Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee has finally given a green signal to introduce high-speed passenger trains and the railway ministry will undertake a pre-feasibility study on six different routes across the country.
Tag: 2011
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Govt to set up Rs 4,000 cr VLCC shipyard
Centre plans to set up a shipyard to produce very large crude carriers (VLCCs) under public-private partnership with an investment of Rs 3,000-4,000 crore, in lieu of Hindustan Shipyard going to the defence ministry.
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Traffic at minor ports in Guj up 14% in Apr-Nov 2010
Minor ports in Gujarat saw a 13.7 per cent growth in cargo handling during April-November 2010 over the corresponding period last year.
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DoT to impose fine on infra companies
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on infrastructure firms if their base transceiver stations (BTS) have not received environmental clearance by 15 November.
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Let's get scalability right
As crowded as our cities are, expensive urban transit systems have so far been more sizzle than steak.
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Infrastructure Today Person of the Year 2010
Mr Anil Manibhai Naik, 65, started out as a teacher’s son in a south Gujarat village. Today, he is the captain of a huge ship with 38,000 employees on board.
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Cancun Report: Green blues, continued
Developing nations contribute the most to carbon emissions, so now the spotlight is on us. Yet the continuing impasse between developed and developing nations on who should bell the cat is now gathering bothersome proportions.
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We need multi-sovereign funds to invest in clean energy
After the recent Cancun Summit became just one more wasted effort to resolve the North-South conflict in moving towards a less polluting world, experts believe the solution may lie in multi-lateral agreements.
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We should collaborate in O&G and renewables
Bas JA Van Vroonhoven, Manager, Business Development of FME Association, the largest organisation in the Netherlands representing employers and businesses in the technological industry.
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Annuity-based projects to come under FRBM act
Fiscal responsibility act (FRBM Act) will soon include all infrastructure projects executed through annuity payments by the government to private sector developers to ensure they do not become a big burden in the future.