The Urban Development Ministry's Mission for 2011-through 2016 is to “promote cities as engines of economic growthâ€.
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IndiGo Ventures Backs Sarvam to Drive AI in Aviation
Tata Power Renewables Commissions 72.5 MW Solar Plant for Tata Steel’s Green Push
AM/NS India Secures 30‑Year Concession for Paradip Port Berth
AISATS MoUs with Spicexpress, Total Solutions to Expand Freighter Operations at Noida Airport
Avaada Signs ₹100 Billion MoU with Haryana for Zero‑CBAM Green Industrial Campus in Hisar
Suzlon-Torrent Partnership Crosses 1.3 GW with New 250 MW Wind Order
Building Certainty Before Construction
Aegeus Technologies BSE SME Listing Strengthens India’s Deep‑Tech Ecosystem
RECPDCL Hands Over ₹ 8.40 Billion Luhri Transmission SPV to Terralight Solar
RVNL Secures ₹1.61 Billion Signalling Contract from East Coast Railway
Get Solar in 60 Seconds: India’s Digital Push to Power Rooftop Revolution
DFCCIL Rapid Cargo Debuts on WDFC with Amazon Onboard
Automation, Sustainability and Compliance: The New Blueprint for India’s Logistics Parks
India’s GCC Work Portfolio Moves Up Value Chain, Awfis‑Zinnov Report
TVS ILP Signs ₹10 Billion MoU with Tamil Nadu to Boost Industrial Infrastructure
India Tops APAC in AI Adoption, Autodesk Report Finds
SDHI Secures Svitzer Contract to Build Four Advanced TRAnsverse 3200 Tugs
FLY91 Strengthens Leadership Team with Seasoned Aviation Executives to Drive Regional Growth
Sonowal Calls for Technology‑Led Maritime Security as India’s Port Network Grows
Expertspeak: Retail's twin
The low level of land holdings (below 1.5 hectare) in India means that that the average farmer needs to recycle his produce to cash in a short cycle.
Cairn-Vedanta deal in ONGC's court
The government’s law officers have held that Edinburgh-based firm needs ONGC’s consent to sell its majority stake in Cairn India to Vedanta Resources.
ONGC to have last word in Cairn-Vedanta deal
ONGC will have the last word on the $9.6 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal as the oil ministry has made the firm’s approval mandatory even if the cabinet rules that the royalty dispute in the Rajasthan block should be settled independent of the transaction, government officials said.
Punj Lloyd bags O&G orders
Punj Lloyd has bagged three oil and gas orders, cumulatively worth Rs 645 crore, in India, Oman and Indonesia.
Logistics: A much needed transformation
Among other firsts, Vallarpadam ICTT will also trigger a stream of business activities in its immediate neighbourhood. NA Muhammed Kutty, explains why India’s first transhipment terminal will transform the face of the logistics industry.
Companies should be made integral in acquisition
ASSOCHAM President Dilip Modi says states’ several land acquisition policy initiatives to attract industries could be ineffective unless they address specific ground issues, and involve the industries’ participation.
Vedanta-Cairn subject to 11
The Ministry of Oil and Petroleum is willing to give in-principle approval for Vedanta Resources’ acquisition of Cairn India, provided the Vedanta agrees to a set of 11 preconditions.
Punj Lloyd bags three O&G orders
Punj Lloyd has bagged three oil and gas orders, aggregating Rs 645 crore in India, Oman and Indonesia. Occidental’s Rs 323 crore entails construction of a water treatment plant in Oman.
We should collaborate in O&G and renewables
Bas JA Van Vroonhoven, Manager, Business Development of FME Association, the largest organisation in the Netherlands representing employers and businesses in the technological industry.

