The demand for natural gas, the cheapest available energy option, is rising exponentially. The current domestic supply of gas is just over 150 mmscmdwhile the demand is around 225 mmscmd.
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MIAL control tower next yr
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) is building a new ATC tower and that will be completed by December this year.
First foreign funded rly
The Railway Board has finally cleared Railway Vikas Nigam’s proposal to undertake doubling of the 335 km route from Hospet in Karnataka to Thenaighat in Goa.
E-tenders for roads
Minister C P Joshi recently said that three pilot projects would be bid for through e-tendering: the Vijayawada-Machlipattanam and Patna-Buxar stretches of NHs (on BOT).
K'taka to set up Maritime Board
The Karnataka Government will soon initiate steps to establish a maritime board in the state.
Rush for Guj port
Eighteen companies have qualified to bid for developing a Rs 1,750 crore port at Nargol in south Gujarat.
Rush for Guj port
Eighteen companies have qualified to bid for developing a Rs 1,750 crore port at Nargol in south Gujarat.
Vox pop: Independent road safety body needed for enforcement: Experts
Although nearly everyone agrees that road safety rests in books alone, and that very little of it is practised on Indian roads, the more concerning fact is that not much is being done even now.
If Orissa and Bihar develop faster, labour shortage will become acute
The irony of NREGA scheme is that it may spur mechanisation in private sector projects. R Sarabeswar, Chairman, CCCL, says that labour shortages will plague urban projects.
Ultra mega steel projects on anvil
The Ministry of Steel is planning to set up ultra mega steel plants (UMSPs) on fast track in mineral-rich states.