Over 37,000 villages in the county were yet to be connected with mobile telephony services as of March 2011, according to Minister of State for Communications and IT, Milind Deora.
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Orissa's PMGSY fund spend
The Orissa government has utilised 95.29 per cent of the funds received under the Centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) till July-end.
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ADB loan to Railways
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would extend loans of up to $500 million to Indian Railways to improve services along some of the busiest freight and passenger routes.
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Clean initiatives
When Elizabeth Littlefield was appointed by President Obama as the 10th President and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), little was known about her role in providing the much needed support to the clean energy projects in India.
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HID ICLASS SE: Smart cards just got smarter
HID Global recently launched its "next generation" access control readers and credentials based on the company's new iCLASS SIO technology-enabled (SE) platform.
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Expertspeak: How to determine premium
Planning and projection will be in sharp focus in an increasingly competitive environment while determining costs and benefits in NVGF road projects.
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Trenchless technology: Minimising intervention in pipeline projects
Although it is being sporadically employed, trenchless technology should be used more widely as a solution to land acquisition issues and pilferage.
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O&G Pipeline Security: Shouldn't the new Bill herald a new approach?
As pipelines face threats of protests, sabotage and even potential terror attacks, a new Bill seeks to make punitive clauses more stringent in pilferage and tampering of O&G pipelines.
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Trenchless pipelines are not always a solution to land problems
Amit Gupta, CEO, Pipelines and Terminals, Essar Projects, says trenchless technology has only proved cost-effective selectively.
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GAIL to begin Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline project
As farmers and the Gas Authority of India (GAIL) have signed a deal recently, the stalÂled Dabhol-Bangalore Liquefied Natural Gas pipeline project will begin soon.