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

Ambuja Cement completes Sankrail project

July 2016

Ambuja Cements inaugurated the augmented Sankrail Grinding Unit in Howrah, West Bengal. ...

Tags: Ambuja Cements, Sankrail Grinding Unit, Howrah, Thyssenkrupp Roller, Railway line network

New location for West Bengal Govt

July 2016

Rejecting the erstwhile Left Front government's proposal to develop a port near Rasulpur, the Mamata Banerjee government....

Tags: Rasulpur, Mamata Banerjee government, Tajpur, Sankarpur, Digha, Port, Kulpi