May 29, 2013
A study by industry chamber Assocham shows that 62 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the port sector worth Rs 82,000 crore are in different stages of implementation across different maritime states. To put it in perspective, there are in all 881 projects worth Rs 5.40 lakh crore across all sectors that are taken up in the PPP model in the
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Ports |
March 13, 2013
Ennore Port is making efforts to develop allied infrastructure like road, rail connectivity in order to boost cargo handling at the port. As part of this effort, the port authority proposed a railway line connecting Ennore Port with Minjur in the first phase and then Minjur to Vandalur in the second phase. The Tamil Nadu government wanted to add pass
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Ports |
March 07, 2013
A detailed project report (DPR) for establishing a solar-powered Silver Jubilee Complex at the Pondicherry University was presented on March 6. The proposal aims at producing nearly 1,420 megawatt hours power per year to meet 50 per cent requirements of the complex.
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Renewable Energy |
February 05, 2013
Hardy Oil & Gas succeeded in obtaining the extension of its exploration licence for the the CY-OS/2 block in Cauvery basin for a further three years from the date on which the block is restored. Ian MacKenzie, Chief Executive of the firm said as operator of the CY-OS/2 block, the firm was looking forw
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Oil & Gas |
January 11, 2013
Gujarat-based Kandla Port witnessed a marginal decline in its staff strength during 2001-2009, a study by the apex industry body Assocham found. The employee strength has reduced marginally by about 1 percent or so at Kandla, where the number of empl
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Ports |
October 23, 2012
To undertake a series of cultural conservation projects, government-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) will work with the National Culture Fund to upgrade museums and restoration of heritage buildings.
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Urban Development |
July 25, 2012
ONGC would soon invite bids for the sale of a combined 14,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) of natural gas from the three marginal fields at its Ankleshwar
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Oil & Gas |
May 22, 2012
Oil India (OIL) would take 3-4 months to start the drilling activity at the onshore Krishna Godavari (KG) basin after it receives environmental approval for the five wells.
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Oil & Gas |
March 07, 2012
Serene Retirement Community, the senior care venture of Coimbatore-based Covai Property Centre, is planning to invest Rs 150 crore to set up a gated community villa project – Serene Pragati – in partnership with city-based Pragati Group of Companies.
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Investment |
September 06, 2011
Oil India (OIL) plans to drill three wells at its onshore Krishna Godavari block on the East Godavari district of
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Oil & Gas |
September 15, 2010
Pelican Group, a real estate developer based in Chennai, has raised Rs 20 crore via private equity from Milestone Capital
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Retail |
August 12, 2010
NTPC Ltd and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) have entered into an agreement for supply of coal to the Ramagundam super thermal power station, spanning 20 years from now. As high as 102 lakh tonnes of coal is to be thus supplied a year to
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Merger & Acquisitions |