Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has announced big investments in India´s ports and roads sector. These investments are the first step in economic growth, as well-laid infrastructure is a crucial need for improving the efficiency of cargo flow.
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Gen-next mining solutions
As the Indian economy continues to grow from strength to strength, significant investments are being made to improve the much needed infrastructure of the construction and the mining industries, that are not far behind, with a high demand for fuel efficient and high productivity tippers.
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Waterways infrastructure underutilised, says CAG
According to government watchdog Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), infrastructure created at a cost of Rs 284 crore for three of the National Waterways has remained underutilised.
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French loan of Rs.2,000 crore for Puducherry infra
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has said that The Agence Francaise Developpement (AFD), a public financial institution in France would extend assistance of over Rs.2,000 crore for developing infrastructure in the Union Territory.
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Chennai Port to strengthen infra to handle car exports
Chennai Port will strengthen its infrastructure to handle cars for coastal movement and exports, according to Cyril C George, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust.
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NHAI is executing nearly 205 highway projects
The Government of India is increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure development with nearly 205 projects being executed by the NHAI. Of these, there are 18 projects which cover around 800 km.
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India is on the cusp of a digital revolution
Telecom towers are critical installations on which the backbone of mobile communication rests. These are essential for realising the vision of inclusive growth. The success of initiatives like Digital India, Smart Cities and Right to Broadband, which the government intends to implement in a mission mode, will also depend on this critical and essential infrastructure.
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Infrastructure | A Travesty of Partnerships
We need to improve our infrastructure, and if someone asked, by when, the obvious answer will be yesterday! According to a study by S&P Global Ratings, the country´s poor infrastructure is the biggest hurdle to the government´s ´Make in India´ programme, and they went on to add that the infrastructure deficit is costing the nation up to 5 per cent of our GDP.
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Rs.2,000 crore for Puducherry infra
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has said that The Agence Francaise Developpement (AFD), a public financial institution in France would extend assistance of over Rs.2,000 crore for developing infrastructure in the Union Territory
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There has been no formal training at all till date
The Logistics Sector Skill Council is unique in its own way. Logistics is an activity that pervades all industry, either in the form of pure-play logistics (ports, infrastructure, freight forwarding, air cargo, transportation) or in-plant logistics.