The commencement of construction work at the Worli-Haji Ali sea link is slated to begin by the end of February 2011 as against December 25, as expected earlier.
FlashNews:
South Asia Must Scale Hydro, Storage and Power Trading for Grid Integration: CEA Chief
India Can Save $204 Billion in Infra Pipeline with Better DPR Planning: Vector Consulting
Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates Skyroot’s Rocket Factory; Company Targets $21 Billion Launch Market
IWAI Signs ₹13.5 Billion MoUs to Boost Ganga Waterway in Uttar Pradesh
MOVIN Launches Healthcare Logistics Vertical to Tap India’s $638 Billion Industry
Atlanta Electricals Secures ₹2.98 Billion Transformer Orders from GETCO
Waaree Group Wins 10 MWh BESS Order in Tamil Nadu, Expands Domestic Storage Manufacturing
Cabinet Approves ₹27.8 Billion Rail Multitracking to Boost Gujarat and Maharashtra Connectivity
BC Jindal Group Secures 150 MW RTC Power Deal with SECI
India’s Data Centre Revenue to Hit ₹200 Billion By FY2028, Driven by AI, Cloud and 5G: Crisil Ratings
Sanchar Saathi Recovers 50,000 Phones in October; Crosses 700,000 Nationwide Since Launch
Akasa Air Expands Northeast Connectivity, Adds Dibrugarh as 32nd Destination
Ministry of Power Advances India Energy Stack with Taskforce Review of Strategy and Architecture
Vaishnaw Stresses Industry-Aligned Skilling to Power India’s Digital and Electronics Growth
DGCA Issues Urgent Advisory as Ethiopian Ash Cloud Enters Indian Airspace
DFCCIL Freight Operations Surge 48% as Corridors, Terminals Expand
SMFCL Board Clears $3 Billion Borrowing Plan to Accelerate Maritime Infrastructure Financing
Air India Restores Codeshare with Air Canada to Expand India-Canada Flight Network
Indian Railways Freight Loading Surges Past 1 Billion Tonne Milestone This Fiscal
Bids on solar thermal hybrids
The Central government plans to invite global bids for setting up power plants that would use a mix of solar and fossil fuels by mid-next year.
$750 mn will help Lanco acquire Australian coal
Lanco Infratech will acquire Australia based Griffin Coal Mining and Carpenter Mine Management (Griffin Coal).
Nandi Expressway to raise Rs 2,000 cr through IPO
Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) executing the Bangalore and Mysore espressway, plans to raise Rs 2,000 crore through an initial public offer (IPO).
Green light for high-speed rail
Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee has finally given a green signal to introduce high-speed passenger trains and the railway ministry will undertake a pre-feasibility study on six different routes across the country.
Govt to set up Rs 4,000 cr VLCC shipyard
Centre plans to set up a shipyard to produce very large crude carriers (VLCCs) under public-private partnership with an investment of Rs 3,000-4,000 crore, in lieu of Hindustan Shipyard going to the defence ministry.
Traffic at minor ports in Guj up 14% in Apr-Nov 2010
Minor ports in Gujarat saw a 13.7 per cent growth in cargo handling during April-November 2010 over the corresponding period last year.
DoT to impose fine on infra companies
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on infrastructure firms if their base transceiver stations (BTS) have not received environmental clearance by 15 November.
Let's get scalability right
As crowded as our cities are, expensive urban transit systems have so far been more sizzle than steak.
Infrastructure Today Person of the Year 2010
Mr Anil Manibhai Naik, 65, started out as a teacher’s son in a south Gujarat village. Today, he is the captain of a huge ship with 38,000 employees on board.

