The importance of quality infrastructure and the development of an economy have an umbilical cord binding them and can never be seen in isolation. Broadly, infrastructure is the network of power, telecom, ports, airports, roads, civil aviation, railways, and transportation in a country and is the lifeline of the economy of a country.
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HSR Needs Fast Tracking
RECPDCL Handovers Ratle Kiru Power Transmission Limited, a SPV of Transmission Project, to IndiGrid 2 Private Limited
RECPDCL Handovers 3 Nos. SPVs of transmission projects viz. Banaskantha Transco Limited, Kurnool-IV Transmission Limited & Rajasthan V Power Transmission Limited to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Showcasing India’s Supply Chain Revolution
Highlighting the Future of Smart, Sustainable Infra
Driving Sustainability Through Innovation
REC Signs ₹18,360 Cr MoU with Govt. of Kerala for Pump Storage Projects
IIFCL Launches its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Cell on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025.
IIFCL and CBI Sign Expression of Interest to promote Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in India
CCI India presents 1st edition of CEO Round Table Conference on Agriculture
Jayesh Ranjan & Cement Expo Forum Leaders converge in Hyderabad
Fluence Launches Advanced Smartstack Platform for New Energy Storage Era
NBCC inks MoU with NIT Kurukshetra valuing Rs. 300 Crore
REC Foundation Commits ₹6 Crore to Sankara Eye Hospital for Cataract Surgeries Benefiting 8,000 EWS Patients
Integrated Exhibition Cum Convention Centre (IECC), better known as Bharat Mandapam, achieves prestigious GRIHA 4-Star Rating
REC Limited Signs Agreement with CVPPL, to provide ₹2147.508 Crore Term Loan to Develop 1000MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
NBCC Reports Robust 40% Surge in Net Profit
The time to invest in India’s energy sector is now, says PM Modi
India’s Oil Minister Urges Energy Justice to Ensure Equitable Global Energy Transition
Tag: Kandla
India´s Central Asia dreams to set sail from Chabahar
In what was arguably the most important foreign visit of the year for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he signed a dozen deals with Iran. Emerging from decades of sanctions, Iran could soon be the most happening place for trade in the near future. Modi signed deals covering exchange visits by think tanks to a trilateral agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran for a trade treaty to develop the Chabahar port.
IOC sells rare Kandla cargo
Indian Oil Corporation has sold 18,000-20,000 tonnes of naphtha for Oct 29 to Nov 3 loading from Kandla after cancelling a previous tender for the same cargo due to low bids, traders said.
Eventful journey ahead
After a hiatus in 2014, there are emerging signs of takers for PPP projects in some of the sectors, including ports. Baring some shortcomings, PPPs have achieved resonable success rate. However, it is too early to say that they have been a grand success.
KPT bags quality award
Kandla Port Trust (KPT) has won the Quality Mark Awards 2014, organised by Quality Mark Trust. It was adjudged the best for its quality services in the ports and shipping category.
Poor hinterland connectivity is affecting speedy cargo movement
Arvind Mahajan, Partner and Head-Infrastructure and Government Services, KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited, interacts with Janaki Krishnamoorthi on the constraints and issues that need to be addressed in the Indian port sector.
CCEA approves five port expansion projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved five projects involving an investment of over Rs 17,630 crore to increase the capacity of major ports, a government release said. These five projects are at an advance stage of tendering and are expected to be awarded by the end of March. Of the five projects approved, four are container terminals and one is a multi-purpose cargo berth project in Mumbai port.
The four container terminals are proposed in the major ports of Kandla (wit
Adani projects flounder on security
The Adani Group-promoted Mundra Port SEZ has not been able to bid for at least four major port projects because of the Centre withholding security clearance.
Rs 10k cr expansion stalled
Expansion projects worth close to Rs 10,000 crore have been stranded, awaiting environment clearances.
Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.