A study by Assocham shows that 62 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the port sector worth Rs 82,000 crore are in different stages of implementation across different maritime states.
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Tata to add 1,600 MW
By adding two more units to its 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Gujarat, Tata Power Company is to expand the project's capacity to 5,600 MW.
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Solar Energy Corp plans pilot projects at Rs 2,555 cr
Newly formed public sector company Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) plans to call for bids for four pilot solar thermal power projects, requiring an investment of about Rs 2,555 crore.
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Port sector in India faces key challenges
A study conduced by industry body Assocham found that port sector in India faces issues like uncertain relationship between major and minor ports, delay in clearances. Further, there is a debate on bringing minor ports under regulation of Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). According to Ravindra Sanareddy, Assocham Chairman (southern region), minor ports should be allowed to come up to a certain level, before bringing them
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Power plants yet to lift coal from Navlakhi port
Power plants in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh who imported coal from Navlakhi port in Gujarat are having an issue of vacating the cargo lying in the port. With the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) serving a closure notice to the port for violation of envir
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Gopinath’s Deccan winds up chartered flights in Gujarat
Deccan Shuttles, within just eight months of launching chartered flights in Gujarat, has suspended its operations in Ahmedabad. Promoted by Capt GR Gopinath, Daily ChartersÂ’s specialised wing, Deccan Shuttles had commenced daily chartered flights between Bhavnagar and Surat in the third week of August 2012.
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Mundra port set to handle more cargo than Kandla port
Mundra port in Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat), which is operated by Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), handled 21 percent more cargo at 82 mn t during 2012-13 compared to the previous year. The port is expected to surpass the cargo volume of Kandla Port, which is also based in Gujarat, by next year. In 2012-13, Kandla Port handled over 89 mn
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ONGC to buy gas detection system
State-run exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produces crude oil and natural gas from 110 fields. Of them, 15 contribute 73 per cent of the production. These fields are old.
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Gujarat govt finalising slum rehab policy
Gujarat government is finalising the proposed Slum Development Policy 2013, which aims to promote development of organized housing for urban slum dwellers by both private sector and state agencies. The government is working on the incentives to be provided for private developers, along with subsidy for carrying out slum rehabilitation projects. Private developers will be offered greater FSI (floor space index) as a
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Kandla Port woos importers and exporters
Gujarat-based Kandla Port Trust said that it was providing the "highest level of service" to its users and urged importers and exporters to continue to patronise it.