Half of the urban centres in India to exist in 2030 yet to be built

November 2016

Rapid urbanisation in the country will be one of the most dominant trends in the coming years. It is expected that about 40 per cent of the populatio...

Tags: Rapid Urbanisation, Sustainable Development Goals, Implications for Cities, TERI, Dr Shipra Narang Suri, World Urban Campaign, Cities for All, Durga Shanker Mishra, Ministry of Urban Development, Dr Ajay Mathur

Calangute in goa on road to recovery

November 2016

Goa´s entire Calangute-Candolim road right up to Baga is going to get a facelift. The hot-mixing work, undertaken at a cost of Rs 5 crore, is expecte...

Tags: Calangute-Candolim road right, Candolim church, North Goa Planning and Development Authority

GMR Airports to develop Goa´s greenfield Mopa airport

November 2016

GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited, has won the international competitive bid for development and operation of Mo...

Tags: GMR Airports, Goa, GMR Airports Limited, GAL, GMR Infrastructure Limited, Mopa Greenfield Airport, Essel Infra-Incheon

Iron ore handling surges at major ports

November 2016

Handling of iron ore has rebounded at major ports following the resumption of mining in Goa, Karnataka and Odisha after a long gap. In the first half...

Tags: Ports, Mining, Goa, Indian Ports Association

Bridge the Gap!

October 2016

In a recent tragedy, about 80 per cent of the 70-year-old, British-era Mumbai-Goa highway bridge collapsed. It was, indeed, a red alert on the condit...

Tags: CW, PWD official, British-era bridges, Prof Dr Kirty Dave, NDT, Prashant Fedge, NHAI, Indian Roads Congress, PWD department engineers, Mumbai-Goa highway bridge tragedy, Building Right, Yatinder Pal Singh Suri, Outokumpu India

Government nod to Rs.1,145 cr PPP project at Mormugao Port

October 2016

The Centre gave its nod to a Rs 1,145 crore project at Mormugao Port, Goa, for redevelopment of berths on PPP mode. Mormugao is one of the 12 major p...

Tags: Mormugao Port, PPP mode, Goa, Redevelopment of berths

ExxonMobil launches Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis in India

October 2016

ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited has announced the launch of Mobil ServSM Lubricant Analysis, its new mobile-enabled used oil analysis service, ...

Tags: ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd, Mobil ServSM Lubricant Analysis, Customised equipment, Mobil Serv, Safety, Sustainability, Productivity Goals, Lubrication solutions

We are looking at 20 properties in the next three years

September 2016

Service with a smile is its credo - and now, the smile shines wider. To strengthen its portfolio through greenfield projects and acquisitions, Pride ...

Tags: Satyen S Jain, The Pride Hotels, Delhi, Aerocity, Sewage Treatment Plant, STP, Biznotel, SP Jain, Arun Nayar, Atul Upadyay, Greenfield Projects, Goa, Pride Plaza Aerocity