Odisha to get second airport by 2018

December 2016

According to AAI, construction of the state´s second airport at Jharsuguda will be completed by May 2018 instead of December 2018. AAI has plans to i...

Tags: AAI, Construction, AAI

Guwahati airport to be developed soon

December 2016

The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati will soon get a facelift as part of the new civil aviation policy. The airport will ...

Tags: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Civil aviation, AAI, Intra-regional hubs

Work set to begin on Enayam Port

December 2016

With the shipping ministry setting into motion the work to establish the Enayam Port near Colachel in Kanyakumari district, the first container berth...

Tags: Ministry of Shipping, Enayam Port, Container berth, Colachel, DPR

Paradip Port appoints consultant for outer harbour project

December 2016

Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has roped in Howe Engineering Products (India) as consultant for carrying out the feasibility study for its Outer Harbour pr...

Tags: Paradip Port Trust, Howe Engineering Products, Sagarmala, BOT model

Indian Railways in partnership with Impact India Foundation

December 2016

Indian Railways, in partnership with Impact India Foundation, will augment two additional coaches for cancer & family health Services to the Lifeline...

Tags: Indian Railways, Impact India Foundation, Cancer, Family health Services, Lifeline Express, Suresh Prabhu, Hospital Train, JP Nadda, Dr Jitendra Singh

Meghalaya gets two new rail-line projects

December 2016

To bring the North Eastern states on the railway network, the Government has taken up two new line projects for Meghalaya. The two projects were Tete...

Tags: Railway network, Teteliya-Byrnihat link, Earthwork, Bridges, Tunnel works

Centre plans public transit hubs

December 2016

An MoU has been entered into between the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Urban Development for integrated planning of railway stations in th...

Tags: MoU, AMRUT scheme, Ministry of Urban Development, Smart Cities, Transit-Oriented Development, SPV

Govt, AAI ink deal for Patna airport revamp

December 2016

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Bihar government have agreed in principle on exchanging 13.5 acres of land for expansion of Patna´s Jay...

Tags: Airports Authority of India, Bihar government, Patna Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport terminal building, Aerobridges, Passengers