Mandaviya takes over as MOS

August 2016

Mansukh Lal Mandaviya has assumed the charge of Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping from July 11, 2016. He is a BJP...

Tags: Mansukh Lal Mandaviya, Ministry of Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Rajya Sabha, BJP MP, Parliamentary Committees, Real Estate, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd

Government drops plan for Rs.17.5k crore funds for telecom

August 2016

The government has dropped a proposal to create three funds worth Rs.17,500 crore for promoting production of telecom equipment in the country as it ...

Tags: Electronic Development Fund, Parliament, Critical infrastructure, Telecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund, Working Group

Major ports handle 603.37 mt in FY16 | Govt

June 2016

Total cargo handled by major ports increased by 4.3 per cent to 606.37 mn t last fiscal as against 581.34 mn t in 2014-15, Parliament was informed....

Tags: Cargo, Parliament, Pon Radhakrishnan, Rajya Sabha, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping

No crisis in thermal plants due to water scarcity

May 2016

Thermal power plants in Maharashtra, barring the one at Parli, are not facing any closure crisis due to water scarcity. There is adequate water suppl...

Tags: Thermal power plants, Parli, Thermal power plants, Pipeline, Parli thermal power plant

India to harness 50,000 km waterfront

April 2016

The government is looking to harness the country´s 50,000 km of sea and river fronts as waterways ...

Tags: Waterways, Nitin Gadkari, National Waterways, Parliament

Adani Enterprises gets backing for Aussie project

April 2016

Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland agreed that Adani Enterprises should be granted 'all state government approvals' to build one of the...

Tags: Parliament, Queensland, Adani Enterprises, Coal mines, Mining, Anthony Lynham, Coal

Water & Wastewater - On the brink

January 2016

In the midst of many promising opportunities, the water sector is grappling with problems related to slow project off-take and liquidity concerns. As...

Tags: Central Ground Water Authority, CGWA, Zero Liquid Discharge, Wastewater Recycling, Desalination Plants, Chennai, Smart Cities, Ganga River Cleaning Project, Environmental Engineering Projects, Parli Power Plant, Beed, H Subramaniam, Earth Water Group

Methodology

October 2015

Construction is taken to include civil engineering and construction contracting. 2. Revenue includes sales revenue, other income and revenue of subs...

Tags: Construction, Civil Engineering, Indian Companies Act, Parliament or State Legislature, CW Awards, Cement