MBE started in a small way in 1961 as McNally Bird in Kumardhubi in Dhanbad about 220 km from Kolkata, where it manufactured equipment for the coal and mining industry.
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McNally Bharat Engineering: The golden years
MBE started in a small way in 1961 as McNally Bird in Kumardhubi in Dhanbad about 220 km from Kolkata, where it manufactured equipment for the coal and mining industry.
RAIL (MIS)CONNECTION
Words have never been a problem for Chief Minister Mayawati and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. Both of them are great at politics—emotive, speaking from the heart.
14 expansion projects on anvil
The shipping ministry plans to award 14 capacity expansion projects worth more than Rs 4,000 crore in the coming fiscal on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
KoPT, Railways connect project
Indian Railways and Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) have decided to participate in a Rs 2,000 crore rail-road connectivity project for the proposed new port at Sagar Island.
EPC gives scope to value engineering and project cost optimisation
The Engineering, Construction and Contracts (ECC) Division of L&T, whose major activity is under EPC, has a claim to be the largest construction and EPC company in the country.
AAI raises funds for upgrade
Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to raise Rs 1,700 crore through bonds and bank loans in the next two years to invest in upgrading 35 non-metro airports.
UP's infra booster
M Ramachandran is not called the Infrastructure Man for nothing. He is no stranger to infrastructure—especially urban infrastructure.
Vox Pop: Should cities focus on bus transit systems?
As many of our cities grapple with more basic needs, they also need to also understand infrastructure needs, viabilities and economies of scale in their transport infrastructure.

