CM P Vijayan to inaugurate the solar power plant on March 6 Cochin International Airport which is the world’s first airport to be powered by solar energy will now become power positive through the commissioning of their new solar power plant near Payyanur, Kannur district, Kerala.On Sunday, CIAL Managing Director S Suhas said that Chief...
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Rs 50 billion MTN programme to fund infrastructure
A Medium Term Note (MTN) programme to raise Rs 50 billion from the international markets has been established by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
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Kerala´s 1st petcoke power plant
The Kerala Government will set up the state´s first petroleum coke-based power plant using the fuel produced from BPCL Kochi Refinery´s
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Airtel expands 4G network
Bharti Airtel has commissioned Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new (Mumbai, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal) circles. The company deployed Nokia Networks´ radio network.
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BPCL to double refining capacity
Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) aims to double its refining margins once it completes the expansion and upgrade of its Kochi refinery in Kerala
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AVG Logistics starts first special train
AVG Logistics started the first private cargo special train from Kerala to Moga near Ludhiana. The train, which will be operated on ´round trip´ basis and weekly once will have stoppage at Erode, Bangalore and Delhi.
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The Water Route
Coastal shipping and inland waterways transportation (IWT), the two significant modes of domestic water transportation, both provide fuel and cost savings over road and rail transport. Water as a mode of transportation holds significant importance in an economy
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Kerala mulls light Metro in place of monorail
Kerala has decided to dump the twin monorail projects for Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode citing high costs quoted by Bombardier, the lone bidder after two rounds of tendering. A meeting of the board of Kerala Monorail Corporation chaired by the Chief Minister took the decision.
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Dismal performance of ICTT Vallarpadam sparks concern
The Cochin Port Officers Association (CPOA) has urged Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to constitute a high-level committee to recommend measurers for the revival of the Vallarpadam International Transhipment Container Terminal (ICTT).
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Kerala govt backs out of Aranmula airport project
The Kerala government has backed off from the controversial KGS Aranmula International Airport project, which had recently lost its environmental clearance. Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan informed the Legislative Assembly