Trials begin for new traffic plan at Chennai airport

October 2016

Trials have started for a new traffic plan at the Chennai airport that will significantly improve vehicle movements when implemented, reports Busines...

Tags: Trials, Business Line, Chennai airport, Deepak Shastri, Infrastructure

Daimler showcases Made-in-India trucks at IAA

September 2016

German automaker Daimler AG showcased trucks manufactured at its Chennai plant aat the 66th IAA International Commercial Vehicles exhibition. The com...

Tags: German automaker Daimler AG, Chennai plant, 66th IAA International Commercial Vehicles exhibition, DICV, Investment, Fuso TV-R, heavy duty tractor, Oragadam plant, DICV-built FUSO trucks, Made-in-India

ADB to fund for India's first coastal industrial corridor

September 2016

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $631 million to develop the first 800-km section of a planned 2,500-km-long East Coast Economic Corridor. T...

Tags: Asian Development Bank, East Coast Economic Corridor, Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor section, Clusters, Infrastructure, Drinking water pipes, Power substations, Transmission

Naidu inaugurates Stage 1A of Chennai Metro Phase-1

September 2016

Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Stage 1A of Chennai Metro Phase-1, from Little Mount to Airport in Chennai....

Tags: Urban Development, Venkaiah Naidu, Little Mount, Guindy, Alandur, Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai Metro Rail Project, Government of India, Pollution

USGBC Platinum LEED certification for DLF Cybercity, Chennai

September 2016

DLF Cybercity Chennai, a major and established IT SEZ in Chennai, has been awarded the LEED Platinum certification for all the nine office buildings ...

Tags: DLF Cybercity Chennai, IT SEZ, LEED Platinum certification, Operations, Maintenance, USGBC, LEED rating system, Sustainable work environment, Sriram Khattar

APM Terminals wins 3PL contract from Mahindra

September 2016

APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia has signed a contract with Mahindra Susten to provide exclusive Third-Party Logistics (3PL) services in Ind...

Tags: APM Terminals Inland Services, Mahindra Susten, Solar Power Project, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai Port, Infrastructure

Chennai airport installs solar panels

September 2016

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has installed solar panels on the cargo complex of Chennai airport, as part of its green initiative. The panels...

Tags: Airports Authority of India, Cargo complex, Chennai airport, State electricity board, MoU, Solar Energy Corporation of India, Solar panels, Rooftop of buildings

WTE plants to come up in Chennai

September 2016

Greater Chennai Corporation´s plan to launch waste-to-energy plants in Kodungaiyur and Perungudi are nearing fruition. The civic body has done a stud...

Tags: Greater Chennai Corporation, Kodungaiyur, Perungudi, Waste dumped, Waste-to-energy project