Pointing to the need to go for integrated urbanization, Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said his government plans a new legislation to set new rules in this regard. He said this while addressing a gathering after inaugurating a conference. He said over 50 percent of the
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Reliance Metro’s Airport Express Line Recommences Operations
Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra), part of the Reliance Group, through its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), today announced that the Airport Metro line would resume commercial operations at its regular timing of 5:30 AM from January 22, 2013.
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State govt mulls risk-proofing of PPP projects in ports
In order to ensure coastal security, the home ministry of Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to adopt risk-proofing in public private partnership (PPP) contracts for the development of these minor ports. According to the government plan, certain risk-proof clauses could be included in the PPP agreement on the lines of similar clauses in defence contracts to “ensure acco
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CM firm over Mumbai’s coastal road project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who has been pushing for the Rs 8,000-crore coastal road project between Colaba and Kandivali, has been receiving warnings from senior ministers of NCP, saying the project is likely to alter the picturesque seashore, which is the main tourist attraction of Mumbai.
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Prime Minerals exports 72,892 t ore to China
Recently, around 72,892 tonne of iron ore fines mined in Maharashtra was exported to China from a port in Goa by Prime Minerals Exports. Reports suggest that this is the first shipment of iron ore to China from India since a ban on mining in Goa took effect in October 2012. In October last year, Supreme Court banned mining in Goa after allegations of illegal mining from a federal gove
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Contract opportunities in mining sector
As the size of the economy grows, so does the demand for mineral resources like iron ore, coal, manganese, copper. India produces around 89 minerals out of which four are mineral fuels, 11 are metallic, 52 are non-metallic and 22 are minor minerals. In order to boost mining output, the central government revised the National Mineral Policy in 1994 and allowed private domestic and foreign investors to explore and exploit iron ore copper, zinc,
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Prioritise urban infra
National Urban Transport Policy [NUTP] was cleared initially way back in 2006, with a vision statement, to "make our cities the most liveable in the world and enable them to become the engines of economic growth". Given the organisation of our cities' infrastructure, it will be a mammoth task for any city to bring order and predictability, let alone promote sustainable forms of transport.
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Infrascape 2013 | Positive changes in 2013
In the power sector, 2012 has been a very bad year with zero projects commenced. Unfortunately all the ingredients of the sector have gone wrong. Coal, environÂmental clearances and land became a huge problem for any power project. So whatever projects were on the anvil have also got delayed or shelved.
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JSW Ispat is the 2nd largest steel firm
JSW Ispat Steel is the second largest steel company in the country with a capacity of 14.3 million tonne per annum. The company became the second largest steel producer following the merger of Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel with JSW Ispat (formerly Ispat Industries). JSW Steel acquired Ispat Industries from the Mittals in December 2010 for Rs 2,160 crore.
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L&T achieves financial closure for its Maha road projects
For two of its road projects in Maharashtra, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (L&T IDPL), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, and one of the pioneers in infrastructure development in India, has achieved financial closure on November 30.