Like roti, kapda aur makaan, the industry needs finance, power and water. Plugging some of these gaps can boost the sector, thereby giving a fillip to the overall campaign. The focus of Make in India is on creating jobs and skill enhancement in 25 sectors.
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Integrated Exhibition Cum Convention Centre (IECC), better known as Bharat Mandapam, achieves prestigious GRIHA 4-Star Rating
REC Limited Signs Agreement with CVPPL, to provide ₹2147.508 Crore Term Loan to Develop 1000MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
NBCC Reports Robust 40% Surge in Net Profit
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India’s Oil Minister Urges Energy Justice to Ensure Equitable Global Energy Transition
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REC Declares 3rd Interim Dividend of ₹4.30 per share; Net Profit up 23% to ₹4,029 crore
REC wins Gold Shield in ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Financial Year 2023-24
Budget 2025: Key Highlights
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Rs 1 trn Urban Challenge Fund to Boost Infrastructure
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Budget 2025-26: Industry reactions
Budget 2025-26: Rs 1 lakh crore fund to transform cities
Budget 2025-26: India’s startup ecosystem gets Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds
NBCC Celebrates 76th Republic Day at Its Headquarters
RECPDCL Handovers HVDC Transmission Project’s SPV viz. Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Limited to Adani Energy Solutions Limited
15th Cement EXPO: A Step Forward in Cement Innovation
MOU signed between NBCC and Hindu College for development of “Centre for Advance Studies”
We have learned with India a little patience. This is a part of our growth.
Stephane DECLEE, VP, Energy, Process & Utilities at Dassault Systemes, says Dassault is investing for the long haul and looking at the metals, oil & gas and power sectors. Give us an overview of the company in India.
Opening the funds tap
A stronger thrust on PPP projects, greater FDI and steady government support can help Indian Railways, one of the world´s largest rail networks, emerge from the rut.
Connecting the dots
Conventional sewage treatment systems, favoured by engineers and bureaucrats, are incapable of doing the job. So the smart cities have been picked and the hunt is on to flesh out what the proclamations of the Ministry of Urban Development
Steely growth
India is putting in place measures to fast-track economic growth. Core industries like steel will play a substantial part in this growth if the next decade has to really belong to India.
Swapping coal linkages
The government has said it will notify the guidelines for swapping of coal linkages. ´The correction of the grade of coal and the permission to swap coal or exchange coal within plants, within the same company or between the companies based on the guidelines, which we will be shortly notified, will help the nation save at least Rs 20,000 crore in power bills,´ Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal Said.
Lanco Infratech shelves asset sale
Debt-ridden infrastructure firm Lanco Infratech has temporarily shelved its asset disposal plans. However, it said it would sell at least 3,000 MW of power assets with an enterprise value of about Rs 25,000 crore in fiscal 2018 and retire around Rs 18,000 crore of debt. At the AGM, Chairman LM Rao said appetite by buyers to absorb large assets is low.
Govt slashes natural gas price by 16%
The government, at end September, cut natural gas prices by 16 per cent to $4.24 per unit for the six month period, beginning October 1. The price cut is the second reduction in rates ever, the first being on April 1.
Skilled Innovator
Leading power and automation technology group, ABB India Ltd, has appointed current Managing Director Bazmi Husain as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective January 1, 2016.
Angelique: The builder of developing economies in the world
Established in 1996, Angelique International Limited has grown into a an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) giant with a turnover now nearing $350 million, undertaking turnkey projects in power, water, irrigation and agriculture sectors as well as industrial projects in international markets of Africa, Middle East, Latin America and South East Asia.