The coal ministry is expected to table the Coal Regulatory Authority Bill in the Parliament in the ongoing Budget Session. If passed, it would mean a new era in transparency in captive coal block allocation.
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How expert are you?
Project managers have an edge over other professionals in gaining expertise because of the organisational skills they learn as a natural course of their profession and apply it to retrieve information, says Michelle LaBrosse.
The aim is to both have and avoid transhipment
As container handling operations begin at the Vallarpadam terminal around noon on 18 February, G Krishnakumar, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust, pauses his interview with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah, and looks out the expansive windows of his office—overlooking the CPT-owned terminal—for the understated but historic moment.
NMPT begins work on berth
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has commenced construction of berth number 13, which will handle POL (petroleum, oil and lubricant) products at the port..
TRAI proposes new pricing for 2G
In a move that will put additional cost on mobile companies, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) suggested that the Government should collect a one-time fee from operators with 2G spectrum.
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.
Coastal road instead of Worli-Haji Ali sea link
Maharashtra government was mulling over scrapping the Worli-Haji Ali sea link project, work on which is slated to start on 1 April.
Airport Express Line operational
The Airport Express Line in Delhi commenced operations in the presence of Sreedharan, MD, DMRC and Lalit Jalan, Director and CEO of RInfra.
Madhucon bags road project
Madhucon Projects has been awarded a project for four-laning of Barasat-Krishnagar section of NH-34 between 31 km and 115 km in West Bengal by NHAI.
HCC bags thermal project
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has an order from Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam, Muzaffarpur, for construction of Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Project, Stage-II comprising two units of 195 MW each.

