Eighteen companies have qualified to bid for developing a Rs 1,750 crore port at Nargol in south Gujarat.
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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.
From vision to reality: Towards changing a track record
Amidst the constant clamour from the various industries that use and would like to use rail logistics for transportation comes the Indian Railways Vision 2020 document, which is nothing like the Maritime Agenda 2020.
Wanted: Double-engine pull!
The way for Indian Railways to capture back some of the market lost to roads is through privatisation. Although the intent is there, privatisation of rail logistics is a while away because the fundamentals, including documentation formats, do not exist.
Expertspeak: Towards a corporate attitude
Indian Railways needs to tweak its procedures towards competing with the road logistics sector and communicate more effectively with its stakeholders in order to unleash its true potential, says Anurag Mishra.
Project reporting: Streamlined internal communication
Project reporting gets more complex for large infrastructure projects, but once its format is ironed out and systematised to minimise manual intervention, it can be a very effective tool in achieving effective and timely completion.
Elevated
The Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently approved the elevation of SN Subrahmanyan as a Whole-time Director, with effect from 1 July.
State oil cos post record losses
Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will lose a whopping Rs 177,562 crore on selling fuel at government-controlled rates this fiscal, 68 per cent more than what they lost in high-cost 2008-09.

