The Association of Power Producers (APP) has demanded setting up of an empowered grÂoup of ministers (EGoM) to reÂview the current bidding conÂtracts in view of the coal shortage.
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Urban infra projects on slow track
With the 11th Five Year Plan is coming to an end, not a single big infrastructure project out of 73 proposals approved by the Centre under JNNURM and Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) has been completed by the government.
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FICCI for reserve price method in project bidding
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) wants the government to add reserve prÂice concept as a parameter in the bidding processes for infrastructure projects instead of opting purely for lowest cost bids.
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WB may not renew Mumbai contract
The World Bank seems reluctant to renew a contract for backing the first phase of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
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DMIC to push up industrial development
The proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) has increased the potential of industrial development.
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DoT sops to telcos likely
Telecom service providers in the country may get sops from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in the form of subsidy, for increasing mobile coverage in rural areas.
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BALANCING THE ACT
This is surely the first time we've 'carried over' our editorial comment from a previous month. Yet the subject of land acquisition seems to brew and brew like a well-spun yarn of suspense, through twists and turns, sometimes acting on vagaries and sometimes on political reactions to pressures.
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Competition's fine, but competitors are few: Experts
The National Maritime Agenda 2020 envisages that all the Major Ports should have a draft of about 14 m. Two mega hub container terminals—one on the east coast and a second on the west coast are planned with a draft of about 17 m.
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Financial support for dredging is necessary to reduce port charges
A change in the Dredging Policy is on the anvil, and Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan describes to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah what it envisage and what is in store for the private sector.
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We expect to provide an urban infra roadmap within six weeks
In March, a High Powered Expert Committee chaired by Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, submitted a report on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services.