Following the extensive overhaul of its Pipavav shipyard since the January 2024 acquisition and renaming, Rear Admiral (Retd) Vipin Kumar Saxena, CEO, Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI), told INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY’s Manish Pant that the facility is now ready to receive shipbuilding orders, including MRO projects. A Navy veteran, Saxena previously headed Garden Reach Shipbuilders...
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India Anchors $8 Billion Maritime Investment Wave
Bhavnagar event sees MoUs signed for new ports, shipbuilding clusters, green transport, and financing partnerships. India’s maritime sector is poised for a transformative leap, with potential investments totalling ₹660 billion ($7.9 billion) inked at the recent ‘Samudra Se Samriddhi: Transforming India’s Maritime Sector’ event held on September 18 and 19 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. According to...
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CCI India presents 1st edition of CEO Round Table Conference on Agriculture
New Delhi, March 2025 – CCI India proudly announces the inaugural edition of the CEO Round Table Conference, a distinguished gathering of diplomats, bureaucrats, central and state government officials, and preeminent CEOs from the agricultural sector. CEO Round Table Conference, a pioneering platform is designed to ignite transformative discussions, drive policy innovation, and foster strategic...
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AP to invest Rs 9.5 lakh crore in energy sector
Andhra Pradesh signed 42 MoUs in the energy sector during the two-day GIS
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Action Commission needed
So we are at that time of the year again when the Finance Minister will come out with a few carrots and sticks to keep India´s economy chugging along.
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ExpertspeakTowards independent governance
Arguing that PSUs must be made more independent, UD Choubey explains how better vigilance can make institutions more transparent and ensure they are the custodians of public money that they are meant to be.
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Shipping Corp struggles to improve its financials
To improve its financial status, the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has signed several MoUs with its public sector undertaking peers such as Coal India, ONGC, SAIL and Gail India. SCI has been striving to take advantage of the pacts. For now, its financials continue to be under stress. SCI is yet to form joint ventures with Coal India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation which could have provided the firm with assured cargo and revenues. SCI has not acquired vessels yet for operation as per
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Task force suggests renewal of 11 MoUs
The Odisha government's task force on steel recommended renewal of memorandum of understanding (MoUs) of 11 steel companies in the state based on milestones achieved. The 11 MoUs are part of a list of 15 steel projects whose field verification has been completed by Ipicol. The draft MoUs of the 11 steel companies are prepared by the state steel & mines department. Ipicol will take the views of other concerned departments on the MoU, said steel & min
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Advisory is a step towards combining all infra-related services under one roof
Banks lending to the infrastructure sector are feeling the need for specialised project appraisal and advisory capabilities.SBI and IDFC have spun them off as separate entities that can backward integrate into their financing competency. IIFCL’s recently launched projects company goes beyond individual projects, and is starting with trying to capture the goodwill of states and state owned entities.