Rs 500 crore approved for development of West Bengal’s Sagar Port project

October 2016

To make the development of the proposed Sagar Port project in West Bengal financially viable, a grant of Rs 515 crore has been given in principle app...

Tags: Sagar Port project, West Bengal, Ministry of Shipping, BSPL, DPR, Port, NHIDCL, MoRT, Sagar Island

Coastal highway connecting Odisha, Bengal to be READY by Feb

October 2016

Detail project reports for the 451-km ambitious coastal highway proposed under Bharatmala Pariyojna along the Odisha coast is expected to be complete...

Tags: Detail project reports, Coastal highway, Bharatmala Pariyojna, Road project

NTPC´s Farakka plant gets green nod for coal imports

October 2016

An Environment Ministry panel has given permission to state-run NTPC for transporting imported coal to its Farakka Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal...

Tags: Environment Ministry panel, NTPC, Farakka Thermal Power Plant, National waterways, Expert Appraisal Committee, Farakka plant, Transport imported coal

Proposed Haldia multimodal terminal receives good industry response

September 2016

Even before the construction of the multimodal terminal at Haldia in West Bengal kicks off, it has received a commitment of 5.92 million tons (MT) pe...

Tags: Construction, Haldia, Cargo, Inland Waterways Authority of India, Haldia terminal, Inland waterways, Firms, Shipping lines, Cargo operators, Shippers

Emami eyes pan-India cement footprint in five to seven years

September 2016

Emami group plans to have a national footprint for its cement business in the next five to seven years by setting up plants in Rajasthan and Karnatak...

Tags: Emami group, Cement business, Emami Cement, Clinker plant

4 new major ports to be set up

September 2016

Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan told the Lok Sabha that the government has proposed to set up four new major ports. ...

Tags: Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan, New Major Ports, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

Binani Group to invest Rs.10,000 cr in West Bengal

September 2016

Binani Group of Braj Binani, which has presence across India, East Africa, China, Indonesia and the UAE, has lined up around Rs.10,000 crore investme...

Tags: Binani Group of Braj Binani, Investments, Cement, Infrastructure, Power, Ports, Joey Ghosh

West Bengal to develop 84 stadiums

August 2016

In the future roadmap for Bengal sports spelled out by West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas, 84 stadiums will be set up all over Bengal, along wi...

Tags: Bengal sports, Aroop Biswas, FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Atletico de Kolkata, Indian Super League, Mohun Bagan, State Sporting Infrastructure, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting grounds