Kerala Urban affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali informed a gathering that the state government is planning to bring around Rs 2,000 crore investment opportunities through a new initiative in the state. He informed this after inaugurating a discussion on comprehensive development of Kozhikode. He also informed that the state government would showcase five urban development projects in the investors meet in Koch
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Govt to auction coal blocks
By the end of June 2013, the government plans to conduct its first round of auction of coal blocks to companies belonging to sectors other than power, media reports indicate. It is learnt that the union coal ministry may auction 6-7 coal blocks during the first round and it has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking a feed
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Experts speak on renegotiation of contracts
Some experts argue that the government can allow renegotiation of contracts for infrastructure projects being carried out on public-private partnership (PPP) basis.
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Odisha govt seeks status of end-use plants
The mining department of Odisha government asked the developers of Rampia and Mandakini A coal blocks to submit status of the end-use power plants. The above two blocks are allotted to captive miners who are developing power plants. While Rampia coal block is allotted jointly to Sterlite Energy, GMR Energy, ArcellorMittal India, Lanco Group, Navbharat Power and Relia
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MPT asks Goa govt to hire 2 tugs
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) asked the Goa government to hire two tugs of 100 ton each from Mumbai in order to tow away the oil tanker MT PratibhaBhima to a safe location in the Mormugao harbour. MPT feels that the two tugs along with the three tugs it already possesses could be used to guide the tanker safely to the harbour
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Govt to prepare scheme for piped gas supply
Madhya Pradesh government would prepare a scheme in association with GAIL to start the supply of piped domestic gas to the residents of Bhopal-Mandideep. Recently, the state urban administration and development Minister Babulal Gaur discussed this project with the officials of GAIL. Bhopal city Mayor Krish
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NHAI not in favour of PPP mode for road projects
Media reports say that the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) plea to the government to improve financing provisions for highways project has not worked so far. Recently, 19 high projects were bid out, but there were no takers and NHAI now believes that conditions for public-private partnership (PPP) projects are not right.
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Govt awards water supply infra contracts to SPML
The Rajasthan government awarded a Rs 396 crore contract to SPML Infra for water infrastructure development work in Ratangarh-Sujangarh and Fatehpur-Laxmangarh in Churu district. According to the terms of the contract, the firm has to complete the work in three years. In an official communication, the firm said the new order would help it in building robust infrastructure in providing drinking wate
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Minister hints at more reforms in coming months
Expressing hope of a turnaround in the economy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram hinted that the government would unleash more reforms in the second half of the year. He said this while interacting with media persons on the sidelines of the performance report release function on the fourth anniversary of UPA-II
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Govt gets response from some countries for port project
Bangladesh government received response from governments of only a few countries for funding its proposed deep sea-port project at Sonadia in Cox's Bazar district. Earlier, the Bangladesh government invited proposal from
countries for participating in the port project. Proposals were sought from countries like India, China the United Stat