-Bangkok Flights, Expanding Northeast India’s Global Reach
Suhora Technologies Launches Open Satellite Platform to Support Nepal Flood Response
WABAG Wins RIL Repeat Order for Advanced ETP at Jamnagar
Homegrown Airtel Cloud Seeks to Support India’s Sovereign Manufacturing AI
Air India’s VT‑AWD Dreamliner Arrives After Completing 500 Checks
RVNL Secures ₹90.3 Billion Order for Rail Connectivity to Buxar Thermal Power Project
Air India and IHG Hotels & Resorts Forge Loyalty Partnership
RVNL Emerges Lowest Bidder for ₹40.49 Billion EPC Package in Odisha
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 Launches EOS-05, India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
Inox Wind Secures ₹7.55 Billion Repeat Order from Indian Oil
FLY91 Signs $1 Billion ATR Order to Drive Regional Aviation Growth
Esri Launches Linux‑Based GeoSARAL to Tap India’s Expanding GIS Market
Tata Power Commissions 400 kV Jalpura-Khurja Corridor to Strengthen NCR Grid
UrbanVault Expands into Chennai with 100,000 Sq. Ft. Across Three Properties
Naidu Chairs High‑Level Committee to Strengthen Aircraft Leasing and Financing
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
US eyeing Indian infra sector
The US is scouting for a bilateral investment treaty with India eyeing on the huge business opportunities in building India's infrastructure. Given that 80 per cent of the infrastructure of 2030 has yet to be built,
RInfra commissions transmission line in Gujarat
Reliance Infrastructure has commissioned a new 400-kV transmission line in Gujarat, making this the company's fifth functional line.
Global firms in race for freight corridor project
International construction giants from eight countries are vying for the Rs 6,000-crore tender for the eastern part of the dedicated freight corridor project.
The Flag-off
The inaugural Indian Grand Prix was a grand success. Many in the Formula One world might have wondered if India is capable of pulling of such a big feat. When the world champion Sebastian Vettel won India's first ever Formula One,
REC plans Rs 1,000 cr infra bonds
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore by issuing tax-saving infrastructure bonds in the current financial year.
MCD's 4 projects scrapped
Four projects of Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD), which were funded by the Central government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme in December 2009
Project excellence awards
The IPMA International Project Excellence Awards for 2011 have been presented recently. Tecnimont ICB (TICB), the Indian subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, awarded the IPMA International Project Excellence Award 2011
Infra companies keen on Africa
The country's infrastructure companies are increasingly taking up projects in Africa to offset the impact of slowdown in domestic orders because of delayed decision-making by the government, hurdles in land acquisition and environmental clearances.
Public procurement: Reforms to make procurement professional
Public procurement has been under scrutiny because it is suspected for poor material quality and corruption. Vinod Dhall explains how a new department in the making, hopes to clean up and bring about systemic reforms in public procurement.

