Reliance Infrastructure as¡k¡¡ed the union urban development ministry to upgrade feeder services and improve connectivity for the Airport Express Line. The company feels that better connectivity and improved feeder services for the Shivaji metro station, which
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Experts suggest govt to amend Coal Mines Act
Experts suggest the government to make amendments in the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act in order to allow coal miners to supply surplus coal in the market instead of selling it to Coal India (CIL).
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Ministry to replace DGCA with new regulatory body
The Union government is likely to place a new legislation in the ongoing session of Parliament that will replace the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the present regulator, with a new autonomous regulatory body.
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Minister calls for setting up CSPCCs to expedite projects
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena advised all the states to constitute Central Sector Project Coordination Committees (CSPCCs).
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Canadian envoy raises concern
Canadian High Commissioner to India Stewart Beck pointed out that there are many problems on the regulatory side especially in the mining sector like land acquisition and land ownership issues. It is very difficult for Canadian companies to understand the
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AP to set up civil aviation board
The Andhra Pradesh Government is considering setting up a State Civil Aviation Board under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to oversee development of new airports in tier II cities.
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Infra firms seek simplified approval process
Players in the infrastructure sector urge government to simplify approval process for key projects especially in the road, mining and port segments. Highway developers suggest single-window clearance for mega road projects in order to ensure timely implementation
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270 projects suffer delay
As on 1 December 2012, there were 566 projects on the monitor of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Of these, 270 projects were delayed with respect to their original schedules of commissioning. This information was given by the Minister of
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Govt to extend concessions for stalled road projects
At a recent meeting between Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Road Transport Minister CP Joshi, it was decided to extend concessions to stranded highway projects under the public private partnership (PPP) mode.
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VOC Port setting up 2nd container terminal
VO Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin is converting its eighth berth into a container terminal with a capacity to handle six lakh TEUs at a cost of Rs 312.23 crore.