As someone who has withstood the pressure from the infrastructure sector on the question of whether contract renegotiation should be adopted as a norm, Gajendra Haldea, Adviser to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India minces no words.
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The implementation will take some time
India seems to be prepared to take the step into energy efficient technology for waste water treatment, observes Jan Olsen, Director, Aeration Competence Centre (ACC), Siemens (Denmark), talking to Sumantra Das.
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Metered water Towards rational tariff
Fixing water pricing is not just a matter of introducing some user charges here and raising a few taxes there. It is the need of the hour to tackle the concurrent issues, improve the service levels and implement a cost recovery policy.
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Integrating innovations
Tata Technologies, which started as a provider of specialised IT-enabled consulting, services and products to leading manufacturers, has now diversified into areas like infrastructure, industrial, heavy machinery and construction equipment verticals.
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The success lies within
Forty industry experts set out to determine the real shipping issues holding India back. Experts discussed the potential that exists and more importantly the secret of success at the 9th India Shipping Summit held on 21-23 October 2013 in Mumbai. A report...
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The best laid plans
Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) has come a long way since its inception. Still, although KASEZ has been the pioneer among SEZs, challenges are plenty in growth and development. Janaki Krishnamoorthi traces the journey of the oldest FTZ in India.
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HSBC global trade forecast
India is set to topple USA as the biggest importer of goods for infrastructure (materials needed for infrastructure projects) in the world by 2020. It will continue to hold this position till 2030, as it builds civil infrastructure, bolstering demand for overseas goods, according to HSBC´s latest Trade Forecast report.
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Logwin expands in Jakarta
Logwin has further expanded its location in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta by moving into a modern, self-contained warehouse at Soekarno Hatta Airport in August. The new facility allows Logwin to increase its storage space from 280 sq m to 720 sq m.
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Delhi, Birmingham airports sign MoU
Following the recent launch of direct flights between Delhi International Airport and Birmingham Airport (UK), the two airports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise a working relationship and commit to developing links between the two cities even further.
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Israel Ambassador visits IDE plant
During his recent visit to Chennai, Ambassador of Israel Alon Ushpiz took a visit to IDE´s 100 million liters per day (MLD) Nemelli desalination plant. The plant, designed by MECON, was built by IDE Technologies (Israel) together with local Indian partner on EPC basis with a seven years operation and maintenance contract awarded by end client CMWSSB to IDE consortium.