Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda has assumed charge as the new Union Minister of Railways at Rail Bhawan on 27 May 2014. Gowda was the 20th Chief Minister of Karnataka. Manoj Sinha has taken over as new Minister of State for Railways.
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Kudankulam nuclear plant unit to reach full capacity
Tamil Nadu will soon get some relief from power cuts as Unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power project has been cleared to achieve 100 per cent capacity by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
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Our assistance purely depends on the bilateral relationship
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is cautious to comment on the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The DMIC project being a greenfield, that has taken a long time and faced land-acquisition delays, has made JICA alter their strategy for other projects in the country especially on Chennai-Bengaluru-Industrial Corridor (CBIC).
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HCC JV wins Karnatak A project
Hindustan Construction Company in a JV with GVPR Engineers has been awarded Rs 904-crore contract in Karnataka for diverting flood water to certain drought-prone areas.The contract from Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd is for diversion of flood water from Sakleshpur to Kolar, Chikkaballpur (East) under Yettinahole diversion project package IV.
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IVRCL bags orders worth over Rs.2,600 crore
VRCL has bagged orders worth Rs 2,633 crore in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The company´s irrigation division has secured orders worth Rs 2,492 crore while the water division´s orders stood at Rs 140.85 crore, according to the company. The Andhra Pradesh government has awarded works under the Chittor District Water Supply Programme Phase-I to its water division. All the works will have to be executed between 18-36 months.
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Another milestone in Karnataka's solar plans
Jindal Aluminium Limited (JAL), India's leading manufacturer of aluminium extruded profiles, commissioned the company's first photovoltaic grid connected solar power generation plant at Chitradurga, Karnataka,
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Two more thermal power plants in Karnataka
Karnataka is planning to set up two new thermal power plants to address the increasing demand for power in the coming years. The state minister for energy DK Shivakumar said the government was trying to identify land to set up the proposed power plants.
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Karnataka-as new power policy
The Karnataka government will soon announce its new power policy. According to DK Shivakumar, Minister for Energy, Karnataka, the new policy will give thrust on tapping non-conventional energy. He said that the proposed power policy would be an exhaustive one covering all aspects and harnessing solar and wind power to generate electricity under private-public partnership.
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Will FDI in retail help?
Indian retail is booming, with its organised sector estimated to reach new heights in coming years. What does this strong growth, coupled with FDI in multi-brand retail, mean for one of the biggest bottlenecks in the supply chain?
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Plan Bangalore 2025
The concern about Bangalore's megacity status is its infrastructure. The industry is garnering government support to a "totality" plan worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore over the next 11 years.