Vizhinjam International Seaport (VISL) has signed three separate agreements with the State Bank of Travancore, Rail Vikas Nigam and Kerala State Electricity Board for the first phase of its project.
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Kolkata Port Trust invites bids for multipurpose jetty
The Kolkata Port Trust has invited bids—requests for qualification or RFQs—for construÂction of a 270 metre long riverine multipurpose jetty, which is estimated to cost Rs 290 crore, at the Haldia dock.
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Karnataka shortlists 8 firms for IMTS project
The Karnataka state government has shortlisted eight firms for the Rs 1,300 crore Integrated Mass Transport System (IMTS) project proposed on a public-private partnership (PPP) model at Majestic in Bangalore.
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DMIC garners Korean interests
Infrastructure majors of South Korea are keen to participate in the $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), being built with the financial and technical help of the Japanese government.
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DoT draws up ambitious blueprint for sector
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has drawn up a draft strategic plan and believes that spectrum management review should taÂke into account the global treÂnd of licence-exempt allocations.
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Analysis: Strategies, opportunities and challenges in MA 2020
Everyone is excited, as the government has brought forth an implementable plan of action for the first time. Now to frame regulations and policies around it.
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Expertspeak: New plan needed to achieve Agenda goals
Tuticorin port recently beat its own record, handling 24,550 mt of pet coke in a single day, but we will need many more record-breakers if we have to achieve the Agenda goals.
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Expertspeak: Yet privatisation has been successful
With ICTT, by bringing mainline vessel calls to Cochin, shippers—especially in south India who earlier had to tranship their cargo over to Colombo and other regional hubs—will now save on the additional feedering cost at the hub port.
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Expertspeak: Integration and differentiation needed
Did the MA 2020 miss the proverbial bull’s eye, or is there an explanation beyond bureaucratic and ministerial walls to the fact that there is still no serious mention of connectivity and integration of interests, and of treating shipping and ports differently?
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How smart is your grid?
The potential to adopt smart grid technologies and designs in India in a big way in view of the anticipated growth in power infrastructure within the country is huge.