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| Highlights | March 2010 |
| Front Page |
| Power Grid In Pact With 37 Cos |
| The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has signed long-term transmission pacts with 37 private developers, entailing a total generation capacity ... |
| Cabinet Approves Projects |
| The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has approved the implementation of six projects for four laning on National Highway (NH) 1A in Jammu and... |
| Infrastructure Gets Lion's Share In The Budget |
| This time around, the Finance Minister has focused his budget on the sectors that need priority funding the most. Substantial allocations and major so... |
| Editorial |
| An Aam Budget |
| The best thing one can say about the new Budget is that it is better than the earlier Budgets presented by Pranabda. The Budget is clearly drafted wit... |
| Transport |
| Tata Steel To Commission Dhamra Port |
| Tata Steel plans to commission the first phase of the Rs 2,400 crore Dhamra port in Orissa by July.... |
| Paradip Port Gets 50 Mt Cargo In Feb |
| Paradip port crossed another milestone by achieving 50 million tons (mt) of cargo in terms of traffic handling on 17 February 2010 during the current ... |
| Hrd, Rly Ink Mou |
| A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Ministry of Railways.... |
| Engineering |
| Siemens Bags Contract |
| Siemens bagged an order worth Rs 100 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India to construct a new 765/400 kV substation in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.... |
| Trimble Unveils Ts835 |
| Trimble introduced the Trimble TS835 Mechanical Total Station, for building construction professionals.... |
| Ahlcon, Aepl Ink Mou |
| Ahlcon Ready Mix Concrete and Aquarius Engineers (AEPL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine their resources to provide end to end so... |
| Real Estate |
| Emaar To Build Varsity |
| Emaar Education, a subsidiary of realty company Emaar Dubai, is constructing a private university in India.... |
| Trivitron Park Attracts Foreign Companies |
| Overseas firms like Aloka of Japan, Biosystems of Spain, Brandon Medical of the UK, ET Cardioline of Italy and Sweden-based Johnson Medical are likely... |
| Rda To Build Flats |
| The Raipur Development Authority (RDA) will build 1,344 flats for the middle income group (MIG) customers on the outskirts of Raipur.... |
| Energy |
| Jsw Evaluates Mining Proposals |
| JSW Steel is evaluating proposals to buy coal mines in Australia, America and Africa to meet its long-term captive requirement and hedge against surgi... |
| 4 Psus To Get Maharatna Status |
| The Centre expects to grant the 'Maharatna' status to four public sector firms viz, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Steel Authority of India (SA... |
| Indsil In Jv With Oman Co |
| Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese, along with Indsil Energy & Electrochemicals, has signed an agreement with the Muscat Overseas Group from the Sultana... |
| Construction |
| Abg To Complete Projects On Time |
| Aditya Birla Group (ABG) plans to complete the Rs 4,500 crore alumina refinery plant coming up at Kashipur in Koraput and expand Hindalco aluminium sm... |
| Nmdc, Arcelormittal In Talks |
| NMDC is in discussion with ArcelorMittal for its proposed 10 million tonne (mt) steel plant in Karnataka. The state-owned miner is the first applicant... |
| Rajpura To Get Industrial Hub |
| The Punjab government plans to establish an industrial hub on an area of 1,200 acres of land at Rajpura, with an aim to promote industrialisation in t... |
| Feature |
| Indian Ports - In Dire Straits |
| As the global economy recovers from the current slowdown and the concomitant rise in India's foreign trade occurs, Indian ports need to gear up their ... |
| Finance |
| Grants For Rural Development |
| The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant-in-aid worth Rs 800 crore to Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra and... |
| Mtnl As Service Provider For Cwg |
| The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is designated as the telecom service provider for Commonwealth Games 2010.... |
| Ruchi Soya Buys Ptil |
| The major branded marketer in palm oil in India, Ruchi Soya Industries has acquired Palm Tech India (PTIL), largest palm oil unit in Andhra Pradesh.... |
| Focus |
| A Lake Full Of Holy Nectar |
| The City Development Plan (CDP) for Amritsar has incorporated relevant aspects concerning religious, social, cultural and environmental heritage of th... |
| Special Report |
| Project Cargo Logistics - Virtues Of The Float Method |
| On 6 February, Om Projects (OP), a division of Om Freight Forwarders, handled a huge piece of project cargo, weighing more than 1,000 tonne, at Mumbai... |
| Contracts Awarded |
| Sadbhav Bags Rs 137 Cr Order |
| Sadbhav Engineering has won an order from Northern Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL).... |
| Mbl Infra Bags Contracts |
| MBL Infrastructures has bagged two contracts, 3,960 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP), at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, from Reliance Infrastructure.... |
| Jaihind Bags Rs 48 Cr Orders |
| Jaihind Projects has been awarded two orders worth Rs 47.96 crore from Gujarat State Petronet.... |
| Interaction |
| Reaction: Budget 2010 |
| The Budget is supportive for the tax payers. But the developers have looked forward to more sops to bring housing affordable for all the sectors of th... |
| International |
| Toshiba To Set Up Chip Factory |
| Japan-based Toshiba plans to invest about Rs 41,796 crore to build a factory producing memory chips for mobile telephones, cameras and other electroni... |
| Iran Keen On Trading With India |
| Iran, which currently imports tea, rice, pulses, machine tools, gems & jewellery, textiles, pipes from India, will like to double the exports in three... |
| Bpcl Discovers Gas Overseas |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation's (BPCL) wholly owned subsidiary, Bharat Petro Resources (BPRL), advises that US-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, th... |
| Project Update |
| Pebs Pennar Opens Facility |
| Pennar Industries has launched its new facility in Medak district near Hyderabad for manufacturing green, pre-engineered buildings. The facility has b... |
| Wcl's Plans May Face Problems |
| The expansion plans of Western Coalfields (WCL), subsidiary of Coal India (CIL), worth Rs 1,800 crore may face difficulties due to the existing resett... |
| Patratu Station Gets Headway |
| A decision on NTPC's plan to take control of Jharkhand State Electricity Board's Patratu thermal power station (PTPS) near Ranchi is likely to be firm... |
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