From thought to action

October 2015

If the change in governance at the Centre last year brought reason to cheer, the first year of the NDA government´s rule also showed that intent alon...

Tags: NDA Government, Narendra Modi, Infrastructure, Yves Perrin, Consul General to India, Nitin Gadkari, Swachh Bharat, Varsh Ek Kaam Anek, Road Transport, Highways

Bonds credit-enhanced by IIFCL

October 2015

Government-owned infrastructure financier, The India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) announced the issuance of India´s first infrastru...

Tags: India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, IIFCL, Credit Enhancement Scheme, Asian Development Bank, Renew Wind Energy (Jath) Ltd, Renew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd, power project, Maharashtra, IDFC Ltd, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, JNPT, Terminal, Narendra Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pvt. Ltd

Toasting the fighters

October 2015

We are not out of the woods yet. Eight core sectors - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity - sl...

Tags: Coal, Crude oil, Natural gas, Refinery Products, Fertiliser, Steel, Cement, Electricity, AM Naik, Engineering, Construction, Conglomerate L&T, NDA, ITNL, GDP

Nitin Gadkari launches Green Highways Policy

October 2015

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has launched the Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification &...

Tags: Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, Green Highways, Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification, Bhuvan, GAGAN Satellite Systems, ISRO

Govt eyes Rs.2,500 cr profit from ports in two years

October 2015

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Centre is targeting a net profit of Rs 2,500 crore from its 12 major ports in the next two years. Shipping ...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Shipping, Waterways, GDP, Ports, Cabinet

Shifting Trends in Road Construction

September 2015

With the focus shifting to concrete roads and road recycling, how should construction companies gear up? Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari started 201...

Tags: Concrete Roads, Road Recycling, Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, Sanjay Londhe, Ashoka Buildcon, New Central Road Projects, Amit Gossain, JCB India, G Kavitha, Resource Centre Asphalt and Training Academy, RASTA, Ramesh Palagiri, Wirtgen India, GMR

Work to begin on Metrino in 6 months: Nitin Gadkari

September 2015

The government's ambitious Rs 4,000 crore 'Metrino' public transport project, which will enable people to travel in driver-less pods suspended to a r...

Tags: Metrino' public transport project, Narendra Modi, Road Transport, Highways Nitin Gadkari, Electricity, Dhaula Kuan, Manesar, Haryana

15 electric buses to hit roads in 6 months

September 2015

As many as fifteen electric buses, based on economically viable battery technology are being developed in collaboration with Indian Space Research Or...

Tags: Economically viable battery, ISRO, Nitin Gadkari, Lithium ion battery, Automobiles, Electric buses