Much planning has gone into the infrastructure sectors, but as repeatedly reported in the media, the sectors have not performed to expectations.
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3i EXPO & Conference gets a rousing response from the manufacturing industry; IPF presents awards to 19 SMEs from across India
Shell plans to acquire 100% stake in Actis for over $1 billion
Why Green means Money
ReNew signs five PPAs to supply 1,500 MW power from solar plants
DLI to offer logistics services at Integrated Logistics Park in Anekal
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project picks ups pace
Scatec ASA aims hydropower assets in India
BSUL invites proposals for solar projects in Jalaun Park
Essar Ports Vizag Terminal held largest dry bulk vessel
Pralhad Joshi: thermal power plants hold 22 MT coal, enough for ten days
Coal demand expects to grow in India: Coal Ministry
Chhattisgarh Govt grants Parsa East & Kente Basan license to mine coal
AAI: Indigo uses new satellite-based tech to land passenger aircraft
Aviation Ministry expects 100 mn passengers traffic this year
Atal Tunnel wins ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award in New Delhi
NABARD approves five road projects for Sirmaur district
Gadkari lays foundation for 17 highway, CRIF projects in Telangana
RLDA to redevelop Delhi’s 2 stations into world-class rly station
States, UTs surpass 2022 renewable energy goal of 175 MW
Signal free 291 km Panipat-Jalandhar highway
The six-lane National Highway-1 from Panipat to Jalandhar, 291 km stretch will be completely signal-free by November 2011.
The basic problem among cities is in understanding problems and deciding priorities
Urban transport solutions need urban bodies to have negotiating expertise, but most of our cities—especially non-metros—do not have PPP expertise.
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.
Centre to fund Metro's escalated cost
The Union government will share the cost escalation of Rs 5,511 crore of the Bangalore Metro project with the Karnataka government.
FACT of the matter
The work on pipelaying for transporting liquified natural gas (LNG) of Gas Authority of India (GAIL) is delayed due to FACT unable to give permission to undertake construction work at Udyogamandal and Cochin division.
Draft mining bill gets GoM nod
In November, our cover story debated the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2010 that will provide 26 per cent of company profit to the locals.
RBI: 2G loans in line with norms
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today exuded confidence that loans given to 2G spectrum licence holders would not turn into bad debts on account of the scam in allocation of radiowaves.