KITCO, a technical consultancy organisation established by various commercial banks and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), is the lone bidder that has evinced interest in preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to convert the Kozhikode Bypass into a four-lane carriage way.
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DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions
CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget
PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat
Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik
Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership
Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March
Project Kaundinya: India, Oman Must Collaborate on Green Shipping Corridor, Says Sonowal
Project Kaundinya: OneWeb Connectivity Powers Indian Navy’s Historic INSV Kaundinya Voyage
Project Kaundinya: INSV Kaundinya Voyage Revives India‑Oman 5,000-Year-Old Maritime Legacy
CII Suggests Mandates and Incentives to Drive India’s Green Hydrogen Economy
India’s Construction Equipment Demand Falls 9%, Exports Surge Amid Revival Prospects
Coal and the Grid: Why India Still Needs Baseload Power
RVNL to Build 200-Wagon POH Workshop in Odisha Under ₹2.01 Billion EPC Contract
NHAI Launches Internship Programme to Build Highway Talent Nationwide
Powerplay Rolls Out Procurement-Linked Credit to Unlock Contractor Cash Flows
IREDA Earns ‘Excellent’ MoU Rating for Fifth Year, Cementing Role in Clean Energy Financing
Inox Clean Energy Secures ₹31 Billion Equity at ₹500 Billion Valuation
Centre’s ₹2.35 Billion Port Push in Tamil Nadu, Sonowal Flags Maritime-Led Growth
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
Gurgaon identifies 16 dumping sites
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has identified 16 sites to dump construction and demolition waste in an attempt to check the rising pollution levels in the city. The dumping areas have been divided into four zones.
Spectrum auction unlikely this fiscal
Spectrum auction is unlikely to be held this fiscal due to delay in recommendations over pricing from the regulator Trai, official sources said. The government had pegged revenue from communication services, that include upfront realisation from spectrum sale and licence fee, at Rs.42,865.62 crore for the current fiscal.
Call drops worsen during July-Sep quarter: Trai
Telecom operators have failed to curb the incidence of call drops in the country. The quarterly data issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) shows that while the incidences of call drops for 2G services marginally worsened, for 3G services it increased from a figure of no location to 3.23 per cent of the total locations surveyed.
Greening infrastructure for healthier cities
Recent discussions in media and academia on the status of the Green Belt around Bangalore, in the revised Master Plan for 2031, indicate that better options for keeping adequate green components in urban systems are needed.
Govt eases VGF norms for grid-connected solar projects
The government has decided to ease norms for releasing viability gap funding (VGF) under a scheme for setting up 1,000-MW grid-connected solar projects by central PSUs and other government organisations.
Cairn India Limited results for Q2FY16 ended 30th Sep, 2015
Net revenue for Q2FY16 was reported at Rs.2,242 crore, which declined 15 per cent QoQ mainly due to fall in crude prices and increase in discount to Brent for Rajasthan crude. Average Brent prices fell 18 per cent QoQ to $50.5 per barrel driving our average oil realization down by 22 per cent QoQ to $43.7/bbl.
Experience and expertise
Indus Towers, the world´s largest telecom tower company, has announced the appointment of Bimal Dayal as the Chief Executive Officer-Designate with immediate effect.
Scaling NEW Heights
Sharad Mehrotra has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor for the company´s India operations. Mehrotra will succeed Vivek Sood who has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in Telenor Group.
Trans-Harbour Link: Maharashtra govt to contest NGT´s decision
The Maharashtra government has decided to challenge the National Green Tribunal´s decision to suspend the mandatory coastal clearance to the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), granted in 2013, in the Supreme Court.




