Ten Namami Gange projects of Rs 2,000 crore approved

August 2017

The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 10 projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore. Eight of t...

Tags: National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ganga Knowledge Centre, Pollution abatement, Rehabilitation works, Sewage infrastructure, Ganga Monitoring Centres

New power plant at West Bengal's Haldia

July 2017

India Power Corporation (Haldia) has commissioned a 450 MW (3x150 MW) thermal power plant in West Bengal paving the way for further industrialisation...

Tags: India Power Corporation, Thermal power plant, Power, Investment

Land for setting up port identified in WB

April 2017

Land has been identified for setting up a port near Tajpur in West Bengal, which will harbour ships having capacity of Rs 1 lakh Dead Weight Tonnage....

Tags: Harbour ships, Government of West Bengal

Bagged it! L and T Construction wins Rs 2,170 crore orders

March 2017

The construction arm of infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won orders worth Rs 2,170 crore across various business segments. ...

Tags: Construction, Infrastructure, Larsen and Toubro, Power Transmission, Distribution Business, SAOC, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company, Integrated Power Development Scheme, RUDSICO, AMRUT, MLD, SBR

Bagged it! L and T Construction wins Rs 2,170 crore orders

March 2017

The construction arm of infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won orders worth Rs 2,170 crore across various business segments. ...

Tags: Construction, Infrastructure, Larsen and Toubro, Power Transmission, Distribution Business, SAOC, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company, Integrated Power Development Scheme, RUDSICO, AMRUT, MLD, SBR

About 80 per cent funds for construction workers, unspent

February 2017

The Centre and state governments have collected Rs 26,962 crore in the Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund by levying a mandatory 2 per cent cess on a...

Tags: Supreme Court, West Bengal, Construction, Welfare Measures, Construction Workers Welfare Fund

India unleashes 12 port projects

February 2017

India has established a funding and oversight mechanism for its Sagarmala port-led development programme and announced 12 more port projects over the...

Tags: Sagarmala port, Greenfield ports, Colachel, Sagar Mala

Sterlite Power starts Purulia project

February 2017

Sterlite Power has commissioned its fifth project, the Purulia-Kharagpur Transmission Project, which will supply 1,200 MW of electricity to Ranchi in...

Tags: Sterlite Power, Purulia-Kharagpur Transmission Project, Electricity